White, Peregrine

White, Peregrine (1620-1703), was the first English child born in New England, on the Mayflower in Cape Cod Bay on Dec. 17, 1620. His father, William, died soon afterward. His mother, Susanna White, then married Edward Winslow, becoming both the first mother and the first bride in Plymouth. Peregrine White became a captain of militia and settled in nearby Marshfield. He died on July 20, 1703.