John White (major)

{{Short description|Irish-American soldier (died 1777)}}

{{Infobox military person

| name = John White

| birth_date = {{circa}} 1745

| birth_place = Ireland

| death_date = October 1777 (aged {{circa}} 32)

| allegiance = United States

| serviceyears = 1777

| battles = American Revolutionary War

:Battle of Germantown{{DOW}}

| spouse = Sarah Moore

| children = Alexander, William, and John

}}

Major John White ({{circa}} 1745 – October 1777) was a native Irish soldier in the American Revolutionary War. He died from a gunshot wound shortly after October 4, 1777, while acting as a volunteer aide under General John Sullivan during the Battle of Germantown.{{cite web|title=General Orders, 29 September 1777|url=https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-11-02-0369|website=Founders Online|publisher=National Archives and Records Administration|accessdate=15 March 2018|language=en}} He was shot during the attempted burning of Chew House, also known as Cliveden.Battle of Germantown#Casualties{{Unreliable source?|date=March 2018}}

White was a merchant prior to the war. In 1765 or 1766, he married Sarah Moore, daughter of Alexander Moore. Before her death on October 15, 1770, they had three children: Alexander, William, and John Moore White.{{cite book|title=Reports of Committees: 30th Congress, 1st Session - 48th Congress, 2nd Session United States congressional serial set|date=1852|publisher=United States. Congress. Senate|pages=152|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=16YFAAAAQAAJ&q=Rep.com.+No+151|accessdate=15 March 2018}} He left his family and business in England in order to participate in the war.