Fifth Generation

150. Captain Gideon WHITE Sr. was born on 19 July 1717 in Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.⁸ He signed a will on 1 May 1766.⁸ The will of Godeon White of Plymouth, yeoman, dated 1 May 1766, proved 7 June 1779, names wife Joanna; sons Cornelius and Gideon; daughters Joanna, Hannah, Mary and Elizabeth White. The estate was not settled until after Joanna's death. He died on 6 March 1779 at the age of 61 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.⁸

Captain Gideon WHITE Sr. and Joanna HOWLAND were married on 23 February 1743/4 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.^8,23,30 Joanna HOWLAND, daughter of Thomas HOWLAND and Joanna COLE, was born on 7 May 1716 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.^8,41 She was a descendant of Pilgrim John Howland. She signed a will on 11 March 1806.⁸ The will of Joanna White of Plymouth, widow, dated 11 March 1806, proved 4 May 1811, names daughters Joanna Winslow, Hannah White and Elizabeth Earl; son Gideon; daughter Mary to be provided for by the executors. She died on 23 September 1810 at the age of 94 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA.^8,41

Captain Gideon WHITE Sr. and Joanna HOWLAND had the following children: