WHITE, Francis (1621-57), of Westminster and Cheshunt, Herts.

Military: soldier, then corporal (parlian.), coy. of Capt. Clay, ft. regt. of Philip Skippon*, army of 3rd earl of Essex, 1642. Sgt. and ensign, coy. of Maj. Holmes, regt. of Edward Montagu†, 2nd earl of Manchester, c.1643;E121/2/9/41; F. White, The Copies of Severall Letters contrary to the Opinion of the Present Powers (1649), 1 (E.548.6). ensign to coy. of ?Hezekiah Haynes* by 24 Sept. 1644;SP28/16/266. lt. coy. of Robert Johnston by 12 Oct. 1644.SP28/19/322; E121/2/9/40. Capt. of ft. regt. of Sir Thomas Fairfax*, New Model army, May 1645; maj. by 16 July 1647.M. Wanklyn, Reconstructing the New Model Army (Solihull, 2015–16), i. 55, 76; Clarke Pprs. i. pp. xxii, 176. Lt.-col. regt. of William Goffe*, 3 Sept. 1650–d. Wanklyn, New Model Army, i. 97; ii. 84; Abbott, Writings and Speeches, ii. 372–3. Gov. Mardyck Fort, Flanders by 9 Oct. 1657–d.CSP Dom. 1657–8, pp. 122–3.

Local: commr. ejecting scandalous ministers, Herts. 28 Aug. 1654; securing peace of commonwealth, Berks. c.Dec. 1655;TSP iv. 284–5. assessment, Westminster 9 June 1657.A. and O.