- Name: William White
- Birth: 28-OCT-1759 in: Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA
- Death:
- Father: Peter White
- Mother: Huldah (Huldy) Tabor
Notes: Was living at Long Island, New York, when the American Revolutionary War broke out. He served with the King's Army during the Revolution, and, rather than swear allegiance to the new government, he forfeited all his land and property and heade d to Canada. He first arrived in New Brunswick, likely in the vicinity of St John. Without much saved wealth, he had to build a log hut for his families shelter from the elements. During the time the family stayed in the log hut (a few years) , their first son, Philip, was born. It is said Philip was the first white child born in what is now Saint John. The stayed in the log hut until Peter was born (2nd son) which meant the log hut was no longer suitable for this growing family.
William moved his family up the river to the Kennebecasis, where he started a farm. This is the farm on which Vincent was born (3rd son). After Vincent was born, the family made their way to Grand Lake, to within two miles of where his brother , Vincent had originally settled. William obtained four hundred acres, on which he built his farm, the family homestead.
He resided there another 60 years, until he was no longer able to work the farm. He then went to live with John Robertson, which was where he and Debby died, both having lived to be 97 years of age. Both were buried at White's Point, in the Episco pal Graveyard. The Whites of Grand Lake area, as well as the placenames containing that name, all related to this William and his family.
- Married: 07-JUN-1779
- Name: Deborah "Debby" Tilton
- Birth: 07-MAY-1759 in: Shrewsbury, New Jersey, USA
- Death: 01-JUN-1849 in: White's Cove, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada
- Father: Silas Tilton
- Mother:
Notes: Of New Jersey. Quite likely of the same Tilton family as John and Ezekiel Tilton, of Middleton, Monmouth County, New Jersey, and/or Clayton Tilton of Shrewsbury (same county). These three are descended from John Tilton, one of the original patent ees of Monmouth in 1665. He first came from England to Lynn, Massachusetts , where he first appears in records in 1642, when he and his wife "Lady Deborah" were indicted for "holding the view of Baptists."
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