Mary White

1710 - 1787

Mary was born in about 1710 ⁽¹⁾, the eldest daughter ⁽²⁾ of Francis, and baptised at Chelmorton on 2nd May ⁽¹⁾ that year. Her younger Brother Ralph was born in 1713 ⁽¹¹⁾, and her sister Elizabeth in 1716 ⁽³⁾.

She married Samuel Allen of Upper Haddon on 18th October 1737 at St John the Baptist's in Tideswell ⁽⁴⁾. He presumably moved to Flagg straight after their marriage, and they were certainly living there by late 1741 when their son Samuel was born ⁽⁶⁾. Their daughter Sarah was born about 18 months later ⁽⁷⁾.

Her husband Samuel died in 1768 ⁽⁸⁾, and Mary died in 1787, having lived all her life in Flagg. She was buried at Monyash on 30th March ⁽⁹⁾.

• Samuel has his own page.
• Sarah was born in about May 1743 ⁽¹⁰⁾. Nothing else is known of her.

1. Bishop's transcript of the Parish Register of St John the Baptist's, Chelmorton, includes the entry:
   Mary the Daughter of Francis White was baptized May the 2^d 1710
2. Will of Francis White (Top half, Bottom half) (ref: B/C/11/Francis White, Flagg, 1743 @ LRO) reads:
   In the name of God Amen January 19 1740 = in the fourteent year of
   the Reige of our Soverenge Lord King Georg the second by the Grace of God
   over Great Brittaine & Annoqu Dommeni: 1740 I Francis Wite of Flagg in
   the parish of Bakewell & County of Darby yeoman Being Weak of Body
   but of sound mind ad perfect memory blessed be God Do make and ordaine this
   My last Will and Testament in manner and forme folloing furst and prinsapally
   I Commend my soul in to the hands of allmighty God my maker hopeing to
   Receve free pardon of all my sinns; and my body to the Earth to be Decently buryed
   at the discrestion of my Exec^t hear after named and as for such temporall Estate as it
   hath pleased allmighty God to bestow upon mee I give devise and bequeath the saime
   as followeth Imprimis my Will and mind is that all my funeral Charges bee Discharged
   and all the Dets I ow to anny person be honestly paid as for and concerning all my meseuages
   lands & Tenements my will and mind is that my Wife Doth Injoy for or Dureing her nateral
   life those crofts commonly coled by the name of thurstain crofts and the long accers bothem
   belonging to mee sitteating lying or being in the town of Flagg wich I do nomenate and apoynt
   in the Room of her Therds and one Cow wich she shall chuse and one bed vu I Give and bequeath
   unto Mary Allen my eldest Douter and to her Eyrs Lawfully born of her own body all that housing
   lying or being in the town of Monne Ash belonging to mee ajoyning to tag lane end butt for want
   of Eyrs of her own body my will and mind is that the same housing Return to my son Ralph and
   his Eyrs Vis I give and bequeath unto my Douter Elezebeth forty five pound to bee paid her by my
   Execter here after named and as for the Rest of my Estate Goods Cattels I give & bequeath unto
   my son Ralph and I do nommenate and apoynt my son Ralph Wite to bee my sole Execter
   of this my last Will and Testament by mee
                                       Francis White
   Tested in the presens of
   John Bott
   Joseph Bott
3. Parish Register of St John the Baptist's, Chelmorton includes the following entry:
   [1716] Apr 16 Bap^d Elizabeth daughter of Francis White
4. Even though the entry from the parish register ⁽⁵⁾, doesn't give her christian name, it does state that she was surnamed White and from Flagg. Samuel's wife is known to have been called Mary from their children's baptisms, and Francis White's daughter Mary is known to have married an Allen ⁽²⁾.
5. Entry in the parish register of St John the Baptist's in Tideswell reads:
   [1737, October] 18 Married Samuel Allen of Upper haddon &         White of Flagg
6. Baptism entry in Parish register of St John the Baptist's, Chelmorton reads:
   [1741, 9^ber] 22^d Baptized Samuel Son of Samuel Allen of Flagg & Mary his wife
7. Baptism entry in Parish register of St John the Baptist's, Chelmorton reads:
   [1743, May] 29^th Baptized Sarah dau of Samuel Allen of Flagg & Mary his wife
8. Her husband Samuel's burial entry in the parish register of St Leonard's in Monyash reads:
   [1768] April 24^th Bur^d Samuel Allen of Flagg.
9. Burial entry from the parish register of St Leonard's in Monyash reads:
   [1787, March] 30 Bur^d Mary Allen Flagg Widow
10. Probate of Francis White (ref: B/C/11/Francis White, Flagg, 1743 @ LRO) reads:
    Bakewell Aprill 22^d 1743
    Let a Probat of this will be granted to Ralph
    Wite Sole Executor herein named
                                        Oath made before
                                        Tho^s Groor Surrogate
    
11. Bishop's transcript of the Parish Register of St John the Baptist's, Chelmorton, includes the entry:
    Ralph the son of Francis White of Flagg bapt: August the 4^th [1713]