Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Titus Whitman
1733 - 1779 (~ 33 years)-
Name Titus Whitman Birth Jan 1733 Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island [1] Gender Male Death Between Jun 1766 and 10 May 1779 Dutchess County, New York [1] Person ID I36845 Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of LMW Last Modified 8 Nov 2021
Father John Wightman, b. 11 Mar 1707, Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island d. 8 Feb 1787, Hancock, Berkshire, Massachusetts (Age 79 years) Mother Anne Sweet d. Bef 6 Oct 1796 Marriage 12 Feb 1730 North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island [1] Family ID F21656 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Hannah Yeomans Marriage 1 Jan 1752 Stonington, New London, Connecticut [1] Children + 1. Edward Wightman, b. Abt 1754 d. Aft 1800, Pawlet, Rutland, Vermont (Age ~ 47 years) Family ID F21655 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 14 Nov 2021
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Notes - From George Wightman of Quidnessett, R.I. (1632-1721/2) and Descendants (citation details below):
After his marriage Titus Whitman located in Exeter, R.I., his farm comprising about thirty-eight acres. On 7 February 1758 he and Hannah gave a deed to this property. He removed not long after to Dutchess County, N.Y., his name appearing in the tax list of 3 June 1760 for Beekman's Precinct and in subsequent lists until June 1766 inclusive.
No clue whatever has been found as to the subsequent history of this Titus Whitman. He was deceased by 10 May 1779, the date of his father's will in which he is called "my son Titus Whitman."
While looking for records in Canada, this compiler encountered a tradition to the effect that Thomas Wightman, younger brother of this Titus, who joined the enemy's forces under General Burgoyne and who was captured, escaping later to Canada, was accompanied by a brother, the latter being finally captured. It does not seem likely that this unnamed brother was Titus who at the time of the Revolution was a man in his forties and the tradition may be entirely unfounded. Furthermore, Edward, son of Titus, fought on the side of the colonists.
It is likely that Titus died either in Dutchess County or in the region of Hancock, Massachusetts, to which locality most of the family went
- From George Wightman of Quidnessett, R.I. (1632-1721/2) and Descendants (citation details below):
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Sources - [S6074] George Wightman of Quidnessett, R.I. (1632-1721/2) and Descendants: Waitman, Weightman, Whiteman, Whitman, Whytman, Wightman, Wyghtman by Mary Ross Whitman. Chicago, 1939.
- [S6074] George Wightman of Quidnessett, R.I. (1632-1721/2) and Descendants: Waitman, Weightman, Whiteman, Whitman, Whytman, Wightman, Wyghtman by Mary Ross Whitman. Chicago, 1939.