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Sen. Hugh Lawson White

Sen. Hugh Lawson White

Male 1773 - 1840  (66 years)

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  • Name Hugh Lawson White 
    Prefix Sen. 
    Born 30 Oct 1773  Rowan County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    FindaGrave Memorial ID 8037500 
    1830 Census 1830 
    • ____, Knox Co., TN, p. 357, as Hugh L. White, 010 010 010 0000 - 002 010 100 0000
    Died 10 Apr 1840  Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Aft 10 Apr 1840  First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2218  DNA Family 1 Genealogies
    Last Modified 29 Jul 2018 

    Father Gen. James White,   b. 1747, Rowan County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1821, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Mary Lawson,   b. 1744,   d. 10 May 1819, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 14 Apr 1770  Rowan County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1187  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elizabeth Moore Carrick,   b. 1783,   d. 25 Mar 1831, Natural Bridge Tavern, Rockbridge County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
    Alt. Marriage 14 Dec 1789  Knox County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Bef 1797 
    Children 
     1. Charles Andrew Carrick White,   b. 22 Dec 1797, Knox County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jan 1826, Knox County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 28 years)
     2. Betsy Moon White,   b. 25 Aug 1803, Knox County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jul 1828, Knox County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 24 years)
     3. James Moon May White,   b. 23 Oct 1803, Knox County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Nov 1828, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)
     4. Polly Lawson White,   b. 16 Oct 1805, Knox County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 May 1828  (Age 22 years)
     5. Lucinda Blount White,   b. 19 Sep 1807, Knox County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1827  (Age 19 years)
     6. Margaret Ann "Peggy" White,   b. 17 Nov 1809, Knox County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Aug 1831, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 21 years)
     7. Cynthia Williams White,   b. 29 Jul 1812, Knox County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jan 1829, Knox County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 16 years)
     8. Malinda McDowell White,   b. 21 May 1815, Knox County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 1830, Knox County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 14 years)
     9. Hugh Lawson White, Jr.,   b. 16 Aug 1818, Knox County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1819, Knox County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     10. Isabella Harvey White,   b. 19 May 1820, Knox County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Unknown
     11. Samuel A. White,   b. Abt 1824, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Unknown
    Last Modified 4 May 2006 
    Family ID F1188  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Ann E. [--?--],   d. Unknown 
    Married 30 Nov 1832 
    Last Modified 4 May 2006 
    Family ID F7460  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 30 Oct 1773 - Rowan County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Aft 10 Apr 1840 - First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • US Congressman. He was elected as a Senator from Tennessee to the United States Senate, serving from 1825 to 1840. White County, Arkansas is named for him.
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      Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949

      page 2002

      WHITE, Hugh Lawson, a Senator from Tennessee; born in Iredell County, N.C., October 30, 1773; moved with his parents in 1785 to that part of North Carolina which now is Knox County, Tenn.; participated in the expedition against the Cherokees under General Sevier; pursued classical studies in Philadelphia, Pa., and studied law in Lancaster, Pa.; was admitted to the bar in 1796 and commenced practice in Knoxville, Tenn.; private secretary to Governor Blount; judge of the State supreme court 1801-1807; served in the State senate 1807-1809; appointed United States district attorney in 1808; judge of the supreme court 1809-1815; chosen president of the State bank in 1815; again a member of the State senate 1817-1825; elected to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Andrew Jackson; reelected in 1829 and 1835 and served from October 28, 1825, to January 13, 1840, when he resigned because he could not conscientiously obey the instructions of his constituents; chosen President pro tempore of the Senate December 3, 1832; received the electoral votes of Tennessee and Georgia in 1836 for President of the United States; died in Knoxville, Tenn., April 10, 1840; interment in First Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

