Peter White of New Jersey from 1670 and of William White and wife, Deborah Tilton, 1906 by James A. White When this book was written, the author thought Thomas White was the father of Peter White. Just as the book was being prepared for press, the author received a letter from Rev.. William Hance who had put years of painstaking and enthusiastic work into this family research and could be relied upon to be accurate. This ERROR shows in the words of the book in the following - Peter shown as son of Thomas instead of brother to Thomas. Make the correction in your work as you read the words below. Rev. Hance stated the descent as follows; Thomas of the first generation; Administration granted to his son, Samuel, February 4,1684; had 3 sons:- Samuel who married Elizabeth Wardell, and left a son, Joel, as appears from his Will proved July 5, 1698; Thomas, who administered on his brother Samuel's estate, and whose own Will, dated Nov. 9, 1712, was proved December 4, 1712; and Amos, who married, in 1708, Hannah Mills, and died 1729-30. Peter, brother to above Thomas of the first generation, died 1697-8. He married Mary Worthley, and was father of Peter White [3.] There is a picture of Vincent and Mary White and their children. It is the aim of this book to furnish a record of genealogy of that branch of the White family which traces its descent through William White and Deborah Tilton White, who came to the Province of New Brunswick with other Loyalists in 1783. The family lineage is herein traced back to 1670. In that year, Thomas White, carpenter, came to America from Deal, Kent County, England. In 1675, he bought land in Monmouth County, New Jersey from Thomas Potter and Judah Allen. He died in 1683-4, leaving two sons; Samuel and Peter. He also, possibly, had a third son, William, for the county records show that one William White was a grand juror in 1678, and for the marriage of William White and Mary Katherine Dower. Peter White [2] is the ancestor of William White, the Loyalist. His brother, Samuel, patented land in Shrewsbury by the Sea, where the Tucker family, who also came from Deal, England had land. The site of this land is now called Deal [1906], New Jersey. Peter White [2] owned land in what is still known [1906] as Shrewsbury, situated some fifteen miles from Deal, NJ. This land , or part of it, was conveyed by him by deed from Sarah Parker, a widow, and her sons, George and William, May 10th, 1668. Although Samuel [2] is not in the line of descent which this book is designed to record, it may be of interest to mention that he died in 1697, leaving three sons. Thomas, his eldest, was twice married, but the author was not able to ascertain either the name or date of death of his first wife, the name of his second wife was Elizabeth Cole, he dies in 1712. The second son, Samuel, married Elizabeth Wardell, he died, leaving a Will which is recorded in New Jersey Archives, page 288. The third son, Amos, married December 2nd, 1708, Hannah Mills, and died in 1729 or 1730. Peter White [2] died in 1697. His will bears the date, March 20th, 1697, and was probated June 10th, 1697. His wife's name was Mary and by her he had ten children, three sons and seven daughters; Peter was probably his eldest son and married Abigail Lippincott, who was the daughter of Remembrance and Margaret [Barbour] Lippincott. She was born September 17th, 1625 and was alive on October 19th, 1734. Peter White [3] died in 1733, his Will bears the date February 14th, 1733 and was proved May 2nd, 1733, and is recorded at Trenton in Book II, folio 478. Robert, another son, married Margaret Hartshorne and died May 10th, 1747. Thomas, the only other son, died in 1747; his wife's name was Christian. Mary, one of Peter's [2] several daughters, was born January 19th, 1673, married Richard Lippincott, October 12th, 1695 and died May 12th, 1723. Ann, another daughter, was twice married, first to Mr. Sutton and secondly to J___ Cheshire, February 14th, 1692. From the record of this second marriage, it appears that the following persons were witnesses to the ceremony; Peter White and Mary his wife; father and mother of the bride; John Worthley; Samuel White; Thomas White; Peter Tilton; Margaret Lippincott; Elizabeth White; junior; Sarah Reape; Jane White; Mary White; junior; and Elizabeth White. A third daughter, Elizabeth, was born January 28th, 1680, and married Joseph Lippincott, august 17th, 1701. Sarah was the name of a fourth daughter but the writer had been unable to glean any information concerning her beyond her name. Another daughter named Jane married Thomas Garwood, July 28th, 1673. There were two other daughters referred to, but not named in their father's Will; they probably died young. The children of Peter White [3] and Abigail [Lippincott] White are as follows; Britton born November 17th, 1712 and married October 19th, 1754 to Dinah Corliss; Benjamin who married Mary Morris; Peter [4] who married Huldy Tabor January 22m 1747; Ruth who married Joshua Bund or Bond; Sarah born May 21, 1715 married October 22, 1737 to Jacob Corliss; Hannah who married Job Cook, a son of Ebenezer and Mary [Patterson] Cook; Dorothy who married Amos Chandler April 30, 1739; and Elizabeth and Abigail. The children of Peter White [4] and Hulda [Tabor] White were; Benjamin, Philip. Vincent, Aaron, John and Susan. Benjamin White [5] eldest son of Peter White [4] was born December 20, 1749, and married Amah Ball, March 16, 1775 and died December 23, 1842. His wife, Amah, died April 21, 1816. The Rev. White Hance received copies of several papers. Among them was an indenture of apprenticeship signed by John Craddock, Benjamin White and Peter White, of the Township of Shrewsbury, bearing the date of 18th March 1766, in which it is witnessed that Benjamin White, son of Peter White and Hulda, his wife, with the consent of his father and mother, doth put himself an apprentice to John Craddock, 'to learn ye artt and mistery of ye trade he now followeth, that is, that of cordwainer or shoemaker and tanner, and with him to "Serve form he date hereof the full term of three years" and 'Ten Months". Rev Hance also found a fragment of a letter which apparently was written to Benjamin White, dated St John's , Parr Town, September 15, 1784, and signed, "Your loving brother, William White". In this letter he speaks of liking " the place amazingly well" and of having a son, Philip, named after his own brother. Rev. Hance also found a fragment of a letter which apparently was written to Benjamin White by his sister, Susan, as it contains the following, " My kind love to Amy and all the children," and is signed " your loving sister till death, Sukey White". Also, there is a letter which would seem to have been written to Benjamin by his mother, Huldah, although the letter is in a fragmentary condition, and without address or date. It reads; " July ye 14, 1791. Dear Son, _ I rite, having this opportunity to let you know that I am in good health as can be expected for so old a woman as I am. I had a hard spell of sickness last spring, but I lived through it, and thank God, for His merciful goodness." There was also found a letter addressed to Benjamin White, Dartmouth, near Long Plain, and dated July ye 15, 1791, signed "your loving brother till death, John White " in which John speaks of having recently returned from traveling eleven hundred miles among the nine nations Indians", where he states his intention to visit his brother, Benjamin, in a year of two if nothing happens." Philip White [5], son of Peter White [4] and Huldah White, was born 1756; married 1. ___ by whom he had a son, John, who was born December 8, 1772 and married Susan, daughter of Gilbert Lane, married 2nd October 29, 1773, Jane Miers, by whom he had a daughter, Susan, born Mar 6th, 1775. Etc etc This book has many pages. I will look in the index to help New Jersey White researchers to help. Too much to type it all. New England Genealogical Society at Boston, MA has two copies of this book. There should be many more as the author stated he gave a copy to all who could prove to him they descended from this family. Ask your reference librarian to contact large libraries in your area regarding interlibrary loan of a copy of this book if possible. Ginny Keefer