Thirteenth Generation

5220. William White²³⁶ emigrated on 5 Aug 1620 from Southampton, ENG.¹⁹⁹ He emigrated on the Mayflower which arrived in Cape Cod on 11 Dec 1620. The ship was detained at Dartmouth and Plymouth, England, about two weeks for repairs to her consort, the Speedwell. He died on 21 Feb 1621 in Plymouth, MA. There are no probate records for William and Susanna. He was born in England. Wool Carder who arrived on the Mayflower. "Mayflower Families" states that his parentage is unknown. William White and Susannah were married in Leyden, Holland.

5221. Susannah²³⁷ emigrated on 5 Aug 1620 from Southampton, ENG.¹⁹⁹ She emigrated on the Mayflower which arrived in Cape Cod on 11 Dec 1620. The ship was detained at Dartmouth and Plymouth, England, about two weeks for repairs to her consort, the Speedwell. She died between 1654 and 1675. She was born in England. She was not the sister of Dr. Samuel Fuller as is often claimed. Samuel and Edward Fuller who came on the Mayflower were sons of Robert of Redenhall, England. Robert had no daughter Susanna. He did have a daughter Anna, born about 1578, far too old a bride for Edward Winslow who would not be born until 1595. The will of Robert Fuller in 1614 mentions no daughter Susanna, nor a daughter married to William White. Dr. Samuel Fuller's will in 1633 mentions only one sister, Alice Bradford -- actually his sister-in-law. The only positive clue to Susanna's ancestry seems to be a letter from Edward Winslow to "Uncle Robert Jackson" in 1623, in which he sent news of Susanna, her late husband, and her children. He also sent his regards to his father-in-law in England, by which time Robert Fuller was nine years dead. A cursory investigation of the Jackson family has shed no light on the subject. Children were:

2610	i.	Resolved White.
	ii.	Peregrine White was born in Dec 1620 in Provincetown, Barnstable Co., MA. He was born between 7 and 10 Dec 1620 aboard the Mayflower off Provincetown. He died on 20 Jul 1704 in Marshfield, , MA. !Peregrine White was the first child born in the Plymouth Colony. He was actually born aboard the Mayflower, in Plymouth Harbor.