Descendants of Silas Titus

Generation One

1. Silas¹ Titus was born before 1550 at Italy.

Children of Silas¹ Titus and an unknown spouse were:

• 2. i. Silas², m. Jane Newdyke; b. circa 1570 at England.

Generation Two

2. Silas² Titus (Silas¹) married Jane Newdyke. He was born circa 1570 at England.

Children of Silas² Titus and Jane Newdyke were as follows:

• i. Joane³;
• ii. John;
• iii. Stephen; d. 30 Mar 1671.
• iv. Jane;
• 3. v. Robert, m. Hannah Carter; b. circa 1600 at St Catherines, Hertfordshire.
• vi. Silas; b. 1622.

Generation Three

3. Robert³ Titus (Silas², Silas¹) married Hannah Carter. He was born circa 1600 at St Catherines, Hertfordshire. He died before 1672.

Children of Robert³ Titus and Hannah Carter were as follows:

• i. Susanna⁴;
• ii. John; m. Abigail Carpenter; m. Rachel (--?--); b. 1627; d. 1689.
• 4. iii. Edmund, m. Martha Washburn; b. 1630.
• iv. Samuel; m. Elizabeth Rogers; b. 1635; d. after 1675.
• v. Abiel; m. Rebecca Scudder; b. 1640; d. 1736.
• vi. Content; m. Elizabeth Moore; b. 1643; d. 1729.

Generation Four

4. Edmund⁴ Titus (Robert³, Silas², Silas¹) married Martha Washburn, daughter of William Washburn and Jane Bushnell. He was born in 1630. He died in 1713.

Children of Edmund⁴ Titus and Martha Washburn were as follows:

• i. Samuel⁵; m. Elizabeth Powell; m. Elizabeth Bowne; b. 1658; d. 1732.
• ii. Phebe; m. Robert Field; m. Samuel Scudder; b. 1659; d. 1742.
• iii. Martha; m. Benjamin Seaman; b. 1662.
• 5. iv. Mary, b. 1665; m. William Willis.
• v. Hannah; m. Benjamin Smith; b. 1667.
• vi. Jane; m. James Denton; b. 1669.
• 6. vii. John, b. 1672; m. Sarah Willis.
• viii. Peter; m. Martha Jackson; b. 1674; d. 1753.
• 7. ix. Silas, m. Sarah Haight; b. 1676.
• x. Patience; m. Nicholas Haight; b. 1678.
• xi. Temperence; b. 1681.

Generation Five

5. Mary⁵ Titus (Edmund⁴, Robert³, Silas², Silas¹) was born in 1665. She married William Willis, son of Henry Willis and Mary Pearce, in 1687. She died in 1747.

Children of Mary⁵ Titus and William Willis were as follows:

• i. William⁶; m. Hannah Powell; b. 4 Oct 1688 at Westbury, Queens, NY.
• 8. ii. Henry, b. 1690; m. Phoebe Powell.
• iii. John; b. 15 Feb 1693.
• iv. Silas; b. 27 Jun 1700.
• v. Samuel; b. 30 Jun 1704.
• vi. Mary; b. 23 May 1707.

6. John⁵ Titus (Edmund⁴, Robert³, Silas², Silas¹) was born in 1672. He married Sarah Willis, daughter of Henry Willis and Mary Pearce, on 8 Sep 1695. He died in 1750.

Children of John⁵ Titus and Sarah Willis were as follows:

• i. Mary⁶; m. Henry Pearsall; b. 13 Apr 1696.
• ii. John; m. Phebe Thomas; m. Sarah Pearsall; b. 28 May 1698.
• iii. Philadelphia; b. 29 Sep 1700; m. Thomas Seaman 11 Nov 1722 at Westbury Meeting House, Westbury, Nassau, NY.
• iv. Jacob; m. Margaret Gorman; b. 1 May 1703.
• v. William; b. 23 Jul 1705; m. Elizabeth Seaman 18 Sep 1730.
• 9. vi. Sarah, m. Edmund Titus; m. Issac Doty; b. 7 Jan 1707 at Westbury, NY.
• vii. Phebe; m. John Ridgeway; b. 6 May 1710.

7. Silas⁵ Titus (Edmund⁴, Robert³, Silas², Silas¹) married Sarah Haight, daughter of Samuel Haight and Sarah (--?--). He was born in 1676. He died in 1750.

