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Benjamin Gittens

Male Abt 1701 - Abt 1730  (29 years)

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  • Name Benjamin Gittens  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Birth Abt 1701 
    Baptism 23 Jun 1714  Saint Philip, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1715  Saint Philip, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Barbados
    Occupation 1727  Saint Michael, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • Merchant
    Death Abt 1730  Saint Michael, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 15 Oct 1730  Saint Michael, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Wills 23 Oct 1730  Saint Michael, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • which was proved, Benjamin Gittens1730RB/34/536 of St. Michael, merchant
      Item. …unto Samuel Bedford the sum of five pounds current money…
      Item. … unto Jane Sims the sum of five pounds current money…
      Lastly…all the rest residue and remainder of my estate unto Mrs Rebecca Smith her heirs and assignees forever…and appoint Mrs Rebecca Smith whole and sole Executrix… 30 October 1727. Witnesses: John Poor, Codu Browne Proved23 October1730, before Hen Worsley.
    Person ID I185  Gittens Direct Line from Reunion
    Last Modified 26 Oct 2023 

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

    Family Rebekah Smith, Widow,   b. Abt 1709 
    Marriage 31 Dec 1729  Saint Michael, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
    +1. Colonel Benjamin Gittens, Esquire,   b. Abt 1730, Saint Michael, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Feb 1790, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
    Family ID F53  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Oct 2023 

  • Sources 
    1. [S769] English Settlers in Barbados, 1637-1800, (Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc.).

    2. [S742] Sanders, Joanne MsRae, English Settlers in Barbados . CD-ROM database, (Name: Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc, n.d.;).

    3. [S344] English Settlers in Barbados, 1637-1800, (Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc.).

    4. [S638] Campbell Papers.

    5. [S750] Pat Stafford, Gittens Wills, 1729-1860, (Date: Dec 2008;).

    6. [S751] Campbell Papers.

    7. [S214] Family History Centre Surrey, Family History Centre Surrey, Film 1157923, Burials Saint Michael, RL1/68, Volume 2, page 347.

    8. [S641] Pat Stafford, Gittens Wills, 1729-1860, (Date: Dec 2008;).