Peregrine White

Captain
Peregrine White
Bornc. (1620-11-20)November 20, 1620
DiedJuly 20, 1704(1704-07-20) (aged 83)
Burial placeWinslow Cemetery
Other namesPeregrin
Known forFirst baby born in Plymouth Colony
SpouseSarah Bassett
ChildrenDaniel White, Sylvanus White
Parents
RelativesResolved White (brother)
Signature
Peregrine White
William Halsall, Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor (1882)

Peregrine White (b. 1620  – d. 1704) was the first boy born on the Pilgrim ship the Mayflower in the harbour of Massachusetts, the second baby born on the Mayflower's historic voyage, and the first known English child born to the Pilgrims in America.[1] His parents, William White and his pregnant wife Susanna, with their son Resolved White and two servants, came on the Mayflower in 1620. Peregrine White was born while the Mayflower lay at anchor in the harbor at Cape Cod. In later life, he became a person of note in Plymouth Colony, active in both military and government affairs.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ Green, Eugene; Sachse, William; McCaulley, Brian (2006). The Names of Cape Cod. Arcadia Press. p. 206. ISBN 978-1-933212-84-5.
  2. ^ Johnson 2006, p. 247.
  3. ^ Stratton 1986, pp. 79, 365, 370, 406, 408.
  4. ^ A genealogical profile of William White (Peregrine) Archived November 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine