My grandfather, Earl Loy White's gggg grandfather was Thomas White II b. Killkenny, Ireland March 17, 1739 his father, Thomas White was born in Ireland in 1719. Thomas White II emigrated to the colonies around 1771, he took part in the original Tea Party, served in the American Revolution under General Washington. Thomas White II married Elizabeth Jones and had 21 children, 3 sons fought in the Revolution, one of them, Ezekiel White died a British POW in The Battle of Lundy Lane in Niagra Falls in 1812.
Thomas White II is the gggg grandfather of Earl Loy White, this contributor's own grandfather