PERCY HOBART TITUS Born ·1879 - Tenth Generation Photograph Taken in 1929
TITUS FAMILY IN AMERICA
Eleven Generations of the Direct Line from Robert Titus I to Dorothy Madalene Titus and Bursley Howland Titus XI
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An Appendix Containing the Following: Description of the Cal endarJ Old Style and New Style; Inscriptions on the Eleazer Titus Monument in the Titus Family Cemetery on Titus HillJ ColebrookJ N. H.; Notes on Titus Family (Descendants of Afton Gould Titus IX); Notes on the Gould FamilyJ Bigelow FamilyJ Daggett FamilyJ and Carpenter Family; Narrative about the Titus Family of TitusvilleJ Florida; Notes relating to the Titus Family in England and Certain Descendants of Edmund TitusJ the Son of Robert I; A transcript Relating to the Titus Family in England; Notes from James Bramston -- i744; and Notes on Governor Thomas Mayhew. Descendants of John Smith Titus VI. Descendants of Calvin Titus VI.
compiled by Dorothy M. Titus
Edited by Percy Hobart Titus
July 1943 Weston, Massachusetts
Published by the Editor Boston, Massachusetts 1943
TO THE MEMORY
OF A BRAVE AND UPRIGHT GENTLEMAN LLOYD ALBERT TITUS
1899 - 1925
EDITOR'S NOTE
Copies of this genealogical record have been placed in the libraries of various genealogical and historical societiesJ several public libraries maintaining genealogical departmentsJ and certain other institutions which have requested copies; as well as distributed among members of various branches of the Titus family.
To encourage the recordinr and preservation of additional genealogical data relating to the family and its collateral linesJ this booklet is printed only on one side of each sheet. This makes possible the entry of notations and the extension of family lines on the blank page opposite the printed one whereon appears the name of the ancestor concerned.
It is hoped that those who may follow this procedure willJ for the benefit of future generations and to lend assurance to others in search of genea logical dataJ in all instancesJ cite the source of and the authority for such additions. Examples: Tombstone at ------J Family Bible of ------J Church records of ------J et cetera. It will also be helpful if each notation or series of notations be dated and signed with name and address of the person making the entry. The lack of such information on countless records has baffled many a genealogistJ and has been largely responsible for the errors that are extremely hard to avoid or correct in che chronology of any long ancestral line.
PUBLISHER'S NOTE
Text matter typed on Vari-Typer machine for reproduction proofs and then produced by Offset Lithography.
Copper half-tone etchings made from photographs and printed by letterpress.
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FOREWORD
This genealogyJ like most othersJ has been compiled primarily for the benefit of the younger and future generations of the immediate line and familyJ but also with the hope that it may contain items which will be helpful to others in search of genealogical or historical data.
It is a simpleJ but believed to be accurateJ record of eleven genera tions of a plainJ hardworking .American family of pioneer stock. None of them were of the great or the near-greatJ but each generation left its im print to survive in the annals of our country during more than three hun dred years. They were not city dwellersJ even after cities were built. for many generations they were among those who blazed the trails and founded new settlements further and further into the wilderness and the un- known. They fought their country•s battles from King Phillip•s War on. They endured hardship and privation; dwelt in the forest or in primitive communitiesJ and none were famous -- yet their histories and records survived.
Robert Titus and most members of his family moved from RehobothJ MassachusettsJ to HuntingtonJ Long IslandJ N. Y. From there some migrated to New Jersey and founded the towns of Hopewell and Titusville in that state.
Captain Samuel (V) was the only one to go to the North Country. He and his children had large families. Their sons and daughters helped open up the middle west and the far west. This line remained in New England.
The writer had hoped to include the record of other descendants of Captain Samuel TitusJ and has collected material on several branchesJ which he aims to complete. HoweverJ genealogical research can go on end lesslyJ but life is limited. The moral is obvious.
Certain fragments of related lines are included in the Appendix of this record. It is the writer•s hope to complete and publish other ances tral lines if time and fate permit.
Records of bare factsJ namesJ places and dates are dull reading for all but genealogists) historians or members of the family to which they pertain) and the tracing and verifying of those facts require patience and persistence; but the task brings its own reward in sheer pleasure. He who pursues it uncovers unsuspected fragments of historyJ anecdote) inci dent and even romance which make the names living beings) and the dates milestones along their paths of lifeJ marking adventureJ loveJ joyJ sorrow and achievement. The writer has collected so many such fragments relating to names in this record that heJ like every manJ hopes for the day when he can write the book he wants to write - it may happen I
Some askJ "Why does it matter7 11 They might as reasonably askJ "Why does .American history matter 1" andJ unfortunatelyJ they would be sincere. Certainly most such persons have slight interest in the early history of this country which neither they nor theirs had any part in making. An amazing number of educated and loyal citizens seQJT\ hardly aware that the foundations of the land of opportunity and freedom which they share were
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slowly and painfully hewn and laid during more than a century and a half of struggle prior to the Declaration of Independence.
The men who laid the foundations were not of the II gimmeJ gimme" stripe who expected to live at the expense of others. They were not met at the shore by aid societies) politicians or sob sisters from a yellow press. They did not expect free board and lodging any time they decided to quit work. They were individualists who depended only on God and their own strength) courage and labor. It was they who carved this nation from the wilderness. It is to them we owe all we have. That is why it matters.
Honorable tradition is something to live up to. This is equally true of menJ nations and institutions. At this timeJ when our institutions are threatened by swarms of demagogues) writers) professors and theorists of various Marxian shadesJ hues and colors -- mostly yellow -- the traditions of our forefathers are more vital than ever before.
July 26, 1943 Percy Hobart Titus Weston, Mass. Page i
TITUS FAMILY IN AMERICA
Eleven Generations of the Direct Line from Robert Titus I to Dorothy Madalene Titus and Bursley Howland Titus XI.
(Direct Line of Descent is indicated by an asterisk preceding name of Ancestor)
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*Robert TitusJ Born EnglandJ i600J EdmondJ Born in EnglandJ i630; died probably st. catherine•s ParishJ Old Westbury., L. I. Feb. 7J i7i5- near stanstead Abbots Hertfordshire. He resided with parents until i650- Son of Silas Titus and brother of Went to HempsteadJ L.I.; then Old col. SilasJ Jr. prominent in poli Westbury. Edmond became a QUaker tical life of that time and author and suffered much at the hands of of the "Exclusion Bi 11. 11 the authorities. Married Martha., daughter of William and Jane wash Robert embarked from London on the burne., of Hempstead. She died Feb. "Hopewell" April 3J i63SJ with his i727 when about 90 years of age. wife Hannah aged 3iJ and two sonsJ They had ii childrenJ 4 boys and JohnJ 8 yearsJ and EdmondJ S years. 7 girls. He was granted land in Brookline near Muddy River. They lived here SamuelJ supposed to have been born a few years and moved to WeymouthJ in BrooklineJ Mass.J or Weymouth; Now North Weymouth. i644 moved to removed with his parents to Hunting Rehoboth. Was·often entrusted by tonJ L. I. In i656 was freeholder the freemen with offices of Confi in Huntington. Was called 11 Sargent. 11 dence. was Commissioner for the He married and had a family of four court of Plymouth !648-9 and i650 daughters. and 1654- Had some trouble because he harbored a Quaker. sold property Susanna i654 and went to Long IslandJ N.Y. Abiel., Born 1n WeymouthJ Mass. (The Tituses lived in that part March i7J i640-i; died ___ i736-7- of Rehoboth called the North Pur ~as a landholder in HuntingtonJ L.I. chaseJ now AttleboroJ Mass.) 1 i666- Married ___ scuder. Had 3 boys and 2 girls. II Content (son)J Born 1n WeymouthJ Children of Robert Titus I Mass.J March 28J i643- Died in Newtown (L.I.) Jan. i7.,i73Q. was a *JohnJ Born EnglandJ i627~ died landholder in HuntingtonJ i666J in April i6J i689- Married Abigail Newtown in i672- Married ElizabethJ carpenterJ daughter of William daughter of Rev. John Moore. Was a carpenter. He was one of the ori very active man in affairs of church ginal purchasers of RehobothJ North and state. was a captain in the PurchaseJ now AttleboroJ Mass. was war against the Indians. Became an active citizen in church and Elder of the Presbyterian Church State. He was engaged in the King at the age of 80- His gravestone Philip Indian war i675- His widow i s in S . W. co rn er o f the an c i en t married 2nd. Jonah Palmer., Sen. J burial place of Newtown. Had four Nov. 9., i692- She died Mar. S~ i7i0- sons and three daughters.
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III Abigail) Born Dec. i6J 1697; died Apr i 1 i SJ i 7 i 5. Children of John Titus II SamuelJ Born Jan. 29J i699-i700- JohnJ Born in RehobothJ Dec. i8J Married Sarah Bishop) both of Attle 1650; died Dec. 2J i697- Married boro) Feb. 28J i726-7. The record 1st. Lydia Redway July i7J i673- of this marriage comes from the She died Nov. 25J i676- He married record of the Newman Congregational 2nd. Sarah Miller July 3J i677- Church. She died Mar. iOJ i752- He fought in King Philip•s war i675 and i676- *JohnJ Born June 20J i703; died_i786. He had five girls and four boys. Married Mary Daggett who was born Aug. 30J i692. Marriage intent ions AbigailJ Born Feb. i8J i652- filed in Attleboro Jan. i8J i727-8- Married John FullerJ Aprii 2SJ i673- V SilasJ Born RehobothJ May i8J i656- Married 1st. Sarah Battelle of Children of John Titus IV Dedham Oct. 23J i679- She died APril 8J i689. Married 2nd. Hannah LydiaJ Born Nov. i9J i728 Thurston July 4J i689; probably mar ried 3rd. Mehitable OrmsbeeJJan.24J Abigail) Born Apr. i6J i73i i7i6-i7. Silas died __i74i- Had three daughters and one son. *Captain Samuel TitusJ Born March i3J i734 at Rehoboth) Mass. Died HannahJ Born Nov. 28J i658; died Dec._i8i8- Buried on Parker•s Nov. i2J i673- Hill in LymanJ N.H. 1Married Ann Bigelow on Sept. iiJ i760. Ann was *SamuelJ Born in Rehoboth) Mass.J born May 30J !740 in WatertownJ June iJ i66i; died July i3J i726. Mass. Died __on __ _ Married Elizabeth) a daughter of She was the daughter of Eliza John Johnson) Nov. 27J i693- (probably Eleazer) and Mary Fiske She died Sept. 5-iSJ i726. Bigelow. Ann and Samuel went to BathJ N. H. i765- Samuel was made JosephJ Born in Rehoboth) March i 7 J Captain at a town meeting in i772- i66S; a twin of Mary. Married He was commissioned Captain in the Martha Palmer) Jan. i9J i687-8J Continental Army Sept. SJ i77SJ 7th daughter of Jonah. Had four sons company) (Bath)J 12th Regiment of and five daughters. rootJ ColonyJ of New Hampshire. (Revolutionary Rolls Vol. 3J page MaryJ or MercyJ twin to Joseph) Born 924)- In i782 he moved to Landaff. March i7J i665 in Rehoboth. Married N. H. He lived on a farm on Richard Bowen Jan. 9J i683- roster•s Hill until i805 or !806 which he bought for iS pounds. He ExperienceJ Born Oct. 9J i669- Mar later lived on a farm on Moulton ried Leonard NowsomJ June i2J i69-- HillJ LymanJ N. H. He held various town offices and responsible IV positions.
Children of Samuel Titus III (Note: Parker•s Hill cemetery, Lyman, N. H. 1s the burial place or Elizabeth) Born June i3J i695- Mar many Revolutionary soldiers. ried Joseph Streeter. 1see Page 3, column 1. Page 3
In 1942 1t was 1n a state or abso ried from Attleboro., Mass. to Bath., lute neglect with many root-stones N. H. on horse-back in the arms 1ert, but most or the monuments and of his mother Ann Bigelow wife of gravestones had been removed, sup Capt. Sam Titus i765- 11 He married posedlY by vandals. Mrs. Lizzie Martha Cleveland2 at Landaff., N.H. Titus Clement or Landaff, N. H., Jan . i 3 ., i 7 8 S . 3 She was born in Registrar or the n. A. R. chapter Bath., N. H. May i7., i763;died in o! Lisbon, N. H., remembers having Columbia (Colebrook?)i837- Eleazer seen captain Samuel•s monument and was one of the earliest pioneers Knows approximately where it stood to settle in Colebrook., N. H. He almost 1n the center or the ceme cleared a farm on Titus Hill., i806., tery. some years later when she be which is now owned by Charles came act! ve In the n. A. R. she went MartinJ or by his daughter., Marion there to Place a n. A. R. plaque Martin Wells. Eleazer enlisted 1n and round that the monument and base the army July iOJ 1780., Captain bad both been removed. She gave Sam Runal•s co. (Revolutionary this 1nrormation to Percy Hobart Rolls., Vol. 3., page i68., 169., N.H. Titus In June 1942). State Papers., Vol. 16). 1 see Appendix Page XXV Molly) Born March iiJ 1737 2 Martha Cleveland•s parents are John., Born Aug. 26.. i 7 39 burled 1n the Columbia Brldge cemetery, Columbia, N.H. There Simeon .. Born June 26J 1741. ls no stone. She had a brother, Caleb Cleveland. (Capt. c. w. Roda (Rhoda)J Born April 18., 1743 Patten• s record. Mass. s. A. R. Cornelious., Born March 4J 1745-6 3Th1s marriage date on authority or capt. Patten, Mass. s.A.R. 1s 1Marr 1 age d a t e sup I> 11 e d b y cap t. c . doubtless correct. The monument wesley Patten, Registrar, Massachu on Titus Hill reads that they were setts society, s. A. R. It ls rrom married 1n 1782. the waenealogy or John and Mary (Warren) Bigelow," by Gilman Bigelow SamuelJ Born March 2J 1765 at HOWe. Winchendon., Mass. VI David., Born Bath., New Hampshire., i769; died Oct. i9., i843- Married Children of Capt. Samuel Titus V Mary., 11 Aunt Polly.," Noyes born i768; died Dec. 29J !840. Both are John cal vin., Born at Winchendon., buried on Titus Hill. Their chil Mass. Aug. i., i761. dren were: Moses., Nancy., Lydia., Mary. (Charles Chandler Titus sup •Eleazer., 2nd. son of Capt. Samuel and Ann Bigelow., born at 1winchendon., plied this information., or part of it in i9i2). Mass . ., Apr. s., 1763-4- Died Nov. 14., i9i8. Buried on Titus Hill in the Calvin., Born i777; died Jan. iS., family burial ground located on the 18i9- Married sarah Chamberlin old farm part of which is in Columbia., born i780; died i857- His son was N. H. and part of which is in Cole 1 brook., N. H. The Eleazer Titus Monu Capt. Calvin Titus i803-i888. ment in the family cemetery on Titus John Smith., Born Bath., N.H. !780; Hill readsJ "Eleazer Titus was car- died June i3J i868- (Tombstone
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reads i78i-i868) VII Married Sally BoyntonJ Dec. i8O5J daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Children of Eleazer Titus VI Keezer Boynton. Sally was born Dec. 29" i784; died Sept. 27J i87i JohnJ Married---Hawkins of Cole (Tombstone reads i785~i87i). brookJ N.H.J probably at Colebrook. Their children were: Went westJ probably Ohio. Died AsherJ Jan. i6J i8O7-Nov.21Ji887 there. No knowledge of residence or children. ElizaJ N0V.i2J i8O8-Mar. i2Ji825 Betsey, Married Elijah Dart of Laura AnnJ Sept. ii" i8iO ColebrookJ N.H. Lived in ColebrookJ then went to Ohio. Died there. JeremyJ Aug. 7J i8i2 Known children: CalebJ OrmanJ (another son) .
