Married first to Margaret Albertson, who died in 1831. Married secondly to Sarah Gaynor Mettlin.
John died in Springfield Twp., Summit County, in what is now part of Akron.
John's will was written 14 October 1855. He mentions the following:
wife Ganar Brittain
son Elem Brittain
son John T. Brittain
daughter Jane Learey
daughter Elizabeth Ellet
son Henry Brittain (deceased)
Theodore, George, Nancy, Ann, Caroline and Mary (children of son Henry deceased)
son Zeboath Brittain (deceased)
Alexander, Rebecca and Margaret (children of son Zeboath Brittian, deceased)
daugther Matilda Sumner, w/o George Sumner
from a contributor:
After John's father, Zeboeth Brittain died when John was eleven years of age, the court appointed Peter and Jacob White as his guardians. John married Margaret Albertson and had eight children. In 1832, a year after her death, John left Pennsylvania with his children and three sisters. They drove a three-horse team over the Allegheny Mountains. It took them 14 days to make the trek. In Ohio John bought 200 acres of land at a price of eleven dollars an acre. John married in 1834 (ed: 13 June 1933) to Sarah Gaynor Metlin. Their daughter, Catherine, died when she was two. In 1844 John turned his farm over to his son, John Thomas, with whom he lived until his death. The house was at 89 Brittain Road, the place where he died. Their first home in Ohio had been destroyed by fire.
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My note:
Apparently John was the son of Zeboath Brittain, whose burial was originally listed on this site as a 'plop' (cemetery did not exist a the time of his 1790 death). Has since been changed to burial unknown. Although burial unknowns compromise the site, the current memorial manager cannot in good faith remove, as it was transferred to her. I appreciate that it is at least no longer 'plopped', but I will not link as it is BU, so please do not ask.
Note: Zeboath wrote his will on 8 July 1790 and it was affirmed on the 10th of the same, so he probably died on the 9th.
John died in Springfield Twp., Summit County, in what is now part of Akron.
John's will was written 14 October 1855. He mentions the following:
wife Ganar Brittain
son Elem Brittain
son John T. Brittain
daughter Jane Learey
daughter Elizabeth Ellet
son Henry Brittain (deceased)
Theodore, George, Nancy, Ann, Caroline and Mary (children of son Henry deceased)
son Zeboath Brittain (deceased)
Alexander, Rebecca and Margaret (children of son Zeboath Brittian, deceased)
daugther Matilda Sumner, w/o George Sumner
from a contributor:
After John's father, Zeboeth Brittain died when John was eleven years of age, the court appointed Peter and Jacob White as his guardians. John married Margaret Albertson and had eight children. In 1832, a year after her death, John left Pennsylvania with his children and three sisters. They drove a three-horse team over the Allegheny Mountains. It took them 14 days to make the trek. In Ohio John bought 200 acres of land at a price of eleven dollars an acre. John married in 1834 (ed: 13 June 1933) to Sarah Gaynor Metlin. Their daughter, Catherine, died when she was two. In 1844 John turned his farm over to his son, John Thomas, with whom he lived until his death. The house was at 89 Brittain Road, the place where he died. Their first home in Ohio had been destroyed by fire.
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My note:
Apparently John was the son of Zeboath Brittain, whose burial was originally listed on this site as a 'plop' (cemetery did not exist a the time of his 1790 death). Has since been changed to burial unknown. Although burial unknowns compromise the site, the current memorial manager cannot in good faith remove, as it was transferred to her. I appreciate that it is at least no longer 'plopped', but I will not link as it is BU, so please do not ask.
Note: Zeboath wrote his will on 8 July 1790 and it was affirmed on the 10th of the same, so he probably died on the 9th.
Married first to Margaret Albertson, who died in 1831. Married secondly to Sarah Gaynor Mettlin.
John died in Springfield Twp., Summit County, in what is now part of Akron.
John's will was written 14 October 1855. He mentions the following:
wife Ganar Brittain
son Elem Brittain
son John T. Brittain
daughter Jane Learey
daughter Elizabeth Ellet
son Henry Brittain (deceased)
Theodore, George, Nancy, Ann, Caroline and Mary (children of son Henry deceased)
son Zeboath Brittain (deceased)
Alexander, Rebecca and Margaret (children of son Zeboath Brittian, deceased)
daugther Matilda Sumner, w/o George Sumner
from a contributor:
After John's father, Zeboeth Brittain died when John was eleven years of age, the court appointed Peter and Jacob White as his guardians. John married Margaret Albertson and had eight children. In 1832, a year after her death, John left Pennsylvania with his children and three sisters. They drove a three-horse team over the Allegheny Mountains. It took them 14 days to make the trek. In Ohio John bought 200 acres of land at a price of eleven dollars an acre. John married in 1834 (ed: 13 June 1933) to Sarah Gaynor Metlin. Their daughter, Catherine, died when she was two. In 1844 John turned his farm over to his son, John Thomas, with whom he lived until his death. The house was at 89 Brittain Road, the place where he died. Their first home in Ohio had been destroyed by fire.
......
My note:
Apparently John was the son of Zeboath Brittain, whose burial was originally listed on this site as a 'plop' (cemetery did not exist a the time of his 1790 death). Has since been changed to burial unknown. Although burial unknowns compromise the site, the current memorial manager cannot in good faith remove, as it was transferred to her. I appreciate that it is at least no longer 'plopped', but I will not link as it is BU, so please do not ask.
Note: Zeboath wrote his will on 8 July 1790 and it was affirmed on the 10th of the same, so he probably died on the 9th.
John died in Springfield Twp., Summit County, in what is now part of Akron.
John's will was written 14 October 1855. He mentions the following:
wife Ganar Brittain
son Elem Brittain
son John T. Brittain
daughter Jane Learey
daughter Elizabeth Ellet
son Henry Brittain (deceased)
Theodore, George, Nancy, Ann, Caroline and Mary (children of son Henry deceased)
son Zeboath Brittain (deceased)
Alexander, Rebecca and Margaret (children of son Zeboath Brittian, deceased)
daugther Matilda Sumner, w/o George Sumner
from a contributor:
After John's father, Zeboeth Brittain died when John was eleven years of age, the court appointed Peter and Jacob White as his guardians. John married Margaret Albertson and had eight children. In 1832, a year after her death, John left Pennsylvania with his children and three sisters. They drove a three-horse team over the Allegheny Mountains. It took them 14 days to make the trek. In Ohio John bought 200 acres of land at a price of eleven dollars an acre. John married in 1834 (ed: 13 June 1933) to Sarah Gaynor Metlin. Their daughter, Catherine, died when she was two. In 1844 John turned his farm over to his son, John Thomas, with whom he lived until his death. The house was at 89 Brittain Road, the place where he died. Their first home in Ohio had been destroyed by fire.
......
My note:
Apparently John was the son of Zeboath Brittain, whose burial was originally listed on this site as a 'plop' (cemetery did not exist a the time of his 1790 death). Has since been changed to burial unknown. Although burial unknowns compromise the site, the current memorial manager cannot in good faith remove, as it was transferred to her. I appreciate that it is at least no longer 'plopped', but I will not link as it is BU, so please do not ask.
Note: Zeboath wrote his will on 8 July 1790 and it was affirmed on the 10th of the same, so he probably died on the 9th.
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