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If you missed the conference you missed a real treat. We had several experts from the Smithsonian who made a presentation about the mystery of "The Boy in the Coffin". The mystery began April 1 when construction workers,who were digging in DC, discoverted a coffin. The coffin was 150 years old. The experts from the Smithsonian talked about the process they followed in idenifing the boy in the coffin. You can read more about this mystery here.

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If you missed the Ghotes conference last Sept., you missed an excellent presentation by folks from the Smithsonian Institution about “The Boy in the Coffin”. The presentation was extremely interesting and informative. The folks from the Smithsonian went into great detail about the investigation to find the identity of a 19th century teenage boy whose remains were recently discovered at a Washington DC construction site. The boy was identified as William Taylor White from Accomack County Virginia.

On March 29th, 2008 at 8:00PM the History Channel broadcast a show about William Taylor White (boy in the coffin). The show explore the fascinating investigative work of Dr. Doug Owsley, one of the world's top forensic anthropologists. Dr. Owsley has examined more than 10,000 skeletons, including those of Jamestown colonists, and has assisted the FBI and other law enforcement agencies in solving numerous criminal cases. Watch as Dr. Owsley and his team from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History use digital 3D imaging, scanning electron microscopy, and virtual facial reconstruction, to analyze 400 year-old skeletons as they search for a cold case homicide victim, and investigate the identity of a 19th century teenage boy whose remains were recently discovered at a Washington, DC construction site.

These links here, and here to the History Channel web sites have additional information. Down load a PDF file about the program here.

If you missed this program on the History Channel, at 8:00 PM March 29th, you can view parts of the program here.

More on the Boy in the Coffin

M.K. Miles has put together a document on the William White's ancestors, starting with William White, wheelwright (1614-1682) and all his descendants down thru the generation of William Taylor White (1837-1852) who is the Boy in the Coffin. I'm pretty sure of the Boy's line back thru William Ayres White (1784-1843), Levin White (1765-1799), Solomon White (1715-1785), Simcock White (1676-1721). But placing Simcock as a son of William White II, planter (1640-1703) is the unproven part, as William II only named the son William III, who had done the most for him in his in his verbal will of 1702, implying there were other sons, but not naming them.

In 1713 Simcock White bought part of tract A121 which is in White's Neck and was the location of named son William. Simcock not being shown in the Tithable List from 1663 to 1695 could be explained by the fact he would have been underage that he would have been listed with William White II. Since he was not shown on a headright list between 1663 & 1709, it is assumed that he was probably born in the colony.

M.K. is looking for comments, corrections, additions, etc. Anything you have will help.

Click here to download a PDF copy of the Descendants of William White (Wheelwright)

Click here to download a PDF copy of the Ancestors of William T White (1837-1852)

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