*SamuelJ Born Oct. iSJ i787; died Sally K.J June 3OJi8i6-March 2iJ May 4J i 8 S7 at Co 1 eb rook , ( Co 1 umb i a 1 ) i89i N.H. He is buried on Titus Hill with his three wives. He married John BigelowJ Aug. i9J i8i8- ist. Catherine Bowen of ComptonJ March 30J i883 P.Q. who died one year after mar riage Nov. 3J i82i 11 in the 27 year 11 NathanielJ June iSJ i820-Sept. of her age • He married 2nd. i823 Cynthia Chandler wardJ widow of Jonathan Ward and daughter of Abner RubyJ Sept. 25J i822 Chandler and Fannie Abbott. Cynthia was born in PiermontJ N.H.J Wm. MerrillJ Aug. 26J i824 Oct. 2" i798- (Her parents were born in PiennontJ N.H.) Previous Calvin ShermanJ Feb. 26J i826- to the marriage and while Samuel Nov. i857 was traveling in the SouthJ neigh bors found Cynthia struggling in Charles BoyntonJ Jan. i830-i830 the snow with two childrenJ William Ward (born i823-died i83i). and {See Appendix pages XVII to XXIV Cynthia Chandler Ward (born Mar.28, for descendants). i825; married Jeremy Titus March i843; died July 27"!887). The neigh The above information was supplied bors installed the widow and her two by Lizzie Titus ClementJ RegistrarJ children in Samuel•s house where she LisbonJ N.H. ChapterJ D.A.R. It lived until his return. After his was taken from 11 The History and return she stayed on as a house Genealogy of the Boynton FamilyJu keeper. Later they marriedJ Nov. by Caroline Harriman BoyntonJ pages 4J i82SJ and she bore him ten chil i28J i29J i3O- dren. She died April i8" i842 11 in 44th year of her age". He married Luther 3rd. a widowJ Mrs. Dorcas SmithJ borrL March i800. It is believed Mary that she was a relative of Cynthia. Dorcas bore him one child who did 2 others not live long. Dorcas died Nov. iS" i87i- Seventh Generation SAMUEL TITUS The original jJOrfraits, probably daguerreotypes, arc believed to ha1,;e been taken at the same time 1787-1857 "bout 18 5 0.
SAMUEL GOULD 1804-1869
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CalebJ Born July 9J i79i; died SageJ and lived in East HavenJ Conn. Dec. iiJ i857. Married Drusilla Mary•s second husband was __Gilham. Lyons in ColebrookJ N.H. She was They had one daughter. born Aug. i3J i79i; died June 22J i860 in Colebrook. Children: HiramJ AbigailJ Married John Hoyt of Bris MaryJ AnnJ BetseyJ EmilyJ JohnJ and tolJ N. H. probably at colebrook. Martha. Lived and died in WarrenJ N.H. Their children were: AnnJ Married _ _.Adams. Went westJ .AmandaJ Leander, SamuelJ WilliamJ probably Ohio. (Charles Chandler Charles, Judith, Dorolaskia, AdelaideJ Titus only saw her once when he was and Victoria. a child and she attended his grand mother•s funeral.) No knowledge of Anson, Married Mary Chandler of children. PiermontJ N. H. widow of__ Davis, She was a sister of Cynthia Chandler EleazerJ Jr.J Married Susan Selham (the widow Ward) who married Anson•s of StewartshownJ N.H. Lived in brother Samuel. Anson and Mary mar Colebrook. Died in Columbia. Their ried April i824- They moved to Ohio children were: in i82S. Mary died March 3J i848- ElviraJ Married George w. Spencer After her death Anson marri~d again. of Columbia. Had no children. He died Oct. 20J i88i in ConneautJ Lived in OtayJ California. Died i9iO. Ohio. (See Genealogy of Descendants AnsonJ Married twice. wives not of Abner Chandler of PiennontJ N.H.) known. No known children. Lived in The children of Anson and Mary were: OtayJ California. SarahJ Married Levi Heath. Died i860- AlonzoJ Died in Colebrook i854- .AmandaJ Died i852- Single. AlmiraJ Married James Lawrence. SamanthaJ Married Albert Noyes. Lived in KingsvilleJ Ohio. Died in Columbia. Had three daugh Marcus E.J Lived in ConneautJ ters. Two live in Maine. Ohio. AlfredJ Died in StewartstownJ N.H. Mary A . ., Married Simeon Keith. Single. Lived in Geneva. HenryJ Lived in Kansas. Had eight Henry w.J Lived in KingsvilleJ children and many grand-children. Ohio. Had children by 3rd. marriage. AnnJ Married John Johnson of Bruns MaryJ Married F. w. Ring. wickJ Vt. Had four or five children. Earnest A. Died in California. The children are BellJ Lived in ConneautJ Ohio. supposed to be living in OtayJ Calif forni a. (Much ot the above 1ntormat1on was supplied b7 Charles Chandler Titus MarthaJ Married Benjamin Corey. Died 1n 1912• He listed the children in 1n Colebrook shortly after marriage. the following order: John, Betsey, No known children. Samuel, Ann, Abigail, Caleb, Mary, Eleazer, Jr., Martha, Anson. The MaryJ Married Zachariah Cowen of order 1n which they are given above LisbonJ N.H. Lived In Illinois and 1 s as the Konumen t on Tl tus Hi 11, died there. Their children were: Co 1 e bro o It, N. H. 11 s ts th em. l Llewellyn. No redden. VIII Balfour. Balfour was a county judge in Illinois. He had three Children of Samuel Titus VII daughters and two sons. One sonJ and Cynthia BurtJ is a lawyer in Illinois. One daughterJ NorahJ married Rev. Eben *Albert Pitkin.1 born on Titus HillJ Page 6
Columbia., N.H. April 7., i827; died sonsJ EverettJ and Samuel ward; one in Columbia Dec. 2i., !898. Married daughter Minnie (Mrs. Ed. Robson). Susan L. Gould 1daughter of Samuel and Lovina Hartshorne Gould on March Infant iO., !852. Susan was born March i8J !834; died June 8., !923- During Fanny MariaJ Born June i9J i838; his life Albert lived in various died Jan. 3J i899- Married William places in Columbia. First he H~rlow June i3J i857- They lived cleared land in East Columbia., then in MadisonJ Maine. He died Sept. lived on the Lang Farm just south i2., i90i- Their children were of Columbia ValleyJ and lastly in Alma (Mrs. Elwin Lowe)., and Kate Columbia Valley. He was prominent (Mrs. Levi Ham). in town affairsJ represented Col umbia in the legislature; had a El 1 en C. J Born Nov. iSJ i839; died large farmJ a herd of dairy cattleJ Oct. i2., i900- Married James Gil owned much timber land., and ran a chri st on Oct. 7 J 1862. Lived in freighting business from North Strat Colebrook. No children. He died ford to Colebrook before the com- Aug. 2iJ 1888° ing of the railroad. Albert was a man of great energy and always in a SamuelJ Jr.J Born Feb. iiJ !842; hurry. He had a powerful voice. died Sept. 2iJ 1898. Married 1st. He loved horses no one else dared Alma GreenJ 2nd. Frances Harlow. to drive. With his friends he was Lived in MadisonJMaineJ and BostonJ the soul of geniality and hospit Mass. Had three children; Frances ality. With others his words were N. (Mrs. Ed. Height.,) born Feb. 2 2 short and his manner abrupt. i888; MinaJ born Nov. i3J i892; and Samuel born Mar. i7., i895; died catherineJ Born June i8J !828; died i898 or i899. June 23J i90i. Married John H. ******** Libby on Sept. 23J i850 He was CandaceJ Daughter of Samuel and born !828; died !893- He had two Dorcas smithJ died young. children: Mary Ellen born Mar. 16. i86iJ and another who did not live IX long. Children of Albert Pitkin Charles ChandlerJ Born Sept. 28J Titus VIII !830; died Nov. 9J !9!4. Married Phoebe Whipple. She was born April *Ethan Albert., Born July SJ i854; 4J !84! died March 3iJ i9ii- They died Feb. 20.J i9!6. Married Hattie 1 had a son Charles w. (i875-i902)J E. Hobart on Dec. i3J i876- She and a daughter Helen (!863-!878): was born Sept. iiJ i854; died Oct. 6~ i934- She was the daughter of Harriett Kimball., Born June 4J i832; Horace Mills Hobart and Lavina D. died Dec. SJ i90i- She married Stoddard Hobart. Ethan lived in James Spencer July 4J i854- They Columbia and while young assisted had two children who died young. his father in running a freighting business from North Stratford to Jonathan WardJ Born Jan. 30J i834; Colebrook. While still young he died May i4J i858- Unmarried. started in the logging and lumber William wardJ Born i835; died i9i7. ing business. He later engaged ~arried Jane Marshall on Jan. i4J in lumber operations on a large i866. She was born !833; died i9ii scale. He was rated as one of the rhey lived in CanaanJ Vt. Had two
1 1 See Appendix ror Gould Family see Hobart Genealogy XII Genera 2 Albert and wire burled 1n Colebrook tions, compiled by D.M.T1tus, cemetery, Colebrook, N.H. Edited by P.H.T1tus ALBERT PITKIN TITUS
I 8 2 7-I898 - Eighth Generation Photograph Taken About 1888
SusAN LovINA (GouLo) T1Tus 1834-1923 - Eighth Generation Photograph Takc11 About 1888
ETHAN ALBERT TITUS 1854-1916 - Ninth Generation Photograph Taken in 1876 Age 22
ETHAN ALBERT TITUS 1854-1916 - Ninth Generation Photograph Taken About 1888
HATTIE ELIZA (HOBART) TITUS 1854-1934 Ninth Generation Photograph Taken About 1888
HATTIE ELIZA (HOBART) TITUS I 8 54-1934 Ninth Generation Photograph Taken in 192 5
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best estimators of standing timber children. Buried ColebrookJN.H. in the country. In later years he Cemetery. did considerable speculating in tim ber as well as operating. He lived InfantJ Born Jan. i8J i866; died the last few years of his life in Jan. 20J i866. Buried in Colebrook the West Roxbury District of BostonJ N. H. Cemetery. Mass. Here both he and his wife died. They are buried in the Cole Children of Ethan Albert Titus IX brook CemeteryJ ColebrookJ N. H. *Percy HobartJ Born Nov. 6J i879 at Afton G.J Born in ColumbiaJ N. H. ColumbiaJ N.H. Married 1st Maud April 3J i856; died in LowellJ Mass.J Beatrice Bunnell of ColebrookJN.H. Jan. iOJ i930- Married 1st. Phoebe April 4J i904 in MontpelierJ Vt. simsJ July 9J i874- She died Nov. Divorced Oct. i908- Married 2nd. iiJ i878- Had one sonJ Melrose C.* Elizabeth Walter HowlandJSept. 30, (Oct. 2iJ i874-Mar. 26J i906.) i9iiJ daughter of Darius and Abbie Afton married 2nd. Addie Hill. They Parker (Bursley) Howland. Elizabeth were divorced. There were no chil was born Jan. i7J !885- dren. He married 3rd. Alma Auringer The following is quoted from Who•s on Oct. 4J i897 at the home of Al Who in New England" page i262J Vol. bert P. Titus in Columbia ValleyJ 3J Compiled and edited by A.N. ColumbiaJ N.H. Alma was born Oct. MarquisJ A.N. Marquis Co.J Chicago, !3J i869 at Richmond) Province of i938. QuebecJ Canada; died at LowallJ Mass. "ed. Colebrook (N.H.) Academy. Nov. 27J i92S. They had one sonJ "****"Sucessively book agent.," Harold A· TitusJM.D. of LowellJMass. (newspaper reporter), "hotel clerk., now (!943) a major in the u.s.Army. timber surveyor) mgr. for three Harold was born Jan.28Ji9(X). (See affiliated lumber companies; ad Appendix ror descendants). Afton justerJ then chief adjuster., Boston and Alma are buried in the ColebrookJ Elevated Ry. Co.J i904/i7; general N. H. Cemetery. claims mgr. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. since i9i7. vice-president since Adella SusanJ Born April 26J i863; i927- Became Kentucky COl.J !930. died April 307 i93i- Married Frank Mason (32° Shriner). Club; Weston p. Lang of ColumbiaJ N.H. June 22J (Mass.) Golf. Home: "Saxonstonett - !880. They had no children. Adella 270 Boston Post RoadJ Weston., Mass. lived in Columbia and ColebrookJN.H. Summer residence at OstervilleJ on She is buried in the ColebrookJN.H. Cape Cod. Office: Liberty Mutual Cemetery. Insurance Co.J Boston., Mass." Member of the Mass. Society of the Elva LovinaJ Born Oct. 20J i864; Sons of the American Rev~lution. died APril i8J i87i- Buried 1n ColebrookJ N. H. Cemetery. Lloyd Albert., Born March 2., i899 at Columbia, N.H. Died in BaltimoreJ Nelson GeorgeJ Born March 7J i868; Md. Jan. 9J i925- On May 30., i924 accidently killed July iSJ i87i he married Edythe Guttery., daughter (In The Chandler-Titus genealogical of E.G. Guttery., M.D • ., of DanvilleJ record he is called George Nelson). Ky. No children. At the time of Buried in COlebrookJN.H. Cemetery. his death Lloyd was Superintendent of the Maryland Division of the George ElmerJ Born Feb. SJ i872; Indemnity Insurance Co. of Notth died i928- Married Grace M. (Abbot) America He was educated at English TirellJ a widow April 22J i908- No High SchoolJ BostonJ Mass. Buried ColebrookJ N. H. Cemetery. *see Appendix Page a·
Children of Percy Hobart Titus X
Dorothy Madalene Titus, daughter of Percy Hobart Titus and Maud Bunnell Titus Boyer. Born at Boston, Mass. June 23, !905- Graduated from Simmons CollegeJ Boston, Mass.Ji928. SEE PAGE 9 FOR Graduate work at Boston University) REFERENCES AND School of Education. Instructor BIBLIOORAPHICAL DATA of Commercial Subjects and Girls• A.A.Coach, Medfield, (Mass.), High School) i928-i930- i930 to present time (!943) Instructor of Commercial Subjects and Treasurer of High School FundsJ Hingham (Mass.) High School. Home: Weston, Mass.