Children of Silas⁵ Titus and Sarah Haight were as follows:

• 10. i. Edmund⁶, m. Sarah Titus; b. 1 Oct 1705 at Long Island, NY.
• ii. Temperence; m. Thomas Hicks; b. 1707.
• iii. Silas; m. Sarah Townsend; b. 1709.
• iv. Sarah; m. William Walmsley; b. 1712.
• v. Phebe; m. Benjamin Hicks; b. 1717.
• vi. David; m. Hannah Hicks; b. 1719.
• vii. William; m. Sarah Bowne; b. 1722.
• viii. Mary; m. Thomas Walton; b. 1725.

Generation Six

8. Henry⁶ Willis (Mary⁵Titus, Edmund⁴, Robert³, Silas², Silas¹) was born in 1690. He married Phoebe Powell, daughter of Thomas Powell and Elizabeth Townsend, in 1712. He died in 1744.

Children of Henry⁶ Willis and Phoebe Powell were as follows:

• i. John⁷; b. at Westbury, NY; m. Abigail Willets.
• 11. ii. Mary, b. 27 Feb 1713; m. Richard Post.
• iii. Silas; b. 4 Jan 1716.
• iv. Phebe; m. Benjamin Downing; b. 1 Jan 1719.

9. Sarah⁶ Titus (John⁵, Edmund⁴, Robert³, Silas², Silas¹) married Edmund Titus, son of Silas Titus and Sarah Haight. She married Issac Doty. She was born on 7 Jan 1707 at Westbury, NY.

Children of Sarah⁶ Titus and Edmund Titus were as follows:

• i. Phebe⁷; m. Joseph Prior; b. 22 Apr 1733.
• ii. Sarah; b. 27 Aug 1735.
• iii. Martha; m. Henry Post; b. 24 Jan 1737.
• 12. iv. Mary, b. 17 Jul 1740; m. Henry Post.
• v. Hannah; m. Willets Kirby; b. 12 Jul 1745.

There were no children of Sarah⁶ Titus and Issac Doty.

10. Edmund⁶ Titus (Silas⁵, Edmund⁴, Robert³, Silas², Silas¹) married Sarah Titus, daughter of John Titus and Sarah Willis. He was born on 1 Oct 1705 at Long Island, NY. He died in 1756.

Reference: 2867.

Children of Edmund⁶ Titus and Sarah Titus were as follows:

• i. Phebe⁷, m. Joseph Prior; b. 22 Apr 1733. (see previous).
• ii. Sarah, b. 27 Aug 1735. (see previous).
• iii. Martha, m. Henry Post; b. 24 Jan 1737. (see previous).
• iv. Mary, b. 17 Jul 1740; m. Henry Post. (see # 12.).
• v. Hannah, m. Willets Kirby; b. 12 Jul 1745. (see previous).

Generation Seven

11. Mary⁷ Willis (Henry⁶, Mary⁵Titus, Edmund⁴, Robert³, Silas², Silas¹) was born on 27 Feb 1713. She married Richard Post, son of Benjamin Post and Mary Willis, in 1732.

Children of Mary⁷ Willis and Richard Post were:

• i. Henry⁸; b. 1 Aug 1733; m. Mary Titus, daughter of Edmund Titus and Sarah Titus, 3 Jun 1761; d. 4 Apr 1810 at age 76.

12. Mary⁷ Titus (Sarah⁶, John⁵, Edmund⁴, Robert³, Silas², Silas¹) died. She was born on 17 Jul 1740. She married Henry Post, son of Richard Post and Mary Willis, on 3 Jun 1761.

Children of Mary⁷ Titus and Henry Post were as follows:

• i. Issac⁸;
• ii. Lydia;
• iii. Edmund; b. 1762.
• iv. Samuel; m. Jane Titus; b. 1765.
• v. Daniel; m. Rosetta Titus; b. 1768.
• vi. Henry

  Post, Henry, Jr., of the house of Post & Russel, mar., on Thurs. to Miss Mary Minturn, dau. of the late William Minturn. (June 14, 1806)

  ; b. 11 Jan 1774; m. Mary Minturn, daughter of William Minturn and Penelope Greene, 12 Jun 1806; d. 30 Jan 1847 at age 73.

• vii. Sarah; m. John Titus; b. 1776.

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