John Gittens, Jr

Abt 1691 - 1743  (52 years)

• Name	John Gittens  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Suffix	Jr
  Birth	Abt 1691  [3]
  Baptism	23 Jun 1714	Saint Philip, Barbados   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1715	Saint Philip, Barbados   [3]
  	Barbados St. Philip Parish 1715 Census Capt. John Gittens, age 46 Mrs. Jane Gittens, age 44 Mr. John Gittens, Jr, age 24 Mrs. Rachel Gittens,age 20 Jane Gittens, age 6 months Doct Joseph Gittens, age 22 Mr.Benjamin Gittens, age 14 Nathaniel Gittens, 12 Issac Gittens, age 10 Tomasin Gittens, spinster, age 15 Jane Gittens, age 10 Oriana Gittens, age 7 Mary Gittens, age 4
  Occupation	1724	Saint Philip, Barbados   [6, 7]
  	planter
  Wills	31 Jul 1742	Saint Philip, Barbados   [8]
  	John1742RB/34/151 of St. Philip Item…to my son John Gittens one gold ring of a pistole price to be purchased and delivered to him by my exor… Item…to my son Joseph Gittens one ditto ring… Item. …to my daughter Jane Archer, the wife of Peter archer jnr. One ditto ring… Item. ..to my son Matthew Gittens and to the heirs of his body lawfully to be begotten for ever, one certain piece or parcel of land being in this parish…with the houses and buildings standing thereon containing eleven acres…bounding on the lands of my brother Doctor Joseph Gittens, Edward Sheene, John Perryman, decd John Crichlow and on the broad road with one other piece…being in Thickets…by estimation six and a half acres… bounding on the lands of Thos Shepherd, JohnWeatherhead, Thos Ashby, Major John Millington, Esq., decd, together also with thirteen negros whose names and sexes are as follows: Quaco,Ned, Sixo, Nick, Cudjo, Cambridge (men), & Jacky a boy, and Edah,Violet, Rose, (women) Cubbah, Cornelia and Stannah, girls, together with the residue… both real and personal to him the said Matthew Gittens and heirs of his body… But in case my son Matthew should depart this life…to my son Joseph Gittens and his heirs… and the other help I give… to be equally divided between the children of my son in-law Peter Archer… Executor, Matthew Gittens 31 July 1742 Witnesses:Samuel Waddington, Francis Stough Proved at Pilgrim, 2 December 1743before Thomas Robinson.
  Death	1743	Saint Philip, Barbados   [9]
  Person ID	I181	Gittens Direct Line from Reunion
  Last Modified	24 Jul 2024

  
  

  Father	John Gittens, Capt.,   b. Abt 1669   d. Dec 1724, Saint Philip, Barbados (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Jane (--?--),   b. Abt 1671
  Marriage	Abt 1690
  Family ID	F83	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rachel Ponn,   b. Abt 1695   d. Bef 1742, Barbados (Age < 46 years)
  Marriage	27 Jun 1714	Saint Philip, Barbados   [1]
  Children	+ 1. John Gittens + 2. Jane Gittens,   b. Abt 1709   bur. 15 Dec 1773, Saint Philip, Barbados (Age ~ 64 years) + 3. Joseph (Joseth) Gittens,   b. Abt 1720   d. Bef 1766 (Age < 45 years) + 4. Matthew Gittens,   b. Abt 1721, Saint Philip, Barbados
  Family ID	F84	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Oct 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S663] English Settlers in Barbados, 1637-1800, (Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc.). [S742] Sanders, Joanne MsRae, English Settlers in Barbados . CD-ROM database, (Name: Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc, n.d.;). [S481] David L. Kent, (C M Kent, 831 South Frederick, Arlington, Virginia, 22204). [S244] English Settlers in Barbados, 1637-1800, (Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc.). [S741] Campbell Papers. [S638] Campbell Papers. [S639] Pat Stafford, Gittens Wills, 1729-1860, (Date: Dec 2008;). [S745] Pat Stafford, Gittens Wills, 1729-1860, (Date: Dec 2008;). [S743] Pat Stafford, Gittens Wills, 1729-1860, (Date: Dec 2008;).