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     Thomas Walter White was born on 1 July 1828 at England.¹ He was the son of William White and Mary Parker.¹ Thomas Walter White died Unknown.

     Charlotte Jane White was born on 8 April 1833.¹ She was the daughter of William White and Mary Parker.¹ Charlotte Jane White was baptized on 2 February 1834.¹ She died Unknown.

     Sarah White was born on 7 March 1850 at Murray River, Lot 64, Prince Edward Island, Canada.¹ She was the daughter of Charles White and Catherine Haley.¹ Sarah White died on 19 March 1853 at age 3.¹

     Thomas William White was born on 9 July 1852 at Murray River, Lot 64, Prince Edward Island, Canada.¹ He was the son of Charles White and Catherine Haley.¹ Thomas William White died on 19 March 1861 at age 8.¹

     Charlotte Jane White was born on 7 March 1854 at Murray Harbour, Lot 64, Prince Edward Island, Canada.¹ She was the daughter of Charles White and Catherine Haley.¹ Charlotte Jane White was baptized on 19 March 1854.¹ She died Unknown.

     Barbara White was born on 14 July 1856 at Murray Harbour, Lot 64, Prince Edward Island, Canada.¹ She was the daughter of Charles White and Catherine Haley.¹ Barbara White was baptized on 26 October 1856.¹ She was buried at People's Cemetery, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.¹

     Annabella White was born on 26 June 1858 at Murray River, Lot 64, Prince Edward Island, Canada.¹ She was the daughter of Charles White and Catherine Haley.¹ Annabella White died on 26 January 1941 at Liberty, Maine, USA, at age 82.¹ She was buried at Hannon Cemetery, Palermo, Maine.¹
     Annabella White She and sister Caroline went to work in a mental hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. She met her husband in Providence, R.I.¹ Her married name was Andrew J Tibbetts.

     Caroline Matilda White was born on 22 October 1865.¹ She was the daughter of Charles White and Catherine Haley.¹ Caroline Matilda White was baptized on 11 January 1867.¹ She married Minot W. Lenfest on 11 October 1891.² Caroline Matilda White died on 3 April 1956 at Washington, Maine, USA, at age 90.^1,2
     Caroline Matilda White was also known as Carrie.² As of 11 October 1891,her married name was Lenfest.²

     Frances Adelaide White was born on 1 September 1867 at Cape Bear, Lot 64, Prince Edward Island, Canada.¹ She was the daughter of Charles White and Catherine Haley.¹ Frances Adelaide White died on 20 July 1913 at Seattle, WA, USA, at age 45.¹ She was buried at Lakeview Cemetery, Seattle, WA, USA.¹

     Charles Henry White was born on 25 March 1869 at Cape Bear, Lot 64, Prince Edward Island, Canada.¹ He was the son of Charles White and Catherine Haley.¹ Charles Henry White died in 1953.¹
     Charles Henry White was Ship's Captain.¹ Charles Henry White was also known as Charles White.¹

     Timothy Parker White was born on 11 April 1875 at Cape Bear, Lot 64, Prince Edward Island, Canada.¹ He was the son of Charles White and Catherine Haley.¹ Timothy Parker White was baptized on 2 September 1875.¹ He died Unknown.

     David Parker White was born on 29 May 1877.¹ He was the son of Charles White and Elizabeth Macleod.¹ David Parker White was baptized on 26 August 1877.¹ He died on 20 February 1941 at age 63.¹ He was buried at Murray Harbour South Cemetery, Prince Edward Island, Canada.¹
     David Parker White was also known as Parker White.¹

     Simon White was born on 29 August 1879.¹ He was the son of Charles White and Elizabeth Macleod.¹ Simon White was baptized on 21 March 1880.¹ He died on 5 April 1945 at age 65.¹ He was buried at Murray Harbour South Cemetery, Prince Edward Island, Canada.¹

