Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Caauwe and Sommerfeld Families

John White
1. John White was born about 1596 in Shalford, Essex, England; died on 23 Jan 1684 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Family/Spouse: Mary Levett. Mary was born in 1601 in Shalford, Essex, England; died on 28 Mar 1666 in Hartford, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Nathaniel White
was born on 27 Dec 1629 in Messing, Essex, England; died on 27 Aug 1711 in Middleton, Hartford, Connecticut.
- 2. Nathaniel White
Generation: 2
2. Nathaniel White
(1.John1) was born on 27 Dec 1629 in Messing, Essex, England; died on 27 Aug 1711 in Middleton, Hartford, Connecticut. Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Bunce. Elizabeth was born in 1635 in Middleton, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 14 Apr 1690 in Middleton, Hartford, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Deacon Nathaniel White
was born on 7 Jul 1652 in Middleton, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 15 Feb 1742 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts.
- 3. Deacon Nathaniel White
Generation: 3
3. Deacon Nathaniel White
(2.Nathaniel2, 1.John1) was born on 7 Jul 1652 in Middleton, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 15 Feb 1742 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Savage. Elizabeth was born on 3 Jun 1655 in Middleton, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 30 Jan 1742 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Elizabeth White
was born on 8 Nov 1695 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts; died on 15 Oct 1753 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. - 5. William White
was born on 15 Aug 1698 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts; died on 30 May 1774 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts.
- 4. Elizabeth White
Generation: 4
4. Elizabeth White
(3.Deacon3, 2.Nathaniel2, 1.John1) was born on 8 Nov 1695 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts; died on 15 Oct 1753 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Family/Spouse: Samuel Montague. Samuel was born on 2 Apr 1695 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts; died on 31 Jan 1779 in Sunderland, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 6. Major Richard Montague
was born on 7 May 1729 in Sunderland, Massachusetts; died on 21 Feb 1794 in North Leverett, Massachusetts.
- 6. Major Richard Montague
5. William White
(3.Deacon3, 2.Nathaniel2, 1.John1) was born on 15 Aug 1698 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts; died on 30 May 1774 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Family/Spouse: Mary Selden. Mary was born on 27 Sep 1703 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts; died on 10 Aug 1735 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. Richard White
was born in 1721; died in 1811.
- 7. Richard White
Generation: 5
6. Major Richard Montague
(4.Elizabeth4, 3.Deacon3, 2.Nathaniel2, 1.John1) was born on 7 May 1729 in Sunderland, Massachusetts; died on 21 Feb 1794 in North Leverett, Massachusetts. Family/Spouse: Lucy Cooley. Lucy was born on 23 Sep 1731 in Sunderland, Massachusetts; died on 23 May 1795 in North Leverett, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 8. Hannah Montague
was born on 19 Mar 1752 in Sunderland, Massachusetts; died on 8 Jan 1836 in Sunderland, Massachusetts.
- 8. Hannah Montague
7. Richard White
(5.William4, 3.Deacon3, 2.Nathaniel2, 1.John1) was born in 1721; died in 1811. Family/Spouse: Rebekah Canthron. Rebekah was born in 1723; died in 1815. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 9. Benjamin Adin White
was born on 14 May 1760 in Loudoun Co, VA; died on 9 Oct 1837 in Lincoln, Loudoun, VA.
- 9. Benjamin Adin White
Generation: 6
8. Hannah Montague
(6.Major5, 4.Elizabeth4, 3.Deacon3, 2.Nathaniel2, 1.John1) was born on 19 Mar 1752 in Sunderland, Massachusetts; died on 8 Jan 1836 in Sunderland, Massachusetts. Family/Spouse: Capt. Nathaniel Gunn. Nathaniel was born on 12 Jan 1752 in Sunderland, Massachusetts; died on 6 Mar 1832 in Montague, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 10. Lucretia G Gunn
was born on 3 Oct 1775 in Sunderland, Massachusetts; died on 11 May 1840 in Enfield, Connecticut.
- 10. Lucretia G Gunn
9. Benjamin Adin White
(7.Richard5, 5.William4, 3.Deacon3, 2.Nathaniel2, 1.John1) was born on 14 May 1760 in Loudoun Co, VA; died on 9 Oct 1837 in Lincoln, Loudoun, VA. Family/Spouse: Mary Ann Stewart. Mary was born about 1768 in Virginia; died in 1845 in Logan, KY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 11. Louisa White
was born on 7 Sep 1818 in Loudoun Co, VA; died on 5 Feb 1874 in Loudoun Co, VA.
- 11. Louisa White
Generation: 7
10. Lucretia G Gunn
(8.Hannah6, 6.Major5, 4.Elizabeth4, 3.Deacon3, 2.Nathaniel2, 1.John1) was born on 3 Oct 1775 in Sunderland, Massachusetts; died on 11 May 1840 in Enfield, Connecticut. Family/Spouse: Samuel Fowler Dickinson. Samuel was born on 9 Oct 1775 in Amhurst, Massachusetts; died on 23 Apr 1838 in Hudson, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 12. Edward Dickinson
was born on 1 Jan 1803 in Amhurst, Massachusetts; died on 16 Jun 1874 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- 12. Edward Dickinson
11. Louisa White
(9.Benjamin6, 7.Richard5, 5.William4, 3.Deacon3, 2.Nathaniel2, 1.John1) was born on 7 Sep 1818 in Loudoun Co, VA; died on 5 Feb 1874 in Loudoun Co, VA. Family/Spouse: William Carruthers. William was born on 25 Aug 1817 in Loudoun Co, VA; died on 13 Dec 1876 in Woodburn, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 13. Sarah Elizabeth Carruthers
was born on 3 Jun 1850 in Leesburg, Loudoun, VA; died on 22 May 1925 in Nebraska.
- 13. Sarah Elizabeth Carruthers
Generation: 8
12.
Edward Dickinson
(10.Lucretia7, 8.Hannah6, 6.Major5, 4.Elizabeth4, 3.Deacon3, 2.Nathaniel2, 1.John1) was born on 1 Jan 1803 in Amhurst, Massachusetts; died on 16 Jun 1874 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. Family/Spouse: Emily Norcross. Emily was born on 23 Jun 1804 in Monson, Massachusetts; died on 14 Nov 1882 in Amhurst, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Sarah Elizabeth Carruthers
(11.Louisa7, 9.Benjamin6, 7.Richard5, 5.William4, 3.Deacon3, 2.Nathaniel2, 1.John1) was born on 3 Jun 1850 in Leesburg, Loudoun, VA; died on 22 May 1925 in Nebraska. Family/Spouse: James T Tavenner. James (son of Richard Tavenner and Delilah Violinda Hall) was born on 12 Nov 1846 in Leesburg, Loudoun, VA; died on 9 Mar 1922 in Page, Ne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 14. Louisa Velinda Tavenner
was born in 1874; died in 1957. - 15. Bertha A Tavenner
was born in 1877; died in 1974. - 16. Grace Belle Tavenner
was born in 1882 in Kansas; died in 1960 in Page, Nebraska. - 17. Willian Thomas Tavenner
was born in 1883; died in 1960. - 18. John Tavenner
was born in 1886. - 19. Tavenner
was born in 1889. - 20. Elmer J Tavenner
was born in 1892; died in 1964. - 21. Zora M Tavenner
was born in 1897.
- 14. Louisa Velinda Tavenner
