Deacon Nicholas White, III^{[1, 2]}

1675 - 1743  (68 years)

• Name	Deacon Nicholas White
  Suffix	III
  Born	3 Feb 1675	Mansfield, Bristol, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Civil	27 Nov 1707	Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts
  	was the an agent, along with George Leonard, acting on behalf of 43 other heads of families in formally requesting the formation of the town of Norton, Mass. from Taunton, Mass.
  _FSFTID	L8Q1-JS8
  _UID	20C9BF0000254DBAB5EB63EA42F90D4851AA
  Died	2 Sep 1743	Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts   [2]
  Person ID	I257	Strong History
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	Nicholas White, II,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Ursula Macomber,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	9 Dec 1673	Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts   [3]
  Family ID	F501	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Experience King,   b. Abt 1678, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts ,   d. 11 May 1752, Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 74 years)
  Married	2 Jun 1703	Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts   [1, 3]
  Children	1. Nicholas White,   b. Abt 1704,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Jonathan White,   b. Abt 1706,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Ursula White,   b. 1708, Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts ,   d. 1758, Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts  (Age 50 years)   4. Isaac White,   b. Abt 1709, Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Jacob White,   b. Abt 1713, Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Judith White,   b. Abt 1715, Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Experience White,   b. 1718, Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Mary White,   b. Abt 1723, Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Phillip White,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	14 Jan 2020
  Family ID	F65	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Nicholas White resided near Cobbler's Corner in the north precinct of Norton (now Mansfield). The house in which he lived is now (1901) standing. He was one of the earliest settlers in that neighborhood and a leader in all movements for the comfort and welfare of the people. With George Leonard, who had also settled in another part of the territory, that is now Norton, he led the movement to set off the town of Norton from Taunton. He also took a leading part in setting off the north precinct of Norton and establishing a church within its limits. This was done in 1731, and in 1737 Reverend Ebenezer White of Brookline, a graduate of Harvard in the Class of 1773, was ordained as "Gospel Minister of the Church in the North Precinct of Norton." Nicholas White had been a deacon of the first church in Norton for many years, and was the first deacon of the church in the north precinct. He was also one of the selectmen of Norton, a representative to the general court, and conspicuous in all public affairs. A large boulder was erected by his descendent, Walter L. White, on the farm where he lived, commemorative of his services as a founder of the town. His will, dated August 8, 1743, was proved October 3, 1743. The executors were his sons Nicholas and Jacob. He died September 2, 1743 leaving a large estate. June 2, 1703 he married Experience, daughter of Philip and Judith (Whitman) King, who died in May 1752, in the 74th year of her age. Children probably all born within the limits of the present town of Mansfield. - Lothrop, Thomas J. "The Nicholas White Family 1643-1900." Taunton, MA, 1902

  
  

• Sources

  [S97] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011. The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011 [S95] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [S117] Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850.