Son of Nathaniel Britton and Elizabeth Gerritsen.
Elmer Garfield Van Name, Britton Genealogy: Early Generations from Somerset, England to Staten Island, New York (Woodbury, New Jersey: Gloucester County Historical Society, 1970), p.9.
William Britton was born circa 1723.
Ibid.
He married Mary Collins, daughter of Joseph Collins and Rachel Dorset, on 30 November 1743.
Ibid., page 26.
Named in his father's will of 1 June 1729.
Ibid., p.8.
Children by Mary Collins b. 1724, d. 13 Aug 1805:
Nathaniel Britton
Zeboath Brittain
Elizabeth Britton
Samuel Britton
James Britton
William Britton
Mary Britton
Joseph Britton
Rachel Britton
Sarah Britton
bid., page 26.
William Britton died on 15 March 1804.
Ibid.
Bio includes data from The Brouwer Genealogy Database.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~brouwergenealogydata/surname_index.htm
∼William Brittain was born in January 1723 in Staten Island, New York to Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Gerritsen) Brittain. He married Mary Collins about November 30, 1743. They were the parents of: (From Van Name's Britton Genealogy 1970)
1. Nathaniel, b. Mar. 12, 1744, d. Oct. 2, 1817, served in R W, Pa. m. Jane Simonton
2. Zeboath, b. Jan. 9, 1746, d. July 11, 1790
3. Elizabeth b. Mar. 11, 1748, m. Peter White
4. Samuel, b. Mar 9, 1750 m. Sarah Bright, served in R W
5. James b. Aug 3, 1753, m. Elizabeth Butler; to N. B., Canada, m. Eleanor Butler
6. William, b. Oct. 15, 1754, Loyalist to N. B. , Canada, Delancy's Brigade, m. Christianna Moody
7. Mary b. Mar. 4, 1757, m. John Van Voorhees
8. Joseph, b. Sep. 24, 1759, to N. B., Canada
9. Rachel, b. May 5, 1761
10. Sarah, b. Nov. 7, 1764, d. Dec 4, 1843, m. Abraham Willett.
Tragically, the family was split along political lines with the outbreak of the Revolutionary War. VanName relates: "The elder sons are said to have served in the New Jersey forces during the Revolution (Nathaniel, Zeboeth, and Samuel); the younger three sons (James, William and Joseph) were Tories and went to New Brunswick, Canada, where they became prominent citizens."
Elmer Garfield Van Name, Britton Genealogy: Early Generations from Somerset, England to Staten Island, New York (Woodbury, New Jersey: Gloucester County Historical Society, 1970), p.9.
William Britton was born circa 1723.
Ibid.
He married Mary Collins, daughter of Joseph Collins and Rachel Dorset, on 30 November 1743.
Ibid., page 26.
Named in his father's will of 1 June 1729.
Ibid., p.8.
Children by Mary Collins b. 1724, d. 13 Aug 1805:
Nathaniel Britton
Zeboath Brittain
Elizabeth Britton
Samuel Britton
James Britton
William Britton
Mary Britton
Joseph Britton
Rachel Britton
Sarah Britton
bid., page 26.
William Britton died on 15 March 1804.
Ibid.
Bio includes data from The Brouwer Genealogy Database.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~brouwergenealogydata/surname_index.htm
∼William Brittain was born in January 1723 in Staten Island, New York to Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Gerritsen) Brittain. He married Mary Collins about November 30, 1743. They were the parents of: (From Van Name's Britton Genealogy 1970)
1. Nathaniel, b. Mar. 12, 1744, d. Oct. 2, 1817, served in R W, Pa. m. Jane Simonton
2. Zeboath, b. Jan. 9, 1746, d. July 11, 1790
3. Elizabeth b. Mar. 11, 1748, m. Peter White
4. Samuel, b. Mar 9, 1750 m. Sarah Bright, served in R W
5. James b. Aug 3, 1753, m. Elizabeth Butler; to N. B., Canada, m. Eleanor Butler
6. William, b. Oct. 15, 1754, Loyalist to N. B. , Canada, Delancy's Brigade, m. Christianna Moody
7. Mary b. Mar. 4, 1757, m. John Van Voorhees
8. Joseph, b. Sep. 24, 1759, to N. B., Canada
9. Rachel, b. May 5, 1761
10. Sarah, b. Nov. 7, 1764, d. Dec 4, 1843, m. Abraham Willett.
Tragically, the family was split along political lines with the outbreak of the Revolutionary War. VanName relates: "The elder sons are said to have served in the New Jersey forces during the Revolution (Nathaniel, Zeboeth, and Samuel); the younger three sons (James, William and Joseph) were Tories and went to New Brunswick, Canada, where they became prominent citizens."
