A soldier of the Revolution.

Located through Northern New York Tombstone Transcriptions.

From FAG contributor Carol Darling;

Skaneateles Democrat, Skaneateles, N.Y.; Thursday Morning, May 6, 1858

Died, at Moriah, N.Y., on Thursday, March 4, Mr. John Titus, in the 97th year of his age. Mr. Titus was born in the town of Rehobath, Mass., in the year 1762, where he lived until he was about sixteen years of age, when he entered the American Army. During the war of the Revolution he was out in a great many campaigns, and fought under various distinguished Generals, sharing largely in the toils and sufferings of those who bled in freedom's cause. At the close of the war he engaged as a sailor, and for some time was employed in the whale fishery. He wife still survives him, retaining her health and faculties to an unusual degree, being about 94 years of age. After his marriage, Mr. Titus served six years, making in all nine years of sea faring life. Returning from the sea, he engaged in the business of shoemaking, which was his occupation for many years. In the war of 1812 Mr. Titus again took the field, being then 50 years old. He was wounded in an engagement near Ogdensburgh, on account of which he has since drawn a pension. Soon after receiving this wound, his second son was killed in the battle of Bridgewater. At the last Presidential election, Mr. Titus came to the polls, and after depositing his vote for John C. Fremont, remarked that he voted for George Washington, the first President of the United States; that he had voted at every Presidential election since, and that now he had cast his vote for President and for freedom, and was ready for roll-call. Of his posterity, there are now living one son and four daughters, 60 great grand children, six or eight of the fifth generation, or great grand children's children.

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Found at the DAR free search site;

DAR# A116014

Service: CT, VT

Rank: Private

Birth: 10/28/1763 Rehoboth, MA

Death: 3/4/1858 Moriah, NY

Pension:

Service Source:

Service Description: Capt Holton, Maj Ebenezer Allen

Spouse: Mehetabel Fuller

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Abstracts of Rev. War Pension Files

(page - 3508)

John Titus, CT & VT Lines also War of 1812 service, Mehetable, W25484, sol was b at Rehoboth MA & when sol was an infant he moved with his father to Voluntown CT & in the spring of 1775 he moved with his father to Rockingham Co VT & he lived there at enl & he stated that in the spring of 1782 he went toVoluntown CT to visit his grandfather Ebenezer Titus & also enl while there, sol m Mehetabel Fuller of Rehoboth MA on 15 Jun 1786 & after his marriage he followed the sea for 6 or 7 yrs & afterwards he lived at Voluntown CT until 1800 then moved to Elizabethtown in Essex Co NY & his oldest child Sally Titus who was age of 18 in 1805 m one Rowland Kellogg & in 1809 or 1810 sol moved to Hinesburgh VT & in 1813 he enl into service in the War of 1812 in the 25th Regt Inf at which time he was aged of 50 yrs, sol stated his father's family consisted of 12 children of which he was the 2nd & that his bro Alanson Titus of Hinesburgh VT was the youngest child of his parents, sol's daughter Sally (Titus) Rowland was b 6 Apr 1787, sol appl 27 Mar 1850 at Mariah in Essex Co NY aged 86, sol's son Russell L. Titus aged 51 made aff'dt in 1851 in Essex Co NY, sol was b 28 Oct 1863 at Rehoboth MA, after the War of 1812 sol had lived in Addison Co VT then moved to Moriah NY, in 1850 sol was living with his son Russel L. Titus & whose home sol d 4 Mar 1858, wid appl 14 Aug 1858 & was also living with her son Russel L. Titus at Moriah NY & she was then aged 92, the daughter Sally (Titus) m 1st to Rowland Kellogg 20 Aug 1805 at Elizabethtown NY & their 1st child Orlando Kellogg was b in Jun 1809 & in 1849 the said Orlando Kellogg was living in Elizabithtown NY & in 1849 Sally (Titus - Kellogg) was the wife of Col. Case, sol's son Russel L. Titus was b in 1801, sol's son Jack Titus had enl with his father into the War of 1812 service, sol & wife raised a large family but no other children were named in the claim, in 1782 a Comfort Titus lived on a farm adjoining sol's grandfather Ebenezer Titus & he (Comfort) had sons Nathaniel & Sylvanus Titus (sol's cousins), in 1851 the said Sylvanus Titus was aged 79 a res of Niagara Co NY & in 1853 he lived in Erie Co NY