Joan, thank you for your prompt reply. I will look into the PA Whites and see if I can make a connection. Cynthia ----- Original Message ----- From: Joan Gustafson <dnj@winco.net> To: <WHITE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2000 11:57 AM Subject: Re: [WHITE] White - Given name Frequency > Cynthia: I have many males named Alexander White in my family, but none > that were born in 1803. There is also an allied White family from PA>IL, > who seemed to use the name Alexander, so apparently they were somehow > connected. My White family migrated from Franklin Co. OH., to Fulton Co. > Illinois about 1840. > > Surname frequency in my White Family (appears to derive from the mother's > maiden name) > > Given name ALEXANDER (for Margaret Elizabeth Alexander) wife of Jonathon > named a son Alexander, b. 1709. There are 9 others who are named Alexander > White. > > Given name STEWART (for Jane Stewart/Stuart) wife of Samuel White, named a > son James Stewart White. There are 3 others named James Stewart White and > many with middle names of Stewart. > > Given name DEXTER (have not made maiden name connection yet) but, there are > 4 named Samuel Dexter White and others who used the middle name of Dexter. > > Joan > > > dnj@winco.net > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Cynthia Whitson <cynsam1@home.com> > To: <WHITE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2000 11:03 AM > Subject: Re: [WHITE] Jonathon White>MA>NJ>VA>IL > > > > Joan, I read your information with great interest. My great-grandfather > was > > Alexander White born in Illinois in 1803. We have no information on him > > until 1859 when he comes to Oakville, Live Oak County, Texas. He is > already > > 46 years old. He is married to Nancy Caroline Reeves who has two children > > by a previous marriage. While in Oakville Alexander and Nancy have one > son, > > Benjamin Franklin, and then twins John Donelson and Wiley Frazier. They > > travel through Texas and have a daughter Amanda in Coleman County, Texas, > > and finally settle in Coryell County, Texas and have another daughter, > Mary. > > Alex died in 1875 and is buried in the Coffey Cemetery in Coryell County. > > Your genealogy is the first White line I have seen with the name of > > Alexander passed on from generation to generation. Could my Alexander be > > from your line? We do not know who Alexander's father or mother were. He > > has been our brick wall. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. > > > > Cynthia White Whitson > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Joan Gustafson <dnj@winco.net> > > To: <WHITE-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 2:03 PM > > Subject: Re: [WHITE] Jonathon White>MA>NJ>VA>IL > > > > > > > Three early generations of my Jonathon WHITE Family. My line follows > > > #1Jonathon, #10, Alexander White, #23 Samuel White and # 38 James > Stewart > > > White. Any new "cousins?" > > > > > > Joan > > > > > > Generation No. 1 > > > > > > 1. Jonathon1 White was born June 04, 1658 in Marshfield, MA, and died > > > February 22, 1737. He married Margaret Elizabeth Alexander August 08, > > 1708 > > > in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co. MA. She was born 1670, and died April 12, > > 1718. > > > > > > Children of Jonathon White and Margaret Alexander are: > > > 9 i. Mary2 White, born Abt. 1708. She married James Russell August 17, > > > 1729 in Massachusetts; born Abt. 1705. > > > + 10 ii. Alexander White, born September 