     Josiah Southwick was born in 1632 at Kingswinford, Stafford, England. He was the son of Lawrence Southwick and Cassandra Burnell.¹ Josiah Southwick married Mary Boyce, daughter of Joseph Boyce, in 1658. Josiah Southwick died in 1693.
     Josiah Southwick left Shelter Island and went to Rhode Island and established a home for himself and family. He came back to Salem in 1660 to look after his parents' property and found the property in very poor condition, and was whipped for returning to Massachusetts, because he was a Quaker and was banned. It seems incredible that any followers of Christ could have so belied their professions, but it was an illustration of the saying of Robert Pollock, in regard to the hypocrite,

"Who stole the livery of the Court of Heaven To serve the Devil in."

     Mary Boyce was born circa 1640. She was the daughter of Joseph Boyce. Mary Boyce married Josiah Southwick, son of Lawrence Southwick and Cassandra Burnell, in 1658.

     Lawrence Southwick was born circa 1598 at Kingswinford, Stafford, England.^1,2 He was baptized on 24 February 1639 at First Church, Salem.¹ He married Cassandra Burnell, daughter of Humphrey Burnell and Margaret (?), on 25 January 1623/24 at Kingswinford, Stafford, England.² Lawrence Southwick died in 1660 at Shelter Island, Long Island Sound, Suffolk, NY.¹
     Lawrence Southwick came from Lancashire, England, to America in 1627, and returned to England and brought his wife Cassandra and son John and daughter Mary to Massachusetts about 1630, and settled at Salem, Mass. (family tradition). We do not find any mention of his name in the public records of Salem until 1639, when he and his family were admitted as members in the First Church of Salem, and two acres of land was given him by the town of Salem to carry on the business of manufacturing glass and earthen ware. There is a tradition that he was one of the first to manufacture glass in America. This two acres of land was called glass-house field, as there were two others engaged in the same business, and the land is so designated to-day on the records and maps of said property, although the manufacture has long ceased to be carried on there. Said land is a valley running easterly from Aborn Street, and is on the south side of what is called Gallows Hill, where several persons were hung during the Salem Witchcraft delusion, a very dark page in the history of sectarian bigotry in Massachusetts.

Lawrence and wife Cassandra and son Josiah and daughter Mary were fined, whipt, imprisoned and finally banished for being Quakers, and their son Daniel and daughter Provided were sentenced by the General Court to be sold into slavery. Fortunately however, they were not. Lawrence and wife Cassandra went to Shelter Island, Long Island Sound, being banished under pain of death in 1659, and died there in the spring of 1660 from privation and exposure; his wife died three days after him.

John Greenleaf Whittier wrote two poems about their persecution. See

Cassandra Southwick.¹

     Cassandra Burnell was born circa 1598 at Kingswinford, Stafford, England.^1,2 She was the daughter of Humphrey Burnell and Margaret (?). Cassandra Burnell was baptized on 24 February 1639 at First Church, Salem.¹ She married Lawrence Southwick on 25 January 1623/24 at Kingswinford, Stafford, England.² Cassandra Burnell died in 1660 at Shelter Island, Long Island Sound, Suffolk, NY.²
     As of 25 January 1623/24,her married name was Southwick.²

     Joseph Boyce was born circa 1609 at England. He died on 4 November 1684 at Salem, Essex, MA.
     Joseph Boyce name is also spelled Boyes and Boyse. It is of French origin meaning Wood, and probably dates back to the Norman conquest. Du Bois is still a common name in France. In Scotland, whence came most of the Boyes families of America, either directly or from the branches settled in Ulster province, Ireland, the family home is in Forfarshire. Joseph Boyes, who came to America, was a tanner by trade. He settled in Salem, where he was a proprietor in 1639. He was admitted to the church there April 7, 1640, and was made a freeman May 18, 1642. He sold his house and land in 1657. But little is known of him. His will was dated November 4, 1684, and proved February 18, 1694-5, bequeathing to his wife Eleanor, son Joseph; daughters Mary Southick; Hester (???); and Elizabeth Hanson; to Joseph's children, Joseph and Benjamin.

