Major John White (c. 1745 – October 1777) was a native Irish soldier in the American Revolutionary War.
He died from a gunshot wound shortly after October 4, 1777, while acting as a volunteer aide under General John Sullivan during the Battle of Germantown.
[1] He was shot during the attempted burning of Chew House, also known as Cliveden.
Before her death on October 15, 1770, they had three children: Alexander, William, and John Moore White.
[3] He left his family and business in England in order to participate in the war.