Jefferson County, NY Pioneers


PIONEER McNITT FAMILY



1. JOHN McNITT was born April 25, 1749 in Palmer, Hampden County MA. According to his pension application, he was a veteran of the Revolutionary War, having served with the Massachusetts Line. He resided both in Cambridge, NY and in Champion, Jefferson County. JOHN McNITT came from Salem, Mass. in 1803 or 1804, and settled on what is known as Stonewall Street. He took up 160 acres, and here resided until he died April 13, 1835 in Champion

Note: Additional information about John McNitt is available in the Fonda list of Jefferson County Revolutionary Veterans. For access to those files, click on the underlined words in this note.

He married
PATTY WILSON who was born 1758 and died February 17, 1848 in Champion, Jefferson County.

Children, McNITT:

2 i SALLY McNITT married DORASTUS WAITE

3 ii MARY McNITT

4 iii JAMES McNITT

5 iv BEBE McNITT

6 v JOHN WILSON McNITT married CATHERINE (---)

7 vi POLLY McNITT married OLIVER WRIGHT

8 vii PATTY McNITT married ALVIN WRIGHT

9 viii NOAH McNITT

9. NOAH McNITT (son of JOHN and PATTY (WILSON) McNITT) was born June 06, 1797 in Salem, NY; and moved to Champion with his family about 1804. He was a veteran of the War of 1812, with a pension of $28. He resided on the homestead the greater part of his life, a breeder of horses. He died March 26, 1866 in Champion, Jefferson County

He married
LAURA HUBBARD, who was the daughter of JOEL and (---) HUBBARD of Champion

Children, McNITT:

10 i JULIA ELIZA McNITT married ALBERT O. BABCOCK

11 ii SARAJ J. McNITT married CURTIS C. INGRAHAM

12 iii ELIZA AMBROSIA McNITT

13 iv GUSTAVUS A. McNITT

14 v EGBERT H. McNITT married SARAH C. KNOWLES, daughter of RUSSELL K. and (---) KNOWLES

15 vi AMBROSIA McNITT married GUILFORD HARRIS

16 vii FREDERICK H. McNITT married PHOEBE C. INGRAHAM, daughter of SIMEON and (---) INGRAHAM

17 viii FRANCES I. McNITT

For further information, contact:
Jane McNett


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