Individual Details

John Witter

(1718 - October 5, 1793)

John Witter was a son of John and Sarah (Tefft) Witter, born in 1718 or 1719 probably in Rhode Island. John married Anne probably the daughter of Peter Davis, a Quaker minister, on 7 Sept. 1740. John and Anne stayed in Rhode Island. John held many colony appointments including Overseer of the Poor and Councilman.

Events

Birth1718Westerly, British America
MarriageSeptember 7, 1740Westerly, British America - Anne Davis
Census1774Hopkinton, British America
WillMarch 5, 1790Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
DeathOctober 5, 1793Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
ProbateNovember 7, 1793Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
BurialWitter Lot, Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
CivilTown services

Families

SpouseAnne Davis (1715 - 1803)
ChildSarah Witter (1743 - 1804)
FatherJohn Witter (1677 - 1757)
MotherSarah Tefft (1680 - 1725)

Notes

Civil

Justice of the peace, Surveyor of Highways and Fence Viewer, Councilman, Overseer of the Poor 1757, 1758, 1759

Endnotes

1. Arnold, James N., Vital record of Rhode Island 1636-1850, a family register for the people Narragansett Historical, Providence, Rhode Island 1891, Volume 5 page 70 image 338 of 527 Westerly marriages.

2. (1858). || Page 225.

3. Washburn, Georgia Cooper. Witter Genealogy; Descendants of William Witter of Swampscott, Massachusetts, 1639-1659. New York: The National historical company, 1929, Page 33 Fourth Generation.

4. Washburn, Georgia Cooper. Witter Genealogy; Descendants of William Witter of Swampscott, Massachusetts, 1639-1659. New York: The National historical company, 1929, Page 33 Fourth Generation.

5. , "FindAGrave.com," online database, Find a Grave ( http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), .

6. Washburn, Georgia Cooper. Witter Genealogy; Descendants of William Witter of Swampscott, Massachusetts, 1639-1659. New York: The National historical company, 1929, Page 33 Fourth Generation.