07, 1709 in MA; died September > > 1776 > > > in Greenwich Township, Sussex County, New Jersey. > > > 11 iii. Sarah White, born Abt. 1711. She married Bernard Lambert 1741 > in > > > Barnstable Co. Yarmouth, MA. > > > + 12 iv. Elizabeth White, born Abt. 1713. > > > 13 v. Margaret White, born Abt. 1715. > > > > > > > > > Generation No. 2 > > > > > > 10. Alexander2 White (Jonathon1) was born September 07, 1709 in MA, > and > > > died September 1776 in Greenwich Township, Sussex County, New Jersey. > He > > > married Mary McMurtrie March 21, 1736 in Sussex Co. NJ. She was born > > April > > > 18, 1711 in Sussex Co. NJ. > > > > > > Children of Alexander White and Mary McMurtrie are: > > > 14 i. Elizabeth3 White. > > > 15 ii. Henry White. > > > 16 iii. John D. White, died Bet. 1828 - 1840. > > > 17 iv. William White, born Abt. 1737 in Massachusetts; died 1792. He > > > married Martha Mathilda Mason Abt. 1764 in Rexburg, NJ; born Abt. 1739. > > > 18 v. Mary White, born Abt. 1740. She married Col. Joseph Beavers 1756 > > in > > > Sussex Co. NJ; born 1728. > > > + 19 vi. Alexander White, born June 04, 1752; died April 27, 1814 in > > > Jacksons Mill, Lewis Co. WVA. > > > 20 vii. Peregrine White, born Abt. 1754 in Sussex Co. NJ. > > > 21 viii. Prudence White, born Abt. 1756. She married James Clifford?. > > > 22 ix. Sarah White, born Abt. 1757. She married Abner Calkins April > 27, > > > 1786 in Sussex Co. NJ; born Abt. 1744. > > > + 23 x. Samuel White, born March 16, 1758 in Sussex Co. NJ; died October > > 21, > > > 1841 in Franklin Twp. Franklin Co. OH. > > > > > > 12. Elizabeth2 White (Jonathon1) was born Abt. 1713. She married > Dell. > > > > > > Child of Elizabeth White and Dell is: > > > 24 i. Jonathon3 Dell. > > > > > > Generation No. 3 > > > > > > 19. Alexander3 White (Alexander2, Jonathon1) was born June 04, 1752, > and > > > died April 27, 1814 in Jacksons Mill, Lewis Co. WVA. He married Mary > > > Clifford (Beavers?) January 25, 1769 in Sussex Co. NJ, daughter of > George > > > Clifford. She was born Abt. 1754, and died 1826 in Lewis Co. VA. > > > > > > Children of Alexander White and Mary (Beavers?) are: > > > 25 i. Alexander4 White, born Abt. 1770. He married Jenny Anderson. > > > 26 ii. Henry White, born Abt. 1772. > > > 27 iii. Peregrene White, born June 10, 1778. > > > 28 iv. Margaret White, born August 11, 1780 in Sussex Co. NJ; died Abt. > > > 1850. She married Adam Alkire October 02, 1800 in Harrison Co. WVA; > born > > > April 11, 1777 in WVA; died August 21, 1862 in Franklin Co. OH. > > > 29 v. William Wellington White, born February 04, 1783 in Sussex Co. > NJ; > > > died January 29, 1842. He married Rachel Paxton March 14, 1805 in New > > > Jersey. > > > 30 vi. Sarah White, born February 04, 1786 in Sussex Co. NJ; died > January > > > 05, 1839 in Franklin Co. OH. She married (1) Emmanuel A. Alkire; born > > > November 08, 1779 in Lewis Co. VA; died September 20, 1849 in Franklin > Co. > > > OH. She married (2) Emmanuel A. Alkire January 08, 1804 in Harrison Co. > > > WVA; born November 08, 1779 in Lewis Co. VA; died September 20, 1849 in > > > Franklin Co. OH. > > > 31 vii. George Beaver White, born October 13, 1788 in Sussex Co. NJ; > died > > > October 13, 1858 in Wood Co. Virginia. He married Rebecca Jackson > > December > > > 19, 1811 in New Jersey; born September 15, 1795 in New Jersey; died July > > 18, > > > 1889 in West Virginia. > > > 32 viii. James White, born June 19, 1791. > > > 33 ix. John White, born May 02, 1794 in Hardy