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Captain William Gerritsen Brittain I, Rev War 1723–1804 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1723

Birth Location: Staten Island, Richmond County Staten Island, New York, USA

Death Date: 15 Mar 1804

Death Location: Mount Bethel, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Lt. II

Mother: Elizabeth Gerritsen

Spouse(s): Mary Britton

Children(s): Col 4GGF

The story of Captain William Gerritsen Brittain I, Rev War began in 1723 in Staten Island, Richmond County Staten Island, New York, USA. Captain William Gerritsen Brittain I, Rev War married Mary Collins Brittain Britton, and had children including Col James Lacy Brittain 4Ggf. Captain William Gerritsen Brittain I, Rev War passed away in 1804 in Mount Bethel, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Captain William Gerritsen Brittain I, Rev War began in 1723 in Staten Island, Richmond County Staten Island, New York, USA.
  • Captain William Gerritsen Brittain I, Rev War married Mary Collins Brittain Britton, and had children including Col James Lacy Brittain 4Ggf.
  • Captain William Gerritsen Brittain I, Rev War passed away in 1804 in Mount Bethel, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lt. II
1665–1729
Birth Location: Dongan Hills, Staten Island, NY (still exists today)
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Elizabeth Gerritsen
1681–1732
Birth Location: Pembrepock, Bergen, New Jersey, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Britton
1724–1805
Birth Location: Middleton, Monmouth County, New Jersey
MB

Children(s)

Col 4GGF
1753–1838
Birth Location: Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States of America
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Captain War's Ancestors

Self
Captain War
1723–1804
Birth Place: Staten Island, Richmond County Staten Island, New York, USA
Parents
Lt. Judge Nathaniel W Brittain Britton II
1665–1729
Dongan Hills, Staten Island, NY (still exists today)
Elizabeth Gerritsen
1681–1732
Pembrepock, Bergen, New Jersey, United States
Grandparents
Nathaniel (Charles BRITTEN\BRITTON\BRITTAINE\BRETON) Brittaine
1630–1683
Birmingham, Metropolitan Borough of Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Jan ("Gerrit") Gerritsen
1657–1732
Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands
Neesje (Pieterse) Marselis
1659–1732
Beest, Gelderlin, , Netherlands
Great-Grandparents
Sir BRITTEN\BRITTON\BRITTAINE\BRETON
1585–1655
Pieter Merselise
1622–1681
Elizabeth Tussenbroeck
1621–1680
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert London
1536–1597
Lady FOXLEY
1541–1594
Gabriel Marselis
1575–1643
Anna D'Ehrmitage
1582–1652
Aert Tussenbroeck
1592–1650
Joesjen GGM
1596–

Captain War's Descendants

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Captain (William Gerritsen Brittain I, Rev) War (1 Jan 1723–15 Mar 1804) m. Mary (Collins Brittain) Britton (1724–13 Aug 1805)
  1. 1. Col (James Lacy Brittain) 4GGF 1753–1838 m. Elizabeth (Eleanor (Ellen)) Butler 1748–1846
    1. 1. Mary (Polly) Brittain 1775–1860 m. Enos (H.) Flewelling 1758–1830
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Betsey) Flewelling 1808–1877 m. 🩵David (Alonson) Lyon 1807–1873
        1. 1. 🩵Frances (E) Lyon 1814– m. 🩵George (Henry) Williams 1802–1871

Captain War's Timeline

2 Records

1723
1 Jan 1723
Birth of Captain William Gerritsen Brittain I, Rev War in Staten Island, Richmond County Staten Island, New York, USA
Staten Island, Richmond County Staten Island, New York, USA
1804
15 Mar 1804
Age 81
Death of Captain William Gerritsen Brittain I, Rev War in Mount Bethel, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
Mount Bethel, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1723
    Event Place: Staten Island, Richmond County Staten Island, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1804
    Event Place: Mount Bethel, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
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