White Family Line (Lancaster, MA)

White Family Line (Lancaster, MA)

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Nana's 7x Great-Grandmother:

My 9x Great Grandmother:

Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 10x Great-Grandmother:

Joanna White (1632 - 1697)

Joanna Hudson

Also known as: "Joan", "Joane"

Birthdate: ca. 1632

Birthplace: Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Christened: February 24, 1634, South Petherton, Somerset, England

Denomination: (probably) Puritan

Date of Marriage: ca. 1647

Place of Marriage: (probably) Lancaster, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Death: September 11, 1697 in Lancaster, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Cause of Death: Killed by Indians

Burial: Old Settlers Burial Yard, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Parents:

John White

1602-1673

Joane West

1606-1654

Family

Spouse:

Daniel Hudson (1620 - 1697)

Daniel Hudson, Jr.

Also known as: "Daniel Hudson I", "Daniel A. Hudson", "Daniel Hudsun"

Birthdate: bet. 1617-1620

Birthplace: Epping, Essex, England

Christening: July 30, 1620 at Epping, Essex, England

Denomination: (probably) Puritan

Arrival: 1639 to Massachusetts Bay Colony

Death: September 11, 1697 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts

Cause of Death: Killed by Indians

Burial: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts

Occupation: Bricklayer and Mason; he was involved in the building of several important buildings in eastern Massachusetts, including "the first school house at Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1647".

Military Service: Soldier in the King Philip's War of 1675/76. Veteran of the Nipmuc Indian raid against Lancaster, Mass. in 1675 and the Massacre of September 11, 1697.

Children:

1. Ann Hudson 1648-1676

2. Daniel Hudson 1651-1731

3. Mary Hudson 1653-1721

4. Elizabeth Hudson 1658-1697

5. Johanna Hudson 1661-1697

6. John Hudson 1662-1695

7. William Hudson 1664-1729

8. Eleanor Ann Hudson 1665-1731

9. Abigail Hudson 1667-1754

10. Abigail Ann Hudson 1668-1713

11. Nathaniel Hudson 1671-1753

12. Thomas Hudson 1675-1730

13. Elizabeth Hudson -

About Joanna White

Joanna White migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1620-1640).

Notes:

Joanna was not the daughter of Elder John White and his wife Mary Leavitt

Please do not merge with Joanna White Fiske until the parentage of both women named Joanna is established.

Worcester County was established on April 2, 1731.

Worcester County was formed from the eastern portion of colonial Hampshire County, the western portion of the original Middlesex County and the extreme western portion of the original Suffolk County. When the government of Worcester County was established.

Biography

Joanna White (possible daughter of John and Joan West White) was born about 1627. She married Daniel Hudson, son of Daniel Hudson and Anna/Agnes Josselyn, about 1647 or 1648. Joanna and Daniel had settled in Lancaster, Massachusetts by 1664. Daniel worked as a brick maker and mason; he was involved in the building of several important buildings in eastern Massachusetts, including "the first school house at Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1647".[1] Because of Daniel's job, as well as Indian attacks on Lancaster during King Philip's War, the family lived on and off in other towns.

Joanna, her husband, and two grandchildren were killed by Indians on September 11, 1697 in a raid at Lancaster. Two of their adult daughters were killed while in captivity soon after the raid.[2]

Marriage: about 1647, probably in Massachusetts

Husband: Daniel Hudson

Torrey's New England Marriages before 1700.

Children of Joanna White and Daniel Hudson (These births were recorded at Lancaster, but likely took place elsewhere in Massachusetts, as the family was itinerant due to Daniel's job as a brick maker. It was reported that he came to Lancaster "with six children and several others were born there".)[3]

1. Thomas?, died May 03, 1764.

2. Ann Hudson, born 1 Jan or 1 Mar 1648/49 at Lancaster;[4][5] died after February 10, 1675/76, in Massachusetts

3. Daniel Hudson, born 26 May 1651 at Lancaster;[6][7] married Mary Maynard of Sudbury in 1674;[8] died January 31, 1730/31 at Bridgewater, Massachusetts.

