Author Topic: Birth Record for Mary/Margaret Elizabeth White (Alexander) b. 1670 - d. 1718  (Read 792 times)

Offline realdoubledee

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I'm looking for a Mary or Margaret Elizabeth White b. bef. or abt. 1670 and d. 12 Apr 1718. She was one of the wives of Jonathan Bassett White b. 1658 - d. abt. 1737. They had a son, William White, Sr. b. 1710 - d. 1766 who is my 7th great grandfather.

I have seen that Mary/Margaret Elizabeth White took the maiden name of Alexander. I cant find her parents and I've seen many accounts of others having trouble getting information from the The Mayflower Society.

I thought I could look here and maybe you guys might have better luck than me.

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Re: Birth Record for Mary/Margaret Elizabeth White (Alexander) b. 1670 - d. 1718
« Reply #1 on: Monday 20 March 17 08:48 GMT (UK) »
One doesn't usually 'take' a maiden name. Someone else with same problem (mentions son Alexander White with mother being Margaret Elizabeth Alexander)-
https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/6045/records-jonathan-bassett-married-margaret-elizabeth-alexander

Here she is listed as Mary Elizabeth with sons William & Alexander-
https://www.geni.com/people/Mary-White/6000000004547260895
Away sorting out DNA matches... I may be gone for some time many years!

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Re: Birth Record for Mary/Margaret Elizabeth White (Alexander) b. 1670 - d. 1718
« Reply #2 on: Monday 20 March 17 22:02 GMT (UK) »
One doesn't usually 'take' a maiden name. Someone else with same problem (mentions son Alexander White with mother being Margaret Elizabeth Alexander)-
https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/6045/records-jonathan-bassett-married-margaret-elizabeth-alexander

Here she is listed as Mary Elizabeth with sons William & Alexander-
https://www.geni.com/people/Mary-White/6000000004547260895

I didn't mean to say she took the maiden name, Alexander, but that she was supposedly an Alexander from an unknown father and mother. I have seen these links before, which made me come here to find possibly other ways to go about finding a birth record or the father at least.