Bursley Howland Titus> son of Percy Hobart Titus and Elizabeth Howland Titus. Born at Boston> Mass. Nov. 7> i923- Graduated from Weston (Mass.) High School, i94i- Post Graduate at Staunton (Va.) Military Academy i94i-i942- Cadet at Vir ginia Military rnstituteJ Lexington, Va. Sept. i942 to March iJ i943. Was a member of the Enlisted Reserve qorps of the United States Army. Called to active duty March !OJ i943- (Through his mother> Bursley is a direct descendant of John Howland of the Mayflower.) He is a member of the Mass. Society of the Sons of the .American Revolution. LLOYD ALBERT TITUS 1899-1925 - Tenth Generation Photograph Taken ill 1922
ELIZABETH w. (HOWLAND) TITUS Born I 8 8 5 - Tenth Generation Photograph Taken in 1940
DOROTHY MADELEINE TITUS Born 1905 - Eleventh Generation Photograph Taken in 1940
BURSLEY HOWLAND TITUS Born 1923 - Eleventh Generation. Photograph Taken in 1941
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This genealogical record was compiled by Dorothy M. Titus. It 1s her di rect line from Robert Titus., first of the name in America. It was edited by Percy Hobart Titus who has spent years in research.
REFERENCES: The Titus Family in .America., Three Generations By Rev. Anson TitusJ Jr . ., Weymouth., Mass.
Tombstones., Titus Hill C·emetery., Colebrook., N.. H . ., Moulton Hill Cemetery., LymanJ N. H. Colebrook Cemetery., Colebrook., N. H.
Testimony and Records of Mrs. Lizzie Titus Clement., D. A .. R. Registrar., 1isbon., N. H. Chapter. The History and Genealogy of the Boynton Family., By Caroline H. BoyntonJ p i28-9-0. Genealogy of John and Mary (Warren) Bigelow., by Gilman Bigelow Howe.
New Hampshire Historical Society., Concord., N. H.
Revolutionary Rolls., Vol. 3., pages i68., and i69; also Vol. 3., page 924 N. H. State Papers., Vol. i6. N. H. Vital Records.
Media Research Bureau., Washington., D. C.
Attleboro., Mass. Vital Records through i849., (or to i850)., Published by the Essex Institute., Salem., Mass . ., i934.
Captain., C. Wesley Patten., Registrar., Mass. Society of the Sons of the .American Revolution. Cleveland Family., Vol. 3., pages 228i-82 Daggett., Dogett., Genealogy., pages 85 and i03 Bigelow Family., page 45
Genealogy of descendants of Abner Chandler of Pi e rmo n t ., N • H.
Testimony of Charles Chandler Titus VIII (deceased)., and family records furnished by him.
Flegg: "Flagg Family" N. G. & L. S. Flagg. "Eleazer Flagg 11 c. A. Flagg.
Daggett: "A Hi story of Doggett-Daggett" by Samuel B. Doggett.
Carpenter: "History of the Carpenter Family., by Dr. s. A. Carpenter. "Carpenter Family" by A. B. Carpenter. (Rehoboth Family)
Additional Bibliography in Appendix Page XVI
APPENDIX
CALENDAR, OLD STYLE AND NEW STYLE Page I
INSCRIPTIONS ON THE ELEAZER TITUS MONUMENT IN THE TITUS FAMILY CEMETERY ON TITUS HILL, COLEBRCOK, N. H. Pages I & II
NGrES ON TITUS FAMILY (Descendants of Afton Gould Titus IX) Page II
GOULD FAMILY NorEs Pages II to IV
NOTES ON BIGELOW FAMILY Pages IV & V
NOTES ON DAGGETT FAMILY Page V
NarES ON THE CARPENTER FAMILY Pages V & VI
THE TITUS FAMILY OF TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA Pages VI to VIII
NOTES RELATING TO THE TITUS FAMILY IN ENGLAND AND CERTAIN DESCENDANTS OF EDMUND TITUS, THE SON OF ROBERT, THE FIRST OF THE NAME IN AMERICA Page IX
RELATING TO THE TITUS FAMILY IN ENGLAND (A transcript) Pages X to XIV
FRO! JAMES BRAMSTON--i744 Pages XIV & XV'
NOTES rn GOVERNOR THOfAS MAYHEW Page XV
ADDITIONAL BIBLicx;RAPHY Page XVI
HISTORY OF cobs COUNTY Pages XVI & XVII (Pub. by Ferguson Co)
DESCENDANTS OF JOHN SMITH TITUS VI Pages XVII to XXIV
ADDITIONAL NOTES ON CAPTAIN SAMUEL TITUS V Page XXV
NOTES ON CALVIN TITUS VI, SON OF CAPTAIN SAMUEL TITUS V, AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS Page XXV
SOURCE BOOKS FOR GENEALOGICAL DATA ON OTHER LINES OF DESCENT FRCM ROBERT TITUS I Page XXVI
REPRODUCTION OF"TITUS FAMILY IN AMERICA" BY REV. ANSON TITUS End of Appendix
A OOMPANION GENEALcx;ICAL RECORD IS HOBART FAMILY IN .AMERICA End
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CALENDAR, OLD STYLE AND NEW STYLE
Genealogical dataJ particularly around the middle of the 18th Century., frequently shows records like "born February 3., i.733/4., 11 or "February 3., 1733-4.," which may be confusing to the reader. Dates thus given are due to the change from the old style calendar to the Gregorian Calendar now in general use. The late Mr. Harold c. Durrell., of the New England Genea logical Society., explains the frequent conflict of year dates in American Genealogical Records as follows:
The English did not accept the Gregorian Calendar for quite a period after it had come into more or less general use in some., or all., of the .Ainerican Colonies. England finally adopted it in i752- Many of the older Colonial records were changed to conform with that calendar by entries such as quoted above. The fact that such entries appear at dates consider ably later than i752 can be attributed to the fact that even subsequent to that date some of the colonists used the old style and some the new style calendar. Many town officials and individuals making entries in family bibles or other records clung to the old style and others adopted the new style., and., it must be borne in mind) that many of our not too literate ancestors were slow to change their methods.
The Gregorian Calendar starts each new year on January i and ends it on December 3i- Under the old system each new year started on March 25 and ended on March 24- If a person were recorded under the old system as having been born on March iO., i738 it would mean that under the present system he would be recorded as having been born March iO., i739-
Mr. Durrell explained that to amateur genealogists this slow change of systeJTis had caused not only confusion but sometimes unwarranted embaras sement; for example., some marriages would be recorded as having taken place in the year following the year when the first child was bornJ although actually the parents had been married in the year prior to the birth.
************* INSCRIPTIONS ON THE ELEAZER TITUS MONUMENT IN THE TITUS FAMILY CEMETERY ON TITUS HILL, COLEBROOK, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
"Eleazer Titus., 3rd son of Capt. Sam Titus., born in AttleboroJ Mass. i764. Died in Colebrook., Nov. i4J i8i8.
Eleazer and Martha Titus settled on this farm in the year i806J their chil dren were John., BetsyJ Samuel., CalebJ Ann., Eleazer., MarthaJ Mary., Abigail J and Anson."
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"Eleazer Titus was carried from AttleboroJ Mass. to Bath., N. H .. on horse back in the arms of his mother Ann B.i gel ow wife of Capt.. Sam Titus i 765."
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"Martha Cleveland Born 1n BathJ N. H. i763., married Eleazer Titus. i782., died in Colebrook Nov. i4., f.836. 11
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"Erected !888 by the descendants of Eleazer and Martha Titus .. Trusting our descendants will see to its preservation .. "
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NOTES ON TITUS FAMILY (Descendants of Afton Gould Titus IX)
Melrose Clinton TitusJ son of Afton Gould Titus and Phoebe Sims Titus was born Oct. 2i., i874 in Columbia., New Hampshire. He died March 28, !906 in Norristown., Pennsylvania. He is buried in Lemington., Vermont., beside his mother. He married Marie Wade of Newburgh., N. Y. in September !905- His son., Melrose Clinton Titus., Jr . ., was born after his death. Marie Wade Titus married 2nd. Fred Brown. Her address is., or was., either 89 Carpenter Avenue., Newburgh., N. Y. or iS Dubois St.J Newburgh., N. Y.
Melrose Clinton Titus., Jr . ., was Born May 28., i906. He married------. Has at least one childJ a daughter.
Harold Afton Titus., son of Afton Gould Titus and Alma Auringer Titus., was born in Lowell., MassachusettsJ January 28., !900. He is a graduate of Tufts College Medical School. He practiced medicine and surgery in Lowell., Mass. until i942 when he joined the United States Anny Medical Corps with the rank of Major. On May 26J i928 he married Dorothy Fairbanks of Nashua., N. H. They have two sonsJ Harold Afton Titus., Jr.J and James Fairbanks Titus. Their home is at 72 Raven Rd . ., LowellJ Mass. HaroldJ Sr . ., is a member of the Mass. society of the Sons of the American Revolution.
Harold Afton Titus., Jr.J was born June iO., i9.30-
James Fairbanks Titus was born March s~ i933-
GOULD FAMILY NOTES
*Augustin GouldJ great~ greatJ great grandfather of Dorothy M. Titus and Bursley Howland Titus was born-----ConnecticutJ on----; died---. He went from Connecticut to Vermont. Married Hannah Hitchcock probably in RoyaltonJ Vt. as that was the home of her parents. Had thirteen children; OramelJ HoraceJ *SamuelJ Harry., Harvey., Carlos., Aaron., Crandall., Mary., Cynthia., Hannah., Eunice and Harriett. Harriett was Harry•s twin and died young. Went to Colebrook) N. H. Qwned farm near East Colebrook Meeting House., (this was later owned by Webb Patrick).
*Samuel Gould., son of Augustin and Hannah Hitchcock Gould) born June 9., i804 in either RoyaltonJ Vt. or Norwich) Vt . ., (probably Royalton); died AFTON GOULD TITUS 1856-1930 - Ninth Generation Photograph T akm About 1890
MAJOR HAROLD AFTON TITUS Born 1900 - Tenth Generation Photograph Taken 1943
HAROLD AFTON TITUS, JR. JAMES FAIRBANKS TITUS
Born June 10, 1930 Born March 5, 1933 Eleven th Generation Eleventh Generation Photograph Taken in 1942 Photograph Taken in 1942
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sept. 9., i869. Married Lovina Hartshorne., daughter of 1 Rueben and Annie or Hannah (Hunt) Hartshorne. Lovina was born... Oct. 4., i806; died Sept .. i4J i838. Samuel and Lavina were probably married in Norwich., Vt. They lived for a while in Royalton., Vt . ., then in Norwich., Vt • ., and then in Sharon., Vt. where Samuel ran a hotel for a time. From theret Samuel moved to Colebrook., N. H. arriving on March 8., i844- He bought a farm on Titus Hi 11 from "El der11 Drown. This farm was known 1 at er as the "Ni ck .. coffin place. Six years previous to his going to Colebrook., Lovina., his first wife died leaving three children: Reuben., *Susan., and Hirami. He e:. married 2nd. his deceased wife• s sister., SOphronia., who was the widow of Samuel (7) Green. This widow., by her first husband., had three children: Annie., Nelson., and Mary Green. Samuel and Sophronil had six children: Henry., Calvin., Aaron., Jane., Ellen and Clara.1
*susan Lovina Gould., daughter of Samuel and Lovina Gould was born in Norwich., Vt . ., March 8., !834. She married Albert Pitkin Titus (See Titus Genealogical Record)., on March iO., i852- They had seven children., *Ethan Albert Titus., Afton Gould Titus., Adella Susan Titus., Elva Lavina Titus., Nelson George Titus., George Elmer Titus., and Infant. {See Titus oenea log1cal Record).
1Mtscellaneous notes about members or Hartshorne and oould tam111es.
Reuben and Hannah or Annie (Hunt) Hartshorne had twelve or thirteen chil dren • .AJnong them were Ferrin., Lucius., Luther., Cyrus., NelsonJ LovinaJ Pamelia., FideliaJ and Sophronia. The fiartshorne family moved from Royal ton., Vt. to Colebrook., N. H.
Nelson was the grandfather of Mabel Hartshorne born Nov. 6., i879. Her mother was a Jordan of the Columbia., N.H. Jordans., who was either widowed or divorced from her husband--- Hartshorne., and subsequently mar ried a prosperous merchant named Durrell., who lived on BroadwayJ on Winter HillJ SomervilleJ Mass. Mabel Hartshorne was then adopted by Mr. Durrell., and her name was officially changed to Mabel Durrell.
Reuben Gould., brother of Susan Gould Titus lived and died in Colebrook. He was quite a wealthy man., and a very nice man. He was rather smallJ quiet., and in late years had white chin whiskers. He was a farmer., speculator., trader~ and bank director. His first wife died without issue when he was about seventy years old. 'When he was seventy-six he remar ried a young woman and lived very happily to or a little past ninety. ~iram Gould., brother of Susan Gould Titus., lived and died in Colebrook.,N.H. ie had a son., Oren., who married Hattie Wheeler. They had no children. He .iad a daughter., Ada., who married Fred Blodgett. Believe there were no children . Henry Gould., hal £-brother of Susan Gould Ti tusJ was quite a prominent busi- ness man in Colebrook., N.H. His son., Fred Gould., married a Leavitt., and has two or more children. Fred is something of a contractor. For many years he and Walter Leavitt ran a grain and feed store in Colebrook. Be lieve that Henry had one or more daughters. Calvir Gould., half-brother of Susan Gould TitusJ lived in Detroit., Michigan., where his half-brother Nelson Green lived. Aaron Gould lived in Colebrook and believe he has descendants there. Page IV
Notes on Gould ram!ly (continued).
Jane GouldJ half-sister to Susan Gould TitusJ married a man named Elbridge Arlin. She lived and died in Colebrook. They had one daughter Mertie. She was a charming and orilliant young woman. When in her 2O 1 s she mysteriously disappeared from her rooming quarters in BrooklineJ Mass. She worked in Boston. Her disappearance is an unsolved mystery which had very wide newspaper publicity.
EllenGouldJ half-sister of Susan Gould TitusJ married Thomas G. RowanJ who was for many years proprietor of the Manadnock House in ColebrookJ N. H. They had a daughterJ SUsanJ who married Dr. William RogersJ a dentistJ of Jamaica PlainJ Mass. He got a Naval Commission in World War I and con tinued in the service until he died many years after the war. His wife died before him. They left a daughterJ EllenJ a graduate of Smith Col legeJ who is now married. Ellen and Tom Rowan had another daughterJ MarionJ who is the wife of the Rev. Hubert WoodJ of FlushingJ Long IslandJ N. Y.
Clara GouldJ half-sister of susan Gould TitusJ married Russell Forrestall of ColebrookJ N. H. They had a daughter and perhaps other children. Be lieve the daughter married a man named Lester Brackett.
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NOTES ON THE BIGELOW FAMILY
Foreword: Ann Bigelow married Captain Samuel Titus V.
The Biglo family came to DedhamJ Mass.J but Randall BigloJ the father of John BigloJ stayed in England.
