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Ezra Witter

Ezra Witter

Male 1766 - 1833  (66 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Ezra Witter was born on 06 Sep 1766 (son of Deacon Asa Witter and Joanna Kinne); died in 1833.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 2824


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Deacon Asa Witter was born on 01 Oct 1744 in Preston, New London County, CT (son of Lt. Ebenezer Witter and Elizabeth Brown); died on 07 Oct 1792; was buried in Oct 1792 in Old Hanover Cemetery, Hanover, New London, CT.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 2793
    • Baptism: 07 Oct 1744, First Congregational Church, Preston, New London, CT

    Notes:

    Memo:
    He lived at Canterbury, Connecticut, represented the town in the General Assembly at Hartford, 1779-1780, and was a Deacon of the church. At the Revolutionary period Asa Witter was a member of the Committee of Correspondence, which had branches in all the colonies for the purpose of transmitting secret information in the patriot cause, and was one of those who deliberated on the framing of the Constitution of the United States.

    Baptism:
    by Rev. Asher Rosseter

    Asa married Joanna Kinne on 10 Oct 1765. Joanna (daughter of Capt. Ezra Kinne and Sarah Denison) was born on 25 Jan 1749; died on 12 Mar 1829; was buried in Mar 1829 in Old Hanover Cemetery, Hanover, New London County, CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Joanna Kinne was born on 25 Jan 1749 (daughter of Capt. Ezra Kinne and Sarah Denison); died on 12 Mar 1829; was buried in Mar 1829 in Old Hanover Cemetery, Hanover, New London County, CT.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Joanna Witter
    • Reference Number: 2821

    Notes:

    Memo:
    Joanna Kinne was a descendant, through her mother, of George Denison, one of whose ancestors was John Howland, one of the passengers on the "Mayflower," in 1620.

    Children:
    1. 1. Ezra Witter was born on 06 Sep 1766; died in 1833.
    2. Rhoda Witter was born on 08 Jun 1770; died in 1853.
    3. Betsey Witter was born on 25 May 1773; died on 06 Nov 1858.
    4. Sarah Witter was born on 01 Jul 1775; died in 1864.
    5. Ebenezer Witter was born on 13 Mar 1778 in Canterbury, CT; died on 28 Feb 1833 in Canterbury, CT.
    6. Polly Witter was born on 09 Apr 1788.
    7. Joanna Witter was born on 02 Jul 1792; died in 1826.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Lt. Ebenezer Witter was born on 30 Nov 1699 (son of Ebenezer Witter and Dorothy Morgan); died on 19 Sep 1789 in Canterbury, Windham County, CT; was buried in Sep 1789 in Sprague, CT.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 2726

    Lt. married Elizabeth Brown on 26 Mar 1729. Elizabeth (daughter of John Brown and Elizabeth (-----)) was born in 1708; died on 27 Aug 1759. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Elizabeth Brown was born in 1708 (daughter of John Brown and Elizabeth (-----)); died on 27 Aug 1759.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Elizabeth Witter
    • Reference Number: 2729

    Children:
    1. Josiah Witter was born on 17 Nov 1729; died in 1737.
    2. Nathan Witter was born in 1731.
    3. John Witter was born on 11 Sep 1733; died in 1737.
    4. Mary Witter was born on 11 Jul 1735; died on 26 Jan 1736 in Preston, CT.
    5. Jocob Witter was born on 08 May 1737; died on 29 Jan 1798 in Norwich, CT; was buried in 1798 in Old Norwichtown Cemetery, Norwich, New London County, CT.
    6. Elizabeth Witter was born on 20 Jan 1739.
    7. Josiah Witter was born on 20 Feb 1741.
    8. 2. Deacon Asa Witter was born on 01 Oct 1744 in Preston, New London County, CT; died on 07 Oct 1792; was buried in Oct 1792 in Old Hanover Cemetery, Hanover, New London, CT.
    9. James Witter was born on 30 Sep 1746; died on 11 Oct 1746.
    10. Esther Witter was born on 12 May 1753; died on 20 Dec 1830.

  3. 6.  Capt. Ezra Kinne

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 2822

    Ezra married Sarah Denison. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Sarah Denison

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Sarah Kinne
    • Reference Number: 2823

    Children:
    1. 3. Joanna Kinne was born on 25 Jan 1749; died on 12 Mar 1829; was buried in Mar 1829 in Old Hanover Cemetery, Hanover, New London County, CT.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Ebenezer Witter was born on 28 May 1668 (son of Josiah Witter and Elizabeth Wheeler); died on 12 Jan 1712 in "his dwelling place".

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 2719

    Notes:

    Died:
    He died of "pluretic fever"

    Ebenezer married Dorothy Morgan on 05 May 1693 in Preston, CT. Dorothy was born on 20 Feb 1675; died on 09 Mar 1759. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Dorothy Morgan was born on 20 Feb 1675; died on 09 Mar 1759.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Dorothy Witter
    • Reference Number: 2725

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Witter was born on 03 Mar 1694 in Preston, New London County, CT; died on 21 Feb 1741 in Preston, New London County, CT; was buried in Brewster's Neck Cemetery, Preston, New London County, CT.
    2. Mary Witter was born on 02 Mar 1696; died on 23 Feb 1772 in Shaftsbury Center, Bennington County, VT; was buried in Center Shaftsbury Cemetry, Shaftsbury Center, Bennington County, VT.
    3. Josiah Witter was born on 12 Jun 1698 in Preston, CT; died on 20 Sep 1698 in Preston, CT.
    4. Joseph Witter was born on 12 Jun 1698 in Preston, CT; died in 1791 in Preston, CT.
    5. 4. Lt. Ebenezer Witter was born on 30 Nov 1699; died on 19 Sep 1789 in Canterbury, Windham County, CT; was buried in Sep 1789 in Sprague, CT.
    6. Dorothy Witter was born on 11 Dec 1702; died on 30 Apr 1779.
    7. Hannah Witter was born on 25 Feb 1705 in Stonington, New London County, CT; died on 31 Jul 1742 in Stonington, CT.
    8. William Witter was born on 24 May 1705 in Preston, New London County, CT; died on 12 Sep 1798.
    9. Abigail Witter was born on 24 Jan 1711; died in 1714.

  3. 10.  John Brown

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 2783

    John married Elizabeth (-----). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Elizabeth (-----)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Elizabeth Brown
    • Reference Number: 2784

    Children:
    1. 5. Elizabeth Brown was born in 1708; died on 27 Aug 1759.



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