Talk:William White (bishop of Pennsylvania)

Uncertaintly about his wife
I've added about as much information as I can dig up. There's some uncertainty about the name of the Bishop's wife. Different sources identify either Elizabeth or Mary (née Harrison) as his wife. It's possible he remarried after the death of a first wife. There are two large paintings of the Bishop's grandparents in the Bishop White House, and the one of his grandmother is clearly labeled "Elizabeth Leigh." Perhaps some confusion has entered the record because of this painting.

If there is a need for other specific information, I will be happy to try to track it down. KateH 19:26, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Though his wife may have been a Mary Harrison, I don't know about the statement of her being of a "first family of Virginia". There was a large Harrison family of Virginia, but she was not one. Her father Henry's Wikipedia page said he was born in England and lived in Philadelphia. The Virginia phrase should probably be removed. Rgurganus (talk) 14:55, 23 January 2017 (UTC)

Saints banner and category
Based on this individual being included in the Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church in the United States of America), I am adding the Category:Anglican saints and the Saints WikiProject banner to this article. I am awaiting reliable sources which can be used to add the content to the article. John Carter 19:17, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

Only Patriot in Phialdelphia?
The statement that "White was the only Episcopal cleric in Pennsylvania who sided with the American revolutionary cause; the other ordained Anglican priests remained loyal to the British, and many left the new country" is incorrect. The database www.jamesbbell.com lists all the Colonial Anglican clergy ordained in England. There are seven men who served in Philadelphia during the war. After July 4, 1776 and the passing Declaration of Independence, Jacob Duche, Provost William Smith, and William White, were patriots, as of August 1776 at least; Thomas Coombe, Sydenham Thorne, and Samuel Magaw are not on Loyalist confiscation lists, nor did they end in exile in England or Canada and were either Patriot or Neutralist. Only William Stringer, a recent immigrant form Ireland in 1773, remained a Loyalist; in a Letter, to  Lord Dartmouth on March 6, 1778, from Philadelphia, Stringer reports that he is the only clergyman in Philadelphia who has acted consistent with his ordination oath of allegiance to the King and duty as a minister. See The Manuscripts of the Earl of Dartmouth, Volume 2, p. 460. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Harrycroswell (talk • contribs) 10:44, 7 December 2014 (UTC)