John BigloJ Born Oct. 27J i6i7 in England; died July i4J i7O3 in Marlboro (probably Marlboro). Mass. He married 1st. Mary Warren on Oct. 3OJ i642 in WatertownJ Mass. Mary Warren was born ___ in England; died Oct. i9J i69i- She was the daughter of John warrin born---in England; died Dec. i3J i667 aged 82J and of Margaret Warrin born ·n England; died .. sixth of ye 9th 1662.• John and Margaret Warrin came to WatertownJ Mass. i63OJ in fleet with Sir Richard Saltonstall. The marriage of John Biglo and Mary Warren was the first marriage to appear on Town records. John Biglo married 2nd. Sarah Berni s i694- She was the "dau. of Joe. 11 John Biglo and his first wife had thirteen childrenJ among whom was Joshua.
Joshua BigelowJ Born Nov. SJ 1655; died Feb. iJ i745- He married Elizabeth Flagg (born Mar. 22J 1657; died Aug. 9J i729)J on Oct. 2O~ i675- Elizabeth was the daughter of Thomas Flagg baptized Norfolk~ England i6iS; died Feb. 6J i697J and Mary Flagg born i6i9; died Dec. 3OJ i7O2. Thomas and Mary Flagg came to .America in 1637. (In i16O the name was De FlaggJ Danish Vlak means flat). Joshua Bigelow and Elizabeth Flagg Bigelow had twelve childrenJ among them Eleazer. Joshua was wounded in King Phillip•s War. Page V
Notes on Bigelow Family (continued)
He was the first adult to die at WestministerJ Mass.
Eleazer Bigelow) Born March i4J !705 in Watertown) Mass.; died Feb. 24J 1762- He married Mary Fiske (born ___; died Feb. 23J i777), on Nov. 24J !724- They had seven children among whom was Ann. Eleazer Bigelow moved with his father in !742 to WestministerJ Mass.J then to "Narragasett No.2"·
Ann Bigelow. See Titus Genealogical RecordJ Generation v.
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NOTES ON THE DAGGETT FAMILY
Foreword: Mary oaggett married John Titus IV
John DaggetJ 3orn Nov. 4J i602 at Boxford) Suffolk) England; died May i673 at Plymouth"' Mass. He came to .America in i630 with Governor Winthrop. Name of 1st. wife unknown. They had five children and all were born at WatertownJ Mass. He married 2nd. Bathshela Pratt.
Thomas DaggetJ Born i630J (Watertown) Mass.1); died Edgartown) Mass. i69i He married Hannah Mayhew in i657- She was born April iS. !635 at Watertown) Mass. Date of death not known. Hannah was the daughter of Governor Thomas Mayhew and Jane Mayhew. (See page XV of the Appendix). Thomas Dagget and Hannah Mayhew Dagget had six children among them John. The children were all born in Edgartown) Mass. After Thomas Dagget•s death Hannah married Capt. Samuel Smith of EdgartownJ Mass.
Deacon John DaggettJ Born i662 at Edgartown) Mass.; died Sept. 7J !724, He married Sarah NortonJ (born ___ ; died___ ) about !685- They had nine children among whom was Mary. After John Daggett•s death Sarah married Banfield Capron on Dec. i6J i735-
Mary Daggett. See Titus Genealogical RecordJ Generation IV.
(According to the record from which the above notes were taken on the Daggett Family Mary Daggett was born April 2iJ !707; died Dec. iJ i79i. HoweverJ Capt. C. Wesley Patten of the Mass. Society of the Sons of the American Revolution establishes her birth-date as Aug. 30J !692)-
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NOTES ON THE CARPENTER FAMILY
Foreword: Abigail Carpenter married John Titus II
William CarpenterJ Born 1n England i605; died Feb. 7J i658 (in Mass.7). He married Abigail born ___ in England; died Feb. 22J i688 (in Mass.?). Page VI
Notes on the caroenter Family
Four of their children were born in England but Abigail was born in Weymouth, Mass. April 9, i643- William and his wife (and probably the four children born in England) came to .America in i638 on the ship Bevis.
Abigail Carpenter Titus. See Titus Genealogical RecordJ Generation II.
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1Explanatory rootnote - see Page 1 or text.
Rehoboth, meaning, 1 The Lord ha th made room tor us." was o rl glnally a part ot Seekonk, Rhode Island. subsequently Rehoboth. and Rehoboth North Purchase. later Attleboro, became a part or Massachusetts.
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THE TITUS FAMILY OF TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA
This branch of the family can be but remotely related to the New Hampshire TitusesJ but because Col. Henry Theodore Titus had such an interesting and adventurous career, and because it appears from the statement of the late Edmund D. Titus, as quoted by "Judgen Henry Titus, of Daytona, they des cended from Robert Titus, this sketch is included in the appendix. It is compiled and condensed from a letter and notes written by P. H. T. Un fortunately some of his notes relating to dates and details have been lost.
In i924.J P. H .. T. had occasion to meet numerous members of the bench and bar of Southwest GeorgiaJ all of whom commented on his striking resemblance to a Judge Theodore Titus of Thomasville.J Ga., formerly of Titusville, Florida. In i925 he met a banker in St. Augustine, Florida.J formerly of Titusville, who.J at first, was none too friendly. He was a former political opponent of Judge Theodore Ti tus.J whoJ he said.J was then Mayor of Thomasville. He said the resemblance was so pronounced that it was hard for him to believe that he was not deali~g with one of his former poli tical foes.
In i94i P. H. T. visited Titusville and learned that not one of the family remained there. However.J he contacted a Mr. Pritchard who was a hardware merchant and one of the oldest inhabitants. As he recalled.J Col. Henry Theodore Titus first came to the little East Coast fishing village.J that is now Titusville, either during the latter days of the war between the States or not long after the end of the war. He was a very active man of dominat ing personality and quite a promoter. He had led a hard and adventurous lifeJ and according to Mr. Pritchard• s memory.J he was an "old man in i880." For many years before his death he was confined to a wheel chair.J but was all over town in his chair propelled by his negro body-servant. Page VII
T 1 tu s Fam 11 y o r T 1 tu s v 111 e , F 1 o r 1 d a ( c on t 1 nu e d)
He ruled the entire community with an iron hand. He had six sons and two daughters. He owned a large part of Titusville which was formerly merely a fishing village known as Sandy Point. Col. Titus was the first to see the possibilities of orange growing in that section of Florida and pro ceeded to develop that industry on a large scale. He did a great deal to promote and build Titusville and developed it into a fruit shipping port. His sons were a group of aggressive individualists_.. several of whom were lawyers and active in politics. Mr. Pritchard spoke most highly of two of the younger sons, Judge Theodore TitusJ then of ThomasvilleJ Ga._.. and Henry Titus then of Daytona... Florida ... who_.. he saidJ was not a lawyer_.. but was also known as "Judge_.. 11 presumably from having acted as a lay magi st rate .. He also paid especial tribute to the two daughters ... Kate and Minnie., the latter_.. (Mrs. Ansley)_.. was then living in Florida and occasionally visited Titusville. Mr. Pritchard said that although the old Colonel and some of the boys were aggressive individualists_.. they were all "quality folks". He gave the names of the sons as follows: Edward_.. Elliot_.. Howell_.. Henry_.. Pierre_.. and Theodore.
Mr. Pritchard thought that at that time_.. (i94i)_.. the first three sons named above were deceased. He said that Pierre went West and he had lost· all track of him.
The following day P. H. T. called upon "Judge" Henry Titus. He was a large., hale_.. hearty and hospitable man_.. apparently in his sixties. He had retired from business. He lived in a beautiful home in an attractive section of the city. He had a very charming wife apparently considerably younger. Pre sent also was his daughter_.. Mrs. Moore_.. apparently about twenty-seven years old_.. and of extraordinary beauty. Her little sonJ six years old_.. was a handsome child. His mother was a brunette_.. the boy a blond. One of the 11 Judge•s 11 sons., James Titus_.. a man about thirty_.. called. He was a mountain of a man in breadth_.. height., and weight_.. rather dark with Titus features. He had a pleasing personality. so much time was consumed in introductions ... etcetera_.. that the dinner hour was approaching before it was possible to make more than sketchy notes of family history.
P.H. T. had planned a further interview the following day., but was un expectedly called to Jacksonville on business. Part of his notes were lostJ but the followingJ which may not be accurate in detail_.. were dictated from his memory.
Colonel Henry Th~odore Titus wasJ according to his sonJ a west Pointer. As a young man he organized and ran mule trains from MadisonJ Florida., (or Georgia)J to El PasoJ Texas. He commanded two or three of these ex peditions. The Titus Trail in Texas was named after him. On one expedi tion one of his brothers was killed by Indians.
Colonel Titus also accompanied William WalkerJ "The Blue-Eyed Man of DestinyJ II of Nashville_.. TennesseJ on one of his famous filibustering ex peditions to NicaraguaJ whereJ with three hundred daredevils_.. he con quered and ruled the country for about two years. When_.. with the help of Costa Rica_.. Walker was overthrown., Colonel Titus was among those captured_.. including his friend., Col. Crittendon. Crittendon was executed. According Page VIII
T 1 tu s Fam 11 y o r T 1 tu s v 111 e , F 1 o r 1 d a ( con t 1 nu e d 2 ) to legendJ when before the firing squad he was told to face the wall and kneelJ he made this oft quoted replyJ "I never turn my back on an enemy nor kneel except to my God." Thus he was shot facing his executioners. Ti tus es caped.
Col. ritus was an officer in the Confederate Army. Later he was a block ade runner. "Judge" Henry told many interesting tales of his father•s adventures in running the blockade. The implication was that sandy PointJ later TitusvilleJ was one of his ports of refuge. After the war he founded a small boat line operating in coast-wise trade out of Titusville. He then developed orange growing in the Titusville section.
The Colonel married the daughter of General Hopkins of Georgia.
11 Judge 11 Titus stated that his father at one time owned a great deal of land on Long IslandJ N. Y. but he did not understand that he originally came from Long Island. He thought that the family came from near TrentonJ N. J. At one time his father was interested in coal mining in Pennsylvania near Wilkes Barre. He understood that his father traded the Long Island land for a large tract of Florida land where town of Green Cove Springs is lo cat ed.
11 Judge" Henry said that heJ ( the youngest son)., had not had the educational advantages of the others and had had to make his own future by way of many occupations. He moved to Daytona when the town was small and engaged in various enterprizes. He was Mayor of the city for several terms and laterJ as the city grew) and adopted a commission form of government., he was a member of the Commission. He acquired a small moving picture theater., later owned several in Daytona and other East Coast towns., and sold them out in the boom days of the late twenties. Since that time., except for some political activities and a little real estate operatingJ he has been retired from business.
He knew little about his ancestry., except that they came from New Jersey. (No t e : Th e to wn s o r T 1 tu s v 1 11 e an d Hop ewe 11 • N e w J e rs e y, we r e r o u n de d b y descen·dants or Robert Tltus rrom Long Island). He remembered that he had always understood there was Dutch blood in his ancestryJ but., he did not know whether it came from the paternal side of his family or from some maternal line.
Just as P. H. T. was leaving) however) he remarked that he had formerly had a complete record of his genealogy which had been lostJ and that it was furnished him by a member of his line) Mr. Edmund D- Titus) a former Editor of the New York World. Edmund D- Titus was a descendant of Robert., and spent years of research in America and England on Titus genealogy. It would therefore appear quite definitely that the Titusville Tituses are descendants of Robert. Page IX
NOTES RELATING TO THE TITUS FAMILY IN ENGLAND AND CERTAIN DESCENDANTS OF EDMUND TITUS, THE SON OF ROBERT FIRST OF THE NAME IN AMERICA
The following notes captionedJ "Relating to the Titus Family in England) 11 were furnished Percy Hobart Titus by Edward c. Titus.J M. o.J 127 West iith StreetJ New YorkJ N. Y.J in July 1941. At age of 77J Dr. TitusJ although reputed to be a man of wealth.J still engaged in the active prac tice of medicine at the above address where he had made his city home for many years. He is the father of Dr. Norman E· Titus of 730 5th AvenueJ New York City. Both doctors had spent much time in Europe inquiring into their ancestry. Dr. Norman E. Titus personally examined the church records 1n HertfordshireJ England.
In !927 P. H. Titus received from Dr. N. E. Titus a circular letter read ing in part as follows:
11 To the Descendants of Robert Ti tus.J who came to .America in 1635:
The late Mr. Edmund D. Titus of Brooklyn.J New YorkJ who was an editor of the New York World.J spent many years in collect ing data concerning the Titus family. It was his idea to publish a complete record.J but he died in 1924 before his work was finished. Mr. Titus went to England to search records and compiled a wonderful collection of manuscripts that the Titus family in .America should see is made into a permanent record. 11
The circular then went on to explain that after the death of Mr. E. D. TitusJ the widow turned the records over to Dr. Norman E. TitusJ who en gaged Mr. William A. Robbins.J of i78 Garfield PlaceJ Brooklyn.J N. Y . .J a prominent genealogistJ to compile a book. Dr. Titus solicited cooperation and contributions from others of the Titus Family to accomplish this end.
Subsequently) Dr. N. E. Titus wrote that the fund had been over-subscribed and that the work would proceed. However.J it is understood that Mr.Robbins became ill and Dr. Titus dropped the matter.
These facts are recited here merely as leads for possible future research) particularly by descendants of Edmund TitusJ the son of RobertJ from whom Dr. Norman. E. Titus descended.
The following is a transcription of information given to P.H. Titus by Edward c. Titus:
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RELATING TO THE TITUS FAMILY IN ENGLAND
The name of Titus may have been of Roman origin. The name itself indicates thatJ and it is stated that Silius TitusJ who was born in !570 and died November 24., i637J claimed to be of the same family as the Emperor Titus who commanded the Roman forces at the siege of Jerusalem A.D. 70 (2).
(Edi tor• s note: Media Research Bureau states: "The surname of Titus is said to have been originally used as a personal name and to have been adopted by the sons of one so called as their patronymic. It is believed to have been of ancient Roman derivationJ but was early used in Germany and England and to have meant 'honorable'.•• This seems to be the more credible supposition. P.H.T.)
Silius (or Silas) TitusJ whose father•s name is believed to have been SiliusJ was either born in Huntingdonshire or settled there in the seventeenth cen tury. He married Constancia (2)~ who died in !667 and was buried at Bushey. He was the father of Silas., Stephen., and Robert Titus_. the first of whom remained in England and played quite a part in the civilJ miliLaryJ and religious affairs of his time.
(1) Visitation or the Heralds tor Hertrordsh1re - 1631 - see Harlela.n Mss. #1629-Br1t1sh Museum. The writing 1n the records or this Visit ation, as tar as 1t concerns the Titus ram1ly, 1s in a later writing than that in the visitation 1tsel!. The original writing ls probably contemporaneous with the Visitation, and the Titus record was written atter the Restoration; probably at behest or in behalt or Col Silas Titus, who was then entitled to bear arms.
(2) D1ct1onary or National Biography, London, 1898
Stephen died March 30~ !67iJ and was buried at BusheyJ in the ground with his mother. He seems to have had no family.
Robert emigrated to America in i63SJ and became the progenitor of a numerous family.
Silius Titus) according to the record contained in the Hertfordshire Visitation i63iJ belonged to the guild of the Soapmakers of LondonJ whose business was so ruthlessly disturbed from June_. !632J to MayJ !637J by the high handed proceedings of the "Patentees for Soap at Westminister."
