Individual Details
William White
(17 Dec 1766 - 8 Oct 1821)
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William's parents were John White, b. about 1736, Culpeper/Orange Co VA, who died Attakapas County, Louisiana, 8 Jan 1807, and Sarah Gambill, born Hanover Co, VA and died 20 Feb 1828, Lafayette Parish. They were married about 1765, either in Virginia or South Carolina, and lived in the old Cheraws District, South Carolina.
This lineage does suggest that all the children of William & Amy Comstock White were born in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. However, Vermilion Parish was not formed until 1844 from Lafayette Parish. And in fact during the years that the Comstock family and the married daughters were in this area, there were several names. I have converted most of the places to the name in existence at that time.
Prior to the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, this area was not part of the United States.
From 1805-1807, a territory called Attakapas County existed in southern Louisiana, created as one of twelve counties by the Orleans Territory.
In 1807, by an act passed by the First Legislature of the Territory of Orleans, the county of Attakapas was changed to St. Martin Parish.
Then in 1811, a lower eastern portion was designated, creating St. Mary Parish.
In 1823 Lafayette Parish was carved out of the western portion, and finally Vermilion Parish was created out of Lafayette's territory
Events
| Birth | 17 Dec 1766 | Cheraws District, South Carolina |  | ||
| Marriage | 31 Jan 1791 | Opelousas, Louisiana Territory - Amelia Comstock | | ||
| Death | 8 Oct 1821 | Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana | |
Families
| Spouse | Amelia Comstock (1775 - 1853) |
| Child | Elizabeth White (1792 - 1809) |
| Child | Mary White (1793 - 1862) |
| Child | Reuben White (1795 - 1848) |
| Child | Jesse White (1798 - 1861) |
| Child | George Wallace White (1800 - 1850) |
| Child | Rachel White (1803 - 1885) |
| Child | Henry White (1806 - ) |
| Child | Celeste White (1809 - ) |
| Child | Rebecca White (1813 - 1849) |
| Child | William White (1815 - 1880) |
| Child | Julia White (1819 - ) |
Endnotes
1. Rootsweb or USGenWeb Online Sources
2. Lawrence E. Payne. Email correspondence of 8 May 1999.
3. Rootsweb or USGenWeb Online Sources