Capt John FITCH

1667 - 1743  (76 years)

• Name	John FITCH  [1]
  	He received from his father, Mary 13, 1696, the gift of a thousand acres right in Windham, Conn.,the home lot of which was number 13 at the center, and the house built by him remained in the family over a hundred years. he had superior education fo that day and was a prominent and useful citizen. He was chosen Town clerk of Windham, Dec. 4, 1704, which office he held by successive annual re-elections, until his death in 1743, a period of thirty-eight years. He was also for a short time Judge of Probate, and captain of Militia, and represented the town in the Colonial Legislature at twenty different sessions, from 1712 to 1742. He first "owned the Covenant" in the Norwich Church, of which he was a full member in 1700. He was a gentleman of wealth, high social position, and extensive influence. [1]
  Prefix	Capt
  Birth	Jan 1667  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 May 1743  [1]
  Person ID	I99808	Main Tree
  Last Modified	11 Jul 2020

  
  

  Father	Rev James FITCH,   b. 24 Dec 1622, Bocking, County Essex, England d. 18 Nov 1702, Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Priscilla MASON,   b. Oct 1641, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA d. 1714, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	02 Oct 1664	Norwich, New London County Connecticut
  Family ID	F02125	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth WATERMAN,   b. Abt 1675   d. 25 Jun 1751 (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	10 Jul 1695  [1]
  Family ID	F41293	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Jul 2020

  
  

• Sources

  [S4773] Roscoe Conkling Fitch, "History of the FITCH Family" AD 1400-1930, (Privately by the Fitch Family).