      The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans: Volume X

      page 385

      WHITE, Hugh Lawson, statesman, was born in Iredell county, N.C., Oct. 30, 1773; son of James White, the pioneer. He received a limited education, and in 1787 accompanied his father to the frontier settlement on the Holston river, Knox county, Tenn. He served as a volunteer under Gen. John Sevier, in the Cherokee war, taking part in the battle of Etowah, where he shot and killed the Indian chief, King Fisher. He studied law in Lancaster, Pa., under James Hopkins; was admitted to the bar in 1795, and established himself in practice in Knoxville, in 1796. He was private secretary to Governor Blount; U.S. district attorney, 1797-1809; a justice of the supreme court of Tennessee, 1801-07 and 1809-15, and state senator in 1809 and 1820-25. In 1815 he was elected president of the Bank of Tennessee, at Knoxille; he compiled the Land Laws of the state, and in 1817 drew up the act prohibiting duelling, and was appointed by President Monroe a member of the commission to adjust the claims of American citizens against Spain, 1820-24. He was chosen U.S. senator to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Andrew Jackson, in 1825; re-elected in 1827, serving from Dec. 12, 1825-March 3, 1833, and was president pro tempore of the senate in 1832 and also chairman of the committee on Indian affairs. He opposed the Panama mission, the system of internal improvements and the re-charter of the U.S. bank; favored a protective tariff; urged the policy of removing the Indians west of the Mississippi, and advocated limiting executive patronage, which last act caused a breach in his relations with President Jackson. He was nominated for President on the Whig ticket in 1836 and received 26 electoral votes, W. H. Harrison receiving 73, and Martin Van Buren, 170. He was re-elected to the senate for a full term in 1836, but resigned his seat Jan. 13, 1840, rather than obey the instructions of the Tennessee legislature, and was succeeded, Feb. 26, 1840, by Alexander Anderson of Knoxville. His "Memoir" by Nancy N. Scott, was published (1856). He died in Knoxville, April 10, 1840.

      The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 122

      page 289

      Mrs. Eleanor White Trenholm Donahue.
      DAR ID Number: 121914
      Born in Denver, Colo.
      Wife of James Donahue.

      Descendant of John Edwards King, Capt. James White, Thomas Walker, Henry Fry, Ensign Burdette Clifton, Maj. William Grymes, Lieut. John Trabue and Margaret Eskridge Kenner, as follows:

      1. Robiou White (b. 1855) m. 1884 Ellen Hodges King (b. 1861).

      2. Rufus C. White (1836-96) m. 1853 Virginia I. Robiou (1836-76); John Quincy Adams King (1828-80) m. 1851 Leana Sophia King (1835-1910).

      3. Thomas White (b. 1798) m. 1826 Catherine Fry; Alfred King (1806-72) m. 1826 Nancy Haggard (1808-38) (parents of Leana); Louis Charles Robiou (b. 1807) m. 1830 Rosalie Roselle.

      4. Hugh Lawson White (1773-1840) m. Elizabeth Carrick; Wesley Fry (1779-1823) m. Susan (Sukey) Walker (b. 1778); Rice Haggard (b. 1769) m. 1806 Ann Nancy Grymes Wiles (1772-1849); Thomas Robiou m. 1805 Frances Baskerville Trabue; John Edwards King m. 1791 Sarah Clifton (1768-1815).

      5. James White m. 1770 Mary Lawson (1744-1819); Henry Fry m. 1764 Susanna Walker (1746-1808); Burdette Clifton m. 1759 Rebecca Kenner (b. 1740); William Grymes m. 1770 Sarah Nicholas; John Trabue m. 2nd 1788 Magdalen Baskerville (1750-1841).

      6. Thomas Walker m. 1st 1741 Mildred Thornton Meriwether (1721-78); Joshua Fry m. Mary (Micaw) Hill; Howson Kenner m. 1732 Margaret Eskridge.

      John Edwards King (1757-1828) served, 1776, as private in the Stafford County militia. He was born in Dumfries, Virginia; died in Cumberland County, Ky.

      James White (1747-1821) was captain in North Carolina militia. He was born in Rowan County, N. C.; died in Knox County, Tenn.

      Thomas Walker (1715-94) was a member of the Committee of Safety of Virginia and of the Revolutionary Convention. He was born in King and Queen County; died in Albemarle County, Va.

      Henry Fry (1738-1823) served as clerk of Albemarle County, Va., during the Revolution. He was born in Albemarle County; died in Culpeper County, Va.

      Burdette Clifton was ensign, Virginia Continental Line. He was born, 1736, in King George County, Va.; died in Bardstown, Ky.

      William Grymes served as captain and major, Virginia Continental Line. He was born in Norfolk County; died in Virginia.

      John Trabue (1735-91) was lieutenant in Virginia Continental Line. He was born in Chesterfield County, Va.

