RODEKOHR ANCESTORS

Duty² WHITE (William¹ WHITE), born about 1800 in New York,[1] is listed as a son of William WHITE in a 1921 Boston Transcript genealogy inquiry.[2] In the 1830 census, Duty WHITE, age 20-29, lives in Grove, Allegany County, New York, and is listed six lines from William.[3]

On 27 August 1836, Sheriff Smith of Allegany County . . .” by virtue of a certain writ of Execution...out of the Court Of common Pleas...in favor of Sheldon Spencer plaintiff against Duty WHITE, defendant...goods and chattels lands & tenements of the said defendant he should cause to be made certain monys [sic] in the said writ specified...whereas said defendant not having sufficient goods & chattels...did...levy...sold at Nunda Valley $115. Town of Grove, SW corner of lot 12, TS 6, 50 acres.”[4]

In 1840, Duty, in Granger, is listed as age 40 to 49, with a female, 20-29 and two young males.[5] In 1850, Duty, age 50, is living one county west of Allegany County, in Cattaraugus County, Farmersville Township. He is living with Samantha, age 35, born about 1815, Andrew J., age 15, and George W., age 12.[6] In 1860, there is a Duty WHITE, age 60, born in New York, farming in Bradford Township, McKean County, Pennsylvania. Listed on the same page is a Geo. WHITE, age 21, born in New York^[[7]^]. These ages match the ages of our WHITEs. A Doty White is listed in a early transcription of Short Tract Cemetery gravestones, listing his age at death as 34. No dates are given in the transcription.[8] This is not our Duty WHITE as he was at least 50 years old in 1850. No gravestone for Duty was found in a search of the cemetery in 2004.[9]

[1] 1850 United States Federal Census, New York, Cattaraugus County , Roll M432_480, Farmersville Twp., Page 414, Image 194, Enumerated 21 Aug 1850, Line 32, Dwel 529, Fam 585, Duty White, 50?, M, W, Farmer, NY . . .

[2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Copy of the Boston Transcript, 21 Mar 1921, #8722: 1. WHITE< CLARK> Who were his parents and when and where was William White born? He was of State Track, [Shorttract] now Filmore, Alleghany County, n. y. He had: Moses, Justus, Duty, William and John, born 1811. . .L.M.D.R.

[3] 1830 United States Federal Census, New York, Allegany County, Grove Township, Roll M19_84, , Page 101, Image 205, Line 10, Wm White; Line 16, Duty White.

[4] Grantor Duty White, 1836, by the Sheriff, to Joseph Platt, book P, page 157, township 6, range 2, Morris Reserve, Lot 12.

[5] 1840 United States Federal Census, New York, Allegany County, Northern District, Roll: M704_265, Town of Granger, Page: 287 , Image: 572 ,Line 29, Duty White.

[6] 1850 United States Federal Census, New York, Cattaraugus County, Farmersville Twp, Roll M432_480, Page 414, Image 194, Enumerated 21 Aug 1850, Line 32, Dwel 529, Fam 585, Duty White, [unreadable, first number is possibly a 5, 50?, DOB is indexed as 1845], M, W, Farmer, NY[b. abt 1800]; Samantha, 35, F, NY[b. abt. 1815]; Andrew J., 15, M, NY[b. abt 1835]; George W. 12, M, NY[b. abt. 1838]

[7] 1860 United States Federal Census, Pennsylvania, McKean County, Bradford Township, Allegany Post Office, Page No. 121/617 (Ancestgry.com), 11 July 1860. Line 2, Geo White, 21, M, NY; Line 35, Dwel 909, Fam 901, Duty White, 60, M, Farmer, $200 personal, NY.

[8] Allegany County, New York GenWeb, Short Tract Cemetery, Granger, New York. From LDS Family History Library microfilm 17128 http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyallega/granger-short.htm

[9] Personal observation by Liz Cornish, 14 Nov 2004.

Duty WHITE b. 1800

Duty WHITE
b. 1800