Ancestry of Samuel Stockton White

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I
ANCESTRY
OF
Samuel Stockton SLhite,
d.d.s
WITH ACCOUNTS OF THE FAMILIESOF
"White, Kewby, Rose, Cranmer, Stout, Smith, Stockton,

Leeds, Fisher, Gardiner, Mathews, Elton,

Revell, Stacye, Tonkin, Carey,

and Johnson.

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COMPILED BY 1/
WILLIAMFRANCIS OEEGAE,
7
Author of "Anckstbt of William Shiplet Haetbs," etc.
PHILADELPHIA, 1888.
Copyright, 1888,

BY

William Francis Cbeoab.

Press of PATTBUBON& White.
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 to prepare a MS. account of the White,
Stockton, Gardiner, and Elton families. The result, however,
was considered sufficiently satisfactory to warrant farther in­
vestigation, and Iwas permitted to enlarge the scope of the
work.
With this object in view Ivisited various localities in the
States of New York, New Jersey, Ohio, North Carolina, and
Virginia, concluding witha voyage toEngland inthe spring of
1883, and another in December of 1884; the result of the
researches made during those trips being embodied in some
seventeen pedigrees, which the White family have finally de­
cided to publish, in order that the information, gained at so
much trouble and expense, may be preserved in a form accessi­
ble to all the descendants of those families, to whom 1now 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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Preface.
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much ofwhich willhe foundinthecopies ofwillsand other docu­
ments contained in the Appendix. In all cases, however, refer­
ence is given to the authorities, so that any one feeling a particu­
lar interest inany 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 itis
only intended to call attention toa marriage and the descendants
thereof. In transcribing dates Ihave adhered strictly to the re­
cords of the time, and must request any one who notices any
apparent discrepancies to hear 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 ofSeptember the 3d, 1752,
and the legal year, which had previously been held to begin on
the 25th ofMarch, was made tobegin on the IstofJanuary.
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
which Ihave received at the hands of the Right Rev. the Bißhop
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 ofMalpas,Cheshire ;the
Preface.
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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. ¥m.
P. Saunders, Secretary of State for North Carolina; the Hon.
Vm.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;thelate C.P. Smith,Esq., ofTrenton, N.J.;
Preface.

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the late Henry Underdonk, Jr., Esq., of Jamaica, L.I.;Dr.

J. E. Stillwell, of New York City; the late James Dows, Esq.,
of Cazenovia, N". V.;Franklin Woolman, Esq., of Burlington,
N.J.;Richard F.Mott,Esq., ofBurlington, N.J.;Rowland J.
Dutton, Esq., ofBurlington, N. J.;Frank Vaughan, Esq., of
Elizabeth City, X C.; Mrs. H. P. Poor, of Roxbury, 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 15

lll.——R ose Family 17

IV. Cranmer Family 19

V.—Stout Family 22

Vl.—Smith Family 25

VlL—Stockton Family 27

Vlll.—Leeds Family 38

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IX.—Fisher Family 41

X. Gardiner Family 42

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XL Mathews Family 53

Xll.—Elton Family 56

Xlll.—Revell Family 61

XlV.—Stacye Family 64

XV.—Tonkin Family : 65

XVl.—Carey Family 67

XVll.—Johnson Family 70

APPENDIX — PAGE
I. Descendants ofHenry White of Virginia 75

ll.—Arnold White's Will 83

lll.—Henry White's Patent 85

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IV.—Robert White's Deed of Gift 86

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V. John and Sarah Cranmer's Certificate 87
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VI. Penelope Stout's Adventures withthe Indians 88
VII. Descendants of Richard and Abigail Stockton 90

VIII.—The Virginia Stocktons 112

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