Hugh White (1737 - 1822)

Born 1737 in Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Charlotte (Weitzel) White — married after 1812 in Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 12 Mar 1822 at about age 85 in Jersey Shore, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Colonel Hugh White served with Northumberland County Militia, Pennsylvania Militia during the American Revolution.

Hugh White is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A124766.

Hugh was born in 1737 in Pennsylvania. He was the son of Moses White Sr. (bef.1696-aft.1757) and Isabella (Cochran) White (abt.1698-1760).^[1]

Hugh was married twice. His first wife was Margaret Allison, daughter of John & Ann Allison. His second wife was Charlotte Weitzel White, daughter of John and Tabitha (Morris) Weitzel, and widow of James White.^[2]

Hugh White served in the American Revolution. He was a captain in the Pennsylvania line from 19 April 1775 until 1778, when he was promoted to colonel.^[3][4][5]

Colonel Lieut Hugh White died in 1822 by being thrown from his horse and was buried in Porter Township, Pennsylvania.^[6] Hugh White was mentioned on a memorial in Pine Creek Cemetery, Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States with a death date of 1822.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S., Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014"
   Original data: Genealogical Card File. Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60592 #198891 (accessed 27 December 2023)
   Name: Hugh White; Relationship: Child;
   Household Members (Name) Relationship:
   Moses White Head
   Moses White Child
   Isabella Spouse
   Sarah White Child
   John White Child
   Hugh White Child
   Elizabeth White Child
   William White Child
   Jane White Child
   Isabella White Child
   Robert White Child
   Agnes White Child
   James White Child.
2. ↑ Meginness, John F. History of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, (Brown, Runk; Chicago, Illinois; 1892) Page 1056
3. ↑ Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. VI
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61360 #16509 (accessed 27 December 2023)
   Name: Hugh White; Birth Date: 1737; Birth Place: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Death Date: 1822; Occupation: Soldier.
4. ↑ Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 079
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61157 #2501376 (accessed 27 December 2023)
   Name: Hugh White; Gender: Male; Age: 85; Birth Date: 1737; Birth Place: Dauphin County; Death Date: 1822; Death Place: Northumberland County, PA; Spouse: Charlotte Weitzel Margaret Allison; Child: Isabella White William White.
5. ↑ Military:Pennsylvania Archives (Joseph Severns & Co. Philadelphia, 1852-) : Series 2; Vol. 14; Page 331 | Series 3; Vol. 19; Page 464 | Series 5; Vol. 5; Page 36-37
6. ↑ Burial: "Pennsylvania, U.S., Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012"
   Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1929-1990; Series Number: Series 1
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1967 #406563 (accessed 27 December 2023)
   Colonel Lieut Hugh White burial (died in 1822) in Porter Township, Pennsylvania.
7. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #32273186 (accessed 27 December 2023)
   Memorial page for Col Hugh White (1737-1822), citing Pine Creek Cemetery, Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Karen (contributor 47003050).