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Capt. Thomas White (Jr.) m. before 1775 Rowan Co. NC b Oct 22, 1740 VA d. Jan 13, 1813 Port Gibson, Claiborne Co. MS |
Larken (twin) b. Feb 9, 1775 Rowan Co. NC d. by Aug 1820 Claiborne Co. MS |
Nelson (twin) b. Feb 9, 1775 Rowan Co. NC d. 1838 Hinds Co. MS |
Sophia b. Nov 24, 1779 Burke Co. NC d. 1830? Claiborne Co. MS |
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Thompson b. Mar 29, 1784 Burke Co. NC d. Jun 3, 1846 ?Claiborne Co. MS |
Phoebe b. Feb 12, 1786 Burke Co. NC d. May 8, 1838 Claiborne Co. MS |
Mary b. 1789 Burke Co. NC d. 1834 ?Claiborne Co. MS |
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William b. 1791 ?Burke Co. NC d. after 1830 ?Hinds Co. MS |
Sarah b. May 14, 1792 Burke Co. NC d. Jan 29, 1864 Gallatin, Copiah Co. MS |
Joseph b. 1794? ?Burke Co. NC |
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Benjamin b. 1796 Burke Co. NC d. 1820 ?NC |
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Part of Orange County became Culpeper County in 1748.
(see present day map
for location), which is bounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains to the west and the
Rappahannock River forms one of its eastern boundaries. |
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Sarah married Thomas White Jr., who was the son of the brother of her grandfather
James Taylor White. |
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Husband Capt. Thomas White Jr. served in the Revolutionary War from North Carolina. |
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| Burke and Wilkes Counties were formed in 1777. Wilkes was formed from Surry County and Burke was formed from Rowan County. Compare Map of North Carolina Counties in 1775, with Map in 1780. | ||||
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In 1778, there are several land transaction on the middle fork of John's River in
Burke Co. involving Thomas White Sr. and Thomas White Jr. |
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Daughter Sophia White Sims, was the second wife of Davenport Wiseman (1771-1820),
who was the son of William Wiseman, the emigrant from London, and Mary.
Davenport had six children and in MS became an attorney. Davenport's brother Martin
(1773-1834) married Sarah White who was a daughter of Benjamin White, a brother
of Sarah's husband Thomas White. |
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In the 1790 Burke Co.
NC Census for 3rd Company, "White, Thos Jr." is listed as a
head of household of 7 members: 1 male aged 16 and up (Thomas), 2 males under age 16 (Larken, Nelson), 4 white females (wife Sarah, daughters Sophia, Phoebe, and Mary). Thomas' brother Reuben is listed in the same company. Reuben is head of a household of 5 members: 1 male aged 16 and up (Reuben), 2 males under age 16, 2 white females (Reuben's Wife, 1 daughter). |
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In 1792, Thomas received one of the Spanish land grants in the Natchez District in
present-day Claiborne Co. MS and the family moved there about 1794. |
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On Apr 13, 1793, 100 acres of land to
George Holloway
from John Sumpter, was "proved in open court by oath of Thomas White"
[Burke Co. Court Minutes, 1799-1818, p. 257]. |
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In 1798, a Thomas White and "Joseph and Reubin White", his brothers, obtained
Tennessee passports to travel to the district of Natchez on the Mississippi River. |
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In Nov 1801, Reuben White (brother) bought "an improvement 3 miles from
Bayou Pierre, 2 miles from Storey's Mill" in the Natchez District for $120
[McBee, pp. 360, 377]. |
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Bayou Pierre runs through what is now Claiborne Co., created in 1802 from Adams Co.,
Miss. Terr. and including the towns of Port Gibson and Grand Gulf
(see present day map).
Claiborne Co. now borders Jefferson Co.
(see present day map
for location). |
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Map of
the Natchez District as it may have looked between 1779 and 1799. |
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Son Larken married Mary McCaleb (1779-1817) in Claiborne Co. MS in 1803. They had
a son William T. White (1808-1822) who died young and all three are buried in the
McCaleb Hermitage Cemetery on the land of the plantation in Carlisle,
Claiborne Co. MS. |
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The 1810 Census of Claiborne Co. MS, includes the following households: Thomas White, Nelson White, Reuben White, Larkin White, and Dempsey White. The Claiborne Co. Tax Roll for the same year has: Thomas White, 1540 acres in Bayou Pierre & Port Gibson, from a "Spanish & Donation" claim, having 21 slaves. Reuben White (brother), 100 acres in W. Bayou Pierre, from a preemption claim, no slaves. Dempsey White, 640 acres in W. Bayou Pierre, from a Donation claim (military), no whites or slaves. "Devenport" Wiseman [married to daughter Sophia], 352 acres in Big Sandy Creek, from a preemption claim, and 1 slave. |
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Son Nelson married Martha Barnes (1794-1834) in 1814 in Claiborne Co. MS. |
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The Estate of Larken White is listed on Page 6 line 14 of the
Claiborne Co. Tax Roll for 1823 as follows: Larken White (Estate), 320 acres in Big Sand [Sandy Creek], having no polls and 10 slaves. |
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Daughter Phoebe married Ralph Regan Jr. in 1808 and they are both buried in the
Regan Cemetery in Reganton, Claiborne Co. MS.
