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Ann ? d. 1780? Shenandoah Co. VA |
Ann b. ? King & Queen Co. VA d. 1780? ?Burke Co. NC |
John b. ? King & Queen Co. VA d. after 1805 ?Burke Co. NC |
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William White was a constable in Orange Co. VA from 1740 to 1743. |
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Brother James was most likely named for James Taylor (1635-1698), a wealthy and
powerful leader of King and Queen County. Thomas owned 200 acres of land adjacent
to Col. James Taylor II (1674-1729), who was "charged with 4,000 acres", in St.
Stephen's Parish, King and Queen County, Virginia in 1704. |
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Dedication of Memorial Tablet to James Taylor,
Jun 6, 1933 at the King and Queen County courthouse. |
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Father Thomas White owned 200 acres in King & Queen Co. in 1704, neighboring land owned by
the Chissum family and the family of James Taylor (1635-1698) after whom his son
is named. |
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King and Queen County Virginia was formed in 1691 from New Kent County.
The county was named for King William III and Queen Mary of England.
King and Queen County is notable as one of the few counties in the US to have
recorded a larger population in the 1790 census than in the 2000 one.
Map of Virginia about 1676
shows the location of New Kent County between the York and James Rivers. |
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Caroline County VA was formed in 1727 from northern and western parts of
King and Queen, King William and Essex counties.
See present day map
for location of Caroline County, and
present day map
for location of Essex County. |
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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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| 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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Son John married Sarah Collett and built one of the earliest
mills in the Johns River region then in Rowan Co. NC. It was located on White's Mill
Creek, a branch of Lower Creek which runs from Lenoir to the Catawba River, east
of Morganton. See History of the mill [Phifer,
BURKE: History ...]. |
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Son John White married Sarah Collett before 1760. Collettsville was named for her
family.
Present day map shows Collettsville, Mulberry Creek and John's River.
Holloway Mountain is further east on Route 90. |
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In 1754, daughter Ann married Thomas Whitson in VA. The Whitsons came to Burke Co.
about 1769 from Frederick Co. which became Shenandoah Co. VA. In 1777, He was a
witness to the dispute over the deed of gift of Reuben White. |
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Son-in-law Capt. Thomas Whitson was known for changing sides during the Revolution.
He commanded a company of Burke Co. Loyalists at the Battle of Ramsour's Mill in
June 1780. |
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The only son of Thomas and Ann Whitson was William Whitson, (1755- ). He fought
in the Revolution on the Patriot side and married Anne, daughter of "Hunting John"
McDowell of Pleasant Gardens. |
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William's will was probated in Shenandoah Co. VA in 1772. |
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In 1805, son John White was listed in the
Burke Co. list of taxables
[page 237], as owning 400 acres and taxable for 1 poll [persons living on the land
over a certain age]. He was listed in "Capt. Howel's" Company [NCGSJ,
in Alexander, Here Will I Dwell..., p. 237]. |
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SOURCES: Alexander, Nancy, Here Will I Dwell, The Story of Caldwell County, 1956, "Burke County, N.C. List of Taxables for 1805" abstracted by Ransom McBride, in NCGSJ, Nov 1982, p. 237. Campbell, T. E., Colonial Caroline, A History of Caroline County, Virginia, The Dietz Press, Richmond VA, p. 355. Northern Neck Grants, Virginia State Archives, Book G. Genealogy Trails, 1790 Census, Burke Co. NC, website, transcribed by Linda Natale, 2020. Phifer, Edward W., Jr., BURKE: The History of a North Carolina County 1777-1926, Morganton NC, 1977. Poe, Allan, notes sent to Michael F. Gibbons, recd by Lisabeth M. Holloway, Mar 13, 1989, p. 7. 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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