Ebenezer Britton (1715 - 1788)

Born 1 Jun 1715 in Raynham, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Tabitha (Leonard) Britton — married 20 May 1735 in Raynham, Bristol, Massachusetts

Husband of Sarah (Bullock) Britton — married 3 Feb 1750 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 21 Jan 1788 at age 72 in Westmoreland, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA

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Biography

Ebenezer Britton performed Patriotic Service in New Hampshire in the American Revolution.

Ebenezer Britton is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A014645.

Ebenezer was the son of William Britton II (abt.1678-abt.1725) and Lydia (Leonard) Britton (1678-1735). He married his cousin Tabitha Leonard in Raynham, Massachusetts on 20 May 1735.^[1] He married second, in Providence, Rhode Island, Sarah Bullock on 22 February 1750.^[2]

In 1771 he moved his family to Westmoreland, New Hampshire. Ebenezer had six sons who served in the American Revolution: Ebenezer, David, Job, James, Asa and Samuel.^[3]

Ebenezer signed the New Hampshire Association Test in Westmoreland, New Hampshire. ^[4]

In Revolutionary days, he was a dedicated patriot and an eager signer of the "Association Test". When his neighbors were troubled by the depreciation of Continental money, he said, "I am not afraid of Continental money; it will be redeemed in good time. But redeemed or not redeemed, no soldier who has fought under George Washington shall go hungry while I have corn to feed him".

He was active in church matters [a deacon], a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, and is said to have been a member of the Continental Congress, from 1777 to 1778. He acted as treasurer of the Army several times.

Six of his sons served in the Revolutionary War and one, Job, was wounded at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Another, Samuel, a member of the Green Mountain Boys, served at the Battle of Bennington, Vermont. My membership in the Sons of the American Revolution was established on Ebenezer's service.

The inscription on his marker in North Cemetery, Westmoreland, reads:^[5]

"In memory of Ebenezer Britton

who died January 1778

in the 73rd year of his age.

Return my friends, dry up your tears,

here I must lie 'till Christ appears'.

Draw near my friends and take a thought,

how soon your grave may be your lot.

Make sure of Christ while life remains

and death will be eternal gain".

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). Raynham - V1, Page 4 https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/rd/13777/4/245596271
2. ↑ Marriage: Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). Raynham - V1, Page 4 https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/rd/13777/4/245596273
3. ↑ History of Westmoreland (Great Meadow) New Hampshire: 1741-1970, and Genealogical Data. United States: Westmoreland History Committee, 1976. Page 351-352 https://www.google.com/books/edition/History_of_Westmoreland_Great_Meadow_New/8GMjAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA352&printsec=frontcover&dq=ebenezer%20britton
4. ↑ History of Westmoreland (Great Meadow) New Hampshire: 1741-1970, and Genealogical Data. United States: Westmoreland History Committee, 1976. Page 62 https://www.google.com/books/edition/History_of_Westmoreland_Great_Meadow_New/8GMjAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA62&printsec=frontcover&dq=britton
5. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #11265748 (accessed 8 February 2023)
   Memorial page for Ebenezer Britton (1 Jun 1715-21 Jan 1788), citing North Cemetery, Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA; Maintained by Jean (contributor 46791917).

• Miller Donald Britton. Ebenezer Britton (Brettun) 1715-1788 of Westmoreland Cheshire New Hampshire and His Descendants. Donald Britton Miller 1998.

• A New England family and their French connections: "A New England family and their French connections"
  Concerning the ancestry of Maria Fowles husband--Hon. A. G. Britton
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 8 February 2023)

• Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [1] via Ancestry.com shows the marriage of Ebenezer Brettun and Tabitha Leonard on 20 May 1735 at Raynham, Massachusetts.

• Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850 [2] via Ancestry.com shows the marriage of Name Ebenezer Bretten and Sarah Bullock on 3 Feb 1750 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts.

• WikiTree profile Britton-177 created through the import of Everett.ged on Jun 24, 2011