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Katherine (White) Legatt
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| Birth: Probably
in the 1570s, and probably at Sturton-le-Steeple, Nottinghamshire. |
 Mourt's
Relation: A Journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth.
This day-to-day journal, chronicling events during the first year at
Plymouth, may have been partially authored by John Carver.
Portions were also written by Edward Winslow, and probably some by
William Bradford as well. This is the only first-hand account,
written by the Mayflower passengers, that tells the day-to-day
details of what happened while they were exploring Cape Cod, building
their colony, and meeting with the Indians.
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Marriage:
- Mr. Legatt, before 1599. Some sources suggest, without
conclusive evidence, that his name was George.
- John Carver, before 1617, Leiden.
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| Death: About May
or June
1621, Plymouth. |
Children by Mr.
Legatt: Mary
Children by John Carver: unnamed child buried in 1617 probably as
an infant. |
Biographical Summary
Katherine White was the daughter of
Alexander White of Sturton-le-Steeple, Nottinghamshire, England.
She was born probably in the 1570s. In 1599, Alexander White
mentions his daughter Legatt in his will, and mentions their daughter
Mary who is stated to have been under the age of 10. Nothing more
is known of Mr. Legatt, or of their daughter Mary. In 1604,
Katherine's sister Bridget married the Pilgrims' soon-to-be pastor, John
Robinson; and in 1605 sister Frances married to Francis Jessop.
The White, Jessop, and Robinson families were among those who moved to
Leiden, Holland; there in 1611 sister Jane married another Leiden church
member, Randall Thickens. At some point (whether before or after
the move to Holland is unknown), Katherine's husband died and she
remarried, perhaps around 1616, to John Carver. They buried a
child in November 1617 in Leiden.
Both Katherine and John Carver came on the Mayflower to Plymouth in
1620. John became governor for a time, until his death in April
1621 of an apparent sun stroke while working in the fields. His
wife Katherine died a few weeks later of what William Bradford described
as a broken heart. |
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