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James Fitch, Major 1647–1727 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 August 1647

Birth Location: Saybrook Point, Middlesex County, Connecticut

Death Date: 10 November 1727

Death Location: Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut

Father: Rev. Fitch

Mother: Abigail Whitfield

Spouse(s): Alice Bradford

Children(s): Abigail Fitch, Ebenezer Fitch, Daniel Fitch, Jerusha Fitch, Lucy Fitch, Theophilus Fitch, Jabez Fitch

James Fitch, Major was born in 1647 in Saybrook Point, Middlesex County, Connecticut, the child of Rev James Fitch And Abigail Whitfield. James Fitch, Major married Alice Bradford, Elizabeth Mason, and had children including Abigail Fitch, Daniel Fitch, Ebenezer Fitch, Jabez Fitch, Jerusha Fitch, Lucy Fitch, Theophilus Fitch. James Fitch, Major passed away in 1727 in Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • James Fitch, Major was born in 1647 in Saybrook Point, Middlesex County, Connecticut, the child of Rev James Fitch And Abigail Whitfield.
  • James Fitch, Major married Alice Bradford, Elizabeth Mason, and had children including Abigail Fitch, Daniel Fitch, Ebenezer Fitch, Jabez Fitch, Jerusha Fitch, Lucy Fitch, Theophilus Fitch.
  • James Fitch, Major passed away in 1727 in Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rev. Fitch
1622–1702
Birth Location: Bocking, Essex, , England
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Abigail Whitfield
1622–1659
Birth Location: Ockley, Surrey, England
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Spouses(s)

Alice Bradford
1659–1745
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
AB

Children(s)

Abigail Fitch
1687–1759
Birth Location: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
AF
Ebenezer Fitch
1689–1724
Birth Location: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
EF
Daniel Fitch
1692–1752
Birth Location: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Jerusha Fitch
1696–1780
Birth Location: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA
JF
Lucy Fitch
1698–1770
Birth Location: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA
LF
Theophilus Fitch
1701–1751
Birth Location: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA
TF
Jabez Fitch
1702–1784
Birth Location: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA
JF

James Major's Ancestors

Self
James Major
1647–1727
Birth Place: Saybrook Point, Middlesex County, Connecticut
Parents
Rev. James Fitch
1622–1702
Bocking, Essex, , England
Abigail Whitfield
1622–1659
Ockley, Surrey, England
Grandparents
Thomas Fitch
1590–1633
Braintree, Essex, , England
Anna Reeve
1590–1686
Gossfield, Essex, , England
Great-Grandparents
John Jnr
1561–1621
Mary Reeve
1548–1620
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William BROCK
1538–1598
Margery Bedell
1529–1569