4. Mary Hudson, born 7 Sep 1653 at Lancaster;[9][10]married Samuel Waters, Sr. in 1672 at Lancaster, Mass. and died December 10, 1721 at Woburn.

5. Sarah Hudson, born 1 Jan 1656/57 at Lancaster;[11][12] died June 20, 1709 at Charlestown.

6. Elizabeth Hudson, born 11 Jan 1658/59 at Lancaster;[13][14] died in captivity soon after September 11, 1697 raid on Lancaster.[2]

7. Joanna Hudson, born 6 Jan 1660/61at Lancaster;[15][16] died in captivity soon after September 11, 1697 raid on Lancaster.[2]

8. John Hudson, born 10 Mar 1661/62 or 1662/63 at Lancaster;[17][18] died before 1697.

9. William Hudson, born 12 Jun 1664 at Lancaster;[19][20] died 1729 at Bridgewater.

10. Abigail Hudson, born 7 Sep 1667 at Lancaster;[21][22] married James Atherton 6 Jun 1684 at Lancaster.[23]

11. Nathaniel Hudson, born 15 May 1671 at Lancaster[24][25]; married Rebecca Rugg in 1693;[26] two of his children were killed in the Lancaster Massacre of September 11, 1697;[2] died after 1726.

12. Thomas, born about 1675, probably in Massachusetts. He is thought to have been born while the family was living away from Lancaster during King Philip's War.

From The New England and Genealogical Register, 1847-2011, Name Abigail Hudson, birth 9/7/1667, Lancaster, Massachusetts, Father Daniel Hudson, Mother's name Johanna Hudson.

Sources

↑ Douglas Richardson. "English Origin of Daniel Hudson of Watertown and Lancaster, Mass". The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus. 56:26. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB283/i/12606/26/24379386. Accessed 6 Feb 2018.

↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Lancaster Records, p. 16: "The Massacre of September 11, 1697... Daniel Hudson. Joanna Hudson, wife of Daniel. Joanna Hudson, daughter of Daniel, aged thirty-seven years, killed captive. Elizabeth Hudson, daughter of Daniel, aged forty years, killed captive. Two children of Nathaniel and Rebecca Hudson..."

↑ Sanford A Hudson. The genealogy of the descendants of Daniel Hudson : of Watertown, Mass., who emigrated to America in 1639, the progenitor of all that name settled at Oxford. page 5. Fargo, ND; Commonwealth publishing, 1892. Digital version from www.Archive.org. Accessed 6 Feb 2018.

↑ Lancaster Records, p. 12: "Ann daughter of Daniel Hudsun, & Joanna his wife borne. January 1st, 1668 [1648]"

↑ Mass Vital Records.org: "Hudsun... Ann, d. Daniel and Joanna, 1: 1m: 1668 [1648]. [Middlesex County Register]"

↑ Lancaster Records, p. 12: "Daniel sonne of Daniel Hudsun, & Joanna his wife borne, May, 26, 1651."

↑ Mass Vital Records.org: "Hudsun... Danniel, s. Daniel and Joanna, May 26, 1651. [Middlesex County Register]"

↑ Lancaster Records, Appendix, p. 451: "Daniel Hudson, Jr., and Mary Maynard of Sudbury, ____ 1674."

↑ Lancaster Records, p. 12: "Mary daughter of Daniel Hudsun, & Joanna his wife borne. Sept. 7, 1653."

↑ Mass Vital Records.org: "Hudsun... Mary, d. Daniel and Joanna, Sept. 7, 1653. [Middlesex County Register]"

↑ "Sarah daughter of Daniel Hudsun, & Joanna his wife borne. Jan. 1 1656."