     Nathaniel Starbuck was born between 1635 and 1638 at prob Dover, Massachusetts Bay Colony.² He was the son of Edward Starbuck Jr. and Katherine Reynolds. Nathaniel Starbuck married Mary Coffin, daughter of Tristram Coffin and Dionis Stevens, in 1662 at Nantucket, Nantucket Island, MA.² Nathaniel Starbuck died on 6 August 1719 at Nantucket, Nantucket Island, MA.

     Mary Coffin was born on 20 February 1644/45 at Haverhill, MA.^1,3 She was the daughter of Tristram Coffin and Dionis Stevens. Mary Coffin married Nathaniel Starbuck, son of Edward Starbuck Jr. and Katherine Reynolds, in 1662 at Nantucket, Nantucket Island, MA.³ Mary Coffin died on 13 February 1717 at Nantucket, Nantucket Island, MA, at age 71.^1,4,3
     Mary Coffin was a most extraordinary woman. She raised a family of ten children, and operated the Island's first store. She had the respect of everyone who knew her. She was convinced of the folly of infant baptism, and shared her friend Peter Folger's aversion to the rigid doctrines of the Puritan Congregationalists. She became one of the first Islanders to embrace Quakerism in 1704. Her home was called Parliament House, where many meetings were held.

Peter Folger's daughter Abiah, of Nantucket, married Josiah Franklin. In 1706 Abiah gave birth to Benjamin Franklin, making Peter Folger, Ben Franklin's grandfather.^5,6,7 As of 1662,her married name was Starbuck.³

     Tristram Coffin was born on 4 March 1609 at Brixton Parish, Devonshire, England.^2,3 He was the son of Peter Coffin and Joanna Kember.¹ Tristram Coffin was baptized on 11 March 1610.³ He married Dionis Stevens, daughter of Robert Stevens and Dionis (?), in 1630 at Brixton, Devonshire, England.^1,2 Tristram Coffin died on 2 October 1681 at Nantucket, Nantucket Island, MA, at age 72.²
     Tristram Coffin left England when Cromwell's men took over his ancestral manor at Brixton. Coffyn's early years in England were during a very eventful time. Intellectual freedom was being claimed as a right for each individual. This period was during the reign of James I. Among the names of the day were William Shakespeare, Francis Bacon and Oliver Cromwell. It was a period when the Puritans were making large gains in the Parliament.

He came to the shores of America with his widowed mother, Joanna, his pregnant wife Dionis, and five children, about 1643, to Newbury, MA, then to Salisbury, MA.

In 1660 they settled at Nantucket, being one of the first ten purchasers of the island. He was commissioned as the first Chief Magistrate of Nantucket on June 29, 1671, by New York Governor Lovelace and by New York Governor Andres in 1677.

In just forty years after Tristram's death his descendants numbered 1,138 born in America. In 1728 the number increased to 1,582. All of them descendants from one couple, Tristram and Dionis Coffin.^4,3

     Dionis Stevens was born in 1609/10 at Brixton, Devonshire, England.^1,2 She was the daughter of Robert Stevens and Dionis (?).¹ Dionis Stevens married Tristram Coffin, son of Peter Coffin and Joanna Kember, in 1630 at Brixton, Devonshire, England.^1,2 Dionis Stevens died abt 1682-84 at Nantucket, Nantucket Island, MA.^1,2
     As of 1630,her married name was Coffin.^1,2

