Isaac Titus (1747 - 1818)

Born 25 Jun 1747 in Oyster Bay, Queens, Province of New York

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Died 5 Mar 1818 at age 70 in Centreville, Digby, Nova Scotia, British Colonial America

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Isaac Titus was a United Empire Loyalist.
UEL Status:Proven
Date: Undated

Biography

Son of Timothy TitusTimothy Titus and Charity Losee Charity Losea

Isaac Titus BIRTH 25 June 1747 Bedford, Westchester County, New York, Colonial America.

Isaac was a loyalist. He was a hatter who escaped from Bedford, Westchester Co., New York in April of 1777; was wounded and kept in irons nearly a year in Bedford and Poughkeepsie Gaols. He was then a prisoner at large for three years and escaped within British lines in 1780 and served as a volunteer in Capt. Frederick Williams' Refugee Co. Memorial 17 Mar 1786 Digby. Claim: House and farm of 40 acres; new house, larger hatter's shop and 10 acres in Bedford Town. (America Loyalist Claims-A013/16/52-53) Isaac and his family fled to Nova Scotia after the American Revolution.^[1]

Spouse Jemima Lavinia Mead Titus 1750–1832

Children Mary Titus

James Titus 1770–1858

Charity Titus Peters Hyslop 1771–1851

Nancy Titus Crandall 1773–1849

Losee Lewis Titus 1775–1835

Lewis Titus 1781–1862

-- Other children: Sarah born 11 April 1777 Jacob born 1786 Mary Isaac born November 1795 d 23 February 1863 Port Burwell, Ontario married Frances McDormand

DEATH 5 Mar 1818 (aged 70–71) Centreville, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada BURIAL Old Schoolhouse Cemetery Centreville, Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada

The will of Timothy Titus of Oyster Bay, dated 21 May 1800, proved 29 Nov 1802, mentions his wife, Charity Titus; sons, Isaac, Edmund, Timothy, Henry, and Jacob; and daughters: Ruth Titus, Margaret Robbins, Esther Crocker, Sarah Dickinson, and Jemima Van Cott, deceased; 2 grandsons: Stephen Van Cott and Losee Van Cott, sons of said Jemima Van Cott deceased daughter. ^[2]

Research Note

Jerry Titus says that Isaac was born in Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York on 25 Jun 1747, and was settled in Bedford, Westchester Co. in 1775. He rode with Cpt. Frederick Williams Of Delancey's Brigade of raiders. Fred is buried in Roxville on Digby Neck. (Jim Hall)

SO I'M CONVINCED.....Part of my research has been to map my DNA matches from both Ancestry and MyHeritage through their direct ancestors in a research family tree, along with records, documents, newspaper articles and information from published family histories. DNA mapping showed a strong connection to Timothy TITUS and Charity LOSEE - with 7 DNA Matches. It also produced more matches (12) to Jacob TITUS and Margaret GORMON. DNA data (centimorgans/segments) suggested that my 4 x Great Grandfather Frederick TITUS (b. 1768) was likely a grandson of Timothy TITUS and Charity LOSEE. Further there was a high prevalence of DNA Matches whose ancestry had originated in Nova Scotia. Taking all of this into account, I concluded that the most probable father of Frederick TITUS would be Captain Isaac TITUS b. 25 Jun 1747, Bedford, Westchester, NY. d. 5 Mar 1818, Centreville, Digby, Nova Scotia; son of Timothy TITUS and Charity LOSEE. Taking a punt, I attached the said Isaac TITUS to my Ancestry DNA linked family tree as my 5 x Great Grandfather. After waiting approximately 48 hours for the information to update, I checked the Ancestry ThruLines DNA feature and was excited to see that I had been linked with a further 10 DNA matches. Whilst I am aware that this is deduction does not have records to back it up, I am confident that this is the correct connection and I would be interested to hear if anyone else has any evidence to either substantiate or negate this theory. (Leanne Grogan)

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74607720/isaac-titus: accessed 01 March 2023), memorial page for Isaac Titus (1747–5 Mar 1818), Find a Grave Memorial ID 74607720, citing Old Schoolyard Cemetery, Centreville, Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada; Maintained by Military Mom (contributor 47125975).
2. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/8800/005038685_00082?pid=11911329&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3Dxzx453%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26qh%3D9Oe2/yfkaXs9jmHkhGqM5Q%253D%253D%26db%3DUSProbateNY%26gss%3Dangs-d%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsfn%3Dtimothy%26gsfn_x%3D0%26gsln%3Dtitus%26gsln_x%3D0%26MSAV%3D1%26uidh%3Dxyl%26pcat%3D36%26fh%3D17%26h%3D11911329%26recoff%3D%26ml_rpos%3D18&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=xzx453&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true#?imageId=005038685_00083

https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=8455

"Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74W-KV2 : 7 January 2020), Isaac Titus in entry for Frederick Titus, 1768.

"United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL65-JMRL : 20 February 2021), Isaac Titus, 12 Jul 1775; citing 12 Jul 1775, New York, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,349.

Captain Isaac Titus of Trout Cove, Nova Scotia, A History and Genealogy of the Titus Family of Nova Scotia 1747-1997, Jerry Titus, Sentinel Printing, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Ser 1

"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2K-LQ9F : 23 November 2022), Isaac Titus, ; Burial, Centreville, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada, Old Schoolyard Cemetery; citing record ID 74607720, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

"Canada, Nova Scotia Deaths, 1864-1877", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2PV-ZQM : 6 November 2020), J. Titus in entry for Jacob Titus, 1864.

https://www.geni.com/people/Isaac-Titus-Capt/6000000047559520994

http://www.magma.ca/~mmackay/wc24/wc24_126.html

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/MKXZ-8R4 (tree) Legacy NFS Published information: Family genealogies: birth: 25 June 1747; Oyster Bay, Queens, New York, United States

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q291-LG8F (Death)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oyster_Bay_(town),_New_York

• Unsourced family tree handed down to David Welch.

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/MKXZ-8R4 (tree)

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q291-LG8F (Death)

• Bunker Mary Powell, Mrs, Long Island Genealogies (Albany, New York: J. Munsell's Sons, 1895), Page 109.

Wilson Isaiah W., Geography & History of the County of Digby, Nova Scotia (N.p.: Holloway Bros, 1900), page 59, 85. Provost Andrew J., Jnr, FLAESBEECK: Biography of and Descent from Barent Gerritszen Van Zwol, Soldier, Magistrate, and one of the Origina Settlers of the Village of Boswyck on Long Island, who Later Adopted Flaesbeek as his Family Name (Darien, Conn: n.p., 1944), Page 44. Timothy Titas (1802), New York Probate Records 1629-1971: ; County Courthouses, , New York. Canadian Quaker History Journal 76: Quaker Families in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick - Te 1787 Census (N.p.: n.p., 2011), 44, Titus. (Leanne Grogan