WHITE.
John White, a native of Scotland, bought land from the
Brockmans and Dowells on the west side of the South West
Mountain, beginning his purchases in 1772. He married
Mourning, daughter of Henry Shelton, and died without
children in 1807. By his will he emancipated forty-seven
negroes, and made provision for their removal to a free State,
John Walker and Chiles Terrell being appointed his executors.
Jeremiah, doubtless a brother, married Jane Shelton,
a sister of his wife.
Conyers White came to the county from Orange in 1776,
and purchased more than fifteen hundred acres on Buck Mountain
Creek. He was succeeded by his son Crenshaw, who
married Sarah Austin, sold his property about 1825, and emigrated
to Missouri.
In 1779 Daniel White bought from William Wood the plantation
on which he was living at the time, lying southwest of
Batesville. This place he subsequently sold to Benjamin
Ficklin. In 1812 he purchased from the trustee of Menan
Mills the farm at the bend of Mechum's River on Broadaxe,
which has been in the possession of the family ever since.
He died in 1818. His wife's name was Elizabeth, and his
children were Mary, the wife of Thomas Martin, Elizabeth,
the wife of John Jones, Margaret, the wife of Thomas Jackson,
Nancy, the wife of Overton Garland, John, Henry, William,
who died in New Orleans in 1817, Rhoda, the wife of
Joseph Grayson, and Felicia. Henry succeeded his father
at the home place. He was appointed a magistrate in 1830,
and died in 1850. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Rice
Garland, and his children were Samuel G., and Elizabeth,
the wife of Edward C. Hamner.
Near the close of the last century Garrett White came to
the county from Madison, and established his home in the
North Garden, southwest of the Cross Roads. By his sagacity
and industry he acquired a large estate, becoming the
owner of more than two thousand acres in the North and
South Gardens. He was appointed a magistrate in 1806, and
served as Sheriff in 1830. He died in 1843. He married
Elizabeth, daughter of John Piper, and his children were
John, Jeremiah, who died young and unmarried, and Sarah,
the wife of Samuel W. Martin. John displayed the energy
and thrift of his father. He died in 1866. His wife was
Caroline, daughter of Stephen Moore, and his children were
Garrett, John S., Jeremiah, Frances, the wife of Alfred
Carpenter, Mary, the wife of Nicholas M. Page, and Sarah,
the wife of Samuel G. White.