↑ Mass Vital Records.org: Hudsun... Sarah, d. Danial and Joanna, Jan. 1, 1656. [Middlesex County Register]"

↑ Lancaster Records, p. 12: "Elizabeth daughter of Daniel Hudsun, & Joanna his wife borne. Janu. 11. 1658."

↑ Mass Vital Records.org: "Hudsun... Elizabeth, d. Danial and Joanna, Jan. 11, 1658. [Middlesex County Register]"

↑ Lancaster Records, p. 12: "Johanna daughter of Daniel Hudsun, & Joanna his wife borne. Jan. 6. 1660."

↑ Mass Vital Records.org: "Hudsun... Johanna, d. Daniel and Joanna, Jan. 6, 1660. [Middlesex County Register]"

↑ Lancaster Records, p. 12: "John sonne of Daniel Hudsun, & Johanna his wife borne. March, 10. 1662."

↑ Mass Vital Records.org: "Hudsun... John, s. Daniel and Johannah, Mar. 10, 1662. [Middlesex County Register]"

↑ Lancaster Records, p. 12: "William sonne of Daniel Hudsun, & Johanna his wife borne. June, 12. 1664."

↑ Mass Vital Records.org: Hudsun... William, s. Daniel and Johannah, June 12, 1664. [Middlesex County Register]"

↑ Lancaster Records, p. 12: "Abigail daughter of Daniel Hudsun, & Joanna his wife borne. Septem. 7: 1667."

↑ Mass Vital Records.org: "Hudsun... Abigail, d. Daniel and Joanna, Sept. 7, 1667. [Middlesex County Register]"

↑ Lancaster Records, p. 15, Middlesex Register: "James Atherton & Abigail Hudson, both of Lancaster, were Marryed, June 6, 1684."

↑ Lancaster Records, p. 14: "Nathll. of Danl. & Johannah Hudsun, 15 . 3 . 71"

↑ Mass Vital Records.org: "Hudson... Nathll, s. Danl and Johannah, 15: 3m: 1671. [Middlesex County Register]"

↑ Lancaster Records, Appendix, p. 451: "Marriages... Nathaniel Hudson and Rebecca Rugg, ____ 1693."

See also:

Henry S. Nourse, ed. The Birth, Marriage, and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts, 1643-1850. Lancaster, Mass., W. J. Coulter, 1890. Digital copy courtesy of Google Books, https://play.google.com.

Douglas Richardson. "English Origin of Daniel Hudson of Watertown and Lancaster, Mass". The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus. 56:26. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB283/i/12606/26/24379386. Accessed 6 Feb 2018. [Contains this information: "In 1672 William Clemance Sr. sold all his real estate in Cambridge and Billerica to Daniel Hudson of Lancaster with the provision that Hudson maintain Clemance and his wife Ann. Note that Clemance could well have been a close relative of Daniel Hudson's wife." The article goes on to say that if Daniel's wife were a daughter of Clemance, Ann would not be her mother.]

Savage New England Register, vol. 4.

WFT Archives vol. 8.

Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775

Ancestry.com:

Huerta Family Tree, Pauls Family Tree, The New England HIstorical and Genealogical Register, 1847-2011.

References:

https://www.geni.com/people/Joanna-Hudson/6000000001791808931

https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LL7J-2SR/joanna-white-1632-1697

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/White-1153

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148390561/joanna-hudson

https://gw.geneanet.org/tdowling?lang=en&pz=timothy+michael&nz=dowling&p=joanna&n=white&oc=3

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Nana's 8x Great-Grandfather:

My 10x Great Grandfather:

Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 11x Great-Grandfather:

John White (1602 - 1673)

Capt. John White

Birthdate: March 7, 1602

Birthplace: South Petherton, Somerset, England

Family

Spouse:

Place of Marriage: Church of St Catherine in Drayton, Somerset, England

Death: May 18, 1654 in Lancaster, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Burial: Old Settlers Burial Yard, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Immediate Family:

