Robert White (Virginia physician)
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Robert White (1688 – 1752) was an early
White was born in Scotland, the son of John White, a physician practicing in Paisley, Renfrewshire. He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh, and later served as a surgeon with the rank of captain in the Royal Navy of the Kingdom of Great Britain. He relocated to the Thirteen Colonies between 1720 and 1730, first to Delaware, then Pennsylvania, and finally as a "pioneer settler" in present-day Frederick County, Virginia between 1732 and 1735. White was one of two physicians practicing in Frederick County, and conducted his practice from his residence near Great North Mountain. White was part of a larger wave of Scottish physicians who settled in Virginia prior to the American Revolutionary War.
White was the
Early life and education
Robert White was born in
Following the completion of his education, White served as a surgeon with the rank of captain in the Royal Navy of the Kingdom of Great Britain.[9][10][11][12] While it is not known for certain why White resigned his commission, White family tradition held that he left the Royal Navy after he engaged in a duel with another officer.[3]
Arrival in America
White was the first member of his family to travel to and reside in
Settlement in Virginia
From York, White relocated between 1732 and 1735 as a "pioneer settler" to a
White "staked out" his farm between 1732 and 1735 consisting of 375 acres (152 ha) along
White was one of two physicians practicing in Frederick County along with Daniel Hart (died about 1748).[16] White practiced from his residence near Great North Mountain, and one of his more notable patients was Colonel James Wood, founder of Winchester, Virginia.[16] White's son Alexander married Wood's daughter, Elizabeth Wood.[17][18][19] White was part a larger wave of Scottish physicians who settled in Virginia prior to the American Revolutionary War.[20] White's alma mater, the University of Edinburgh, was a leading center of medical education and research, and the school trained more physicians than were needed in Scotland.[21] Unlike White, the majority of Scottish physicians practiced in the main centers of population in the colonial port cities.[21]
Later life and death
White died in 1752 at the age of 64 and was interred in the eastern corner of the Old Opequon Cemetery at the Opequon Presbyterian Church in Kernstown, 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Winchester.[8][22][23] By 1855, a tree was located at White's burial site in the eastern corner of the cemetery, and the same tree remained at his burial site in 1891.[9] White was survived by his three sons, Robert, Alexander, and John, and his wife.[8][9][22] His son, Dr. Robert White, Jr., inherited the White family farm following White's death.[4][8][24]
Marriage and children
White married Margaret Hoge, the eldest daughter of his uncle William Hoge and his wife, Barbara Hume.[2][12][25] White and his wife, Margaret, had at least eight children together:
Name | Birth date | Death date | Spouse |
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John White[4][22] | about 1721[2][8] | Ann Patton[4] | |
Barbara White Julian[26][27] | Isaac Julian, married on 10 September 1741 in Frederick County[26][27] | ||
Hannah White Dunlevy[26] | Andrew (or Anthony) Dunlevy, married around 1746[1][2][26] | ||
Margaret White McMillan[26] | James McMillan[26] | ||
Christina White Morgan[26] | circa 1726[26] | Lewis Morgan[26] | |
Eleanor "Helena" White Ruble[26] | 3 July 1732[26] | 11 March 1800[26] | Owen Ruble, son of Ulrich and Jane Ruble[26] |
Dr. Robert White, Jr.[28] | 9 March 1734[28] | 5 August 1815[28] | Elizabeth (maiden name unknown)[28] |
Alexander White[29] |
1738[30] | 19 September 1804[30] | Elizabeth Wood Sarah Cotter Hite, married on 10 June 1784[22][25][29] |
References
- ^ a b c d Kelly 1901, p. 222.
- ^ a b c d e f g Kelly 1901, p. 223.
- ^ a b c d e f Kelly 1901, p. 224.
- ^ a b c d e f g Kerns 1995, p. 109.
- ^ Shawkey 1928, p. 39.
- ^ a b c d Maxwell & Swisher 1897, p. 739.
- ^ a b c d e Quarles 1971, p. 308.
- ^ a b c d e f g Foote 1855, p. 23.
- ^ a b c d e f Grigsby & Brock 1891, p. 71.
- ^ Atkinson 1919, p. 394.
- ^ a b Ebert & Lazazzera 1988, p. 119.
- ^ a b c Bruce & Stanard 1915, p. 195.
- ^ Blanton 1980, p. 390.
- ^ Ebert & Lazazzera 1988, p. 144.
- ^ Kerns 1995, p. 108.
- ^ a b Munske & Kerns 2004, p. 117.
- ^ Munske & Kerns 2004, p. 45.
- ^ Cartmell 1909, p. 290.
- ^ Morton 1925, p. 60.
- ^ Blanton 1980, p. 92.
- ^ a b Dobson 2004, p. 150.
- ^ a b c d Maxwell & Swisher 1897, p. 740.
- ^ Fletcher & Gordon 2000, p. 7.
- ^ Quarles 1971, p. 309.
- ^ a b Maltby & White 1920, p. 161.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Kerns 1995, p. 111.
- ^ a b O'Dell 2007, p. 201.
- ^ a b c d Kerns 1995, p. 112.
- ^ a b Kerns 1995, p. 113.
- ^ a b United States Congress. "WHITE, Alexander, (1738–1804)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
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