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John McNitt

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John McNitt

Birth
Palmer, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
13 Apr 1835 (aged 85)
Champion, Jefferson County, New York, USA
Burial
Champion, Jefferson County, New York, USA GPS-Latitude: 43.9667816, Longitude: -75.6913528
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From the Fonda List found at the Jefferson county genweb page;


JOHN MC NITT, son of Barnard & Joan McNitt

Born: April 25, 1749 Palmer, Mass.
Died: April 13, 1835 at Champion, Jefferson Co., N.Y.
Married: January 14, 1777 at Rowe, Mass., by Rev. Mr. Jones, PATTY WILSON,
daughter of Michael and Mary Wilson
Born: July 9, 1758
Died: February 17, 1848 at Champion, Jefferson Co., N.Y.

Service: John McNitt served as a private for two months under Capt. Lallen in Col. Mosley's Mass. Regiment. February 1777 enlisted for 6 weeks in Capt. Steward's Co. of Col. Well's Regiment. July 1777 for 6 weeks in Capt. Taylor's Company, Col. Well's Regiment. In 1780, he enlisted for 3 months in Capt. Newcomb's Co.
Pension Department, Washington, D. C.
S.C. 14541

Remarks: John McNitt and his wife are buried in Hillside cemetery at Champion, Jefferson Co., N.Y. In the application for a pension is the following: July 5, 1833, Samuel McNitt, the lighthouse keeper in the village of Sacketts Harbor, aged about 61 years. Declared that when he was about six years old his father died and he went to live with his Uncle John McNitt and heard him tell of his Revolutionary service and remembered when he went to war in 1780. Lived with his Uncle John until 21 years of age

John McNitt moved from Rowe, Mass. to Cambridge, Washington Co., N.Y. in 1798 where he resided for five years, then moved to Jefferson Co. N.Y. It is stated that Samuel McNitt was a brother of Noah McNitt. On December 20, 1836, Noah McNitt of Champion, N.Y. testified before Calvin McKnight, first judge of Jefferson Co., on January 3, 1838, Noah Wilson, of Canton Twp., Bradford Co.,Penn. aged 76 years, declared that in 1777 he resided in Rowe, Mass. and about January 14, 1777 "was present at the marriage of my sister Patty."

Found at the DAR free search site;

DAR# A078853
Service: MA
Rank: Private
Birth: 4/25/1749 Palmer, Hampshire, MA
Death: 4/13/1835 Champion, Jefferson, NY
Pension: *S
Service Source:
Service Description: Captain Bailey, Col. Bailey
Spouse: Patty Wilson
From the Fonda List found at the Jefferson county genweb page;


JOHN MC NITT, son of Barnard & Joan McNitt

Born: April 25, 1749 Palmer, Mass.
Died: April 13, 1835 at Champion, Jefferson Co., N.Y.
Married: January 14, 1777 at Rowe, Mass., by Rev. Mr. Jones, PATTY WILSON,
daughter of Michael and Mary Wilson
Born: July 9, 1758
Died: February 17, 1848 at Champion, Jefferson Co., N.Y.

Service: John McNitt served as a private for two months under Capt. Lallen in Col. Mosley's Mass. Regiment. February 1777 enlisted for 6 weeks in Capt. Steward's Co. of Col. Well's Regiment. July 1777 for 6 weeks in Capt. Taylor's Company, Col. Well's Regiment. In 1780, he enlisted for 3 months in Capt. Newcomb's Co.
Pension Department, Washington, D. C.
S.C. 14541

Remarks: John McNitt and his wife are buried in Hillside cemetery at Champion, Jefferson Co., N.Y. In the application for a pension is the following: July 5, 1833, Samuel McNitt, the lighthouse keeper in the village of Sacketts Harbor, aged about 61 years. Declared that when he was about six years old his father died and he went to live with his Uncle John McNitt and heard him tell of his Revolutionary service and remembered when he went to war in 1780. Lived with his Uncle John until 21 years of age

John McNitt moved from Rowe, Mass. to Cambridge, Washington Co., N.Y. in 1798 where he resided for five years, then moved to Jefferson Co. N.Y. It is stated that Samuel McNitt was a brother of Noah McNitt. On December 20, 1836, Noah McNitt of Champion, N.Y. testified before Calvin McKnight, first judge of Jefferson Co., on January 3, 1838, Noah Wilson, of Canton Twp., Bradford Co.,Penn. aged 76 years, declared that in 1777 he resided in Rowe, Mass. and about January 14, 1777 "was present at the marriage of my sister Patty."

Found at the DAR free search site;

DAR# A078853
Service: MA
Rank: Private
Birth: 4/25/1749 Palmer, Hampshire, MA
Death: 4/13/1835 Champion, Jefferson, NY
Pension: *S
Service Source:
Service Description: Captain Bailey, Col. Bailey
Spouse: Patty Wilson


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  • Maintained by: Bruce Coyne
  • Originally Created by: C. Rose
  • Added: Jul 24, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73869482/john-mcnitt: accessed ), memorial page for John McNitt (25 Apr 1749–13 Apr 1835), Find a Grave Memorial ID 73869482, citing Hillside Cemetery, Champion, Jefferson County, New York, USA; Maintained by Bruce Coyne (contributor 47569362).