Photo of her grave marker.
According to a newspaper death notice she "has resided in the county for 45 years",
meaning she was brought at the age of about 8 years old [about 1794]. |
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Daughter Sarah was born in May 1792 in Burke Co. NC. and married Stephen H.
Johnson in 1818. They are buried in Hazelhurst Cemetery which is in Copiah Co. MS,
just off of Old Port Gibson Road. |
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Husband Capt. Thomas White is buried in the White Family Cemetery which is in
Claiborne Co. MS about 4 miles south of Port Gibson. |
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On Jan 13, 1822, son Thompson married Susan Herring. Thompson is buried in White
Cemetery in Claiborne Co. MS.Photo
of his grave marker. Also buried there is his wife, Susanna White. Her
grave marker gives her dates
as born Jan 1, 1803, died Mar 21, 1847. |
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Son Thompson White is listed in 1823 as a Claiborne Co. household in a
List of Births
and Deaths in which he reports the birth of one black (6th line on left side). |
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Sarah White is listed as a household in the
1822 and
1823
Claiborne Co. MS Census of births and deaths during those years. There is a
category for "Over 70 years of age" for tax purposes. She is not reported as
being that old in either census. In 1822 she reported a birth of a slave, and son Nelson White reported a birth of a white person in his household. In 1823 she reported a birth of another slave, son Thompson White reported a birth of a black person in his household, and daughter Sophia Wiseman, then a widow, reported a death of a black person in her household. Also, Reuben White, a brother-in-law of Sarah, reported the birth of one black. |
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Son Thompson married Susan Herring in 1822 and in 1838 married Susanna Graddick
(1803-1847). Thompson and Susanna are buried in White Cemetery in Claiborne Co. MS.
Photo of his grave marker. |
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In 1820, "Nelson White" is listed in the Claiborne Co. MS Census,
page 19, line 22,
submitted in Aug 1820. He is head of a household of 6 white persons: 1 male age 45 or above (Nelson born Feb 1775), 1 male under age 10, 2 females under age 10, 1 female age 16 to 26 (?), 1 female age 26 to 45 (?wife Martha b. 1794), and many slaves. |
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In 1820, "Thompson White" is listed in the Claiborne Co. MS Census,
page 19, line 20,
near brother Nelson, submitted in Aug 1820. He is head of a household of 6 white persons: 2 males aged 26 to 45 (Thompson and ?), 1 male under age 10, 1 female under age 10, 1 female age 26 to 45 (?), 1 female at least age 45 (?), and 10 slaves. |
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In 1830 in Hinds Co. MS, son William White divorced wife Elizabeth. The court
record states that they were married Feb 1821 in Claiborne Co. MS and that
Elizabeth White "removed to State of Tennessee, Decree 1834" [Hendrix,
Miss. Court Records..., Drawer 67, Case #85]. |
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Son William, divorced in 1830, married Mary Bullard who was born in 1807. |
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Hinds Co. MS was founded Feb 12, 1821 and is between Claiborne Co. and Jackson.
Part of the Capital city is now within this county.
See Map for the
current location. |
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SOURCES: DAR record, No. A124318. Genealogy Trails, 1790 Census, Burke Co. NC, website, transcribed by Linda Natale, 2020. Genealogy Trails, Claiborne County 1810 Tax Rolls, website, transcribed by Lee Kohler, updated May 8, 2018. Genealogy Trails, Claiborne County 1823 Tax Rolls, website, transcribed by Lee Kohler, updated May 9, 2018. Hendrix, Mary Louise Flowers, Miss. Court Records from the files of the High Court of Errors and Appeals, 1799-1859, Drawer 67, Case #83. McBee, Mary Wilson, Natchez Court Records 1767-1805, Abstract of Early Records, Greenwood MS, 1953, pp. 260, 360, 377. Miss. State Archives, "Various Records, 1820-1951", database with images, Family Search website, Oct 3 2019, Claiborne census returns 1822 and 1823, Jackson MS. Northern Neck Grants, Virginia State Archives, Book G. Poe, Allan, letter in "The Records, from Virginia to Old Burke Co. N.C.", publ. in Wm Wiseman & the Davenports, Pioneers Of Old Burke County, North Carolina, v.2 by M.L.Vineyard & E.M.Wiseman, Franklin NC, 1997, p. 256. Vineyard, Maribeth Lang, & Wiseman, Eugene M., Wm Wiseman & the Davenports, Pioneers Of Old Burke County, North Carolina, v.2, Franklin NC, 1997, pp. 77-90. Virginia Land Patents, Book 8, p. 16. White, Gifford, James Taylor White of Virginia and some of his descendants into Texas, Austin, TX, 1982. |
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