Ancestry of the children of James William White

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ANCESTRY
OF THE CHILDREN OF
James William White,
m.d.
WITH ACCOUNTS OF THE FAMILIES OF
White, Newby, Rose, Cranmer, Stout, Smith, Stockton,

Leeds, Fisher, Gardiner, Mathews, Elton, Revell,

Stacte, Tonkin, McLorinan, Dowse,

Jewett, Hunt, Reddinge, Isbell,

and Griswold.

COMPILED BT
WILLIAMFEA^OIS CKEGAR,
"
Author of Ahcxstbt or WilixakSrapur BUma," etc
PHILADELPHIA, 1888.
CoPTEiaHT, 1888,
BT
William Francis Cbigar.
Press Of PA.TTERBON & WBITK.
PREFACE.
The preparation of this history of the White Ancestry was
commenced nearly seven years ago, but the research greatly
exceeded the original plans of both the family and myself, as it
was only intended toprepare aMS.account ofthe White,Stock­
ton, Gardiner, Elton, McClaranan, and Dowse families. The
result, however, was considered sufficiently satisfactory to war­
rant further investigation, and Iwas permitted to enlarge the
scope of the work.
With this object in viewIvisited the States* of Massachusetts,
Connecticut, New York,New Jersey, Ohio, North Carolina, and
Virginia, concluding with a voyage to England in the spring of
1883, and another in December of 1884 ; the result of the
researches made during those trips being embodied in some
twenty-two pedigrees, which the White family have finally
decided to publish, in order that the information, gained at so
much trouble and expense, maybe preserved inaformaccessible
to all the descendants of those families, to whom Inow have
the honor of submitting the pedigrees, feeling confident that,
while itis almost impossible to avoid some defects in a work
of this character, no one can take exception to the facts, as
each generation of the several pedigrees is established by what
Iconscientiously believe to be ample and authentic evidence,
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much of which willbe found in the copies of wills and other docu­
ments contained inthe Appendix. Inall cases, however, refer­
ence is given to the authorities, so that any one feeling a particu­
lar interest in any of the families can verify my statements.
In arranging the pedigrees Ihave devoted a chapter to each
family, making the White family the first, and the first family
into which they married the second, etc., giving a reference to
the whole chapter when itis desired to indicate the ancestry of
a person named, and reference to a particular page when it is
only intended to call attention to a marriage and the descendants
thereof. Intranscribing dates Ihave adhered strictly to the re­
cords of the time, and must request any one who notices any
apparent discrepancies to bear in mind that previous to the year
1752, when the Gregorian Calendar was adopted inEngland by
Act of Parliament, the legal year began on the 25th of March.
That act, which also affected the colonies, decreed that eleven
nominal days should be omitted, the last day of the old style
being Wednesday the 2d, and the first day of the new style (the
next day) Thursday the 14th, instead of September the 3d, 1752,
and the legal year, which had previously been held to begin on
the 25th of March, was made to begin on the Ist ofJanuary.
In conclusion, Ihave great pleasure in acknowledging a deep
sense of obligation to Dr. James W. White and his son Prof. J.
WilliamWhite for their kind encouragement and appreciation of
my labors, and expressing gratitude for the advice and assistance
whichIhave received at the hands of the Right Rev. the Bishop
of Down; the Rev. Sir J. E. Philipps, Bart., Vicar of Warmin­
ster, Wilts;Sir Croker Barrington, Bart., of Ealy Place, Dublin;
the Hon. and Rev. Mr.Kenyon, Rector of Malpas, Cheshire ;the
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Rev. Canon Grainger, of St. Patrick's House, Broughshane,
County Antrim; the Rev. Canon Cholmondeley, of Chester;
Stephen Tucker, Esq., Somerset Herald, College of Arms,
London ; Edward A. Bond, Esq., LL.D., etc., Librarian of
the British Museum ; Joseph J. Howard, Esq., LL.D., F.S.
A., of Blackheath, Kent; B. LI.Vawdrey, Esq., F.S. A., of
Tushingham Hall, Malpas; Thomas Hughes, Esq., F.S.A., of
the Groves, Chester; Challeuor Smith, Esq., Chief Clerk of the
Department of Literary Inquiry, Somerset House, London;
Charles Hoyland, Esq., Recorder of the yearly meeting of
Friends, Devonshire House, London ;the Rev. C. A. Smith,
Rector of Yatesbury, "Wilts;E.D.Scull,Esq., of London ;B.
F. Stevens, Esq., of Trafalgar Square, London ;the Hon. "Win.
P. Saunders, Secretary of State for North Carolina; the Hon.
Wm. H.Buell,of Clinton,Conn. ;the Hon. John Clement, of
Haddoniield, N. J.;William Rounds Potter, Esq., LL.B., of
Philadelphia; J. D. Hall, Esq., Assistant Secretary of State for
New Jersey; B. Fernow, Esq., Keeper of the Archives of the
State of New York; John Jordan, Jr., Esq., Vice-President of
the Historical Society of Pennsylvania; F. D. Stone, Esq.,
Librarian of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania; John
Ward Dean, Esq., Librarian of the New England Historic-
Genealogical Society; R. A.Brock, Esq., Secretary of the Vir­
ginia Historical Society; the late ~W. A. Whitehead, Esq.,
Secretary of the New Jersey Historical Society;Prof. Edward
Elbridge Salisbury, of Lyme, Conn.;Spencer Bonsall, Esq., of
the Historical Society of Pennsylvania; "WilliamKelby,Esq., of
the New York Historical Society ;the late S. H. Shreve, Esq.,
ofNew YorkCity;the late C.P.Smith, Esq., ofTrenton,N.J.;
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the late Henry Underdonk, Jr., Esq., of Jamaica, L.I.;Dr.

J. E. Stillwell, of JS"e\v York City; the late James Dows, Esq.,
of Cazenovia, N. V.;Franklin Woolman, Esq., of Burlington,
XJ.;Richard F.Mott,Esq., ofBurlington, X J.;Eowland J.
Button, Esq., of Burlington, JN". J.;Frank Vaughan, Esq., of
Elizabeth City, X C.; Mrs. H. P. Poor, of Eoxbury, Mass.,
and the late Mrs.Leah Blackmail, of Tuckerton, N.J.
WM. FRANCIS CREGAR.
Annapolis, Md., December, 1888.
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER pAGE
I.—_White Family 1

II——. Newby Family 10

111. Rose Family 12

IV. Cranmer Family 14

V.—Stout Family 17

Vl.——Smith Family 20

VII—.Stockton Family 21

VIII—. L eeds Family 32

IX.—Fisher Family 35

X.—Gardiner Family 3G
XI. Mathews Family •. 47

Xll.—Elton Family : 50

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Xlll.—Revell Family 55

XIV. Staoye Family 58

XV.——T onkin Family 59

XVI. McLorinan Family 61

XVll.—Dowse Family 65

XVlll.—Jewett Family 71

XlX.—Hunt Family 73

XX.—Reddinge Family 76

XXL—lsbell Family 77

XXll.—Griswold Family 81

AI'PBNDIX— PAOE
I. Descendants of Henry White of Virginia 89

ll.—Arnold White's Will 97

lll.—Henry White's Patent 99

IV.——— Robert White's Deed of Gift 100

V. John and Sarah Cranmer's Certificate 101

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VI. Penelope Stout's Adventures withthe Indians 102

VII. Descendants of Richard and Abigail Stockton 104

VIII.—The Virginia Stocktons 126

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