The Shemwell Family

Captain Daniel WhiteAge: 77 years17401817

Name
Captain Daniel White
Name prefix
Captain
Given names
Daniel
Surname
White
Birth 1740
Historical Event
The French & Indian War
between 1754 and 1763 (Age 14 years)

Note: The French and Indian War is the American name for the North American theater of the Seven Years War, fought primarily between the colonies of British America and New France - http://goo.gl/SiIuNc
MarriageElizabeth “Betsey” McGeheeView this family
January 12, 1775 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776 (Age 35 years)

Note: In 1775, there was an epidemic of unknown cause in North America (especially New England,) followed in 1775-1776 by what is described as one of the worst worldwide influenza epidemics - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_epidemics
Historical Event
The American Revolution
from 1775 to 1783 (Age 35 years)

Note: The Thirteen American Colonies broke from the British Empire and formed the independent nation, the United States of America - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 53 years)
Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 63 years)

Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 72 years)

Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812
Death 1817 (Age 77 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cherry Hill Farm Cemetery
Note: Biography: "Edgar Woods book excerpt: Albemarle County in Virginia
Family with Elizabeth “Betsey” McGehee - View this family
himself
Captain Daniel White
Birth: 1740Orange, Virginia, United States
Death: 1817Ivy, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
wife
Elizabeth “Betsey” McGehee
Birth: 1750 47 41Louisa, Virginia, United States
Death: 1838Ivy, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Marriage: January 12, 1775Louisa, Virginia, United States

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Burial
Biography: "Edgar Woods book excerpt: Albemarle County in Virginia A VIRGINIA FAMILY OF WHITE. In 1779 DANIEL WHITE bought from William Wood a plantation near Batesville, Virginia, which he sold to Benjamin Ficklin. In Virginia,1812 he purchased a farm of Menan Mills, at the bend of Meechum's River on Broadaxe, which has been in the possession of the family ever since. He died in 1818. His wife was Elizabeth. Children: i. Mary White, m. Thomas Martin. ii. Elizabeth White, m. John Jones. iii. Margaret White, m. Thomas Jackson iv. John White, m. Lucinda Martin. v. Henry White, m. Elizabeth Garland. vi. William White, d. in New Orleans. vii. Felicia White, .. unmarried. vii. Rhoda White, m. John Grayson. Edgar Woods book: Albemarle County in Virginia Daniel White's son, Henry White succeeded his father on the home place. He was appointed Magistrate in 1830; d.1850; Henry m.Elizabeth Garland, daughter of Rice and Elizabeth (Hamner) Garland. i. Samuel G. White, who m. Sarah White, dau. of John and Caroline (Moore) White, dau. of Stephen Moore. Daniel White was raised in Louisa County,VA. and Caroline County,VA. before moving to Albemarle Va. raising his family at Malvern/Oakland in Ivy, Albemarle County Virginia.(Malvern Home land and estate is listed as a National Historical site.) Captain Daniel White married Elizabeth McGehee in Louisa County, Virginia on Jan 12 1775. Daniel White was a Captain in the Rev. War serving under Col. Rueben Lindsey."