Son of Nathaniel Britton and Elizabeth Gerritsen.
Elmer Garfield Van Name, Britton Genealogy: Early Generations from Somerset, England to Staten Island, New York (Woodbury, New Jersey: Gloucester County Historical Society, 1970), p.9.
William Britton was born circa 1723.
Ibid.
He married Mary Collins, daughter of Joseph Collins and Rachel Dorset, on 30 November 1743.
Ibid., page 26.
Named in his father's will of 1 June 1729.
Ibid., p.8.
Children by Mary Collins b. 1724, d. 13 Aug 1805:
Nathaniel Britton
Zeboath Brittain
Elizabeth Britton
Samuel Britton
James Britton
William Britton
Mary Britton
Joseph Britton
Rachel Britton
Sarah Britton
bid., page 26.
William Britton died on 15 March 1804.
Ibid.
Bio includes data from The Brouwer Genealogy Database.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~brouwergenealogydata/surname_index.htm
∼William Brittain was born in January 1723 in Staten Island, New York to Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Gerritsen) Brittain. He married Mary Collins about November 30, 1743. They were the parents of: (From Van Name's Britton Genealogy 1970)
1. Nathaniel, b. Mar. 12, 1744, d. Oct. 2, 1817, served in R W, Pa. m. Jane Simonton
2. Zeboath, b. Jan. 9, 1746, d. July 11, 1790
3. Elizabeth b. Mar. 11, 1748, m. Peter White
4. Samuel, b. Mar 9, 1750 m. Sarah Bright, served in R W
5. James b. Aug 3, 1753, m. Elizabeth Butler; to N. B., Canada, m. Eleanor Butler
6. William, b. Oct. 15, 1754, Loyalist to N. B. , Canada, Delancy's Brigade, m. Christianna Moody
7. Mary b. Mar. 4, 1757, m. John Van Voorhees
8. Joseph, b. Sep. 24, 1759, to N. B., Canada
9. Rachel, b. May 5, 1761
10. Sarah, b. Nov. 7, 1764, d. Dec 4, 1843, m. Abraham Willett.
Tragically, the family was split along political lines with the outbreak of the Revolutionary War. VanName relates: "The elder sons are said to have served in the New Jersey forces during the Revolution (Nathaniel, Zeboeth, and Samuel); the younger three sons (James, William and Joseph) were Tories and went to New Brunswick, Canada, where they became prominent citizens."
Elmer Garfield Van Name, Britton Genealogy: Early Generations from Somerset, England to Staten Island, New York (Woodbury, New Jersey: Gloucester County Historical Society, 1970), p.9.
William Britton was born circa 1723.
Ibid.
He married Mary Collins, daughter of Joseph Collins and Rachel Dorset, on 30 November 1743.
Ibid., page 26.
Named in his father's will of 1 June 1729.
Ibid., p.8.
Children by Mary Collins b. 1724, d. 13 Aug 1805:
Nathaniel Britton
Zeboath Brittain
Elizabeth Britton
Samuel Britton
James Britton
William Britton
Mary Britton
Joseph Britton
Rachel Britton
Sarah Britton
bid., page 26.
William Britton died on 15 March 1804.
Ibid.
Bio includes data from The Brouwer Genealogy Database.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~brouwergenealogydata/surname_index.htm
∼William Brittain was born in January 1723 in Staten Island, New York to Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Gerritsen) Brittain. He married Mary Collins about November 30, 1743. They were the parents of: (From Van Name's Britton Genealogy 1970)
1. Nathaniel, b. Mar. 12, 1744, d. Oct. 2, 1817, served in R W, Pa. m. Jane Simonton
2. Zeboath, b. Jan. 9, 1746, d. July 11, 1790
3. Elizabeth b. Mar. 11, 1748, m. Peter White
4. Samuel, b. Mar 9, 1750 m. Sarah Bright, served in R W
5. James b. Aug 3, 1753, m. Elizabeth Butler; to N. B., Canada, m. Eleanor Butler
6. William, b. Oct. 15, 1754, Loyalist to N. B. , Canada, Delancy's Brigade, m. Christianna Moody
7. Mary b. Mar. 4, 1757, m. John Van Voorhees
8. Joseph, b. Sep. 24, 1759, to N. B., Canada
9. Rachel, b. May 5, 1761
10. Sarah, b. Nov. 7, 1764, d. Dec 4, 1843, m. Abraham Willett.
Tragically, the family was split along political lines with the outbreak of the Revolutionary War. VanName relates: "The elder sons are said to have served in the New Jersey forces during the Revolution (Nathaniel, Zeboeth, and Samuel); the younger three sons (James, William and Joseph) were Tories and went to New Brunswick, Canada, where they became prominent citizens."
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