virginia physician early american physician military officer pioneer colony virginia white born scotland son physician practicing studied medicine later served surgeon rank captain royal_navy relocated delaware pennsylvania finally pioneer present day virginia white physicians practicing conducted practice residence near white larger wave scottish physicians settled virginia prior white white political family virginia west_virginia father united_states house representative grandfather virginia judge united_states house representative early life education born scotland son physician practicing died white lineage scottish english origins descending scottish presbyterian movement 17th century studied medicine edinburgh scotland graduated doctor medicine degree institution royal_navy service following completion education white served surgeon rank captain royal_navy known certain white resigned commission white family tradition held left royal_navy engaged duel officer arrival america white member family travel reside america white arrived visited uncle ancestor united_states house_of_representatives member residing delaware colony white fell love eldest daughter margaret married delaware colony white marriage margaret likely cause resignation royal_navy margaret father relocated near york pennsylvania white erected residence named white hall family ancestral home scotland settlement virginia york white relocated pioneer stream near winchester virginia later included following creation established plantation virginia white accompanied elderly father law settled miles south winchester white earlier pioneer settlers white families established oldest presbyterian congregation formed west blue ridge mountains white farm consisting acres south present day unincorporated community virginia route white land tract surveyed april issued formal land grant 6th lord cameron november survey stated white residing land tract white established permanent residence land grant ancestral home white family virginia west_virginia white physicians practicing died white practiced residence near notable patients colonel founder winchester virginia white son alexander married wood daughter white larger wave scottish physicians settled virginia prior white alma mater leading center medical education research school trained physicians needed scotland unlike white majority scottish physicians practiced main centers population colonial port cities later life death white died age interred eastern corner miles south winchester tree located white burial site eastern corner cemetery tree remained burial site white survived sons robert alexander john wife son inherited white family farm following white death marriage children white married eldest daughter uncle wife white wife margaret children
Robert White (Virginia physician)