Individual Details

James Doolittle

(7 Feb 1735 - 1783)

He and his father attended St. John's Anglican Church, in Watertown, Ct. They had to pay double toward religious support, as all tax payers had to support the established Congregationalist Church. The Fist movement to establish an Episcopal parish in Westbury was lead by James and Thomas Doolittle along with 18 others. They met in James' home during the winter months. He sided with the Crown during the Revolution and escaped to Canada. His properties were confiscated. He was killed during the war. His wives and the dates of his children are not clear and some logic is necessary to fit all the pieces together.

Events

Birth7 Feb 1735Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut
Military1755
Event1756
Marriage29 Dec 1756Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut - Dinah Welton
Marriage19 Jun 1758Sarah Andrews
Event4 Mar 1760
Event1764Westbury
Death1783Watertown, Connecticut
ReligionAnglican Church, St. John's in Watertown

Families

SpouseDinah Welton (1738 - 1757)
SpouseSarah Andrews (1738 - 1777)
ChildDinah Doolittle (1759 - )
ChildThomas Doolittle (1761 - )
ChildSarah Doolittle (1763 - )
FatherThomas Doolittle (1705 - 1782)
MotherHannah Fenn (1707 - 1760)
SiblingHannah Doolittle (1736 - )
SiblingCatherine Doolittle (1738 - )
SiblingAnn Doolittle (1740 - 1819)
SiblingThomas Doolittle (1742 - 1749)
SiblingSamuel Doolittle (1744 - 1765)
SiblingDavid Doolittle (1746 - )

Notes

Military

Military 1755 4th Co 4th Regiment
Commanded by Capt. Eldad Lewis of Southington; Isaac Higby of Middletown, 1st Lieut.; David Whitney of Canaan, 2nd Lieut. Many Southington, Meriden and Plymouth men enlisted in this company.

Event

Military BET. APR - DEC 1756 French and Indian War
2nd Regiment, 6th Co. 1756 in an expedition against Crown Point from April to December, 1756, as a corporal under Lt Joel Clark, French and Indian War.
Second Regt. Col. David Wooster.
Sixth Co. Capt. Israel Woodward.

Marriage

They settled at Westbury, Ct, and were among the earliest settlers in the area.

Event

A colored boy owned by James died at Watertown 3/4/1760.

Event

James settled at Waterbury , being among its early settlers. His home was in what is called Westbury. The first movement to form an Episcopal parish at Westbury was in 1764, when James and Thomas Doolittle and others held a meeting and agreed to hold public worship at Westbury, when there was no worship at Waterbury, and also arranged to erect an Episcopal church at Westbury. They met at the home of James Doolittle in winter and at David Scots in summer.