      Margaret Eskridge Kenner furnished supplies to the soldiers. She was born, 1715, in Westmoreland; died in Fauquier County, Va.

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      Tennessee Records

      FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH CEMETERY
      The first church built in Knoxville. This cemetery is one of the oldest in Knox County.

      Hugh Lawson White, Oct. 29, 1773-April 10, 1840; married Elizabeth Carrick, second Mrs. Peyton.

      Hugh Lawson White and Elizabeth Carrick White had twelve children, 8 daughters and 4 sons. Only two of them survive, to wit: Isabella, who married General William French, and Samuel A., who both lived in Knoxville. Betsy married Newton Scott, also lived in Knoxville. All the above long since dead, Hugh L. Craighead of Nashville was one of the four descendants of Hugh Lawson and Elizabeth Carrick White; his mother, Sophia, being the daughter of C. A. C. White, son of Judge White. Father, mother, and all the children died of consumption.

      Margaret White McClung was born in Iredell, N. C., April 1, 1770-Aug. 17, 1827.

      Moses White, born April 22, 1775; married Isabella McNutt, daughter of George McNutt.

      Mary McConnell White, born Nov. 11, 1782; married Dr. F. May, second, Judge John Overton.

      Cyntha Barry White, born April 7, 1786; married Gen. Thomas A. Smith, U. S. A.

      Melinda White, born Feb. 15, 1789; married Col. John Williams.

      Charles McClung.

      Andrew Carrick, Dec. 22, 1797-Nov. 16, 1828.

      Betsy Moon White, Aug. 25, 1803-July 2, 1828.

      Gen. James White, Revolutionary Soldier, 1747-1821. His wife, Mary Lawson White, died May 10, 1819; age, 77 years.

      Margaret White McClung, April 10, 1770-Oct. 27, 1827.

      Polly Lawson White, Oct. 4, 1805-May 15, 1818; married William Swan.

      Lucinda Blount White, Sept. 19, 1807-Nov. 20, 1827.

      Peggy Ann White, Nov. 17, 1809-Aug. 2, 1831; married Ebenezer Alexander. Cyntha Williams White, July 29, 1812-Jan. 20, 1829.

      Malinda McDowell White, May 21, 1815-1830.

      On one stone: Sophia, Elizabeth, Hugh, and James Park, all children of A. C. C. White, all died in 1827.

      Rev. Samuel Ramsay, died Dec. 27, 1827.

      Betsy Jones McClung, May, 1803-April 8, 1829.

      Matthew McClung, June 18, 1805-Oct. 5, 1844.

      W. C. McMillian, Oct. 17, 1795-Oct., 1844.

      James White McClung, Jan. 6, 1798-May 21, 1848.

      Hugh Lawson McClung, May 26, 1818-May 31, 1849.

      Margaret Malinda McClung, Oct. 26, 1812-July 17, 1868.

      Mary Blount, wife of Governor Blount, died 1802.

      William Blount, Governor of the Territory, died Mar. 21, 1800; age, 55 years.

      Rev. Samuel Carrick, July 17, 1765-Aug. 17, 1800.

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      HUGH LAWSON WHITE BIBLE RECORDS

      The Hugh Lawson White Bible was a gift to the library by Miss Mary Alcesta Legerwood of Knoxville, a granddaughter of the late John H. Crozier.

      Hugh Lawson White and Elizabeth Carrick were married by the Rev. Samuel G. Ramsay, Dec. 14, 1789. She died March 25, 1831, leaving a son.

      Charles Andrew Carrick White, their son, born Dec. 22, 1797; died Jan. 18, 1826, leaving a wife and three children; buried in Knoxville.

      James Moon May White, their second son, born Oct. 23, 1801; died Nov. 16, 1828, at Tuscaloosa, Ala., where he was buried, leaving a wife and son and daughter, Polly Lawson White.

      Betsy Moon White, their oldest daughter, born Aug. 23, 1803; married John Newton Scott in 1818, who died 1819. She died Nov. 12, 1828, leaving one daughter, Nancy Scott.

      Polly Lawson White, their second daughter, born Oct. 16, 1805; married William Swan in 1827, and died May 13, 1828, leaving no children, and was buried in Knoxville. Lucinda Blount White, their third daughter, born Sept. 19, 1807; died March 20, 1827; never married; buried in Knoxville.

