1678;  At the age of about 17, he deposed at the Quarterly Court of Essex Co., MA in a case involving an indentured servant named Chubb and his master.  Apparently the issue involved the prompt return of Chubb to his master after his military service at the garrison at Hadley.  "Philip Whitt, aged about 17 years, deposed that he heard Chubb say that he returned to his master on December 25.  Elizabeth Herrick deposed the same.  Sworn in court."
Philip and 6 of his neighbors became involved in a long standing controversy regarding their membership at the church in Newton.  According to the town records, Philip and his neighbors complained that they lived four and a half to five miles from Newton meeting house and attending the church there was a hardship.  In 1705 he and six neighbors (William Ward, Edward Ward, Nathaniel Healy, Daniel Colburn, Benjamin Wilson, and Elizabeth Bacon) petitioned the town to move the meeting house to a more central location because otherwise they chose to attend the Roxbury church since it was closer to them.  Their petition was not accepted.  Eight years later in 1713, the above neighbors with the exception of Benjamin Wilson, again petitioned to divide the town into two precincts so that another meeting house could be built closer to them.  The outcome of this petition was that the Court saw no cause to divide the town nor to move the meeting house, but in recognition of the petitioners hardship, advised Newton to allow the petitioners to worship in Roxbury.  Eleven years later, in 1722, Newton sued Philip White and his neighbors for refusing to support the Newton church, and incarcerated some of them.  The petitioners again brought the issue before the Court.  In December of that year, Newton petitioned the Court to have the six families come back to Newton because they had built a new meeting house much closer to them.  April 7, 1711;  Philip White of Beverly and William Farrington Jr. of Lynn (a cordwainer and Philips brother in law) sold land, a house and a barn in New Town to Ephraim Wheeler of New Town.  Witnesses : William Farrington and Thomas Foxcroft. (Middlesex Co. Deeds 15:480)
March 12,1713; Philip White of New Town, bought out his brother in laws (William Farrington) half share of land and barn on the highway from Cambridge to Dedham.  This was the land and barn which they purchased together from Ephraim Wheeler.  Witnesses: John Burrill and Anna Burrill.  (Middlesex Co. Deeds 17:164)
August 22, 1713; Philip White of New Town sold land to Eliezer Moody of Dedham.  Mentioned is Ephraim Wheeler.  Philip's wife Deborah signed.  Witnesses: Andrew White and Humphrey Thomas.  (Middlesex Co. Deeds 16:363)
December 14, 1714 Philip White and William Ward's request to have a highway opened from Dedham Road, near Palmer's Brook, through land belonging to  Philip White, Nathaniel Healy, and William Ward, to the highway going to the Roxbury line was approved.
March 28, 1722; Philip and Deborah White of New Town deeded land to their son Andrew White, upon which he had already built his home.
1726;  The selectman of Newton and a committee staked out the town ways.  Philip White's land was mentioned.
July 1737; Deposed in Boston age about 76, that he was b. at Kennebec, lived there until 14, knew Richard Pattishall well, and Thomas Elbridge often came to his father's house.
December 1739; age about 77, he deposed about the Dyer family. and his own birthplace, Jeremisquam Neck.
June 1742; Between age 80 and 81.
Burial: with wife, Burying Point Cemetary, Woolwich, Me.20 (?)