Ruth White

1716 - 1755  (38 years)

• Name	Ruth White
  Birth	9 Feb 1715/16	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3, 5]
  Death	1755  [1, 3, 5]
  Siblings	8 brothers and 6 sisters
  1. Mary White,   b. 31 Mar 1707, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   2. Jonathan White,   b. 4 Oct 1708, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. > 3. Hannah White,   b. 14 Mar 1710, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 24 Jun 1786, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 76 years) ▻ Joseph Woods,  m. 15 May 1729   4. Abigail White,   b. 26 Jan 1711/12, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. + 5. Josiah White,   b. 03 Jan 1713/14, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1 Sep 1806  (Age 92 years) ▻ Deborah House,  m. 14 Mar 1738/39 > 6. Ruth White,   b. 9 Feb 1715/16, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1755  (Age 38 years) ▻ Elisha Sawyer,  m. 7 Jan 1741   7. Martha White,   b. 24 Nov 1717, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   8. Joseph White,   b. 1 Nov 1719, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   9. Joanna White,   b. 20 Sep 1721, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   10. Jotham White,   b. 20 Apr 1723, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. > 11. Silence White,   b. 26 Jun 1725, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 24 Aug 1803, Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 78 years) ▻ Deacon John Heywood,  m. 31 Dec 1760   12. John White,   b. 26 Jun 1727, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 26 Jun 1727, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 0 years)   13. James White,   b. 1727 to 1728, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   14. John White,   b. 10 Apr 1729, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   15. Elisha White,   b. 8 Mar 1731, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John White,   b. 1602, England d. May 1673, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 71 years)  (Great Grandfather)  Rebekah Waters  (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I16443
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Deacon Josiah White,   b. 16 Sep 1682, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 5 May 1772, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 89 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Abigail Whitcomb,   b. 13 Mar 1688, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 24 Sep 1771, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F905	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Elisha Sawyer,   c. 17 Aug 1718, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   Other Partners: Susanna Huck  m. 8 Mar 1756
  Marriage	7 Jan 1741	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Age at Marriage	She : 24 years and 11 months - He : 22 years and 5 months.
  Children	From Dec 1741 to 1753  [2, 3, 5]
  1. Prudence Sawyer (1741-____) 2. Elisha Sawyer (1744-____) 3. Jotham Sawyer (1745-1837) 4. Elias Sawyer (1747-____) 5. Thankful Sawyer (1747-____) 6. Ruth Sawyer (1750-____) 7. Martha Sawyer (1753-1816)
  Family ID	F8788	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Sep 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Ruth White(9 Feb 1715/16 – 1755) 2Deacon Josiah White(1682 – 1772) 4Sgt. Josiah White(1643 – 1714) 8John White(1602 – 1673) 16 17 9Joane West(1606 – 1654) 18Richard West(6 Feb 1578/79 – ) 19Magdalin Staple(1590 – 1641) 5Mary Rice(1656 – 1733) 10Thomas Rice(26 Jan 1625/26 – 1681) 20Deacon Edmund Rice(Abt 1594 – 1663) 21Thomasine Frost(1600 – 1654) 11Mary King(Abt 1630 – 1715) 22Thomas King( – 1685) 23Anne Collins( – 1642) 3Abigail Whitcomb(1688 – 1771) 6Josiah Whitcomb 12 24 25 13 26 27 7Rebekah Waters 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 9 Feb 1715/16 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 7 Jan 1741 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S1898] MacKenzie, George Norbury. Colonial Families of the United States of America, Volume 1, (New York: George Norbury MacKenzie, 1907). [S464] Nourse, Henry S. The Birth, Marriage and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts 1643-1850, (Lancaster, Massachusetts: Henry S. Nourse, 1890). [S815] Sawyer, Fred E. Genealogical Index of the Sawyer Families of New England Prior to 1900, (Blackfoot, Idaho: Neves Printing Co., 1983). [S2071] Systematic History Fund. Vital Records of Bolton, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, (Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1910). [S690] White, Almira Larkin. Descendants of John White of Wenham and Lancaster, Massachusetts, (Haverhill, Massachusetts: Chase Brothers, 1900).