(i) 11He was evidently a quiet_. orderly country squire with a snug business in town. Whether the proceedings of the Patentees had any influence upon him or his affairs is a matter on conjecture." He died shortly after his troubles were settled in 1637- His son_. Silas_. matriculated in that yearJ being then ts years of age and is described in the records of OXfordJ as 11 "Gent. of RamseyJ Herts. ., and Robert_. a husbandman., who was probably his eldest sonJ had_.two years before, emigrated to .America taking his wife and two sons with him. ( 2) Page XI
Silas was born in i622J-prior to i632 the family removed to Bushey in Hertfordshire. He died in i704 and was interred in the Chancel of the Parish Church of st. James at Bushey in Hertfordshire., where his father and others of his fami 1 y 1 i e buried. He married Catherine., ( .3)., dau. of James Winstanley Esq. of Lancastershire. He matriculated in i6.37J as already stated., and entered., a commoner of Christ•s Church., Oxfora., 1n that year., and became a member of the Inns of Court about i640-
(i) 'A short and true relation concerning the soap Business• London, in 1641- copy 1n tile s 53.
(2) see notes ror history or Robert.
(3) Hertrordsh!re v1s1tat1on. 1631
In the rebeilionJ when Parliament raised an army against the KingJ he ob tained a captain•s commission in Col. Ayloffe•s Regiment and took part in the sei ge of Donnogton cast 1 e in Oct. i644- ( i)
Disapproving of the course pursued by the IndependentsJ he abondoned their causes and espoused that of the KingJ and was soon after in attendance upon His Majesty at HallenbyJ and was subsequently of eminent service to the two Kings Charles. On June 4J i647., he brought the House of Commons word of Joyce•s seizu_re of the King., (2) and for this service was awarded a life annuity of ~so. His name also appears in the list of the King•s household in the Isle of WightJ ( 2) Nov. 20., i647-
It was here., while Chas. i was at Carisbrooke Castle., that he was imprisoned by Col. HammondJ Governor of the CastleJ and where in (Illustration) making his attempt to escape he became fasten- ed in the narrow window of his prison from whence he wasJ laterJ removed and finally led to his trial and execution. Col. Titus• efforts to assist Charles i in this escape were unsuccessfulJ but he was afterward rewarded.,
( i ) Cl u t t er buck - • c 1 v 11 wa r 1 n Hert r o rd sh 1 r e • p • 1 2 4
(2) D1ct1onary or Nat. Biog. London, 1898. oreen•s H1s. or English people. ------for his service in this affair~ by the augmentation to his armsJ by Charles ii in i66SJ of the Lion of EnglandJ Or-on a chief embattled Gules. (i) Page XII
His estate at Bushey in HertfordshireJ the Manor of RamseyJ he purchased after the civil war from Henry cromwellJ son of r,ir Oliver CromwellJ and his two sistersJ Mrs. Cormia Hetley and Mrs. Elizabeth English. At that timeJ i674J it was worth ooly ~2CXX) per annum. ( 2)
It was originally founded A. D. 968 as Ramsey AbbeyJ for the Benedictine MonksJ by Ailwina. (3)
Sir Richard CromwellJ great grandfather of Henry Cromwell had a grant of land of the site from Henry VIII. Henry being without issue sold the re version of his estate to·col. Titus as noted. Col. Titus left three daughters who were never married. The last howeverJ named KatherineJ was Lady of the Manor of Ramsey many yearsJ and finally left it to her ser vantsJ who sold it for ~37JCCQ. to Coulson FellowsJ Esq.
His title of Colonel came from King Charles iJ in whose army he served against CromwellJ to whom he was much opposed on account of his tyranny. He was the author of the famous pamphlet against Cromwell entitled "Kill ing no murder"J published under the name of William AllenJ in which it was plainly shown that one who violated all laws could deserve protection from no law. (4)
(i) cussan•s Heraldry.
(2) per Rector or Ramsey v1carage-1910
(3) camden•s Britannia MDCVII vol. 11 p. 254
(4) Harle1an Miscellany 1745 vol. IV p. 290. A copy may be seen 1n Lenox Library.
Cromwell got intelligence of this and determined to destroy him. The Royalists used to meet at a certain tavern in London and Cromwell knew of it. He sent a trusty officer with a party of soldiers to seize Titus and Firebrace of Suffolk. The officer ordered his men to halt at the door until he sent in for information. He personally asked the master of the house whether they were thereJ telling him that he came not to take away but to save their lives. The master went with him to the room~ the of ficer entered but took care first to throw his red cloak over his head. His speech was very concise: "If Titus or Firebrace are in the room let them escape for their lives this instant. 11 He directly retired and called in his soldiers to take them.
The two gentlemen escaped out of the windowJ mounted their horses and made the best of their way to Gen. Monk in ScotlandJ and with him returned at the Restoration. They then advertised this affair in all the public papers and desired the officer to apply to them with promise of ample re ward for his kindnessJ but neither of them ever heard from him. Titus always supposed that Cromwell found or suspected the officer had been false to him and hung him up in their stead.
Upon the restoration of the KingJ Col. Titus was rewarded for his service and made a "gentleman of the Bed-Chamber" to Charles ii- He was one of the Page XIII
wits of the court and constantly mimicked and ridiculed the speech~ ap pearance and gestures of the great 1ord ClarendonJ frequently referring to him as "His Majesty•s Schoolmaster.' He was a member of Parliament in i679 and Knight of the Shire for his county many years.
When he was an old manJ the Earl of Manchester proposed his brother for a candidateJ offering in order to strengthen his interestJ his sisterJ with ~!OJCXX) in marriage to Anthony HarrunondJ Esq.J of Somersham. Hammond re fused the Earl•s offer and joined Col. Titus to oppose the brother. How ever) because of Hammond•s belief on the day of the election~ that the Earl•s brother was likely to be successful at the pollsJ he broke his agreement with Titus to poll the votes from his side of the county for Titus and Hammond) and polled them for himself onlyJ thus securing a majority over TitusJ who had honestly polled the votes from his side of the county for both Hammond and himself.
Titus thereupon withdrewJ saying to his friendsJ "nothing vexes me 1n the affair but to be outwitted by a boy. 11
The following abstracts from the diary of Samuel Pepys) 1659-69 and of John EvelynJ !669-86 may be of interest.
"From the diary of Samuel PepysJ i659-69" Chas. ii., May 7.,---
"My Lord (Sir Edward Montague) went this morning about the flagships ec. Very great deal of company came to-dayJ among other., Col. Philip Honiwood and Capt. Titus., the last of whom., my Lord showed all our cabins., and I suppose he is to take notice what room there will be for the King's enter- t ai run en t. i664-0ct. ii----"Thi s day with great joy Capt. Titus told us the part i culars of the Frenchs• expedition against Gigery upon the Barbary Coast., in the Straights., with 6CXX) chosen men. They have taken the Fort of Gigery., wherein were five men and three guns., which makes the whole story of the King of France• s policy and power to be laughed at."
11 From the diary of John Evelyn. 11 (re Col. Silas TitusJ vol. ii pp236-376--vol. iii p. SO., i669-Apr. 2--
11 Dined at Mr. Treasurer• s where was (with many noblemen) Col. Silas Titus of the Bed-ChamberJ author of ye famous piece against Cromwell., "Killing no murder." i67i-April 26---A meeting to consider patents for the colonies. Col. Titus was there.
1680-Nov. 30---Trial of Lord Viscount Stafford for consp1r1ng the death of the Kina. Describes the personages present ec. To these were joined Mr. Hampden., Mr. sacheveral., Mr. Poule., Col. TitusJ Sir Thomas LeeJ all gentle men of quality and noted Parliamentary men. 11 i688-July i2--Col. TitusJ sir Henry Vane (son of whom was executed for his treason) and some others of the Presbyterians and Independent partyJ were sworn by ye Privy counci 1., from hopes of thereby diverting that party f rem going over to ye Bishops and Church of England which they no~ began to do., Page XIV
foreseeing the design of the Papists to descend and take in their most hateful heretics (as they at other times expressed them to be) to effect their own ends, now evident; the utter expiration of the Church of England first., then the rest would follow. 11
He was strongly attached to the Protestant religion and was an ardent Presbyterian.., as were many of the earlier family afterward in .AJnerica.
He brought the Exclusion Bill into the House. Part of his speech in verse on that occasion was long remembered in Ramsey.
11 ! hear the Lion in the lobby roar; soJ gentlemen) shall we shut the door7 Ordoyou rather choose to let him in? But how.., then.., shall we get him out again? 11
The Visitation of the Herald•s for HuntingdonshireJ in !572 and in i6i3 do not contain the name of Titus. So therefore it is probable that they were not entitled to bear arms at those times. The Visitation of i63i contains the record of Silas Titus., his father and his grand-father as stated in the beginning of these notes and shows the coat of arms which had been granted Col. Titus. This coat is.blazoned in Burke•s Gen. Armory and il lustrated in Guillam•s book of Plates., London., i679-
Quarterly-first and fourth Or-on o chief Gu-a lion pass-Guardant of the Field. Second and Third-Gyronny of eight-Or and Az--on an inescutcheon Ar.., - a black•s (Illustration) head couped Sa.- Wreathed around the tanples Ar and Az Crest--a black•s head couped ppr. wreathed around the head Ar. and of the first.
The End or E. c. Titus• material.
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FROM JAMES BRAMSTON----1744
But Titus said.., with his uncommon senseJ When the Exclusion Bill was in suspense: "I hear a lion in the lobby roar_; Say.., Mr. Speaker, shall we shut the door And keep him there.., or shall we let him 1n To try if we can turn him out again 7"
"I hope.," said Colonel Titus., 11 we shall not be wise as the frogs to whom Jupiter gave a stork for their king. To trust expedients with such a king on the throne would be just as wise as if there were a lion in the lobby.., Page XV
and we should vote to let him 1n and chain himJ instead of fastening the door to keep him out."
From his speech on the Exclusion Bill Jan. 7 .J i68i.
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Note: A coincidence is that 243 years later Percy Hobart Titus actively contributed to the passing or the Immigration Restriction Law in the United. states in 1924, and was able to be or especial assistance to senator navtd A. Reed, or Pennsylvania, in making errect1ve the Reed Amendment known as The National Origins clause or the rmmtgrat!on La~ 1n 1929- {Carried by three votes).
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GOVERNOR THOMAS MAYHEW
Governor Thomas Mayhew, the great, great, great, great.J great, great, great, great, great, grandfather of Dorothy M. Titus and Bursley H. Titus, was born in i593, and baptized at Tisbury) Wiltshire.J England.J April i, i593- Died.J Marthas Vineyard, i682-
His parents were Matthew and Alice (Barter) Mayhew.
He came to Medford, Mass. in i63i. Deputy from Medford i636- Moved to Watertown, Mass. Was selectman and commissioner. Built bridge across Charles River. Deputy from Watertown between i637 and i644-
Purchased Marthas Vineyard.J Nantucket and the Elizabeth Islands under Lord Stirling's patent Sept. i64i- His son.J Thomas) Jr.J settled Marthas Vineyard in i.642- Thomas) sr.J went there in i646J and., as magistrate.J administered the purchase as an independant ruler and patentee. Later he was confirmed and appointed Governor for life by Francis Lovelace, Governor (of New York) under the Duke of York.J proprietary successor to Stirling and Gorges. The appointment was later confirmed by Gov. Andros.
Governor Mayhew married ist . .J in EnglandJ the mother of his son Thomas.J Jr., andJ 2nd. Jane (Gallion?), widow of a London merchant. They had four daughters> one of whomJ Hannah.J married Thomas oaggett.
The MayhewsJ father and son, converted the Indians of the Vineyard and Nantucket to ChristianityJ and the Indians of the Island were always their devoted followersJ friends and supporters.
See Dictionary of .American Biography) Scribners., i933J and all histories of early New England. Page XVI
ADDITIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY
History of Winchendon) Mass. by Rev. A. P. Marvin) Published by the Author 1868.
Vital Records of Winchendon) Mass. to the End of Year i849J Published by Systematic History Fund 1909.
Records of the Township of BathJ N. H. - Original Records pages 28J 3SJ 36. (Years i 772 and i 77 3)
Early History of Weymouth) Mass. Published i923-
Dictionary of American Biography) Scribners) i933-
History of LymanJ New Hampshire) by Hoskins; Published by Charles P. HibbardJ LisbonJ New Hampshire) i903-
Genealogies of the Families of the Descendants of the Early Settlers of watertownJ Massachusetts) Including waltham and Weston, by Harry BondJ M. D.; Published by New England Historical and Genealogical SocietyJ i860.
Family records of Mrs. Velma s. HansenJ LisbonJ New Hampshire
( No t e : c o·o s co u n t y an d co 1 um b 1 a , Ne w Ham p sh 1 re , r e c o rd s destroyed by r1re around the 1s10 1 s.)
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Extract from HISTORY OF COLEBROOK, N. H. by Hon. Jason H. Dudlev " Included in History of Coos County: i888 Pub. by Ferguson Co.J SyracuseJ N.Y.
The earliest settler on Titus hill was David Titus. He came to Colebrook about i796J and made the first start on the Moses Titus farm afterwards the c. E. Moses farm. He was a hardworking, industrious manJ and a successful farmer.
As has been said by one of Colebrook•s oldest living citizens) "David Titus was a father to everybody. 11 He had wheatJ potatoes., butterJ cheese., and everything that could be raised or made on the farm., and no one who was 1n need ever went from him empty-handed.
At the time of his settlement on Titus hillJ and for several years after wardJ there was no road from that part of the town to the village; Columbia Valley was their trading pointJ and their means of reaching it THE EDITOR with ((Grip" ( Agrippa of Saxondale), one of his English mastiff's, ribbon winner at Cruft's London show and at many others, on corner of the north terrace at Saxonstone, his home in Weston. Photograph taken in September, 1941.
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was by a road leading past the 11 Lime Pond" to the mill and store there situated.
David Titus was successful as a farmer and owned quite a large tract of land. He had four childrenJ one sonJ MosesJ to whom he gave the home farmJ and three daughters. The oldest married Gilman CorserJ and she was given the Alvin Arlin farm; the second married David YoungJ and to her he gave the Harvey McAllaster farm; while to the third daughter) who married oavid HodgeJ he gave the farm belonging now to the Noah CUmmings estate. He saw his children all settled around himJ and in prosperous circumstances before he died.
Eleazer TitusJ brother of DavidJ cleared part of the farm now occupied by the Merrill brothers) and his sonJ SamuelJ the John Libby farmJ they coming to Colebrook soon after David.
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DESCENDANTS OF JOHN SMITH TITUS (VI), SON OF CAPTAIN SAMUEL TITUS (V)
Asher Titus (VII) was born Jan. 16J !807. He married Betsey N. Ellsworth of Rowley Sept. i3, 1829- Lived in Salem and LynnJ Mass.J then in Lisbon, DaltonJ and Whitefield, N. H.J and finally In Needham) Mass. where he died Nov. 21J !887. His wife died June 30J 1893- He was a carpenter. His children were~
John Wesley Titus (VIII) born Feb. i4, i830- counselor-at-Law :n Boston. Residence, Needham) Mass. Died Sept. 3J i927-
Charles A. Titus (VIII) born July iiJ i83i. He served three years 1n the war of the Rebellion.
