Ancestors of Karyn Van Kainen Captain Ebenezer WITTER www.continuumgrs.com

WITTER, Ebenezer (Deacon )
(1668-1712)

MORGAN, Dorothy
(-1759)

GORE, Samuel (Captain )
(1681-1756)

DRAPER, Hannah
(1686-1741)

WITTER, Joseph
(1698-1791)

GORE, Elizabeth
(1704-1761)

WITTER, Ebenezer (Captain )
(1732-1817)

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Spouses/Children:
1. MEECH, Amy

2. GEER, Abigail

WITTER, Ebenezer (Captain ) ³ ⁴

Born: 11 Sep 1732, Preston, New London County, Connecticut ⁵ ⁶
Marriage (1): MEECH, Amy on 2 Jun 1757 in Preston, New London County, Connecticut ¹
Marriage (2): GEER, Abigail on 22 Sep 1763 in Preston, New London County, Connecticut ²
Died: 22 Aug 1817, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts at age 84

Ebenezer married Amy MEECH, daughter of Daniel MEECH and Amie WILCOX, on 2 Jun 1757 in Preston, New London County, Connecticut.¹ (Amy MEECH was born on 4 Oct 1738 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut ⁷ and died on 24 Jan 1762 in Preston, New London County, Connecticut ⁸.)

Ebenezer next married Abigail GEER on 22 Sep 1763 in Preston, New London County, Connecticut.² (Abigail GEER was born on 19 Feb 1740 in Groton, New London, Connecticut and died on 13 Jan 1791 in Preston, New London County, Connecticut ⁹.)

1 Barbour, Connecticut Town Marriage Records, Barbour Collection (Preston Vital Records Part I - 1687-1850), p. 255. Surety: 4. Ebenezer [Witter] Jr., of Preston, m. Amy MEECH, of Stonington, June 2, 1757.

2 Ibid, p. 255. Surety: 4. Ebenezer, Jr., of Preston, m. Abigail GEER, of Groton, Sept 22, 1763.

3 1810 US Census (Westfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Ebenezer Witter (age 45+, b. bef. 1765) and children/grandchildren 1 male (age 10-16, b. 1794-1800), 1 male (age 16-26, b. 1784-1794), 1 female (age 10-16, b. 1794-1800) and 1 female (age 26-45, b. 1765-1784), living in Westfield, Massachusetts.

4 First Congregational Church of Preston, Connecticut, Centennial Celebration, First Congregational church of Preston, Connecticut, 1698-1898, together with statistics of the church taken from the church records
(The Society; Preston, Connecticut; 1900. (974.602 P92C ACPL) (974.6 CT/New London/Preston/Church SCGS)
), p. 86. Surety: 4. Ebenezer Witter, son of Joseph, was Captain of company from Preston in the Revolution.

5 Lucius Barnes Barbour; compiled by Lorraine Cook White, The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records: Preston
(Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc.; Baltimore, Maryland (974.6 CT/Vitals SCGS); XXXV:255

). Surety: 4. 1732, September 11: Ebenezer, son of Joseph and Elizabeth Witter was born.

6 Witter, Harold John, The Descendants of William Witter and Hannah Churchman of Lynn, Massachusetts (1991. Gateway Press, Inc: Baltimore.), p. 14. Surety: 4. Children [Joseph] WITTER:
(By First Wife)

22. i. SAMUEL b. Preston, CT May 28, 1723
23. ii. JOSEPH b. Preston, CT December 15, 1724
24. iii. EZRA b. Preston, CT January 22, 1726-7
iv. ELIZABETH b. April 22, 1729; baptized: May 4, 1729; d. August 20, 1729.
25. v. HANNAH b. Preston, CT October 8, 1730
26. vi. EBENEZER b. Preston, CT September 22, 1732
27. vii. ELIJAH b. New London, CT September 15, 1734
28. viii. EUNICE b. Preston, CT December 8, 1747

REFERENCES:
Preston and New London, CT Vital Records; Witter manuscript; Wilbur manuscript.

7 Barbour, Connecticut Town Birth Records, Barbour Collection (Preston Vital Records Part I - 1687-1850), p. 243. Surety: 4. Ame, d. Daniel, b. Oct. 4, 1738.

8 Barbour, Connecticut Town Death Records, Barbour Collection (Preston Vital Records Part I - 1687-1850), p. 254. Surety: 4. Amy, w. Ebenezer, d. Jan 24, 1762.

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