Robert White Sr (1688 - 1755)

Born 24 Mar 1688 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Hoge) White — married 1720 in Delaware

Descendants

Died 11 Feb 1755 at age 66 in Winchester, Frederick, Virginia

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Biography of Dr Robert White

Robert White was born 24 March 1688 at Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland; he was christened 25 March 1688 at Abby Paisley, Renfrewm, Scotland.^[1] He was the son of John White, Apothecarie (Physician) of Paisley, Scotland and Jean (Johnstoun) White.. White was of Scottish and English origins, descending from Covenanters, a Scottish Presbyterian movement of the 17th century.^[2]

Robert White was educated at the University of Edinburg, Edinburg, Scotland. Before coming to America, he was a surgeon with the rank of Captain in the British Royal Navy.^[3]

In 1720, he arrived in Virginia and visited his uncle, William Hoge,^[4] That same year, he married Margaret Hoge at Delaware.^[3] She was the daughter of his uncle William Hoge Sr and Barbara (Hume) Hoge^[5]

Robert, Margaret, and her father, William Hoge, moved from Delaware to the area of York, Pennsylvania, where White erected a residence he named “White Hall” after his family’s ancestral home in Scotland.

Dr. Robert White was one of the first settlers near North Mountain, west of Winchester, Virginia, where he established White's Fort, which was used during the French and Indian War. Between 1732 and 1735, he moved from York to Hogue Creek, a stream along the Great North Mountain near Winchester, Orange County, Virginia (Frederick County after 1738) where he established a 375 acre plantation he also named “White Hall.” His father-in-law, William Hoge, settled three miles south of Winchester on Opequon Creek. White, Hoge, and other families established the Opequon Meeting House, the oldest Presbyterian congregation formed west of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Dr. White was one of two physicians practicing in Frederick County. The other was Daniel Hart (d. abt 1748). One of Dr. White’s more notable patients was Colonel Jame Wood, founder of Winchester, Virginia.

Robert and Margaret White had three prominent sons, Judge John White, Col. Robert White, and Alexander, who was a lawyer and a member of the Continental Congress, that adopted the Constitution of the United States. ^[6]

Robert White passed on 11 Feb 1752 at Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, USA. He is buried at the Old Opequon Cemetery, Kernstown, Frederick County, Virginia, USA.^[7]

Family

1. John White (abt.1718-abt.1790)^[5] m. Ann Patton
2. Hannah Rebeccah White b. 1721^[5] m. Robert Dunlevy
3. Mary Ann (White) Martin (1720-1782)
4. Barbara Jean White (1722-1778)^[5] m. Isaac Julian
5. Frances White b. 1725^[5]
6. Cristinia Ann White (1726-1816)^[5] m. Lewis Morgan
7. Sarah White
8. Eleanor Helena White b. 1732^[5] m. Owen Ruble
9. Major Robert White b. 1734^[5] d.1815 aka Isaac Robert White m. Elizabeth (Surname unknown)
10. Margaret Elizabeth White b. 1735 d. 1793 m. James McMillan
11. Alexander White (1738-1804)^[5] m1. Elizabeth Wood; m2. Sarah Cotter
12. Thomas White b. 1740^[5]

Research Notes

Found this reference but needs clarification: Son of Dr. Robert White - For Sale about 60 acres of land adjoining the western boundary of the town of Winchester, in which is included that beautiful elevation and propect above the mansion house and residence of Robert White, Jr. Esq, in the aforesaid town...

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Alternative Birth Date: 10 February 1687 at Paisley, Renfrewshire Scotland.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X1HQ-XZY : 16 September 2021), Robert Whyte, 1688.
2. ↑ Maxwell, Hu; Swisher, Howard Llewellyn (1897). History of Hampshire County, West Virginia From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present. Morgantown, West Virginia: A. Brown Boughner, Printer. OCLC 680931891. OL 23304577M
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Grigsby, Hugh Blair; Brock, Robert Alonzo (1891). The History of the Virginia Federal Convention of 1788, With Some Account of the Eminent Virginians of That Era Who Were Members of the Body. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia Historical Society. OCLC 60721004. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
4. ↑ WHYTE, DONALD. A Dictionary of Scottish Emigrants to the U.S.A. Vol. 2, with an appendix and corrections to vol. 1. Baltimore: Magna Carta Book Co., 1986. 200p.
5. ↑ ^{5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10} Dr. Robert White's FindAGrave memorial [1]
6. ↑ "Historical Records of Old Frederick & Hampshire Counties, Virginia" by Wilmer Kerns, Heritage Books, Inc. Bowie, MD 1992 "History of the Julian Family in America," from the Jeannette R. Trotter Papers ,McClung Historical Collection.
7. ↑ Fletcher, Helen Lee; Gordon, C. Langdon (30 August 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Opequon Presbyterian Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources, Historic Registers: Frederick County (Northern Region). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
8. ↑ Bower's Centinel & Gazette - Winchester Political Repository [Frederick County Virginia] Issue Jan. 7, 1792)

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See also:

• Robert White (Virginia physician) on Wikipedia
• [FamilySearch profile of Robert White]
• Find A Grave: Memorial #5604380

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile White-4913 created through the import of HOGUE, Louise.ged on Jun 24, 2011 by Betty Patterson. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Betty and others.
• WikiTree profile White-6812 created through the import of Donnell_FosterTREE gedFILE.ged on Oct 2, 2011 by Ann Fuller. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Ann and others.
• WikiTree profile White-7718 created through the import of Miller1.ged on Dec 1, 2011 by George Miller. See the Changes page for the details of edits by George and others.