Sarah E. Titus (VIII) born Feb. 25, i833; died June 30Ji834.
Daniel w. Titus (VIII) born Feb. i8J !835-
Sarah E. Titus (VIII) born Sept. i3.., 1837; died Feb. 2Ji854-
George c. Titus (VIII) born April iS, i839;died Sept.2, i860.
Eliza J. Titus (VIII) born May i2J i84i- Married T. J. CUrtis Dec. i2, !871. She died April i9J i930.
Mary H. Titus (VIII) born March i3J ·i843;died May i4.., i843.
Harland P. Titus (VIII) born April 3J i84S;died April i0Ji845-
Esther A.M. Titus (VIII) born Dec.30J1846; died June 25J i869-
Eliza Titus (VII) born Nov. i2.., i808; died March i2.., !825- Buried in Parker Hill CemeteryJ LymanJ N. H. Page XVIII
Laura Ann Titus (VII) born Sept. ii, i8iQ. Married 1st. Timothy Jewett Ellsworth. They had two children.
Laura .Alln Ellsworth (VIII) born May i9J i833-
John Smith Ellsworth (VIII) born Oct. 22J i834. Drowned Sept. BJ i900 in GalvestonJ Texas flood.
Timothy J. Ellsworth died and his widow married 2nd. Benjamin EllsworthJ a brother of her first husband. Their children were:
Thomas Folds Ellsworth (VIII) born Nov. i2J i840; died Aug. 28J i9i2-
\-Jhl. Merrill Ellsworth (VIII) born April iSJ i842j drowned June iSJ i845-
Wilbur Fiske Ellsworth (VIII) born March 20J i843; died Dec. i2J i898-
w.rn. Merrill Ellsworth (i888) born May 3J 1845; died Feb. 9J i897-
Jason Lee Ellsworth (VIII) born June aJ i847; died June 2iJ i9i4-
susan Treadwell Ellsworth (VIII) born Sept. iO~ i848.
Charles Austin Ellsworth (VIII) born Dec. iiJ i8Si; died during summer of i942-
Mary Louise Ellsworth (VIII) born Jan. i3J i853.
Abram Ellsworth (VIII) born Sept. 22J i854; died Oct. 6J i854-
(Ellsworth Records rurn1shed by Miss Edith T. Ellsworth, 28 L1nebrook Road, Ipswich, Mass.)
Jeremy Titus (VII) born Aug. 7J 1812. Married 1st. Mary Hunt from CarrolJ N. H. on Dec. i9J i837. Their children were:
Lydia J. Titus (VIII) born at LisbonJ N. H. March 29~ !840. She marrieds. B. St. Clair on Sept. i9J i857- Lived in Haverhill. Their children:
Mary st. Clair (IX) George st. Clair (IX) Fred st. Clair (IX)
Augustine c. Titus (VIII) born at BathJ N. H. March 28J i842. Married Nettie J. Cogswell on Dec. 9J i863. ResidenceJ NewportJ R. I. He died Mar. iiJ i900. Page XIX
Their children:
Harry Titus (IX) Alonzo Flint Titus (IX) Nettie Louise Titus (IX). Married J. Clark Brown of Marblehead., Mass. Mae Titus (IX) Dr. Raymond Stanton Titus (IX) famous Boston obstetricianJ born Oct. 6., i883
Mary Hunt Titus died at BathJ N. H. on Nov. 22J i842- Jeremy married 2nd. Cynthia Chandler WardJ daughter of Jonathan E. Ward and Cynthia Chandler Ward. She was born March 28J i825 at Columbia) N. H.; died July i7~ i887 at HaverhillJ N. H. The children of Jeremy and Cynthia were:
Mary Frances Titus (VIII) born Sept. 2., i844 at BathJ N.H. Married Jan. 16J i862 Andrew J. French. ResidenceJ Haver hill) N. H.
Wooster B. Titus (VIII) born April iOJ 1846 at BathJ N.H. Married Feb. 25., i869 Adella H. French. Residence) N. Haverhill) N. H.
Hattie Ellen Titus (VIII) born Oct. BJ i848 at BathJ N.H. Her early life was spent in N. Haverhill. She married Ray T. GileJ a civil engineerJ long prominent in Littleton., N. H. affairsJ on Oct. 23J 1879- They lived in Littleton all their lives. Had no children. Hattie Titus Gile died April 26J 1943. (Note: on June 24, 1942, when Mrs. Gile was nearly nlnety-rour years old, the editor called on her E-t her home. she was the most unusual person or great age he had ever met. Her eyes were brlght and sparkling. She could read with ease. she wa.s said, by others, to wr1te a.n average or rive letters a. day. nurlng his v1s1t she greeted and entertained with sprightly conversation and wit two groups o r ca 11 e rs , an d sn a t ch e d t 1 m e b e t we en gr o u p s to ru rn 1 sh 1 n - rormatlon regarding all members or her ramlly, even the rem - 1n1scences or her parents. she c&rr!ed a cane, but progress with it was too slow to sult her tempo and she would rre- 4uently hang lt. on the back or a chair and hurry rrom one room to the other supporting herself by grasping chairs or o the r pi e c es o r ru rn 1 tu re as she h u r r 1 e d on. Her de a th 1 n 1943 resulted rrom a fall she sustained arter her 94th birth- day in Oct. 1942- The rollow1ng is quoted trom a long article 1n the Littleton, N. H. courier, ADr11 29, 1943. "Thus ended a 11retime ror a remarkable woman. A leader 1n the Methodlst church, and always concerned with the welfare or others, Mrs. Gile•s chief enjoyment was derived rrom vislting sick and ailing friends at their homes or at the hospital. Just the day be!ore she had her accident, Mrs. Gile made her way up two !lights or stairs to visit one 111 rriend, and then went to the Littleton hospital to cheer up another--an outstanding accomplishment ror anyone over 94 years or age.n P.H.T.). Page XX
Issac Walton Titus (VIII) born Feb. i9, !852- Married Augusta T. Brown Sept. i3J i882- Residence, LynnJ Mass. He died Dec. i8J i929- She died Oct. 2iJ i942. Their children:
Augusta B. Titus (IX) born Jan. 26J i884 Alicer. Titus (IX) born April 6, i885 They are both unmarried and in 1943 are living at iii Crest RoadJ WellesleyJ Mass .
.AJny Elsie Titus (VIII) born Jan·. 28J i8SS. Married Willey E. Dearth on Nov. iJ i882- ResidenceJ .N. HaverhillJ N. H.
Martha Jane Titus (VIII) born at HaverhillJ N.H. Nov. 2iJ i857. Married Charles H. Knight Nov. 16~ !880. He came from MifordJ N. H. ResidenceJ Peterboro1 N. H.
Katherine B. Titus (VIII) born Dec. 23J i86i at Haverhill, N.H. She was a trained nurse and unmarried. Died----at LittletonJN.H.
Wilbur Ward Titus (VIII) born Nov. 3J i865 at HaverhillJ N.H. Married Ona E. Lane of LaconiaJ N.H. On Dec. 3iJ i89i. Died---.
Jason Titus (VII) born Sept. 25J i8i4 at Lyman, N.H. · Married on June iJ i84i Mary 'WhitcherJ daughter of William and Mary Noyes 'Whitcher. Mary was born Oct. 28J i823 at CoventryJ now Benton. Mary Whitcher Titus died March 3iJ i895 at LisbonJ N. H. Jason died there also Sept. 3J i895- Their childrenJ all born in LymanJ N. H.J were:
Charles Harvey Titus (VIII) born Oct. 25J i842; died April 24J i906. Married Jan. iJ i865 Lizzie J. Brisson. Their children:
Mary Elizabeth Titus (IX). Died young. Charles Harvey Titus (IX). Died young. Jay Sterling Morton Titus (IX) born July i3J !875- Bessie Titus (IX) born July 9J i880.
Holman Drew Titus (VIII) born Aug. 3iJ i845- Married Mary Alma Atwood Nov. 7J i87i. She was born at LandaffJ N. H. Oct. i9J i847. Their children:
Lizzie Atwood Titus (IX) born Nov. iiJ i877 at Lan daffJ N. H. Married on Oct. 2SJ i898 George Foster Clement. He was born at BathJ N. H. on Jan. 6J i874- Their children:
Edgar Titus Clement (X) born Jan. 30J i90i in N. Y. City. Married June 24J i934 at LisbonJ N.H. Marjorie E. Dewing. She was born at BathJ N.H. Oct. i4J i90S. Their children:
Allan Dewing Clement (IX) born Aug. i4, i935- Page XXI
John Edgar Clement (XI) born Sept. iS, ~937. Jean Alice Clement (XI) born Nov. 6, !939.
Eunice Elizabeth Clement (X) born May 4, i906 at Landaff, N.H. Died at Landaff April 26,i907.
George Foster Clement, Jr., (X) born Jan. i3, i908 at Landaff, N.H. Married June 28, i934 Ethel w. Bronson. She was born Jan. 22, i9i0 at Landaff. Their children:
David Wendell Clement (XI) born Aug. 4, !936- Barbara Louise Clement (XI) born Oct. 3, !938-
Residence of George Foster Clement, Jr., 1s at Jockey Hill Fann, Landaff, N. H.
George Foster Clement, sr. died Sept. 26, i942-
Clara Blanche Titus (IX) born Feb. i6, i88i at Landaff, N.H. Married on June 3, i902 Gerald T. Clark. He was born July ii, i878 at Bath, N. H. They have one son:
Neal T. Clark (X) born May i8> !903- Residence Bath, N.H.
Henry Gladstone Titus (IX) born June i7, i890 at Landaff, N.Ho Married in Lowell, Mass. on Dec. i3, i9i3 Ethel M. McKean. She was born Aug. 9, i890 at Landaff. Their children:
Mary Eleanor Titus (X) born May 2, i9i6 at Landaff, N.H. m. Elmer E. Johnson, 6-26-i943- Warren Harding Titus (X) born Nov. i2, i920, at Landaff, N.H.; died Dec. 9, i93i. Herman Lloyd Titus (X) born April i7, i922. Married May 16, i942 Edith Norma Donnelly. She was born Feb. 6, i92i at Lyman, N.H.
Helman Prescott Titus (VIII) born Dec. 2, i848; died at Lisbon, N.H. Oct. i9, i889- He was unmarried, was a machinist and inventor.
George Wendell Titus (VIII) born Nov. i4, i8SQ. Married 1st. Ida M. Jones at .Amesbury, Mass. on March i3, i877- One child:
Cora F. Titus (IX) born Jan. i2, i879-
Ida M. Jones Titus died March 9, i88i- George w. Titus married 2nd. Martha J. Runnells on Dec. 28, i882 at .AinesburyJ Mass. She was born Sept. 4~ i857- Their children: Page XXII
Mary Ethel Titus (IX) born March i3., i884- Married Nov. 22J i905 Charles D. Kidder. Oscar Bradford Titus (IX) born Feb. 8., i886; died AU g. 5., i 9 2 2 • Jason Wendell Titus (IX) born Aug. 6., i894
Cora F. Titus (IX) daughter of George w. Titus and Ida M. Jones Titus., married Sept. 3., i9W Perry L. Willey of Lowell., Mass. Their children:
Nina D. Willey (X) born July iS., i9ii Married Sept. 2., !934 Walter J. Quimby. One child:
Walter John Quimby (XI) born May i4., i936.
Elizabeth Willey (X) born April 2., i9i4- Married March 27., i942 Graydon E. Boyd.
Theron Woolson Titus (VIII) born May 27., i8SS. Married Emma E. Clough on May iO., !877- Their children:
Grace May Titus (IX) born June iS., i878. Married July SJ i903 Frank Rymes. One son:
Christopher Edwin Rymes (X) born---. Married------.
Florence E. Titus (IX) born March 7., i885; died September 27., i9i8-
Adelle Titus (IX) born Feb. iO., i89i- Married--.
Fred Milon Titus (VIII) born Aug. 20., i860; died---. Married ist. Eva A. Wheelock. Their children:
Mabell Frances Titus (IX) born Dec. 4., i882- Married June i6., i9i2 Harry G. Wills.
Herman Eugene Titus (IX) born Feb. 23., i885-
Fred Milon Titus married 2nd. Mary Rogers. One daughter:
Irene Titus (IX)
Bertha May Titus (VIII) born Dec. i3., i864- Married Aug. 30., i899 at Lowell, Mass. Gardner Wills. He was born in Salem., Maine., May 20., i859- Mr. Wills was a Methodist minister for a number of years before his death. He was in the Maine Conference. He died Oct.--., i938.
Sally K. Titus (VII) born June 30., i8i6; died March 21., i89i- Married Jan. S., i847 Rev. Enos D. Hopkins. Their children: Page XXIII
Sarah Hopkins (VIII) born Feb. i2J i848 Mary E. Hopkins (VIII) born Mar. 7~ i850 .Anson s. Hopkins (VIII) born April iSJ i8Si George w. Hopkins (VIII) born Oct. i8J i852 Charles T. Hopkins (VIII) born Jan. 28J i855
John Bigelow Titus (VII) born Aug. i9J i8i8 at LymanJ N.H. Married Zilpha Smith in i84i- She was born Nov. 22J i825 at LymanJ N.H.j died July i3J i887. Their children:
Irene Titus (VIII) born March i6J !843. Married---Annis. Died July SJ i888.
Marcellus Titus (VIII) born Dec.--J i844 at LymanJ N.H. Died June 22J 185i at BathJ N. H.
Elnora R. Titus (VIII) born Nay i6J i848. Married---Marshall. Died ColebrookJ N. H. Feb. i6J i93S.
Ira T. Titus (VIII) born Mar. 26J i850 at BathJ N.H. Died-- at N. HaverhillJ N.H.
Mary E. Titus (VIII) born June 2SJ i852; died May !SJ i879 at ColwnbiaJ N. H.
Sarah Dorcas Titus (VIII) born Jan. i3J !856. Married Feb. 26J i877 Fred Stoddard. Their children:
Maud Virtue Stoddard (IX) born Nov. iOJ i876 at ColumbiaJ N. H. Married Feb.-J i896 Allen Gray. One child:
Leota Pearl Gray (X) born Sept. i896; Died Nov. i906.
Carroll T. Stoddard (IX) born Aug. 2, i888 at Columbia, N. H. Married Nov. 28~ i9i2 Ella Louise Frizzell. Their children:
Frederick Arnasa Stoddard (X) born Jan. iJ i9i5- Married Nov. 8J t939 Lurree Cassidy. Their children:
Francis Allen Stoddard (XI) born May i5Ji940
Daughter (XI) born Nov. 20J i942.
Stanley Titus Stoddard (X) born May 2SJ i9i9 Gerald Allen Stoddard (X) born June 27J i92i Eloise Zilpha Stoddard (X) born Dec. iO~ !929
Mr. Fred Stoddard died April 4J i920- The Stoddard family live on a large farm in N. HaverhillJ N. H.
John Bigelow Titus died at HaverhillJ N. H. March 30J i883. Page XXIV
(The data on John B· T1 tus and the Stoddard ram111es turn1shed by Krs. sarah D• Stoddard and Mrs. Carroll T• Stoddard.)
