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Ancestors of Charles Presbery White of Taunton Massachusetts

White, Warner and Company, Taunton, Massachusetts

Nicholas White, a yeoman from England, became a freeman in Dorchester, Massachusetts, in 1643, marrying Susanna Humphrey. He later moved to Taunton, engaging in various business ventures, including the ironworks and sawmills. He participated in land purchases that shaped local development. His descendants, notably including Charles Presbery White, contributed significantly to Taunton’s growth and held various public offices. The White family legacy reflects industriousness and community involvement, continuing through generations, as detailed in Thomas J. Lothrop’s genealogical manuscript, “The Nicholas White Family: 1643-1900.

Richard Dexter Genealogy, 1642-1904

Arms of Dexter

Being a history of the descendants of Richard Dexter of Malden, Massachusetts, from the notes of John Haven Dexter and original researches. Richard Dexter, who was admitted an inhabitant of Boston (New England), Feb. 28, 1642, came from within ten miles of the town of Slane, Co. Meath, Ireland, and belonged to a branch of that family of Dexter who were descendants of Richard de Excester, the Lord Justice of Ireland. He, with his wife Bridget, and three or more children, fled to England from the great Irish Massacre of the Protestants which commenced Oct. 27, 1641. When Richard Dexter and family left England and by what vessel, we are unable to state, but he could not have remained there long, as we know he was living at Boston prior to Feb. 28, 1642.