Daughter of Richard West and Maudlin Staple

Children:

1. John White 1628–

2. Thomas White 1630–1672

3. Mary White 1632–1711

4. Joanna White 1632–1697

5. Elizabeth White 1635–1676

6. [unknown] White 1636–1638

7. Anne White 1636–

8. Sarah White 1638–1711

9. Robert White 1640–

10. Josiah White 1643–1714

11. Ruth White 1644–

12. Thomas White 1645–1740

13. Hannah White 1646–1709

About John White

John White migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1620-1640).

John White was of Salem in the Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1638. He had two sons, Thomas, who settled in Wenham, and Josiah, who settled on his father's estate in Lancaster. John's wife Joane was admitted to the first church of Salem, in 1642-3 and three of their children were baptized there. The family lived in Wenham until moving to Lancaster some time before May 1653.

Note:

Please note that this profile is not for the John White who was a founder of Hartford Connecticut, and married Mary Levett.

Biography

The following is a compilation of research and notes from various sources including the Genealogy of the Descendants of John White, and various records from Lancaster Co. Note: Wenham is just north of Salem. Not to be confused with Wrentham, MA.

According to the Genealogy of the Descendants of John White] (1909), John White was baptized in South Petherton, Somerset, England on 7 March 1601/2[1]. Robert, father of John, was guardian and church warden at South Petherton, Somerset, as far back as 1578. This fits with the following: Oct 28 1784, Col. Jonathan White of Leominster, told his son James White of Heath, Mass, (who made a note of it with the date in his account book) that his great grandfather came from the west part of England, that he had two sons Thomas, who settled in Wenham, and Josiah, who settled on his father's estate in Lancaster.The note is signed James White and he adds, "This account, I had from my father this day." It was copied from Deacon James White's account book by F.W. White in 1848.

According to "Marriages at Drayton, Somerset, England 1577 to 1812. . Collection: Somerset: - Registers of Marriage, 1559-1812, John married Joan West 28 May 1627 in Drayton, Somerset, England,[2] Others claim John married Joan West on 27 May 1627 at South Petherton without documentation.

Joan was the dau of Richard and Maudlin (Staple-Cooke) West, and was baptized in Drayton, Apr. 16, 1606. The Whites lived in Drayton, where their two oldest sons were baptised. John also owned a home in Southarpe in the parish of South Petherton, which he sold to his brother before coming to New England with his young family (including their 5 oldest children.)

It is believed the family arrived in Salem, MA in 1639 when John is said to have been "received as an inhabitant of Salem and granted 60 acres of land near Mr. Smith's Farm." Salem, at that time, included the town of Wenham where White's land was located. Joan joined the church in Salem in 1643 though it appears that John did not.

John returned to England in 1648 because of a property dispute with his brother. He sued Robert, claiming that his sibling had appropriated all the monies from properties their father owned, but never given him his fair share. A few years after his return in 1651 [1 May 1653], he went with his family to Lancaster, MA, leaving his son Thomas on the home farm in Wenham. He had at that time 380.06 Pounds, so it appears that the Chancery Proceedings were in his favor.

He is first mentioned in Lancaster in May of 1653 when he had 20 acres of land allotted to him on the "Neck". The house he built was first burned by Indians in 1675, and upon being rebuilt, burned by accident,

Joan died a year after they arrived in Lancaster, in 1654, leaving John a widower for another nineteen years.

In 1662, "aged John White was relieved of military training on account of advanced years." It was said of John, "Goodman White fears not to speak his own cause."

The Will of John White: "These present witnesseth the Last will and testament of John White of Lancaster in the countie of Middlesex in New England yeoman, being under the sensible decayes of nature and weake and low in Respect of the outward man, and the sensible symptoms of an aproaching change (togather with the advise of frends) hath moved therunto to the setting his house in order to the dispossing of those outward blessings the Lord in mercy hath betrusted him with amongst his surviving children, for ye mutial Good & future peace.

