John Titus

John died between 1 Jan. 1761 (when he made his will) and 3 Mar. 1761 (when the will was proved). He was a yeoman, and a resident of Hopewell Twp., where he is presumed to have died.

Numerous genealogies report that John was the son of Content Titus of Newtown, Long Island, NY, and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Rev. John Moore. The purported link between John Titus of Hopewell and Elizabeth Moore has been conclusively dispelled. Rev. John Moore's daughter Elizabeth did not marry Content Titus. See The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 137:245-263 (Oct. 2006).

It is also questionable as to whether John was the son of Content Titus. This lineage was first proposed, without citation to sources, by Rev. Anson Titus Jr. in his article, "The Titus Family in America: Three Generations." See The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 12:92-99 (April 1881). Rev. Titus's statement was subsequently repeated by Mercer Co., NJ, genealogists, including the Cooleys (1883), Ralph Ege (1906), and many others.

Note that in James Riker Jr.'s monumental work, The Annals of Newtown, in Queens County, New York ... (1852), p. 327-8n, the author discusses the relocation of members of Content Titus's family to Hopewell, NJ. Specifically, Riker states that Content's son Timothy and his grandson Ephraim, son of Silas, were part of the Long Island migration to Hopewell. Riker does not indicate that Content's son John came to Hopewell.

Consequently, at this time the identification of John as the son of Content Titus should be considered tentative and by no means proven according to modern genealogical standards.

Note: Thanks to Direwolf for creating this memorial.

Note: This memorial is tentatively placed here based on John's residence in Hopewell Township, the likelihood that he was a Presbyterian, and his descendants' affiliation with this church.

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Numerous genealogies report that John was the son of Content Titus of Newtown, Long Island, NY, and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Rev. John Moore. The purported link between John Titus of Hopewell and Elizabeth Moore has been conclusively dispelled. Rev. John Moore's daughter Elizabeth did not marry Content Titus. See The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 137:245-263 (Oct. 2006).

It is also questionable as to whether John was the son of Content Titus. This lineage was first proposed, without citation to sources, by Rev. Anson Titus Jr. in his article, "The Titus Family in America: Three Generations." See The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 12:92-99 (April 1881). Rev. Titus's statement was subsequently repeated by Mercer Co., NJ, genealogists, including the Cooleys (1883), Ralph Ege (1906), and many others.

Note that in James Riker Jr.'s monumental work, The Annals of Newtown, in Queens County, New York ... (1852), p. 327-8n, the author discusses the relocation of members of Content Titus's family to Hopewell, NJ. Specifically, Riker states that Content's son Timothy and his grandson Ephraim, son of Silas, were part of the Long Island migration to Hopewell. Riker does not indicate that Content's son John came to Hopewell.

Consequently, at this time the identification of John as the son of Content Titus should be considered tentative and by no means proven according to modern genealogical standards.

Note: Thanks to Direwolf for creating this memorial.

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