Nicholas White
Of Taunton and Norton, probably a son of Nicholas White and Susanna Humphrey. He married Ursula Macomber on 9 Dec 1673, and his children, Matthew White among them, were recorded at Taunton from 1675 to 1685. He died at Norton on 18 Jan 1727/8, recorded as Nicholas "the Eldest."
Life
- 1673Married Ursula Macomber9 Dec 1673documentedproven
- 1727Died
Family
- Father
- Nicholas Whitecompiledprobable
- Mother
- Susanna Humphrey
His father's wife, named in her father's will of 1662.
- Spouse
- Ursula Macomberdocumentedproven
Pedigree
Notes
Of Taunton and Norton. Lothrop says he lived in Taunton, probably on Dean Street, was a selectman four years, and died in Norton, probably at the home of his eldest son. With his father and his brother-in-law Samuel Hall he was a partner in the Taunton North Purchase of 1668 and the South Purchase of 1672. He administered his father’s estate, appearing as administrator before John Saffin, judge of probate, at Bristol on 14 Oct 1699 (Lothrop, printing the record).
Children (Taunton VR): Nicklos, Feb 3, 1675; Mathew, Oct 25, 1676; Ephraim, 1678; Dorcas, Dec 24, 1680; John, Jan 10, 1685.
His will is dated 15 Sept 1724 and was proved 28 May 1728; the inventory came to £1553 19s 3d, and the division was entered in court on 15 Dec 1730 (Lothrop p. 16). The inventory included “a sword at Thomas White’s and a gun at widow Mary Hall’s,” and the executor’s account charged for “Two days in going to Marshfield to pay debt due to Thomas Macomber” (Lothrop, from the probate).
Open questions
- When was he born?
- Read the will and probate papers (Bristol County, 1728) themselves.
Mollie's typescript
Mollie says he married Ursula Macomber and lived at Taunton, was a selectman, a businessman and large landholder, and died at Norton on 18 Jan 1727/8, leaving an estate of over £1,558.
Nicholas White (2) married Ursula Macomber and resided in Taunton, where all his children were born. ... He died in Norton in Jan 18 1727-28. His will is dated 1724, and the inventory of his estate amounted to over 1558 pounds.
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