"And first in order to this his last will he hath & hereby doth commit & commend his soul to Almighty God that gave it him & his body to the common burying place here in Lancaster & after his body being ordly and decently interred and the charge thereof defrayed togather with all due debts as also the following legasies which are to be discharged out of the movable Estate; -first, it is his will that his daughter Hanna have one hundred acres of his second devision of upland and part of it lying neare Ealsabet River, and all that part of his second devision of meadow that lyeth at Wataquadoke, togather with commons and common Right due to one hundred pound Estate on the Town booke. And the house and barne and other out housing togather with all the Rest of the lands, meadows commons and common Rights within the bounds of Lancaster, both first and second devision aforementioned to be as aforesaid to his son Josiah, and his daughter Hanna, their heires and assignes forever.

"And in Reference to his farm at Wenham, it is his Will hereby declared that his daughter-in-law Ruth White sometime wife to his late deseased son Thomas White, shall have and enjoy the said farme during the time of her natural life (one half of it) and the other halfe until her son Thomas White com to the age of twentie on years, and then he to enter possession of one halfe, and at the death of the said widow, the two daughters are to enter possession of the other half, to be to the said widow her son and daughters as afresaid, theire heires and assignes forever.Provided always that if the said Widow change her condition by marriage, then the said farme to be the said childrens in proportion as aforesaid- And in Reference to his daughters Joan, Elizabeth, Marie and Sara, who are disposed of by marriage, and have Received protions: -Yet notwithstanding it is his will hereby declared that they have everie one twentie shillings;-

"Hanna, his youngest daughter who hath lived with him from her childhood, and been a nurse to him in his old age, it is hereby declared to be his will that she have the bed shee useth, togather with all the furniture belonging to it.

"The debts and Legasies afresaid being fully discharged out of the movables estate as aforesaid by the aforesaid Josiah White, who is hereby willed and declared to be sole Executor, of this last will of his aforesaid father, to see this his said Father's will truly & faithfully performed in all due parts of it, the remainder of the afores'd moveables to be the s'd Josiah's.The fores'd John White, notwithstanding his great weakness, yet being of a copentent measure of understanding & sound memory doesth hereby declare this to be his last will and Testament. And in witness hereof hath herunto put his hand & seale this tenth day of March one thousand six hundred seventie two-three." JOHN WHITE (signed with his "marke" X & seale Sealed signed and delivered In the presence of ROGER SUMNER and RALPH HOUGHTON

"John White, at Lancaster, will proved May 28th, 1673" [Lancaster (Middlesex Co), MA Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers...,cited by Nourse, p. 19.] This was only 3 years before King Philip's War in which all 3 of his daughters were killed or captured along with their families.

Their children were:

John Jr., - may not have really existed. No account found of him except in James Savage's Genealogical Dictionary. Reportedly baptized at First Church Salem, 8 Sep 1644. Died early.

Joanna, married Capt. Thomas Fiske.

Elizabeth, married Capt. Henry Kerley and was killed by Indians in 1676.

Thomas, of Wenham, married Martha and, second, Ruth Haffield.

Mary, married Rev. Joseph Rowlandson, was captured by Indians in 1676 and left in print an account of her captivity.

Sarah, married James Hosmer of Concord.

Josiah, of Lancaster, married first, Mary Lewis (who d. s. p.) and he married, second, Mary Rice of Marlboro.

Ruth, baptized 1673

Hannah, married Ensign John Divoll of Lancaster, who was killed while defending the Rowlandson garrison house, at which time his wife and children were taken into captivity.

