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Joshua Mayers Gittens, Esq

Male Abt 1782 -

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  • Name Joshua Mayers Gittens  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Suffix Esq 
    Birth Abt 1782 
    Baptism 14 Apr 1782  Saint Philip, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Gender Male 
    Deed/Other Agreement 29 Apr 1812  [6] 
    • Deed 251-144, Deed 251-144 dated 29 Apr 1812
      1st party: Thomas Smith Harding of Christ Church, only son of Benjamin Harding deceased.
      2nd party: Joshua Gittens of Christ Church and Susanna his wife, formerly Susanna Harding, spinster, one of the daughters of Benjamin Harding deceased.
      3rd part: Samuel Maynard Alleyne of Christ Church, Planter, and Sarah Ann his wife, formerly Sarah Ann Harding, Spinster, the other daughter of Benjamin Harding deceased.
      4th part: Jane Marshall of St. Phillip, widow
      Benjamin Harding's will left his estate to his children once all reached the age of 21, which they now are, will dated 29 Jan 1793.
      The estate sold to Jane Marshall for 2,000£, a 30 acre parcel.
    Deed/Other Agreement 1816  [7] 
    • Deed 261-284, Deed 261-284 dated 1816
      Joshua Mayers Gittens, Esq sold to James Fitzpatrick for 2,050£ , 77 acres and 2 roods of land in St. Phillip.
    Death
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    Person ID I765  Gittens Direct Line from Reunion
    Last Modified 23 Jul 2024 

    Father John (Jno) Gittens,   b. 2 Aug 1753, Saint Michael, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1783 (Age 29 years) 
    Mother Mary,   b. Abt 1751 
    Marriage Abt 1771  Saint Philip, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Assumed marriage date and location based upon baptism data of first child
    Family ID F537  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Susanna Burton,   b. Abt 1784   d. Bef 1808 (Age < 23 years) 
    Marriage 9 Feb 1804  Saint Philip, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Mary (Margaret) Gittens,   b. 30 Jan 1805, Saint Philip, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1867, Saint Philip, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
     2. Joshua Mayers Gittens,   b. 23 Sep 1806, Christ Church, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1811, Saint Philip, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 4 years)
     3. Rev. John Archer Gittens,   b. 24 Dec 1810   d. 2 Jul 1876, Saint Anne Sandy Point, Saint Kitts, Saint Kitts and Nevis Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
    Family ID F278  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Jul 2024 

    Family 2 Susanna/Susannah Harding,   b. Abt 26 Nov 1795, Saint Philip, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 9 Apr 1808  Saint Philip, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
    +1. Benjamin Gittens, Esquire,   b. 27 Feb 1809, Christ Church, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1875, Saint Michael, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
     2. Rev. John Archer Gittens,   b. 24 Dec 1810, Christ Church, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Susanna Gittens,   b. 25 Mar 1812, Christ Church, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1883, Saint Michael, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    +4. Doctor Joshua Mayers Gittens, M. D.,   b. 12 Mar 1814, Christ Church, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1866, Saint Philip, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)
    +5. Sarah Elizabeth Gittens,   b. 26 Jun 1815, Christ Church, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this locationd. May 1902, Hastings, Christ Church, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
     6. Amelia Gittens,   b. 5 May 1817, Christ Church, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1817, Saint Philip, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Thomas William Gittens,   b. 5 Mar 1818, Christ Church, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F604  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Jul 2024 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1601] FamilySearch, "Barbados Church Records, 1637-1887".

    2. [S259] The Journal of the Barbados Museum & Historical Society, JBMHS, Volume VI, page 29.

    3. [S1194] Pat Stafford, Gittens Wills Report 2 - Pat Stafford.

    4. [S1195] Barbados Archives.

    5. [S189] FamilySearch, "Barbados Church Records, 1637-1887," database with images.

    6. [S1196] Barbados Archives.

    7. [S1197] Barbados Archives.

    8. [S252] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R), (Name: Copywright (2) 1980, 2002;), Batch No. M513932, 1672-1848, Source Cal No. 1157935.