MARY WHITE
THE STORY AS I KNOW IT
Mary White was born about 1725 in Quinby, Scotland.
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Maybe A Genealogy by Eva Laughlin LeBlanc named Descendants
of John Laughlin from the Atlantic to the Pacific is available
from the LDS library in 1991. The information in this piece comes from
that source. There is now additional information online in Roots
that add to this, but none have actual documentation. I can find
no current place called Quinby Scotland.
It may be that her parents were Margaret
Ralston and Anthony White.
See
the listing of deeds below and possible conclusion.
There are records in the Cumberland County PA Historical Society
that do connect Laughlin and White families.
* Court House Record #24 W
Estate Inventory of Anthony White,
deceased
Feb. 20, 1764. James Laughlin
and Patrick McFarlance filed
the inventory May 21, 1765. The first item listed in the
Inventory is his whiskey still.
*Deed Book B1-2 The deed states that Dec. 4, 1760 Andrew Ralston of West Pennsborough Twp
granted to Anthony White of Middletown Twp. 152.10
pounds for Improvement on east side of Big Spring "being the one half
of Andrew Ralston deceased
plantation David Ralston has
the south side of the said plantation bounded the east by William Laughlin and on the south
east by John Hodge and open to
the Barrons. Witnesses were James
Laughlin and Allen Leeper.
* Deed Book B2-4 The north moiety of tract formerly possessed
by Andrew Ralston, now
deceased, who gr. Dec. 4, 1760 to Anthony
White, who lately died intestate and whose admrs petitioned
Cumberland Ct. Orphans Court. The court ordered a public sale May
21, 1764, the sale was held June 4, 1764. Margret White and David Ralston were the admirs. of Anthony White, deceased yeoman of West Pennsborough Twp.
The
200 - 250 acres was granted to Jospeh
Jacobs for 238 pounds. Witnesses were William Plunket and William McCoskey or McCoskry
From this we can suggest that Margaret
was Anthony White's
wife. It has been suggested and it fits what we are given that Margaret was the daughter of David Ralston and granddaughter of Andrew Ralston. Deed B2-4
notes that the Orphans Court was petitioned. It would be very
helpful to read that document.
The LeBlanc piece said that in the 1750s she married John Laughlin in Pennsylvania. Mary and John Laughlin had a son named Anthony. He was born October
1764, just about 6 months after Anthony
White died. Hence naming their son after his recently
deceased grandfather.
John Laughlin came to America from Ireland in the mid 1700's,
landing in Philadelphia. and then moved near Big
Spring in Cumberland County, PA. There were a number of Laughlin's
who settled in Cumberland Ct. and a number of Johns were found there.
With no middle name it is difficult to distinguish which John where.
However, the LDS Ancestral file lists the following as Mary and John's
children: No church records go back far enough for
documentation. I am not sure where this list came from.
1. James born 1752
2. William born 1754
3. Anthony born Oct 7, 1756 but the
LeBlanc genealogy states he was born Oct. 7, 1764. This fits with
the 1830 census where he is between 60 - 70.
4. Sarah born 1758
5. Mary born 1760
6. Nancy born 1763
7. John born 1769
A book titled Irish Settlers in American by O'Brien states that many officers of the Cumberland County Militia were Irish. Listed in that group is John Laughlin, Ensign.
The family moved to York County, Camden district, South Carolina about 1771 and John died there about 1773. Nothing further is known about Mary.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
If you know the answer please CONTACT US
1. Confirm Mary's birthplace and date.
2. Search for immigration records for the White family/
3. Find the Orphan Courts records for Anthony White's young
children.
4. Search Cumberland County records for any info on the family.
5. When and where did she die?
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