Co. West Virginia; died > May > > > 01, 1875. He married Katherine Jackson April 25, 1824 in Virginia; born > > > July 25, 1800 in Weston, Harrison VA; died December 30, 1876. > > > 34 x. Joseph White, born May 04, 1795 in Hardy Co. West Virginia; died > > > February 02, 1878 in Harrison, VA. He married Sarah (Sally) Hall March > > 17, > > > 1816 in Harrison, VA; born January 18, 1791 in Loudoun, Virginia; died > > > February 20, 1878. > > > 35 xi. Robert White, born Abt. 1797. > > > 36 xii. Nancy White, born Abt. 1799. > > > > > > > > > 23. Samuel3 White (Alexander2, Jonathon1) was born March 16, 1758 in > > > Sussex Co. NJ, and died October 21, 1841 in Franklin Twp. Franklin Co. > OH. > > > He married Jane Stewart (Stuart) April 04, 1780 in Sussex Co. New > Jersey, > > > daughter of Archibald Stewart and Margaret. She was born January 23, > 1764 > > > in OH, and died January 24, 1839 in Franklin Twp. Franklin Co. OH. > > > > > > Children of Samuel White and Jane (Stuart) are: > > > 37 i. Margaret4 White, born April 29, 1782 in Sussex Co. N. J.; died > Bef. > > > 1785 in Sussex Co. N. J.. > > > 38 ii. James Stewart White, born November 11, 1783 in Sussex Co. NJ; > died > > > July 24, 1852 in Fulton Co. IL. He married (1) Elizabeth Hamilton April > > 09, > > > 1809 in Franklin Co. OH; born July 08, 1787; died October 13, 1841. He > > > married (2) Hannah Green (Tipton?) April 29, 1845 in Knox Co. IL, > Marriage > > > Book 1. Pg. 64; born Abt. 1785. > > > 39 iii. Samuel M. White, born September 21, 1785 in Sussex Co. N. J.; > > died > > > February 11, 1845 in Franklin Co. OH. He married (1) Nancy Ballinger > July > > > 07, 1812 in Franklin Co. OH; born Abt. 1788. He married (2) Fanny Clark > > > August 04, 1819 in Franklin Co. OH; born May 10, 1799; died May 15, > 1870. > > > 40 iv. John McDowell White, born March 17, 1787 in Hardy Co. Virginia; > > died > > > November 17, 1833 in Franklin Co. OH. He married Rachel McDowell > Moorhead > > > March 16, 1815 in Franklin Co. Ohio; born 1782; died 1841. > > > 41 v. Sarah White, born February 01, 1789 in Hardy Co. Virginia; died > > > January 04, 1849 in Franklin Co. OH. She married Richard House Abt. > 1810 > > in > > > Franklin Co. Ohio; born March 09, 1777 in Frederick Co. MD; died August > > 16, > > > 1844 in Franklin Co. OH. > > > 42 vi. Elizabeth White, born February 01, 1789 in Hardy Co. Virginia; > > died > > > October 05, 1854 in Franklin Co. OH. > > > 43 vii. Mary White, born January 17, 1791 in Hardy Co. VA. > > > 44 viii. Alexander White, born July 02, 1792 in Hardy Co. Virginia; > died > > > August 22, 1841 in Franklin Co. OH. He married Mary Abt. 1812. > > > 45 ix. William White, born March 16, 1795 in Hardy Co. Virginia; died > > > January 19, 1854 in Franklin Co. OH. > > > 46 x. Rebecca White, born July 26, 1798 in Hardy Co. Virginia; died > > > February 10, 1859 in Franklin Co. OH. She married Jacob Huffman > November > > > 24, 1819 in Franklin Co. OH; born Abt. 1796. > > > 47 xi. Jacob White, born January 29, 1804 in Hardy Co. Virginia; died > > > January 19, 1872 in Franklin Co. OH. He married Elizer W. Alkire > January > > > 16, 1831 in Franklin Co. OH; born December 22, 1810 in Harrison (Lewis > > Co.) > > > Va; died 1895. > > > 48 xii. George W. White, born July 27, 1807 in Franklin Co. OH; died > 1894 > > > in Franklin Co. OH. He married Mary Ann Baltimore October 12, 1834 in > > > Franklin Co. OH; born January 15, 1824; died October 23, 1852. > > > > > > > > > dnj@winco.net > > > > > >