White, John, 1749-1830

Deacon John White (b. Acton, Mass., 1749; d. Concord, Mass., 1830) kept store in Concord about 1773-1821. Around 1780, he bought and added onto the store building in Monument Square today used for the Colonial Inn. He prospered during the period from 1790 to about 1810. (John Thoreau, father of Henry David, was one of the Deacon's clerks.) White sold his stock and rented his store to Daniel Shattuck and Bela Hemenway in 1812, became Shattuck's partner after Hemenway's 1816 death, sold the business to Shattuck in 1821, and retired. Deacon of the First Parish in Concord from 1784 to 1827.

(Cont.) Tilly Merrick (b. 1755; d. 1836) was also a Concord storekeeper (1798-1822).

From the description of Receipts for purchases made by Tilly Merrick of Deacon John White, 1798-1814. (Concord Public Library). WorldCat record id: 35578766