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John (Brittain) Britton (abt. 1761 - abt. 1822)

Col. John Britton formerly Brittain
Born about in Hunterdon County, New Jerseymap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of and
Husband of — married about 2 Jun 1781 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Father of , and
Died about at about age 61 in Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jerseymap
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Biography

John Britton was born in 1761 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, a son of Nathaniel Brittain and Thisbe Anderson. On June 2, 1781, he married Hannah Opdyck (1760-1821) and they had several children including Nathaniel Britton (1781-1867). After the death of Hannah’s father, Joshua Opdycke, they lived in the old stone house Joshua built when he and his brother Richard settled the region. Their sons operated the store Richard had kept in the other stone house. John died December 27, 1822 and was buried near Hannah at Baptistown Cemetery, Baptistown, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

Children of John and Hannah Britton:

  • Nathaniel Britton 1781-1867; m. 1803 Charity Bellis (1778-1872)
  • John Britton 1787-1891; 1 m. Mary Margaret Barber (abt. 1800-bef. 1840); m. Sarah Ann Cook (abt. 1812-aft. 1892)
  • Samuel Harry Britton 1799-1860; m. 1820 Mary Slack (1799-1868)

Sources

  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188298531/john-britton: accessed 12 August 2023), memorial page for John Britton (1761–27 Dec 1822), Find a Grave Memorial ID 188298531, citing Baptistown Cemetery, Baptistown, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA; Maintained by K Hash (contributor 48878025).
  • Opdyck, Charles Wilson and Opdycke, Leonard Eckstein. The Op Dyk Genealogy containing the Opdycke-….Albany, New York: Weed, Parsons & Co., 1899, pp 226, 229.




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Donna (Warren) Lawrence
I was working on the Opdycke family, I found a profile Brittain-1949 claiming that Eury Britton was the daughter of John Britton and Hannah Opdycke, I have received an email stating that Eury Britton was the daughter of William Britton and Elizabeth Sine. I will leave to others the final say. I am going to remove her from the profile I edited

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posted by Donna (Warren) Lawrence

Rejected matches › John Braddon (1761-) › John Barton (abt.1759-) › John Howard Jr. (abt.1760-1820)

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