John Titus Sr. (1672 - 1750)

Born 29 Apr 1672 in Westbury, Nassau, Long Island, NY

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Biography

John was a Friend (Quaker)

John Titus was the son of Edmond and Martha.^[1] He was born 29d 2m 1672 [29 Apr 1673].^[1][2]

He married Sarah Willits on 9d 8m 1695 [9 Oct 1695].^[3][4] Sarah was the daughter of Henry Willis and his wife Mary Peace.^[3][5]

He married second Martha Smith.

He died 4d 1m 1751 [4 Mar 1752] aged near 80y.^[1]

The following is an abstract of John's will from the Abstracts of Wills On File In the Surrogate's Office: City of New York:^[6]

"These Presents Witnesseth that I John Titus of Westbury in the town of Hempstead, in Queens County, Being this 19 day of Sept 1747, well in health. I leave to my youngest son, Richard Titus, 2 cows and calves and all my horses and 8 sheep to be put at use for him until he is 21. I leave to my wife's daughter, Mary Post, my round table and trundle bed. I leave to my wife Mary all the rest of my household goods and L30, now in the hands of my son William, also a negro woman, during her life or widowhood, and then to be sold and the money to be paid to my son Richard. I leave to my eldest sons, John, Jacob and William, all my lands mentioned in their several deeds under my hand and seal. Leaves legacies to his 4 daughters Mary, Philada, Sarah and Phebe. I make my wife and my son Jacobe, executors. Witnesses, Richard Post, Sarah Titus, Benjamin Smith.

Proved, 22 May 1751, Sarah titus being a known Quaker.

Children

Children named in his will:

• John, 1st son named
• Jacob, 2nd son, co-executor with mother Mary (Post) Titus
• William, 3rd son named
• Richard, 4th and "youngest of my sons"
• Mary
• Philada
• Sarah
• Phebe

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} James E. Hazard Index, The Records of New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends at Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College.; Call Number N 452; Volume 3.1; Page 122; ID 71635
2. ↑ William Wade Hinshaw. The Encyclopedia of Quaker Genealogy, 1750-1930, Vol. III. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1969- 1977.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} James E. Hazard Index, The Records of New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends at Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College.; Call Number N 452; Volume 3.1; Page 20; ID 71592
4. ↑ Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004. Reprinted by Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2012, [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA. Accessed 25 Jan 2020.
5. ↑ Weygant, Charles H. "The Sacketts of America: their ancestors and descendants, 1630-1907; pub.1907; e-book image pg.368; online db reprinting by Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2005, Provo, UT., USA. Accessed 25 Jan 2020.
6. ↑ New York (State). Surrogate's Court (New York County), John Keller, William S. (William Smith) Pelletreau, and New York (State). Prerogative court. Abstracts of Wills On File In the Surrogate's Office: City of New York. [New York: Printed for the Society, 18931913. volume unknown. p. 336

• Genealogical Research Library, comp. New York City, Marriages, 1600s-1800s; Vital Record Extracts. Reprinted as "NY City, Compiled Marriage Index, 1600s-1800s by Ancestry.com Operations Inc, [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA. Accessed 25 Jan 2020. Source text: Sarah Willis and John Titus m. 1695, Wesbury, New York. record marriage id: 2220322388. Reprinted by Ancestry.com Operations Inc, [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Accessed 25 Jan 2020.
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