MARY WHITE
THE STORY AS I KNOW IT
Mary White was born about 1725 in Quinby,
Scotland. - 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
sister of David Ralston
and daughter 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 Mary
White 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 White Laughlin.
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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