Individual Details

Hezekiah Doolittle

(25 May 1711 - 1785)

removed to Litchfield, reside in Salem, NY, in 1760

Events

Birth25 May 1711Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut
Marriage13 Feb 1734Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut - Hephzibah Tyler
Event1756Litchfield
Death1785Salem, Washington, New York

Families

SpouseHephzibah Tyler (1714 - 1800)
ChildBarnabas Doolittle (1736 - 1760)
ChildMehitabel Doolittle (1738 - 1768)
ChildHepzibah Doolittle (1740 - 1740)
ChildHezekiah Doolittle (1742 - )
ChildAnthony Doolittle (1744 - )
ChildBethia Doolittle (1746 - )
ChildWilliam Doolittle (1748 - )
ChildMary Doolittle (1750 - )
ChildFrederick Doolittle (1752 - 1820)
ChildBenjamin Doolittle (1754 - )
ChildPhebe Doolittle (1756 - )
FatherAbraham Doolittle (1685 - 1770)
MotherMary Lewis (1689 - 1749)
SiblingZebulon Doolittle ( - )
SiblingJosiah Doolittle (1711 - )
SiblingZebulon Doolittle (1712 - 1713)
SiblingCharles Doolittle (1716 - 1784)
SiblingMercy Doolittle (1718 - )
SiblingDinah Doolittle (1719 - )
SiblingAmbrose Doolittle (1719 - 1793)
SiblingNathan Doolittle (1720 - )
SiblingMary Doolittle (1726 - )
SiblingAbraham Doolittle (1728 - 1794)
SiblingDeliverance Doolittle (1730 - 1749)

Notes

Birth

Twin to Josiah

Marriage

They resided at Wallingford till about 1750 when they moved to Litchfield Ct.

Event

he bought a home in Litchfield for 2500 pounds (old tenor bills). He was a farmer.

Death

He made his will Oct. 22 1785. It gives to "Hepzibah my well beloved wife one-half of my house and barn and one-thrid of the improvements of all my lands, together with my moveable estate with all my household furniture and farming utensils." This will is owned by his great grandsn Orrin Doolittle of Windham, New York, who also fas several deeds given to Hezekiah. The latter used the spelling DOOLITELL, and the descendants of his son Frederick still write it thus. The above will also mentions the children of his sons Barnabas and Hezekiah. Son Frederick was given "one-third part of the estate which fell to me from my honored father." Son Benjamin rec'd another third of this estate. Children of daughter Mehitable Kilborn are mentioned also daughters Bethiah Cain and Phebe Smedly. Wife Hepzibah and son Frederick excrs.