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Peter White
   
Born: Probably about 1705    
     

FATHER

Peter White

MOTHER

Abigail

According to the family lore, Peter White Jr. never married.  The only time he is found in the records is in 1734 when there is a reference to his house and in another document a reference to the timber rights on John White's land that were formerly of Peter White, Junr. 

 

East New Jersey Land Records E2-F2
2 Aug 1734 pg 118
Abstract by Richard S. Hutchinson
Pg. 118  2 aug 1734.  Thos Leonard, of Somerset Co., East NJ, Esqr., sells to James Leonard, of the afsd. place, for 50 pounds, for several lots of land on both sides of Manalapan River or near sd. river in Middlesex Co., that lies betw. Wequahalos House where he now lives and where the sd. Manalapan river vents into South River, below Peter White's house, wch. tr. of land or lots were first conveyed to sd. Thos. Leonard be deed from James Alexander, Esqr., being 200 a to be taken up in any unappropriated and surveyed land in East NJ, wch. was dated 2 Feb 1722 and wch. lots of land the sd. Thomas Leonard sold to the absd. James Leonard.  Wit.: Jediah Higgins, Joseph Knox.  Signed: Tho. Leonard. Ackn.: 16 Apr 1737, Jediah Higgins apprd. bef. Thomas Farmar, Majesty's Council.

 

 East New Jersey Land Records E2-F2
pg. 537 1 May 1735
Abstract by Richard S. Hutchinson
1 May 1734.  John White & Sarah, his wife, of Perth Amboy, Middlesex Co., East NJ, sells to James Hude, of New Brunswick, Middlesex Co., NJ, for 105 pounds, for one equal half of a tr. of land and meadow in Perth Amboy, beg. where the River parts into two and then in a line where the road leading from the Sawmill parts into three and along the road that leads to the Burnt Meadows, and to the side of the tr. being in line of the tr. that John White sold to John Johnston, dec'd, and Andrew Johnston, then to Manalapan River and then to Matchaponix River and down the stream to the mouth of the gully of water that drowns the n. side of the great meadow, now in possession of John Jolley, then several courses to the outside of the sd. tr. then to Manthuas Bridge, then along the road to cleared land by the house of Edmond Bainbridge then along the road to Matchaponix Bridge and then to beg.  This tr. being part of a greater tr. bot by John White from Samuel Leonard by deed, dated 9 Apr 1731. To have the equal half to be divided unto James Hude (excep. the sawable pine timber on ye part of this tr. & did form. belong to Peter White, Junr. and timber swamp, meadows only excepted out of the tr. afsd.) to the benefit of sd. James Hude.  Wits.: Adam Hay, John Moore.  Signed John White, Sarah White.  Ackn 13 Aug 1734, John and Sarah White apprd. bef. John Hamilton, Esqr., Majesty's Council, Examined. - Thos. Bartow, Sec.

pg 1 of deed upper half

lower half of pg 1

p2 2 of deed upper half

lower half of pg 2
Deed BKs E2 -F2 pg 537-538