Nathaniel Titus (VII) born June i5, i820; died Sept.-, i823. Buried on Parker Hill, Lyman. N. H•
• Ruby Titus (VII) born Sept. 25, i822. Married July i, i85i Horace Severence. Their children:
Emily severence (VIII) born May iO, i852; died Sept. ii, i94i• Horace severence (VIII) born Feb. i4, i854- Louis H. Severence (VIII) born Feb. 28, 1856. George E. Severence (VIII) born Aug. i3, !859.
Wm. Merrill Titus (VII) born Aug. 26, i824- Married Jan. 2!, i857 Dollie French. One child:
Florence Titus (VIII). Born---. Died Feb. i2, i940 at 2055 Columbus Ave., Roxbury, Mass. Married George Manning. No children.
Calvin Sherman Titus (VII) born Feb. 26, i826; died Nov. i857- Buried Lisbon, N. H. He married Mary Page. One child:
Ivol C. Titus (VIII) born---at Hill, N. H. Died !933 aged 76 at Concord, N. H. He was survived by his widow Mrs. Josephine (Harriman) Titus and two sons, names unknown.
Charles Boynton Titus (VIII) born Jan.--, i830; died i830. Buried on Parker Hill, Lyman, N. H.
(All the in rorma t1on on the descendants o t John Sm1 tb Tl tus (VI) was supp 11 e cl by K rs. L 1 z z 1 e T 1 tu s c 1 em en t. Reg 1 s tr a r. L 1 s b on, N. H. Chapter ot the Daughters or the American Revolution).
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John Smith Titus• wife was Sally Boynton. Her father, Thomas Boynton was a Revolutionary Soldier. The following is quoted from Massachusetts SOldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary war., page 378. Supplied by Mrs. Clement.
"Thomas Boynton, Andover., Mass. Sergt., Capt., Benj. Ames Co. of Minute Men., Col. James Frye•s Regt. Which marched on alarm of April i9,i775.1 service 7 days. Also return of men in camp at Cambridge dated May i7.1 !775, also return of men who served in battle of Charleston dated Cambridge June i9.1 i775., also Co. return dated Oct. 6, i775., also order for bounty coat or its equivalentin money dated Cambridge Nov. i4., i775."
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ADDITIONAL NOTES ON CAPTAIN SAMUEL TITUS V AND ELEAZER TITUS VI
(Explaining Footnote Page 3 of Text)
Samuel Titus and his wifeJ AnnJ settled in the Plantation of Ipswich Canada in i76i. Here his first three children were born. The Plantation was incorporated as the Town of WinchendonJ Mass. i764. First annual town meeting was March iiJ i765- Samuel Titus was elected Surveyor of Highways., Collector of Highway RatesJ and Hog Reeve. (History or w1nchenoon, by Rev. A. P. Marvin)
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NOTES ON CALVIN TITUS (VI), SON OF CAPTAIN SAMUEL TITUS (V), AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS
Calvin Titus (VI) was born May 22J !777; died in LymanJN. H. Jan. iSJ i8i9- He married Sarah Chamberlin of NewburyJ Vt. She was born--i780; died Jan. 20J i857. They had eight children: Calvin., Jr.J RufusJ LucyJ Moses., Phineas who died May iO., i868 aged 57 years and iO monthsJ ReubenJ Ira and Betsey.
Capt. Calvin Titus., Jr.J (VII) born in LymanJ N. H. Sept. 6., i802; died March 28J !888- He married ist. Sarah c. Porter on March i2J i827- She died June i3J i842 aged 33 years. Their children were: HenryJ SolonJ B. Franklin., I ro., Osman., Joseph P. who died in Chel seaJ Mass. June 2., i863 aged 24 years and S months., Sarah who died May 7., i854 aged i4 yearsJ and Emily. CalvinJ Jr • ., married 2nd. Rebecca H. Miner on May 4J i843. She died April 20J i857 aged 37 years and 6 months. Their children were: Ellen E . ., Sarah R. who died June 27J i864 aged 7 yearsJ 2 months. Calvin~ Jr . ., married 3rd. Adeline E. Miner on Dec. 20J i858. She died Feb. iSJ i893 aged 6.8 years., 9 months. They had no children.
Henry c. Titus (VIII) born in LymanJ N. H. Jan. BJ i828; died at LisbonJ N. H. Feb. i8., i902. Married Ruth A. Bailey Feb. i856. Their children: CharlesJ FronkJ and Seth o. Titus. (Frank Titus was for many years a widely known and extremely popular conductor on the Boston and Maine Rail road. He died in WoodsvilleJ N. H. He was the father of Leon Titus of BostonJ Mass.J of Earl Titus who lived in WokefieldJ Mass • ., and Dr. Paul TitusJ a dentist in NewburyportJ Mass.)
Seth o. Titus (IX) 3rd son of Henry c. Titus (VIII) was born in LymanJ N.H. March i6J !864. He married Jessie Foster on May 7J i885- She died---• No children. When interviewed by the editor in i942J Mr. Seth O. Titus of LisbonJ N. H. was in his 79th year. He was an active man of powerful physiqueJ Sheriff of Grafton CountyJ and was engaged in various lumbering and kindred enterprises.
The foregoing data on the descendants of Calvin Titus (VI) was obtained from records in possession of Mr. Seth O. Titus and from inscriptions on stones and monuments in Moulton Hill Cemetery., LymanJ N. H. Page XXVI
SOURCE BOOKS FOR GENEALOGICAL DATA ON OTHER LINES OF DESCENT FROM ROBERT TITUS I
Volume IV: .American Ancestry: Edited by Thomas P. Hughes. Contain ing genealogy of the Titus family. 230 pagesJ published i889-
Bunker• s 11 Long Island Genealogies". Containing genealogy of the Titus family. 350 pages., published i895-
Ladd•s "Origin and History of Grace Church., Jamaica., L. I • ., Containing data on the Titus family. 44! pages., Published i9i4 ..
Records of The Town of JamaicaJ L. r.J i656 to i75i, By J. c. Frost. Containing data on the Titus family. Three volumes., i359 pages., Published i9i4-
Eaton•s .. Hi story of Thomaston., So. Thomaston., and Rockland., Me." Containing genealogy of the Titus family. Two volumes., 940 pages. Published i860-
Hayward•s "History of Hancock., N.H. 11 Containing genealogy of the Titus family. !070 pages. Published !889
Volume IX .American Ancestry: Edited by Thomas P. Hughes. Contain ing genealogy of the Titus family. 330 pages. Publi shed :1.894-
Cooley•s "Genealogies of the Early Settlers of Trenton, N.J. 11 Containing genealogy of the Titus family. 336 pages. Published :1.883.
New York Historical Society Collections: Publication Fund Series. 46 Volumes. Containing data on the Titus family. Pub lished i868-i9i3.
Sibley•s "History of Union Maine.n Containing genealogy of the Titus family. 540 pages. Published iBSi.
First Census of the U.S. i790. Heads of families in N.Y.State. Containing those named Titus. 308 pages. !908. The same for Maine. iOS pages. !908- . Records: Town of Titusville., N.J. (Named after Capt. Eriel Burroughs Titus who attained distinction in the War between the States).
Records: Town of Hopewell., N. J.
Illinois Central Magazine~ June !928- Article on Ancestry of Joseph Foreman Titus and Calvin w. Titus. THE TITUS FAMILY IN AMERICA. THREE GENERATIONS.
BY THE REV. ANSON TITUS, JR., WEYMOUTH, MA!-S,
ROBERT T1Tus, the first of the name in America, was born in England in 1600, probably St. Catherine's parish, near Stansted Ab bots, Hertfordshire, some thirty miles north of London. There is a probability that Robert was of the same family of Col. Silas Titus who played quite a part in the politics of his time. The father of Col. Silas was also Silas, and Silas senior had three sons, Silas, Stephen, and one other son, whom the record does not mention, but whom we suppose was Robert, who at the time was in America. Silas, Senr., * married Constancia --, who d. October 22, 1667. He d. Nov. 24, 1637. Their children were : Robert(?), b. 1600, removed to America in 1635 j Silas, b. 1622 ; Stephen, d. March 30, 1671. SILAS TITUS, Jr., n1. Catherine \Vinstanley, daughter of James Win stanley, Esq., of Lancastershite. He entered a commoner of Christ's Church, Oxford, in 1637, and became about 1640 a member of one of the Jnns of Court. In the grand rebellion: when parliament raised an anny against the king, he obtained a captain's commission, but disapproving of the course pursued by the 1 ndependents, abandoned his colors for the royal standard, and was subsequently of eminent service to the two Charleses. Col. Silas Titus was a man of wit, and the author of a famous pamphlet called "Killing no Murder.'' lt was published anonymously, and created a stir in political circles. King Charles rewarded him for services rendered. He d. in December, T 704, aged 82, and was interred in the chancel of the parish church of St. James, at Bushey, in Hertfordshire, where his father and other members of the family also lie buried. t I. ROBERT TITUS embarked from London April 3, 1635. The following is the entry in the passenger list, preserved in the Public Record Office, London. "Theis under written names are to be transported to New Eng land, in1barqued in ye Hopewell, Mr. Wm. Bundick. The p'ties have brought certificate fro1n the Minister & justices of Peace that they are no Subsedy 111en, they have taken the oath of Alleg. & Supremacie, ROBERT T1Tus, Husbandman of St. Katherin's, (aged) 35 HANNAH TITUS, uxor 31 Jo. rfITUS 8 EDMOND TITUS 5 ,, They arrived at Boston in a few weeks following, and soon were granted land in the present town of Brookline, near Muddy River, adjoining Boston. Here the family remained two or three years, when they removed to the town of Weymouth, son1e nine miles to the southeast. Their land is described in the records of the town of Weymouth, and was located in the present village of North Weymouth, and is not far fro111 the unfortunate
* Chauncey's Historical Antiquities of Hcrtforshire, Vol. II., p. 462. t Gough's Camden's Brittania, Vol. II•. p. 163: Clutterbuck's Hist. of Hertfordshire, Vol. II., p. 344; Granger's Biographical Hist. of England, Vol. II., pp. 165, 3u ; Bnrke's Die. of Landed Gentry, p. 1616. note; Clarke's Handbook of Heraldry, pp. 159, 172; Hume and Macaulay mention Col, Silas in that era of English history: Book of family_Crest~ (Washburn's, London), plate 63, fig. -4; Journals of House of Com mons, Vol. VII[., p. 215; Harle1an Miss. Vol. IV., p. 290, etc. 2 Tlte Tilus Family in America. settlement which Capt. Weston made in Sept., 1622. In the spring of 1644 Robert, in co111pany with son1e forty fan1ilies, removed with the 111inister of the Weyn1outh parish, Rev. Samuel N ew1nan, to the town of Rehoboth, just east of Providence, R. I. I-le was one of the founders of the first parish. While a resident of Rehoboth he was often entrusted by the freemen with offices of confidence. He was Com1nissioner for the Court of Ply111outh fro1n Rehoboth the years 1648-9, and 1650 and 1654. He had some trouble with the authorities because he harbored Abney Ordway and family, they being of "evil fame," which, the author supposes, means they were Quakers. He soon after gave notice of his intention to leave the colony. He sold his property to Robert Jones, of Nantasket, 23d 3d mo., 1654, and we fix this as about the date of his 111igration to Long Island. According to Thon1pson, his sons Sann1e], Abie], and Content, were free holders in Huntington in 1666. John, the old~st son, remained in Reho both, north Purchase, now Attleboro, and Edn1ond came to Hen1pstead as early as 1650. 1"'he will of Hannah Titus, wido,v of Robert, was n1ade May 14, 1672. Letters of ad111inistration were granted her son Con tent by Governor Andros, and an inventory inade of the estate which amounted to £52 13s. 6d, March 24, 1678-9. 'fhe following is a literal copy of her will, made at Huntington, L. I., where her hon1e was. The original is on file in the office of the Clerk of the Court of A ppea1s, at Al bany, N. Y. : "May 14th 1672. The last Will and testan1ent of Hanna Titus, being in prefit memory, I bequeth 111y sowl to God that gave it, and n1y body to the earth, and for my Estate I despose of it as followeth :-Imprimis I give to n1y sonn Content my house and all n1y land ; and out of the forsaid house and Lands I give to n1y sonn John tenn poundes, which 111y son Content is to pay hi111. And also I give to my son John 1ny 111are, and to my son Edn1ond I give a horse, and to my son Sanu1el a browne cow, and a yearlen stear, and I give to n1y son San1uel's wife 111y warming pan, and to n1y son Abialle's wife my smothing yron and to 111y son Contente's wife my Ski111ar, and for what re1unantes of sarg and cloth I have, n1y wiJl is, that it be equally divided an1ong all n1y children, and to my dafter Su sana I give my sarg hoode, and for all the rest of my estate within the house and without it, I give to 111y sun Abiall and Content to be equally divided between them two, and to this n1y will I set n1y hand in the pres- ence of RICHARD WILLIAMES the H marke of THOMAS SKIDMORE Hana Titus. Richard Willian1es being one of the witnesses to this will have given his oath to the truth of it before n1e Jonas \Vood this 28 of May '79• Thomas Skid111ore being a witness to ye wth in written will doth declare in ye presence of God to ye truth of it before n1e Isaac Platt, Constable In the absence of ye Justice. Huntington, Dece111ber ye r 7th 1679."
CHILDREN OF ROBERT TITUS AND WIFE HANNAH.
2. i. JOHN, b. in Eng., ·1627; d. April 16, 1689. 3. ii. EDMOND, b. in Eng., 1630; d. 17 day 2d 1)10., 1727.
Errata.: (line above)o Edmond do Febo 7, .1.71.50 His wife do Febo .1.7, 1.72t70 See page 3 The Titus Family in America. 3
4. 1ll. SAMUEL. iv. SUSANNA: n1entioned in her n1other's will. 5. v. ABIEL, b. in Wey111outh, Mar. 17, 1640-1; d. --, 1736-7. 6. vi. CONTENT, b. in Weymouth, Mar. 28, 1643; d. Jan. 17, 17 30.
2 1 2 2. JOHN TITUS (Robert ), b. in England, 1627; n1l:)Abigal Carpenter 1 (William ). He d. April 16, 1689. His widow m., 2d, Jonah Palmer, Sen., Nov. 9, 1692, and d. wid. Mar. 5, I 710. He was one of the original purchasers of Rehoboth, north Purchase, now Attleboro, and was an ac tive citizen in church and State. He and his son John, Jr., were engaged in the King Philip Indian war [ 1675], this renowned chieftain residing but a few miles distant. Children: . 7. ]... JOHN, Jr., b. Dec. 18, 1650; d. Dec. 2, 1697. 11. ABIGAL, b. Feb. 18, 1652 ; m. John Fuller, Apr. 25, 1673. 8. iii.. SILAS, b. May 18, 1656. lV. HANNAH, b. Nov. 28: 1658; d. Nov. 12, 1673 . 9· v.. SAMUEL, b. June 1, 1661; d. July 13, 1726. IO. VI.. • JosEPH, l twins, born { Mary, m. Richard VII.... 1\{ARY: or MERCY, f Mar. 17, 1665; Bowen, Jan. 9, 1683. Vlll. EXPERIENCE, b. Oct. 9, 1669; n1. Leonard Nowsom, June 12, 169-.