James Major's Descendants

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James (Fitch,) Major (2 August 1647–10 November 1727) m. Alice Bradford (Abt. 1659–15 Mar 1745/6)
  1. 1. Abigail Fitch 1687–1759
  2. 2. Ebenezer Fitch 1689–1724 m. Bridget Brown 1685–1756
    1. 1. Alice Fitch 1713–1796
    2. 2. James Fitch 1715–1782
    3. 3. Elijah Fitch 1717–1778
    4. 4. Eleazer Fitch 1720–1800
    5. 5. Medina Fitch 1722–1792
    6. 6. Ebenezer Fitch 1724–
  3. 3. Daniel Fitch 1692–1752
  4. 4. Jerusha Fitch 1696–1780 m. Daniel (Bissell) Jr 1694–1770
    1. 1. Jabez Bissell 1718–1769
    2. 2. Jerusha Bissell 1721–1803
    3. 3. Margaret Bissell 1723–1803
    4. 4. Daniel (Bissell) III 1724–1814
    5. 5. Ebenezer (Fitch) Bissell 1736–1814
    6. 6. Lucy Bissell –1786
  5. 5. Lucy Fitch 1698–1770 m. Henry Cleveland 1699–1779
    1. 1. Nehemiah Cleveland 1721–1792
    2. 2. William Cleveland 1719–1791 m. Rachel Warren 1717–
      1. 1. Alice Cleveland 1740–1809 m. William Bassett 1732–1809
        1. 1. Jonathan BASSETT 1763–1799
        2. 2. Cornelius Bassett 1770–1823
        3. 3. Luther Bassett 1769–1801
        4. 4. Nathan Bassett 1760–1834
        5. 5. Lydia Bassett 1773–
        6. 6. Lucretia Bassett 1775–
      2. 2. Rachel Cleveland 1741–1741
      3. 3. Sylvia Cleveland 1742–
      4. 4. Lucy Cleveland 1744–
      5. 5. Henry Cleveland 1744–1841
      6. 6. Abijah Cleveland 1747–1815
      7. 7. Jacob Cleveland 1750–1818
      8. 8. William Cleveland 1748–1799
      9. 9. Lydia Cleveland 1755–1832
      10. 10. Jedediah Cleveland 1758–1831
      11. 11. Israel Cleveland 1761–
      12. 12. Abby Cleveland 1753–1833
    3. 3. Lucy Cleveland 1725–1794
    4. 4. Jabez Cleveland 1737–1775 m. Jane Trumbull 1737–
      1. 1. Rachel Cleveland 1761–1763
      2. 2. Sarah Cleveland 1762–1830 m. Ebenezer Welch 1758–1823
        1. 1. Frederick (Cleveland) Welch 1789–
        2. 2. Isaac (Newton) Welch 1790–1826
      3. 3. Rachel Cleveland 1764–
      4. 4. Frederick Cleveland 1766–1826 m. Maria (Hendrick Van) Beuren 1771–1822
        1. 1. Catherine Cleveland 1793–1883
        2. 2. Frederick Cleveland 1798–1872
        3. 3. Henry Cleveland 1807–1869
        4. 4. Jane Cleveland 1807–1882
        5. 5. John Cleveland 1801–1872
        6. 6. Maria Cleveland 1795–1863
      5. 5. Charlotte Cleveland 1768–1809
    5. 5. Jabez Cleveland 1736–1736
  6. 6. Theophilus Fitch 1701–1751 m. Grace (Prentice) Grant 1704–1752 m. Mary Huntington 1707–1732
    1. 1. Samuel Fitch 1735–1784 m. Priscilla Hillard 1739–1760
      1. 1. Dyer Fitch 1758–1819
      2. 2. Lucy Fitch 1756–1799
    2. 2. Theophilus Fitch 1737–1781 m. Hannah Stephens 1738–1781
      1. 1. Sarah Fitch 1758–1835 m. DAVID MORGAN 1752–1839
        1. 1. Hannah Morgan 1779–1825 m. Aaron (Mallory) Jr. 1779–1836
        2. 2. David Morgan 1785–1866 m. Esther Brink 1794–1872 m. Nancy Morgan 1788–1817
        3. 3. James (Fitch) Morgan 1787–1865 m. Catherine Alton 1786–1845
        4. 4. Thomas (Starr) Morgan 1789–1871 m. Mittie (Mehitable) Bull 1798–1889
        5. 5. Charles Morgan 1793–1872 m. Cynthia Bull 1795–1844
        6. 6. Elizabeth Morgan 1796–1868 m. James Barnes 1794–
        7. 7. Harman Morgan 1799–1872 m. Mariah Morehouse 1805–
        8. 8. Julia Morgan 1807–
        9. 9. Sarah (L) Morgan 1783–1872 m. SAMUEL TITUS 1770–1853
        10. 10. Margaret (Delight) Morgan 1782– m. Mr (Allen) Allyn 1782–
        11. 11. Tryphena Morgan 1791–1832
      2. 2. Prentice Fitch 1760–1837 m. Catherine Grant 1760–1837
        1. 1. Henry Fitch 1806–1858 m. Lucinda Medbury 1807–1858
        2. 2. Anna FITCH 1785–1842 m. John Bull 1777–1847
        3. 3. Samuel Fitch 1787–1859 m. Roxanna (Simmons) Sheldon 1789–1858
        4. 4. Prentice (J) Fitch 1790–1842 m. Mary (Catherine) Herkimer 1791–1831
        5. 5. Mary (Polly) FITCH 1793–1810
        6. 6. Sally Fitch 1799–1801
        7. 7. Sarah Fitch 1803–1878 m. Jonathan Knight 1802–1871
      3. 3. James Fitch 1762–1788
      4. 4. Catherine Fitch 1767–1812 m. Josiah Rathbone 1762–1840
        1. 1. Abigail (Ann) Rathbun 1812–1834
        2. 2. Catherine (Fitch) Rathbun 1801–1891
        3. 3. Josiah Rathbun 1795–1879
        4. 4. Nicholas (P) Rathbun 1805–1854 m. Marinda Richards 1804–1857
        5. 5. Theophilus (Fitch) Rathbun 1808–1860
        6. 6. Allen (Faxton) Rathburn 1791–1888 m. Louisa Cummings 1827–1899 m. Isabella McIntosh 1800–1877 m. Hannah Collison 1797–1819
