1. | Mary TITUS was born on 5 Jan 1769 in Nine Partners, Dutchess Co., New York (daughter of Augustine TITUS and Waite Giddley HALL); died on 3 Jun 1857 in Sharon, E. Gwillimbury, York Co., Ontario; was buried in Sharon Burial Grounds. Notes:
cu . Mary is the daughter of Waite Hall, Portsmouth Newport, RI & Augustine Titus, b 1747 Westbury, Nassau, NY] a Quaker minister & blacksmith.
. Mary & Phoebe Titus were two Quaker sisters. Their father as a Quaker Elder & they were disowned upon marrying the Willsons. Much latter the two Willsons became Quakers in Upper Canada, & eventually a member of the Children of Peace at Sharon, Ontario.
. 1790 Clinton, Duchess, New York Census
Augustine Titus, Males 3, Boys under 16Y 2, Females 5 [Total 10 Persons], & next person is
John Willson, Males 3, boys under 16Y - 2, Females 6 [Total 11 Persons].
The children of Mary Titus & Hugh L Wiillson are:
John Hugh Willson, 10 Jul 1791 - 29 Dec 1863;
1 Richard Titus Willson, 5 Apr 1793 - 18 Apr 1878;
2. Mary Willson, 26 Mar 1795 - 2 Aug 1869;
3. Louisa Willson, 26 Mar 1795 - 2 Aug 1869;
4. Catherine Willson, 22 Oct 1795 - 19 Nov 1855;
5. Augustine Willson, 4 May 1798 - 1798;
6. Hiram Robinson Willson, 4 Dec 1799 - 30 Aug 1876;
7. Hugh Henry Willson, 17 May 1803 - 22 Aug 1871;
8. David Willson, 18 Aug 1807 - 13 Oct 1807;
9. Alfred Willson, 3 Mar 1809 - 26 Feb 1888;
10. Waite Ann Willson, 15 Aug 1811 - 3 Sep 1898.
Obituary:
. 1857 Jun 3, Wednesday Died at Sharon, East Gwilimbury, Mary, relic to the late Mr. Hugh Willson, aged 89 years, less 2 days.
The subject of this Obituary was born in Duchess County, NY & immigrated to this country soon after the American Revolution. Her early education & ideas of mind was received amongst the religious under Friends, to which communion her parents belonged & many branches of her Fathers’s family have been & are conspicuous members. She maintained through all the vicissitudes of her long life, an unblemished reputation - remarkable for love, of quietude & the society of the good. Towards the close her mind seems to revisit the scenes of the childhood & youth & to mingle with the Society of her Father’s house, where a recollection of early antidotes & familiar of early principles seemed to comfort her; & is several that from this stand point she took her view of her Heavenly home. The Lord granted me the privilege to visiting her several times previous to her death - to speak of Jesus - to read to her the previous promises & to pray of her. With others we stood at her bedside & with hearts lifted to the Father, of spirits, in humbleness begged that he would receive the dear depart soul, which seemed while stretching its opinion of light for its wondrous flight, to have left on the fair features an indication of salvation by shedding over them a smile of indescribable sweetness.
She lived to see the 4th generation of her offspring & has left behind her now living nearly all in this section of county, 16 children, including sons-in-law & daughters-in-law; 92 grandchildren, 90 great grandchildren & one great-great grand child. Her children & grandchildren are included the usual & respectable class of community. HHW.
Ref: Newmarket New Era Newspaper.
Transcripts by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -
Birth:
Clinton
Died:
Aged 89y less two days.
Mary married Hugh Latimire WILLSON, Jr. 2 in 1790 in Nine Partners, Dutchess Co., New York. Hugh (son of John WILLSON, .1 and Catherine B KUHN) was born in Dec 1768 in Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim, Ireland; died on 3 Jan 1828 in Sharon, E. Gwillimbury, York Co., Ontario; was buried in Sharon Burial Grounds. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- John Hugh WILLSON, .3 was born on 10 Jul 1791 in East Gwillimbury Twp., York Co., Ontario; died on 29 Dec 1863 in East Gwillimbury Twp., York Co., Ontario; was buried in Sharon Burial Grounds.
- Richard TITUS WILLSON was born on 5 Apr 1793 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess Co., New York; died on 18 Apr 1878 in Newmarket, E. Gwillimbury Twp., York Co., Ontario; was buried in Pegg Cemetery.
- Catharine WILLSON, .1 was born on 22 Oct 1795 in Nine Partners, Dutchess Co., New York; died on 19 Nov 1855 in East Gwillimbury Twp., York Co., Ontario.
- Louisa WILLSON, .1 was born on 26 Mar 1797 in Nine Partners, Dutchess Co., New York; died on 2 Aug 1869 in East Gwillimbury Twp., York Co., Ontario.
- Hiram Robinson WILLSON was born on 4 Dec 1799 in Nine Partners, Dutchess Co., New York; died on 30 Aug 1876 in Churchill, Innisfil Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario; was buried in St. Peter's Anglican Cemetery.
- Rev. Elder Hugh Henry WILLSON, .4 was born on 17 May 1803 in Wolfe Island, Frontenac Co., Ontario; died on 22 Aug 1871 in Keswick, Simcoe Co., Ontario; was buried in Mann Cemetery.
- James Harvey WILLSON was born on 5 Jan 1805 in Wolfe Island, Frontenac Co., Ontario; died on 22 Aug 1871 in East Gwillimbury Twp., York Co., Ontario.
- Alfred WILLSON, .1 was born on 3 Mar 1809 in Wolfe Island, Frontenac Co., Ontario; died on 26 Feb 1888 in Bell Ewart, Simcoe Co., Ontario.
- Waite Ann WILLSON was born on 15 Aug 1811 in East Gwillimbury Twp., York Co., Ontario; died on 3 Sep 1898; was buried in Newmarket Cemetery.
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