     Edward Starbuck Jr. was born in 1604 at Derbyshire, England. He was the son of Edward Starbuck.¹ Edward Starbuck Jr. married Katherine Reynolds, daughter of William Reynolds and Esther Ruth, circa 1629.¹ Edward Starbuck Jr. died in 1691 at Nantucket, Nantucket Island, MA.¹
     Edward Starbuck Jr. his family was probably originally Danish before going to England centuries before Edward was born. He came to America in the late 1630's or possibly early 1640's and settled in Dover. He lived in Dover for about twenty years and was a large landholder and quite active in local government. His children were all born in Dover and his wife, Katherine, died there sometime before he moved to Nantucket. His family was the second to live on Nantucket. Edward Starbuck and Tristram Coffin were the first two white men to sail to Nantucket for an inspection trip. It would seem both men were pleased and in 1659 the ten First Purchasers and their partners bought the island from Thomas Mayhew. Edward also accompanied Thomas Macy on the first voyage to settle the island in 1661. Edward then returned in the early 1660's to take up permanent residence on Nantucket where he spent the rest of his life. Edward and Katherine had six children, but only one son, Nathaniel, lived to marry and have children. It appears that all the Starbucks in America descend from Nathaniel.²

     Katherine Reynolds was born in 1609.¹ She was the daughter of William Reynolds and Esther Ruth. Katherine Reynolds married Edward Starbuck Jr., son of Edward Starbuck, circa 1629.¹ Katherine Reynolds died circa 1658 at Dover, Strafford, NH.¹
     As of circa 1629,her married name was Starbuck.¹

     John Audley was born between 1602 and 1619 at prob England.^2,3 He married Margaret (?) circa 1633/34 at Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.³ John Audley died on 18 December 1685 at Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.^2,3
     John Audley occupation was armorer, cutler. He was able to sign his name. He owned books. He was admitted to the Boston Church late 1632.³ John Audley was also known as John Odlin.¹

     Margaret (?) was born Unknown. She married John Audley circa 1633/34 at Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.¹ Margaret (?) died before 1685.²
     As of circa 1633/34,her married name was Audley.¹

     Hannah Audley was born circa 1660 at prob. Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.^1,3 She was the daughter of John Audley and Martha Holmes.^1,2 Hannah Audley married Jonathan Davol, son of William Davol and Elizabeth (?), on 27 July 1674 at Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts.^4,5 Hannah Audley died after 1709.^1,6
     As of 27 July 1674,her married name was Davol.^4,5

     John Audley was born in 1666.¹ He was the son of John Audley and Martha Holmes.^1,2 John Audley died in 1738.¹

     Robert Audley was born Unknown. He was the son of John Audley and Martha Holmes.²

     Rev. Obadiah Holmes was born circa 1606/7 at Reddish, Cheshire/Lancashire, England.^1,3 He was the son of Robert Hulme and Katherine Johnson.^1,2 Rev. Obadiah Holmes was baptized on 18 March 1609/10 at Didsbury, Lancashire, England.¹ He married Katherine Hyde on 20 November 1630 at Collegiate Church, Manchester, Lancashire, England.^1,3 Rev. Obadiah Holmes died on 15 October 1682 at Newport, Newport, RI.¹
     Rev. Obadiah Holmes was a Baptist. The Puritans were irritated by the Baptists who refused to baptize babies and added further irritation by insisting on baptism by immersion only. The Baptists were multiplying rapidly and the Massachusetts authorities were alarmed to the point of considering armed suppression of the Baptists in Rhode Island. Obadiah, John Clarke, and John Crandall were arrested by Massachusetts authorities as they visited a sick friend in Lynn. Clarke protested their heavy fines and Governor Endecott replied that Clarke "deserved death" and "was worthy to be hanged." Why? Because they were Baptists - believing in religious freedom, local church authority, and baptism by immersion only. Holmes refused to pay his fine since he was not guilty of any crime whereupon the Rev. John Wilson, pastor of the Boston Church, hit him and asked God to curse him. Holmes was severly whipped (thirty lashes) and carried his scars for life. Holmes said later about the whipping: "...having joyfulness in my heart, and cheerfulness in my countenance...I told the magistrates, 'you have struck me as with roses.^1,4' " He was a glassmaker and weaver.¹