Find A Grave Memorial# 51588696 for John White

Birth: Mar. 2, 1601, (undocumented), Somerset, England

Death: May 28, 1673 Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA

Children:

Sarah White Hosmer Rice (____ - 1711)*

Mary White Rowlandson Talcott (1637 - 1711)*

Josiah White (1643 - 1714)*

Hannah White Lummus (1644 - 1709)*

Inscription:

In Memory of

John White

Native of England

Settled first in

Salem (Wenham) 1638.

An incorporator of the

Town of Lancaster, 1653

Died 1673.

And of his beloved Wife

Joane

Died 1654.

Erected by their descendants 1987.

Burial: Old Settlers Burial Yard, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA

John White was of Salem in the Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1638. He had two sons, Thomas, who settled in Wenham, and Josiah, who settled on his father's estate in Lancaster. John's wife Joane was admitted to the first church of Salem, in 1642-3 and three of their children were baptized there. The family lived in Wenham until moving to Lancaster some time before May 1653.

His will mentions: 1. son Josiah, 2. youngest daughter Hanna, 3. Deceased son Thomas White and daughter-in-law Ruth White. 4. married daughters Joane, Elizabeth, Marie and Sara. [3]

John's will was proved on 28, May, 1673, at Lancaster, Mass. [4]

John was born in South Petherton, England, in 1602.

He immigrated to America, settling first in Salem in 1638, and later was one of the earliest settlers at Lancaster, Mass., in 1653. He remained in the latter settlement, where he died in 1673.[5]

Name

Name: Capt. John /White/[6]

Sources

↑ Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\pet.s/2/1/1 Accessed at Ancestry ($)

↑ Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Reference Number: D\P\dton/2/1/1 Image of church register Accessed at Ancestry ($)

↑ Genealogy of the descendants of John White of Wenham and Lancaster, Massachusetts; Page 13; Almira Larkin White; 1900; Chase Brothers Printers

↑ Lancaster Deaths; page 19; Massachusetts Vital Records Project

↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #51588696 Old Settlers Burial Yard, Lancaster, Massachusetts

↑ Source: #S00001 Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=62410526&pid=25247

White, Almira Larkin. Genealogy of the Descendants of John White of Wenham and Lancaster, Massachusetts, 1638-1900, at InternetArchive, in two volumes, (Haverhill, MA: Chase Bros., 1900), Vol I pp 9-16

White, Almira Larkin. Genealogy of the Descendants of John White of Wenham and Lancaster, Massachusetts, 1638-1900, at HathiTrust Vol 1 through IV

Nourse, Henry S. ed. The Early Records of Lancaster, MA 1643-1725. (Lancaster, MA: 1884), p. 254.

Nourse, Henry S. AM, ed. The Birth, Marriage and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs of Lancaster, MA 1643-1850. (Clinton, MA: 1890). p. 19.

Almira L. White. Genealogy of the Descendants of John White of Wenham and Lancaster, Mass., 1638-1900, Vol. I. Vol 4. (Haverhill, 1900-1909). [Can be read on-line or downloaded from google books.]

The Genealogical Quarterly Magazine, Devoted to Genealogy, History, Heraldry, Revolutionary and Colonial Records, Volume 1. pp. 286-287

Somerset, England, Extracted Parish Records. Electronic databases created from various publications of parish and probate records. Ancestry.com online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.

London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812. Ancestry.com.

White, Emma Siggins. Genesis of the White Family (Tiernan-Dart Printing Co., Kansas City, Mo., 1920) Page 37

Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775.

Torreys New England Marriages before 1700

Source: S00001 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.; Repository: #R00001

Repository: R00001 Name: Ancestry.com Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:

References:

https://www.geni.com/people/John-White/6000000001748765489

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GS2Y-PBM

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/White-145

http://www.ournorthernroots.com/getperson.php?personID=I629&tree=family001

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51588696/john-white

http://friendsofallencounty.org/20050034/getperson.php?personID=I07418&tree=MICHGOV

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Nana's 9x Great-Grandfather:

My 11x Great Grandfather:

Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 12x Great-Grandfather: