Wrixham WHITE
- Born: Abt 1745, Sussex Co., DE
- Marriage (1): Catherine Waples
- Died: Bef 06 Jun 1778, Sussex Co., DE
C:162 WRIXAM WHITE 02/13/1777 06/06/1778 "being very sick and weak in body . . ." Bequeaths to: 1. Catherine White -wife; to have the use of the testator's houses where the testator now lives during her widowhood and no longer, to have Negro woman "Koobro", to have 1 bed and furn., named executrix of the will 2. Paul White -son; -at the remarriage of testator's widow to have the houses left to her--except for 50 acres of land below the Indian River Road near the old Meeting House binding downwards on the mill pond which the testator allots to son William White-but Paul to have the remainder, to have walnut desk and 1 bed and furn., also stallion, bridle and saddle, 1 blue chest, to have Negro boy "Abraham" 3. William White -son; to have the 50 acres of land below the Indian River Road near the old Meeting House binding down on the mill pond, should either William or Paul die w/out heirs, then the survivor to have the whole, to have 1 bed and furn., 1 blue desk, 1 blue chest, to have Negro boy "Dan" 4. Eli White -son, James White -son, "Child that I hereafter expect to be born unto me"; to have Negro man "Cato" and Negro woman "Easther", remainder of the estate to be divided among the testator's 4 sons, but should the child that wife now goes with live, then to have an equal share of the estate Witnesses: Comfort Waples, John White, Benjamin West Then came: Comfort Waples and John White Note: the testator signed the will in his own hand
Wrixham married Catherine Waples, daughter of Paul Waples and Temperance DERRICKSON. (Catherine Waples was born about 1750 in Sussex Co., DE and died before 31 May 1789 in Sussex Co., DE.)
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