      5. 5. Theophilus Fitch 1770–1845
      6. 6. Freelove Fitch 1773–
    3. 3. Phineas Fitch 1739–1739
    4. 4. James Fitch 1740–1740
    5. 5. Daniel Fitch 1742–1743
    6. 6. Mary Fitch 1744–1762 m. Amos Frink 1737–
      1. 1. Amos Frink 1760–
      2. 2. Gilbert Frink 1762–
    7. 7. Sarah Fitch 1748–1820 m. James (Billings) III 1751–1829
      1. 1. James (John Billings) IV 1774–1831
      2. 2. Walter Billings 1784–1857
      3. 3. Experience Billings 1774–1855
      4. 4. Sarah Billings 1780–1848
    8. 8. Sarah Fitch 1748–1748
  7. 7. Jabez Fitch 1702–1784 m. Elizabeth Spaulding 1698– m. Lydia Gale 1699–1753
    1. 1. Jerusha Fitch 1723–1773 m. Jacob Brown 1711– m. Tyxhall Ensworth 1717–1776
      1. 1. Ephraim Ensworth 1744–1749
      2. 2. Jerusha Ensworth 1746–
      3. 3. Lydia Ensworth 1748–1767
      4. 4. Elizabeth Ensworth 1750–1773
      5. 5. Alice Ensworth 1752–1823
      6. 6. Persis Ensworth 1754–1777
      7. 7. Jedediah Ensworth 1758–1795
      8. 8. Ephraim Ensworth 1760–1749
      9. 9. Abigail Ensworth 1768–1773
    2. 2. Alice Fitch 1724–1772 m. James Cogswell 1720–1807
      1. 1. James Cogswell 1746–
      2. 2. Alice Cogswell 1749–1772
      3. 3. Samuel Cogswell 1754–
      4. 4. Mason (Fitch) Cogswell 1760–
      5. 5. Septimus Cogswell 1769–1773
    3. 3. Perez Fitch 1726–1775 m. Martha Coggeshall 1730–1812
      1. 1. MARTHA Fitch 1754–1776
      2. 2. Samuel Fitch 1768–1776
      3. 3. Betsey Fitch 1765–1776
      4. 4. Catherine ("Kate") Fitch 1763–1776
      5. 5. Abigail Fitch 1760–1782
      6. 6. William Fitch 1756–1801
    4. 4. Jabez Fitch 1729–1806 m. Lydia Huntington 1735–1803
      1. 1. Perez Fitch 1755–
      2. 2. Ebenezer Fitch 1756–
      3. 3. Lydia Fitch 1760–
      4. 4. Alice Fitch 1781–
      5. 5. Lucy Fitch 1777–
      6. 6. Samuel Fitch 1773–
      7. 7. Chauncey Fitch 1771–
      8. 8. Sarah Fitch 1766–
      9. 9. Anna Fitch 1768–
      10. 10. Jabez (Gaill) Fitch 1764–
      11. 11. Abigail Fitch 1762–1763
    5. 5. Lydia Fitch 1733–1820 m. Phineas Adams 1726–1779
      1. 1. William Adams 1752–
      2. 2. Asahel Adams 1754–
      3. 3. Abigail Adams 1756–
      4. 4. Lydia Adams 1758–1759
      5. 5. Weltheon Adams 1760–
      6. 6. Phineas Adams 1762–
      7. 7. Roger Adams 1764–
      8. 8. Jabez Adams 1768–
      9. 9. Fitch Adams 1772–
      10. 10. Lydia Adams 1774–
      11. 11. Alice Adams 1776–
    6. 6. Lucy Fitch 1736–1814 m. Dr. (David) Adams 1731–1790
      1. 1. Mary Adams 1772–1820 m. Elijah Holt 1762–1826
        1. 1. David (Adams) Holt 1800–1839
        2. 2. Jerusha Holt 1791–1834
        3. 3. George (W) Holt 1795–1876
        4. 4. Horatio (Nelson) HOLT 1798–
        5. 5. Elizabeth (Williams) Holt 1804–1858
      2. 2. Lydia Adams 1768–1857 m. Rev (Nathan Ebenezer) Grosvenor 1764–1814
        1. 1. Daughter Grosvenor 1809–1814
        2. 2. Mason Grosvenor –1796
        3. 3. Laura Grosvenor 1789–1876
        4. 4. Mary (Eliza(beth)) Grosvenor 1804–1814
        5. 5. Rev (David Adams) Grosvenor 1802–1866
        6. 6. Nathan (Ebenezer) Grosvenor 1794–1877
        7. 7. Lucy Grosvenor 1797–1866
        8. 8. Lydia Grosvenor 1791–1873
        9. 9. Mason Grosvenor 1796–1796
        10. 10. Rev. (DD Mason) Grosvenor 1800–1886
      3. 3. David (Augustus) Adams 1764–1783
      4. 4. Lucy Adams 1762–1823 m. Jedediah Ensworth 1758–1795
        1. 1. Jedediah (Sabin) Ensworth 1792–1864
        2. 2. David (Augustus) Ensworth 1787–
        3. 3. Lucy (Adams) Ensworth 1785–
        4. 4. Persis Ensworth 1794–
    7. 7. Ashael Fitch 1738–1793 m. Rachel Strong 1740–1762 m. Hannah Lockwood 1743–1821
      1. 1. Anna Fitch 1760–
      2. 2. Clarissa Fitch 1768–
      3. 3. Hannah Fitch 1770–
      4. 4. James Fitch 1773–1795
      5. 5. Abigail Fitch 1776–
      6. 6. Ellis Fitch 1776–1796
      7. 7. Martha Fitch 1779–
    8. 8. Abigail Fitch 1741–1749

James Major's Timeline

2 Records

1647
2 August 1647
Birth of James Fitch, Major in Saybrook Point, Middlesex County, Connecticut
Saybrook Point, Middlesex County, Connecticut
1727
10 November 1727
Age 80
Death of James Fitch, Major in Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut
Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 August 1647
    Event Place: Saybrook Point, Middlesex County, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 November 1727
    Event Place: Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut
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