Fitch (Y-DNA)
Contents
Status summary
Still to do of January 1, 2023:
- Recruit patrilineal descendants of James Fitch to Y-DNA test and publish their results. Such descendants are encouraged to contact MayflowerDNA1620@gmail.com
Biography
First Generation
(Maj.) James Fitch, son of James (Thomas, George, Roger) Fitch and Abigail Whitefield, was born Saybrook (prob. now Essex), CT 2 Aug 1649 and died Canterbury, CT 10 Nov 1727. He married twice, first Jan 1676 Elizabeth Mason (not descended from a Mayflower passenger) and second Norwich 8 May 1697, Alice Bradford and by this marriage they had seven children: Abigail (1687/8), Ebenezer (1689/90), Daniel (1692/3), Lucy (c1697), Jerusha (1699/1700), Theophilus (c1702) and Jabez (c1703).
Second Generation
Ebenezer Fitch was born Norwich, CT 10 Jan 1689/90 and died Windsor, CT 20 Nov 1724. He married Canterbury 18 Sep 1712 Bridget Brown[1] and they had six children: Alice (1712/3), James (1715), Elijah (1717/8), Eleazer (1720), Medinah (1722) and Ebenezer (1724/5).
(Capt.) Daniel Fitch was born Canterbury, CT 20 Feb 1691/2 and died there 3 Aug 1752. He married Canterbury 5 Mar 1718 Anna Cooke and they had six children: William (1720), James (1722), Ebenezer (1724), John (1726), Daniel (1728/9) and Theophilus (1731).
Theophilus Fitch was born Canterbury, CT abt 1701 and died there 20 Jul 1751. He married twice, first Canterbury 15 Dec 1731 Mary Huntington (no ch.) and second, Stonington 2 Oct 1734 Grace Prentice. By his second wife he had: Samuel (1735), Theophilus (1737), Phineas (1739-1739), James (1740), Daniel (1742-1743), Mary (1744) and Sarah (1748).
(Capt.) Jabez Fitch was born Norwich, CT abt 30 Jan 1703 and died Canterbury, CT 31 Jan 1784. He married thrice, 1) Canterbury, CT 29 May 1722 Lydia Gale 2) Canterbury 14 Jan 1754 Elizabeth (Spaulding) Darby[2] (no ch.) and 3) Rebecca (Ensworth [?Ainsworth]) King (no ch.) By hif first wife he had eight children: Jerusha (1722/3), Alice (1724/5), Perez (1726), Jabez (1728), Lucy & Lydia (twins, 1736), Aashel (1736) and Abigail (1738).
Third Generation
James Fitch
Elijah Fitch
Eleazer Fitch
Medinah Fitch
Ebenezer Fitch (II)
William Fitch
Ebenezer Fitch
Theophilus Fitch
Theophilus Fitch (II)
Perez Fitch
Jabez Fitch (II)
Asahel Fitch
DNA results TBD
Further DNA testing needed
Testing of patrilineal descendants is needed. Any male who believes their patrilineal ancestry goes through James Fitch is encouraged to contact MayflowerDNA1620@gmail.com
References and External Links
- Wakefield, Robert S. and Lainhart, Ann Smith, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: vol. 22 Bradford General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA. 2004
