PHILLIPS WHITE
White, Phillips (1729-1811), a Delegate from New
Hampshire; born in Haverhill, Mass., on October 28, 1729; completed preparatory studies and attended Harvard
College; during the French and Indian War was an officer in the colonial army at Lake George in 1755; moved to New
Hampshire; member of the State house of representatives 1775-1782, and served as speaker in 1775 and 1782; probate
judge of Rockingham County, N.H., 1776-1790; Member of the Continental Congress in 1782 and 1783; councilor
1792-1794; retired to his farm near South Hampton, N.H.; died in South Hampton on June 24, 1811; interment in the
Old Cemetery.
Father: William White
Born: 18 Jan 1694 Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
Died: 11 Dec 1737 Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
Mother: Sarah Phillips
Born: 28 Jan 1692 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts
Spouse: Ruth Brown
Born:
Died:
Marriage: 11 May 1749 in Newbury, Newbury, Massachusetts
Children Sex Birth
John White M 16 May 1750
William White M Jan 1752
Philips White M 24 Oct 1754
Ruth White F 8 Jul 1755
Nathaniel White M 22 Feb 1757
Gilman Waite M 24 Dec 1762 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Sources: From the Connecticut State Library website
United States Federal Census Massachusetts Vital Records The Political Graveyard
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