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MORGAN, Dorothy (-1759) |
MORGAN, Dorothy 2
Harold John Witter's 1991 "Descendants of William Witter and Hannah Churchman of Lynn, Massachusetts" indicates that Dorothy Morgan remarried to Daniel Brewster following the death of her first husband, Ebenezer Witter. I believe that other records, particularly the burial record for Dorothy Witter Brewster (at Brewster's Neck Cemetery), casts doubt upon this marriage. The dates given on this burial record correspond with the birth and death dates of Ebenezer and Dorothy's daughter, Dorothy Witter. Furthermore, Dorothy Morgan's epitaph makes no mention of this second marriage, and the marriage record (dated 1727) lists the bride only as Dorothy Witter (not "widow of..." or Dorothy Morgan Witter).
Dorothy married Deacon Ebenezer WITTER, son of Josiah WITTER and Elizabeth WHEELER, on 5 May 1693 in Preston, New London County, Connecticut.1 (Deacon Ebenezer WITTER was born on 25 Mar 1668 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut 5 6, christened on 7 Oct 1694 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, died on 31 Jan 1712 in Preston, New London County, Connecticut 7 and was buried in Feb 1712 in Avery Cemetery, Ledyard Center, New London County, Connecticut 8.) The cause of his death was Pluretic Fever. |
1 Barbour, Connecticut Town Marriage Records, Barbour Collection (Preston Vital Records Part I - 1687-1850), p. 254. Surety: 4. Ebenezer [Witter], m. Dorothy MORGAN, May 5, 1693.
2 Connecticut Society of Colonial Wars Pedigrees (Number 173, Gen. No. 3846), page 1067. Surety: 4. Benjamin Brewster, b. Duxbury, Mass., d. Preston, Conn. bef. 7 Nov 1752; m. Preston, Conn. 10 or 16 Oct 1713 to Elizabeth Witter, dau. of Ebenezer and Dorothy (Morgan), b. Preston, Conn. 3 Mar 1694, d. Preston, Conn. 24 Feb 1740.
3 Barbour, Connecticut Town Birth Records, Barbour Collection (Preston Vital Records Part I - 1687-1850), p. 163. Surety: 3. Dorothy, [d. Joseph], b. Feb. 29, 1675/6.
4
Avery Cemetery (Transcription of tombstone). Surety: 4. "In memory of
Mrs. Dorothy
the wife of Decn
Ebenezer WITTER
she died March
ye 9th 1759 in ye
84th year of her
age"
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Witter, Harold John, The Descendants of William Witter and Hannah Churchman of Lynn, Massachusetts (1991. Gateway Press, Inc: Baltimore.), p. 7. Surety: 4. CHILDREN: WITTER
(by first wife)
4. i. Elizabeth, b. Lynn, MA, March 15, 1662-3
5. ii. Mary, b. Lynn, MA, February 20, 1664-5
6. iii. Ebenezer, b. Stonington, CT, March 25, 1668
6
Ibid, p. 9-10. Surety: 4. Page 9.
THIRD GENERATION.
6. EBENEZER WITTER (Josiah 2, William 1) b. Stonington, CT March 25, 1668 baptized Stonington, CT October 7, 1694; d. Preston, CT January 12, 1712 of Pluretic Fever at his dwelling home (vital records say he died January 31.) He married Preston, CT May 5, 1693 to DOROTHY MORGAN b. Groton, CT February 29, 1675-6 d. Preston, CT March 9, 1759, daughter of Lt. JOSEPH MORGAN and DOROTHY PARKE. His widow married [2] Preston, CT December 19, 1727 to Captian DANIEL BREWSTER b. March 1, 1666-7 d. Preston, CT May 7, 1735, son of Benjamin BREWSTER and Anne DARTE. Ebenezer and Dorothy were
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admitted to the Congregational Church at Stonington on March 21, 1696 and admitted to the Congregational Church at Preston on November 16, 1698 where he was chosen Deacon between 1707 - 1711. He was one of the twelve founders of the church at Preston. He moved to Preston about 1692 where he purchased eight acres of land on the south side of Wesquedus Hill, bounding on Poquetannock Brook, where he erected a grist mill, which up to 1897 was owned by his descendants. He subsequently added several hundred acres to his purchases. The gravestones of EBENEZER and DOROTHY are found in the "Avery Cemetery" at Preston Plains, CT and are inscribed: "To the memory of Deacon EBENEZER WITTER who departed this life Jan. the 12th, 1712, in the 44th year of his age. Seake for the Kingdom of Heaven Deal justly Love mercy Walk humbly." "In Memory of Mrs. DOROTHY, the wife of EBENEZER WITTER she died March the 9th, 1759, in the 84th year of her age."
Children WITTER:
11. i. ELIZABETH, b. Preston, CT March 3, 1694
12. ii. MARY b. Preston, CT March 2, 1696
iii. JOSIAH b, Preston, CT June 12, 1698; baptized Stonington, CT August 14, 1698; d. Preston, CT September 20, 1698
13. iv. JOSEPH b. Preston, CT June 12, 1698; (twin of Josiah)
14. v. EBENEZER b. Preston, CT November 30, 1700
15. vi. DOROTHY b. Preston, CT December 11, 1702
16. vii. HANNAH b. Preston, CT February 26, 1704-5
17. viii. WILLIAM b. Preston, CT May 24, 1707
ix. ABIGAIL b. Preston, CT January 24, 1711; bapt. February 14, 1711; d. Preston, CT February 16, 171
x. JOSIAH b. Preston, CT January 24, 1711 (twin of Abigail) d. young
REFERENCES:
Vital Records of Preston, CT;
Records of the Congregational Church of Preston, CT;
Witter manuscript; Wilbur manuscript.
7 Barbour, Connecticut Town Death Records, Barbour Collection (Preston Vital Records Part I - 1687-1850), p. 255. Surety: 4. Ebenezer [Witter], d. Jan 31, 1711/13.
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Avery Cemetery (Transcription of tombstone). Surety: 4. "To the memory of Deacon EBENEZER WITTER who departed this life Jan. the 12th, 1712, in the 44th year of his age. Seake for the Kingdom of Heaven Deal justly Love mercy Walk humbly."
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