The Washington herald., 1914-11-22
A CORNER In ANCESTORS
By FRANCES CoWLES.
THE WHITE FAMILY.

The first child born in New Eng:
land, Per5 Erine White-The family OF
Minor Winn-Hopes Of Virginia
Harlan or Harland-Neil coat Of arms
Skinner origin = James Chestney;
from Dublin-Ritchie, from Richmond
Two Virginia Taylor coats of arms
CardwCll changed TO Cardwill
1t is a matter Of justifiable pride with
the New England White family that the
first English child born in any Of the
New England colonies was member OF
the White family-Peregrine White. by
name. His father was William White,
who. with his wife. Susanna, came to
this country on the Mayfiower. William
died in the course Of the first winter,
and it was lift for the infant PeTegrine
to be the pioneer White in this country,
Besides teing the first mother in New
England. Susanna White was also the
first bTida. for she was married two
months after the death of her hTst hus-
band to Edward Winslow, the first gov
ernOr Of Massachusetts,. Peregrine White
Is spoken of as eXtravagant in his youth,
but We arc informed by his piOus con-
temporaTies that he was much reformed
in his later years and died hopefully
There are many descendants Of Peregrinc
White in this country at the present
time.
Among the other first settlers OF the
name are the following: Edward John
White. of Essex County, England. whU
settled In Cambridge. Mass. in l6S2: John
White. Of Canterbury. England. who set
tied in Pennsylvania with William Penn
in 1852; Col Thomas White, who settled
in Maryland in l72O
The White coat of arms here illus
trated is described thus: \ ChcvrOn be-
tween three lions rampant. or. in dexter
chief, a hand apaumee. Crest out of n
ducal corOnet argent a demi eagle with
wings expanded cable
To A. F. w, who asks for information
about the Winn family:e
The founder Of the Wynnc or Winn
family in America was Minor Winn, who
came to Virginia from Wales and settled
in Fauquier County. lie acquired a large
fortune and owned extensive tracts Of
land in Virginia and died in ITI. OF his
sons, John, the eldest, went to South
Carolina and settled in Fairfield district
Minor the second son, lived in Virginia
and died in Loudoun County. William
moved to South Carolina, where he mar
ried Rose Hampton. an aunt OF Gen
Wade Hampton. James went to Ken
lucky and settled in Louisville. Some OF
his children settled in hatcher, Miss
Richard. the youngest Of the sons OF
Minor Winn. re-oved to Tennessee.
where he married Priscilla Mckinley and
had eleven children.
To T. B. T, who asks for Information
about the Hope family:
The name Hope is derived from the
name OF parishes in counties Derby,
York. and others IN England. The word
means a sloping hollow between two
hills. From this word are derived the
There are eleven different coats OF arms
for the name. That of the Earl of Hope
tOun is described thus: Azure on q chev-
ron or. between three bezants, a laurel
leaf slipped vert. The crest is a broken
globe under a rainbow with clouds at
each end, all proper. The supporters are
two ladies in loose garments. hair dis
heveled, each holding an anchor in her
exterior hand, all proper. Motto: At
spes, non fracts." The use Of the an
chOr. the symbol of hope. in this coat
of arms is an interesting example of the
punning proclivities Of the heralds who
devised the various coats of arms, as
there is nothing in the derivation of the
surname Hope to indicate this meaning
OF the word.
In this country the first settler Of the
name was George Hope OF Hampton.
Va, who was born in Cumberland, Eng
Whitehaven about Ill. He superintend-
cd the construction of gunboats for the
Virginia navy during the Revolutionary
war. He had the following children:
George, Sarah, Meredith Isaac, Isaac,
Joseph, Thomas, William. and Wilton.
To S. +. H., who asks for information
about the Harlan family:
The name Harlan is of English origin.
The name is identical with Harland, but
the origin is unknown. | have been un-
able to find the record Of the first set
tier of the name. There was a GeOrge
Harland Of Berkeley County. w. Va, a
Quaker farmer, whose grandson James.
OF Kentucky, was attorney general of
that State. He married Elizabeth Dav-
enport, and their son, John Marshall
Harlan. Of Louisville. Ky. was the IA
nous justice of the Supreme Court. lie
married Melvina Shanklin. OF Indiana
\ John c. Harlan, who was born in
1915 in Cecil County, Md. went to San
canon County in 1859. His family is
numerous in Illinois at the present time.
To NJ. A. who asks for the coat OF
arms OF the Neil family: