Sixth Generation

The following data is extracted from The Descendants of Thomas White.

(60) JOHN⁶ (Thomas⁵ John⁴ Thomas³ Thomas² Thomas¹), b. July 21, 1789. Resides in Marblehead; master mariner. He was engaged in privateering during the war of 1812—15, and was made a prisoner on board the Privateer Swordfish, of Gloucester, and retained on board H. M. Ship Glory, at Chatham in, Eng., until the peace. Married, first, Apr. 10, 1814, Ruth, dau. of Edward and Mary Brooks, b. 1795, d. April 19, 1825, aged 29. Married, second, Feb. 10, 1836, his cousin, Grace.
Five children by Ruth:

70. RUTH HASKELL⁷ b. Dec. 29, 1814; m. Oct. 1, 1837, Michael H., son of John, Jr. and Grace Bubier Reynolds (see Haskell Family), b. Jan. 27, 1819; lives in Marblehead; shoe manufacturer.

Eight children:--

PHILIP⁸ b. June 17, 1839; d. June 21,1844.
JOHN⁸ b. June 8, 1841.
MICHAEL⁸ b. Aug. 11, 1843; d. Sept. 2, 1844.
RUFUS⁸ b. July 12, 1845; d. Feb. 26, 1847.
MARY⁸ b. Dec. 26, 1847; d. Oct. 8,1854.
AMBROSE⁸ b. Jan. 18, 1850; d. Aug. 26, 1852.
JAMES⁸ b. Dec. 18, 1851.
LEWIS⁸ b. April 22, 1854; d. Oct. 21, 1854. 70. JOHN⁷ b. Oct. 11, 1816; lost at sea, Sept. 1846; mari­ner; in. first, Dec. 6, 1 838, Mary Cornish, b. 1817, d. June 21, 1842. Married second, March 14, 1843, Abigail, dau. of Benjamin Graves.

Two children by Mary : —

JOHN⁸ b. May 18, 1840; d. March 18, 1811.
MARY⁸ b. 1841; d. Oct. 22, 1844.

Two children by Abigail: —

MARY A.⁸ b. Aug. 31, 1844; d. Jan. 2,1846
A son⁸ b. Aug. 31, 1816: d. Sept. 1, 1846


72. SUSAN WILSON HOOPER⁷ b. June 17, 1819.
73. PHILIP HASKELL⁷ b. July, 1822; d. June, 1825.
74. EDWARD BROOKS⁷ b. June 1824; d. July 30, 1825.

(66) ELIAS⁶ (Elias⁵ John⁴ Thomas³ Thomas² Thomas¹), b. in Marblehead, Sept. 16, 1802; d. at sea, July 31, 1843; mariner; m. first, Dec. 11, 1826, Martha, dau. of John and Jennie Reynolds, b. Sept. 28, 1802, d. Sept. 3,1830, aged 28. Married, second, Feb. 19, 1832, Eliza, dau. of John and Deborah Bailey, of Lynn, b. Jan. 30, 1808, d. Dec. 20, 1866.

One child by Martha:

75. ELIAS⁷ b. May 15, 1828; lives in Marblehead. He was in the war of the rebellion in 1864—5, attached to the 4th Mass. H. A.; m. June 17, 1855, Hannah N., dau. of Samuel and Eliza Dodd, b. Sept. 16, 1833.

Eight children : —

JANE SMITH⁸ b. April 25, 1856; d. Aug. 6,1856.
ELLIS⁸ b. Nov. 3,1857.
WILLARD⁸ b. Oct. 16, 1859.
MARTHA FRAINCES⁸ b. Oct. 20,1861.
ANNA MARIA⁸ b. March21, 1863; d. Oct. 6,1861.
ELIZA⁸ b. Oct. 19, 1861.
HENRY H.⁸ b. Jan. 18, 1867.
JANE F. REYNOLDS⁸ b. Oct. 8,1868.

Four children by Eliza:

76. THOMAS BAXTER⁷ b. Oct. 9, 1834; lives in Sherburne, Mass.; farmer; m. May 1, 1860, Eleanor Clark, (Dau. of Walter and Sally C. Barbour, b. Aug. 12, 1837.

Six Children —

EMMA ELIZA⁸ b. Nov. 1, 1861.
HENRY⁸ h. Jan. 17, 1864; d. May 22, 1864.
FREMONT SPALDING⁸ b. Feb. 20, 1865.
OLLYE MABEL⁸ b. Oct. 14, 1868.
JESSIE ELEANOR⁸ b. Dec. 12, 1869.
DEWEY STRONG⁸ b. May 3,1872.

77. ELIZABETH WILLARD⁷ b. Dec. 22, 1835.

78. MARTIN LUTHER⁷ b. Aug. 2, 1837; resides in Boston. He served three years and two months in the U. S. navy, during the rebellion, on board the U. S. brig Bainbridge, and U. S. Ship Don Ching. At present he is sergeant of the 2d Boston Police, he m. first, July 7,1362, Frances N., dau. of Charles and Frances N. Badger, b. Nov. 14, 1835, d. Jan. 30, 1865; no issue. Married, second, May 1, 1866, Henrietta B., dau. of Henry and Lydia Dyer, b. Sept. 5,1837.

One child:

FRED. L.⁸ b. Feb. 12, 1867.

79. HENRY KIRK⁷ b. June 3, 1840. He was a member of the 11th Reg’t Vt. Vols. and was shot in the bead at Cold Harbor, Va., June 1, 1861, and died the next day.

Source: The Descendants of Thomas White

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