      Peggy Ann White, their fourth daughter, born Nov. 17, 1809; married Ebenezer Alexander. Their oldest child, Elizabeth, died June 1, 1831, and was buried at Judge Overton's place near Nashville, Tenn.

      Peggy Ann, died at her father's home in Knoxville, Aug. 25, 1831, and buried in Knoxville.

      Cynthia Williams White, their fifth daughter, born July 29, 1812; died Jan. 3, 1829; unmarried; buried in Knoxville.

      Malinda McDowell White, their sixth daughter, born May 21, 1815; died April 3, 1830.

      Hugh Lawson White, their third son, born Aug. 16, 1818; died Jan. 20, 1819.

      Isabella Harvey White, eighth daughter, born May 19, 1820.


      GRANDCHILDREN

      Samuel Davis Carrick White, their fourth son, born May 26, 1825.
      Nancy N. Scott, daughter of Betsy Moon White, born 1819.
      Sophia Elizabeth, Hugh Lawson and James Park, children of Charles A. C. White, James White died 1827; buried in Knoxville.
      James, John and Elizabeth, children of James Moon May White.

      BIRTHS

      Elizabeth Alexander, daughter o**** Peggy Ann White, born 1830; die**** June, 1831.
      James Park, born in County Donegal, Ireland, April 14, 1770.
      Sophia Moody Park, born in Wilmington, Del., April 2, 1770.
      Park, Nancy Aiken, born Dec. 7, 1804.
      Nancy Aiken Park, born Dec. 7, 1804.
      Andrew Park, born March 2, 1806.
      William P. Park, born Dec. 10, 1807.
      Sophia Park, born Nov. 7, 1809.
      Eliza Park, born Sept. 6, 1811.
      Mary Park, born Aug. 25, 1813.
      Harriet Park, born Aug. 25, 181****
      Hugh Park, born Jan. 15, 1816.
      Margaret Park, born Oct. 10, 181****
      Jean Park, born Sept. 18, 1819.
      James Park, born Sept. 18, 182****
      Carrick White Park, born Oct. **** 1826.
      Sophia Eliza Park, born March 2 1822.
      Hugh Lawson White Park, bo**** March 7, 1824.
      James White Park, born Dec. 2**** 1825.


      MARRIAGES

      Georgean Washington English, born Oct. 13, 1834.
      James Park and Sophia Moody, married Feb. 23, 1804.
      Nancy Aiken Park, married Charles A. C. White, Oct. 25, 1821.
      Sophia Park, married George Moon White, March 9, 1827.
      Andrew Park, married Ananda M. Morgan, April 22, 1830.
      William Park, married Sarah Jane Crockett, April 28, 1836.
      Eliza Park, married Charles H. Coffin, Jan. 4, 1837.
      Mary Park, married George W. English, Oct. 13, 1833.
      Margaret Park, married James M. Welcker, Dec. 11, 1860.
      Jean Park, married Langdon Bowie, Sept. 28, 1841.
      Sophia Eliza Park, married Robert Craighead, Sept. 28, 1841.
      Mary England Park, married William S. Kennedy, Jan 1, 1843.
      James Park, married Phebia C. Alexander, May 27, 1847.


      DEATHS

      Carrick White Park, married Jane Deadrick, Dec. 8, 1859.
      Sophia Park, died Oct. 14, 1816.
      Charles A. C. White, died Jan. 18, 1826.
      Nancy Aiken White, died Jan. 3, 1827.
      James White Park, died Jan 27, 1826.
      Hugh Lawson Park, died May 12, 1843, in his father's home.
      Sophia Elizabeth Park Craighead, died Jan. 19, 1850.
      James Park, Sr., died Sept. 19, 1853.
      James M. Welcker, died April, 1858.
      Margaret Welcker, died March 10, 1892.
      Andrew Park, died in St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 21, 1892.
      Carrick White Park, died Sept. 18, 1890.
      Sophia Moon Park White, died April 30, 1894.
      George Moon White, died Dec. 18, 1889.
      William Park, died Nov. 24, 1895.
      Sophia Park Brooks, died April 28, 1886.
      James Park Craighead, died at the home of Rev. James Park.
      Robert Craighead, died in Nashville Oct. 1, 1829.
      Carrick White Park, died Sept. 28, 1890.
      Sophia Moody Park, died Jan. 16, 1812.