2 1 3. EDMOND TITUS (Robert ), b. in England in 1630. He resided with his parents until 1650, when, according to Thon1pson, he ca1ne to Hempstead, where he resided a short tin1e, thence to Old Westbury. The land at Old Westbury is still in the possession of the family. Edmond Titus early became a Quaker or Friend, for which he suffered n1any things at the hands of the authorities. From the records of the Quarterly Meeting we extract the following: "Ed1nond 'fitus, one that Received ye truth n1any years since and lived and dyed in it. In his latter days his Eyes grew ditu that he could not see and thick of hearing, all which he bore very patiently. In the time of his last sickness his daughter Phebe field standing by hin1, he said, my Life is in Christ 1ny God," with many n1ore comfortable words. His Last words were these :-I have put away all filthiness & superfluity & Hautiness. I have Received with meekness ye engrafted word that is A.ble to save the soul & soon departed this life in a quiet frarne of Spirit sensible to the last ye 7 d. 2d 1110., 1715 aged near 85 years." [N. Y. GENEALOGICAL AND Bio GRAPHICAL RECORD, 1876, p. 42.] '' His wife survived him twelve years and died the 17th of 2d mo. 172 7 in ye ninetieth year of her age. S0111e years before her death she was helpless and kept her bed. Her natural faculties becan1e inuch i1npaired; yet she retained a lively sense of the Divine goodness, and many times near her door, feeling the fresh springs of Di vine life to well up in her soul, she would exhort her children and others to wait upon God, that they 111ight thereby be n1ade sensible of the work ings of 1'ruth in their hearts which was the way through obedience there unto to find peace with God." Edn1ond Titus 1n. Martha, dau. of Wm. and Jane Washburne, Hemp stead, who d. -- 2d 1110., 1727, aged about 90. 'fhe following were their children : 4 The Titus Family in A meri,-a. . J J. 1... SAMUEL, b. ~th mo.• 16 58. ll. PHEBE, b. 1st n10., 1660; m., rst, Sam'l Scudder, 2d, Robert Field. JI). • !\1ARTHA, b. 1st 1110., 1663, m. Benj. Seaman. JV. MARY, b. 5th mo., 1665, m. William Willis. v . HANNAH, b. 9th mo., 1667, m. Benj. Smith. VI.. • JANE, b. 2d mo., 1670, m. James Denton. 12. vu.. .. JoHN, b. 29th of 2d mo., 1672. 13. Vlll.. PETER, b. 6th n10., 1674. 14. JX. SILAS, b. 3d of 8th mo., 1676. x . PATIENCE, b. 4th of 12th mo., 1678, m. Nicholas Haight. XI. TEMPERANCE, b. 1st of 3d mo., 1681; d. 15th of 11th 1110., I 704.
1 4. SAMUEL,2 ( Robert ) supposed to have been born in Brookline (near Boston), or Weymouth; removed with his parents to Huntington, L. I. He was called :, Sargent.'' He married and had a family of daughters, as follows:
i. HANNAH, b. April 14, 1669; 111. (?)John Buffet, 1696. ii. REBECKA, b. Oct. 28, 1675. 111. PATIENCE, b. April 27, 1677. 1v. EXPERIENCE, b. April 27, 1680.
1 5. ABIEL,2 (Robert ) b. in Wey111011th, Mass., March 17, 1~40-1. A Janel holder in Huntington, L. I., 1666; 111. -, Sender; d. 1736-7, aged 96. Children:
i. MARV, b. March 12. 1673-4. ii. REBECA, b. Oct. 2 1, 16 76. 15. 111. ABIEL, b. March 15, 1678-9. 16. iv. HENRY, b. March 6, 1681-2. 17. v. JOHN, b. April 9, 1684.
2 1 6. CONTENT TITUS (Robert ), b. in Weymouth, Mass., March 28, 1643. A land holder in Huntington, 1666; in Newtown in 1672. He m. Elizabeth --, a dau. of Rev. John Moore. He was a very active man in the affairs of church and State. He was a captain in the war against the Indians and became an elder of the Presbyterian Church at the age of 80. He died Jan. 17, 1730, aged 87.. His gravestone is in the S. W. cor ner of the ancient burial place in Newtown.
i. RoBERT, said to have gone to Delaware. 18. ii. SILAS, d. Nov. 2, 1748. 19. Jll. JOHN. iv. TIMOTHY, settled in Hopewell, N. J. ~ HANNAH, d.unm~~ vi. PHEBE, n1. Jon a than Hunt. vii. ABIGAIL, n1. George Furniss or Ferris.
3 1 7. JOHN (John,2 Robert ), b. in Rehoboth, Dec. 18, 1650; 111. 1st, Lydia Redway, July 17, 1673, who d. Nov. 25, 1676. He m. 2d, Sarah The Titus Family in America. 5
Miller, July 3, 1677. "Widow'' Sarah Titus d. March 10, 1752. John Titus d. Dec. 2, 1797. Children :
i. LYDIA, b. Dec. 6, 1674 (by first wife); unmar. in 1715. ii. JoHN, b. March 12, 1678; d. April 16, 1758. iii. SAMUEL, b. July 29, 1680. iv. HANNAH, b. Nov. 10, 1682; m. Nath. Willis. v. RoBE~T, b. Feb. 23, 1684. vi. SARAH, b. Feb. 2 r, 1687-8; m. John Gauzy. vii. ELIZABETH, b. May 5, 1691; m. John Gauzy, Jr. v111. TIMOTHY, b. Dec. 16, 1692. ix. ABIGAIL, b. April 25, 1695; d. April 15, 1715.
3 1 8. SILAS TITUS (John,2 Robert ), b. in Rehoboth, May 18, 1656 ; m. 1st, Sarah Battelle of Dedham, Oct. 23, 1679, who d. April 8, 1689 ; m. 2d, Hannah Thurston, July 4-; ___ 1689-; prob. m. 3d, Mehitable Ormsbee, Jan:24, 1716-7. He d. --;-t-74·c~ Children: . .1. . MARY, b. March 30, 1681-2. JI. SILAS, b. Aug. 12, I 68 3 (perhaps '79 ) . Ill. ABIGAIL, b. M_a~~~}3,~. 1685-6; unmar. lV. MARTHA, b. Aprilx;-1690; ·d. unmar.· Sept.
(BY SECOND WIFE. -~ '"·,·~ .. v. PAUL, b. May 14, 16f6; "enlisted in expedition against Can ada,'' as per wilrmade June 30, 1746. Probated July 9, I 747, Providence, R. I. " He d. Jan. 4, I 746-7, at Old town, Martha's Vinyard." vi. ESTHER, b. Oct. I 7, 1692 ; m. John I-Iill.
3 2 1 9. SAMUEL TITUS (John , Robert ), b. in Rehoboth, June r, 1661 ; m. Elizabeth, dau. of John Jonson, Nov. 27, 1693, who died Sept. 5-15, 1 726. Children : . 1. ELIZABETH, b. June 13, 1695 ; n1. Joseph Streeter• ii. ABIGAIL, b. Dec. 16, 1697; d. April 15, 1715. iii. SAMUEL, b. Jan. 29, 1699-1700. iv. JOHN, b. June 20, 1.703
3 2 1 10. JOSEPH TITUS (John , Robert ), b. in Rehoboth, March r 7, 1665 ; a twin of Mary; m. Martha Palmer, Jan. 19, 1687-8, dau. of Jonah. Chil dren: . 1... JosEPH, b. Nov. 12, 1688. ll. JoNAH, b. Jan. 19, 1690. Ill.. BENJAMIN, b. Sept. 4, 169-. 1V. NoAH, b. April 22, 1696; d. June 8, 1622 • v . MARTHA, b. Dec. 20, 1698; d. Feb. 12, 1737. Vl... MERCY, b. Sept. 5, I 701. Vll. LYDIA, b. Sept. 16, 1703; n1. Sept. 20, 1727, Zacariah Field, of Providence. Vlll. • ABIJAH (or Abigal), b. Nov. 23, 1706. IX. PHEBE, b. May 9, 1709; m. Nov. 15, 1735, John Mathews. 6 The Tilus Family in America.
3 1 1 r. SAMUEL TITPS (Edmond,2 Robert ), b. at Westbury, 16c;8; m. 1st, Elizabeth, dau. of Thomas Powell ; 1n. 2d, Elizabeth, wid. of John Prior of Mantinecock, and dan. of John Bowne of Flushing. Shed. Oct. 14, 1721. lie d. Jan. 1, 1732-3, aged about 75 years. Children, by 1st wife: i. PHEBE, b. 8, 8th mo., 1693. ii. TE.l\.lPERANCE, b. 6, 1st mo., 1695-6; d. I 5, 2d mo., 1704. u1. l\fARTHA, b. 23, 12th n10., 1698-9. iv. SAMUEL, b. 23, 9th 1110., 1702; d. 19, 2d mo., 1750.
3 2 1 12. JOHN T1TUS (Edmond, Robert ), b. at Westbury 29, 2d mo, 1672; m. 1st, Sarah, dau. of Henry Willis, who d. 1, 1st 1110, 1729-30, aged 58, 1n., 2d, Mary Smith, wid. of John, 7, 1st mo, 1732. Lived in the north part of Westbury. He d. 4, 1st mo., 1751. Children by 1st wife:
i. MARY, b. 13, 4th mo., 1696, n1. Henry Pearsall. ii. JOHN, b. 28, 5th mo., 1698. iii. PHILADELPHIA, b. 29, 9th 1110., 1700 ; n1. 1,ho111as Sea111an. iv. JACOB, b. 1, 5th mo., 1703. v. WILLIAM, b. 23, 7th 1110., I 705. vi. SARAH, b. 7, 1st mo., 1708; 111. Edmond Titus. vii. PHEBE, b. 6, 5th mo., I 710 ; 1n. John Ridgeway. v111. RICHARD, (by 2d wife) b. --; ( not 2 1 when will was n1ade in 1747.)
13. PETER TITUS 3 (Edn1ond, 2 Robert :r), b. at Westbury, 6 mo., 1674; m. Martha, dau. of John Jackson, of Jerusalen1. She d. 10, 12mo., 1753,
(N. S.) He d. 231 10th mo., 1753, (N. S.) Children: . J... JAMES, b. -- ; m. Jane Sean1an . 11. JOHN, b. ; m. An1y Barker, dau. of Samuel• 111. RICHARD, b. ; n1. Mary Peters. IV. ELIZABETH, b. ; 111. Henry Townsend. v.. PETER, b. ; m. Mary Scudder. VI. ROBERT, b. ; d. unmar., 17 56 .
3 2 1 14. SILAS TITUS (Edmond, Robert ), b. at Westbury, 3, 8th n10., 1676; m. Sarah Haight, of Flushing, 8, 10th mo., 1704, (a sister of Nickolas who m. Patience Titus, dau. o(_ Edmond). His will was probate Vlll.. WILLIAM, b. 14, 8th mo., 1722. IX. MAR~, b. 8, 3 mo., 172 5 ; m. Thomas Walton of Pennsyl vania. 3 2 1 15. ABIEL (Abiel Robert ), b. in Huntington, March 15, 1678-9; m. Irena --. She or a former wife, prob. dau. of Samuel Smith, Hun tington. His will was made Jan. 3, 1759, and probated May 4, 1759. Children: 1. SILAS. ii. ABIEL, (oldest son in 1725.) 111. BENJAMIN. iv. --, prob. Timothy (not mentioned in wiil). v. RuTH, 111. Gould. vi. ANN, m. Ketchum. vii. MARY. Vlll. PHEBE. 16. HENRY TITUS 3 (Abiel,3 Robert t), b. Huntington, March 6, 1681-2; n,. Rachael Pugsle}'. His will was 1nade Nov. 23, 1725. Probated Jan. 26, 1725-6. 3 1 17. JOHN TITUS (Abiel,2 Robert ), b. in Huntington, April 9, 1684; n1. 1st Sarah Platt, n1. 2d widow, Martha (Oldfield) Huggins, Feb. 2 1, 1742-3, John Titus ; d. June 4, 17 54. His wife surviving m. Samuel Brush, and being left a widow again, m. her fourth husband John Wood. She d. Aug. 24, 1798, aged 84. Her last husband, John Wood, d. June 1, 1801, aged 90. Children by 1st wife (Platt). He was a master of vessels and called Capt. i. JOHN, b. --, 1721; m. wid. --Hughes, who afterwards m. -- Johnson. He d. Jan. 22, 1751, aged 30, leaving two sons John and Jonas ii. HENRY, b. -- 1723 ; m. Jane ,v ood, d. 17 54, leaving son Henry and dau. Sarah. His will says " wife now quick with child." 111. JONATHAN, b -- ; bapt., Oct. 30, 1726 ; m. 1st, Martha Ketchum, 2d, Sarah Bru5h. iv. PLATI. v. ZEBULON, m., Feb. 27, 1760, Phebe Weeks, lived at Cold Spring Harbor. iv. SARAH. vii. REBECCA, m. Feb. 20, 1749-50, Richard Conklin. Vlll. ELIZABETH. CHILDREN BY SECOND WtFE . . IX. ISRAEL, b. Feb. 16, 1744; d. Aug. 15, 1811. x. JOSEPH, b. Feb. 6, 1747; d. May 10, 1829. . XI... JOHN ~ twins, born { John d. June 21, 183?, at North XU. ABIEL Mar. 6, ; Salem, N. Y. ; Ab1el m. Ruth 1752 Woods, Mar. 8, 1776. 3 1 18. SILAS TITUS (Content,2 Robert ), b. in Newton; m. 1715, Sarah, 8 Tlze Tilus Fa11zily in A11urica. dau. of Edward Hunt, Silas Titus was prominent in State affairs and was an elder of the Presbyterian Church. He d. Nov. 2, 1748. i. EPHRAIM, m., removed to Hopewell, N. J., where his pos- terity reside. ii. EDWARD, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Benj. Cornish. He d. in 1780, he lived at Glendale. 111. JOHN. 1v. SARAH, m. 1st, Francis Cornish, 2d, John Leverich. v. SUSAN, m·. Nowel Furman. 3 2 1 19. JOHN T1Tus (Content, Robert ), b. in Newtown; n;i. Rebecca --, removed to Hopewel1, N. J. ~: JOSEPH. 11. ANDREW. u1. SAMUEL, n1. Rebecca. iv. BENJ. v. PHILIP. vi. JOHN. vii. THOMAS. vm. MARY, m. Josiah Hart. ix. REBECCA, m. Thomas Blackwell. A Companion Genealogical Record is "HOBART FAMILY IN AMERICA Ten Generations of the Direct Line from Edmund Hobart (I) to Hattie Eliza Hobart Titus (X) and Extending Two Genera tions Beyond to Her SonJ Percy Hobart Titus (XI)J and His ChildrenJDorothy Madalene Titus and Bursley Howland Titus(XII) and An Appendix comp1lad by Dorothy M. Titus Edited by Percy Hobart Titus July 1943 weston, Massachusetts