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Capt. Thomas White (Jr.)
Born Oct 22, 1740 VA
Died Jan 13, 1813 Port Gibson, Claiborne Co. MS

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SPOUSE	CHILDREN
Sarah White m. before 1775 Rowan Co. NC b. Feb 19, 1758 ?Culpeper Co. VA d. after 1823 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
	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
	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
	Benjamin b. 1796 Burke Co. NC d. 1820 ?NC
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.
Thomas married Sarah White, who was a granddaughter of uncle James Taylor White.
In 1771, father Thomas White and William Loving, the son-in-law of uncle James Taylor White, both appear on the first tax list for Surry County NC. Both men registered their stock marks in February of the same year in Rowan County NC. In 1776, father Thomas White moved to the Johns River (located in what would become Burke Co. NC), living there for 24 years. William Loving moved to the Yadkin River in what would become Wilkes Co. NC.
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.
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.
Capt. Thomas White Jr. served in the Continental Army from North Carolina. He was commissioned or enlisted Jan 20, 1777 in Thomas Donohoe's Company of the 6th Regiment, and mustered in 1779 in the 5th Regiment.
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 this Thomas White.
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 White, Sophia, Phoebe, and Mary). Thomas' brother Reuben is listed in the same Company near his father. 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).
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.
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].
In Jan 1795, a Thomas White (Jr.?) received a land grant of 100 acres on the west side of the Mulberry fork of Johns River in Burke Co. NC.
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.
On Aug 17, 1798, an indenture from the Armstrong family to Thomas White was recorded in the District of Bayou Pierre for 400 acres bordering "Filmer and Abram Green [sons of Thomas Green Sr.] on NE ... and NW by the south fork of Bayou Pierre" and was witnessed by Ebenezer Smith, Davenport Wiseman and son Joseph White [Jefferson Co. MS Deed Record].
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].
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).
Map of the Natchez District as it may have looked between 1779 and 1799.
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.
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.
Son Nelson married Martha Barnes (1794-1834) in 1814 in Claiborne Co. MS.
In the 1816 Claiborne Co. Census, there are 5 households named White: Sarah (widow), Dempsey, Larkin, Reuben, and Thompson. In the 1810 Tax Roll for the county are Reuben, Dempsey, Nelson, Larkin, and Benedict White. Benedict and Dempsey White may be sons of James White.
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.
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].
Son-in-law Ralph Regan is listed on Page 3 lines 7 and 8 of the Claiborne Co. Tax Roll for 1810 as follows: Ralph Regan Esq. 100 acres in Bayou Pierre (Spanish), one poll and 14 slaves. Ralph Regan Esq. 300 acres in W. Bayou Pierre (Spanish), no polls and no slaves. The same entries appear in 1823 Tax Rolls. He is found in the 1816 Claiborne Co. Census under the name "Ralph Ragan".
Thomas White Jr. is listed in the 1810 Tax Rolls for Claiborne Co. as owning land in the Bayou Pierre part of what used to be the Natchez District. In the in the same county as Reuben Stilley (2 slaves and no land), and uncle Reuben White.
Daughter Mary married John Wilmot Thompson (1783-1845).
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.
Capt. Thomas was buried in the White Family Cemetery which is in Claiborne Co. MS about 4 miles south of Port Gibson.
Last Will and Testament of Capt. Thomas White, Claiborne Co., Miss. Terr., written Jul 30, 1812, probated in Port Gibson, Jan 16, 1813.
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.
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.
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.
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).
In 1823, son-in-law Ralph Regan, daughter Sophia Wiseman, and nephew Richard White all reported slave births and deaths on consecutive entries on Page 4 of Claiborne Co. List of Births and Deaths for 1823.
In the 1823 and 1825 Tax Rolls for Claiborne Co. MS there are assessment records (levied on polls or persons, and slaves) for Sarah White [wife], sons Thompson, Nelson and Larken (Estate), Reuben [uncle?], and possible brothers of Sarah (sons of William White), Joseph and William White Jr.
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].
Son William, divorced in 1830, married Mary Bullard who was born in 1807.
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.
SOURCES: Burke Co. Court Minutes, 1799-1818, from microfilm. Northern Neck Grants, Virginia State Archives, Book G. 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. Jefferson Co. MS, Deed Records A1 1798-1818, v. 5, 1800. McBee, Mary Wilson, Natchez Court Records 1767-1805, Abstract of Early Records, Greenwood MS, 1953, pp. 260, 360, 377. MSGenWeb, Claiborne County Co. Census, from 1917 MS State Centennial Edition, website, submitted by Sue Moore. 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. Thomas, Abishai et al., "Roster of the North Carolina troops in the Continental Army", copy of a register taken from original muster and pay rolls 1791, Colonial and State Records of North Carolina, vol. 16, pp. 1002-1197. on Univ. of NC website. White, Gifford, James Taylor White of Virginia and some of his descendants into Texas, Austin, TX, 1982. Will of Capt. Thomas White, Claiborne Co. MS, Jul 30, 1812, from ancestry.com.