Anthony Walton White
| Anthony Walton White | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 7, 1750 New Brunswick, New Jersey |
| Died | February 10, 1803 (aged 52) New Brunswick, New Jersey |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Ellis (m. 1783; his death 1803) |
| Children | Eliza Mary White |
| Parents | Anthony White Elizabeth Morris |
| Relatives |
Lewis Morris (grandfather) William Paterson (brother-in-law) Walton Evans (grandson) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Continental Army |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War |
Anthony Walton White (July 7, 1750 – February 10, 1803) was a Brigadier General in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War who had previously served as an aide-de-camp to General George Washington.
He was born on July 7, 1750 to Elizabeth Morris (1712–c. 1784) and Anthony White III (1717–1787) in New Brunswick, New Jersey. His paternal great-grandfather, Anthony White I, was a royalist who, after the execution of Charles I, emigrated to Bermuda and became connected with the government of the islands of which his son, Anthony White II, and grandson, Leonard White, were chief justices.
White's father, Anthony White III, moved to the United States from Bermuda and married Elizabeth Morris, the daughter of Governor Lewis Morris (1671–1746), a Governor of New Jersey. His elder sister, Euphemia White (1746–1832), was the second wife of William Paterson (1745–1806). White received his education under the immediate direction of his father.
At the age of twenty-five, his time was employed in study and in assisting his father in the management of his large estates.
In October 1775, he obtained a commission as major and aide-de-camp to General George Washington. On February 9, 1776, White was commissioned by the Continental Congress as the lieutenant colonel of the 3rd New Jersey Regiment. He was actively engaged in the service in the North until 1780, being successively appointed Lieutenant Colonel of the 4th Continental Light Dragoons in the Continental army, February 13, 1777, lieutenant colonel commandant of the 1st Continental Light Dragoons, December 10, 1779, and colonel, February 16, 1780. At that time, he was ordered by General Washington to take command of all the cavalry in the southern army, and, upon his own personal credit, equipped two regiments with which to operate against Lord Cornwallis in South Carolina.
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