Harold John Witter; Genealogies of Connecticut Families. Families: Hannah Witter. Had children by Thomas Parke.
Witter: Hannah Witter, born 17 March 1680/81, Stonington, Conn. Genealogies of Connecticut Families, Vol. 2. (Records copied verbatim from entries found in an old account book belonging to the Witter family of Ontario Co., N.Y).
History of Stonington, Connecticut, 1649 - 1900 Author: Richard Anson Wheeler Publication: New London, CT, Press of The Day Publishing Company, 1900 Media: Book Page: page 687.
Rogers Family Records Author: Janet Marie Rogers Publication: 1998 Media: Letter. Everett Family Records Author: Oliver Everett Publication: 1998 Media: Letter.

JOSIAH WITTER 160 Allied Families, page 75. Son of William and Annie Witter.
Swamp Yankee, by James Allyn, page 36. Soon after his marriage in 1662, he bought a large tract of land in the center of Stonington; now the south part of North Stonington, where he lived for the rest of his life.
One Hundred & Sixty Allied Families, page 276. Married 2nd Sarah Crandall daughter of John.
Genealogical and Family History of CT: "He settled at Stonington, CT, soon after his marriage. He bought large tracts of land and built a house near Thomas Wheeler's, where all his children were born. His house was at what is now North Stonington near the place lately owned (1911) by James T. Brown." Lists his second marriage and children.
Daughters of Am. Colonists Lineage Books, Vol. 10: Josiah Witter (1638-90).Deputy to the General Court from Stonington, 1667-71. Married 1662. Vol.15 reports most of the above and adds he was an original landowner in Stonington,1667.
Gen. Dictionary of 1st Settlers of N.E., Vol. 4: Josiah Witter, married Feb. 25, 1662.
N.E. Marriages Prior to 1700: Lived 1638-1690; married (1) Feb. 25, 1661/62 Elizabeth Wheeler; (2) Sarah Crandall, after Aug. 5, 1672, implying Elizabeth died that date, since it lists a 1672 death date for her. Josiah and Elizabeth resided in Lynn after marriage.
Boston Evening Transcript: Married 25 Feb, 1662, Lynn, Mass.; died before the end of 1689.
History of Stonington indicates he was born in Lynn area of Essex County and came to Stonington soon after marriage. He bought land near the residence of Thomas Wheeler, his father-in-law. Lived there the rest of his life, and all his children were born there.
Genealogies of Connecticut Families: "Died at Stonington About Middle aged."
C.M. Babcock: Josiah Witter's name was on a 15 Nov. 1670 register of the inhabitants of Stonington, CT, on the Pawcatuck River.
De Forest: Josiah, probably born in 1640; died perhaps in 1685, but certainly before 1690, at Stonington. Married (1) 25 Feb. 1662, Elizabeth Wheeler; (2) Sarah Crandall.
160 Families: Josiah Witter, died before 1691; married (1) 25 Feb. 1662 Elizabeth Wheeler, (2) Sarah Crandall, daughter of John Crandall.
Virkus: Josiah Witter (probably 1640-1685); married (2) Sarah Crandall.
NEHGR: Josias (sic) Witter married Elizabeth Wheeler 25 Feb. 1662. They had Elizabeth, born 15 March 1663, and Mary, born 20 Feb. 1665 (Lynn, MA, records).
Harold J. Witter: Josiah Witter, born in 1638 in Swampscott, Mass., or in England; died Stonington, Conn., probably in 1685. Married Elizabeth Wheeler 25 Feb. 1662, at Lynn. Josiah, his mother, wife and child moved from Lynn to Stonington between 1662 and 1666. Listed in the 2 Feb. 1666 census of Stonington. He purchased 80 acres in what is now North Stonington and near the residence of his father-in-law, Thomas Wheeler. On 12 April 1670 he bought 100 acres from Thomas Park (Parke) of New London, land Park(e) had been granted by the town of Stonington. He also owned large tracts of land on which the town of Hopkinton, R.I., was founded. [This may be land that came to him through his second wife, Sarah Crandall, whose father was among the original purchasers of land comprising Westerly, from which Hopkinton was formed.
Witter Family: Josiah Witter, 1638-1685.
From Lawrence Bentley: (Source: WITTER GENEALOGY Georgia Cooper Washburn 1929, Pg. 15 & 19, #2 Josiah Witter, b 1638, Probably Swampscott, died 1690; Married Elizabeth Wheeler, Feb. 25, 1662.) was born 1638 in Swampscott, Essex, Massachusetts, and died 1690 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut. He married (1) ELIZABETH WHEELER (Source: WHEELER FAMILY IN AMERICA, -Descendants of Thomas Wheeler--Stonington, CT Inez E. Coolby-Brayton, 1934, Pg. 290, #3902 Elizabeth Wheeler, b. 1648, d. Aug. 5, 1672; married Josiah Witter, Dec. 25, 1661.) February 25, 1661/62 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts (Source: HISTORY OF STONINGTON, CONNECTICUT Richard Anson Wheeler 1900, Pg. 686, "Josiah Witter (No. 2) m. 1st, Elizabeth (No. 3), daughter of Thomas & Mary Wheeler, in Lynn, MA, Feb. 25, 1662."), daughter of THOMAS WHEELER and MARY BECKLEY. She was born 1648 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, and died August 05, 1672 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut. He married (2) SARAH CRANDALL (Source: WITTER GENEALOGY Georgia Cooper Washburn 1929, Pg. 20, "second wife , Sarah, daughter of Rev. John Crandall.) Aft. 1672, daughter of JOHN CRANDALL. Notes for JOSIAH WITTER: From Pg. 19 WITTER GENEALOGY On April 12, 1670, Thomas Park of New London, sold to "Josiah Witter of Stonington" one hundred acres of land which had been granted to the said Park by the town of Stonington. It is said that Josiah Witter's first house in Stonington was a little north of the modern residence of Colonel James Brown. (This would be in North Stonington) More About JOSIAH WITTER: Note 1: 1638, Birth is recorded in 1638 at Swampscott, near Lynn. However, old record by Samuel Witter states that Josiah came on the ship with his father. Note 2: Witter Genealogy, Pg. 19 confirms marriage information given in HISTORY OF STONINGTON Note 3: February 26, 1665/66, Mentioned as being in Stonington in Thomas Minor Diary Will: November 24, 1685, Will indexed in Salem, MA on this date Marriage: February 25, 1661/62, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts (Source: HISTORY OF STONINGTON, CONNECTICUT Richard Anson Wheeler 1900, Pg. 686, "Josiah Witter (No. 2) m. 1st, Elizabeth (No. 3), daughter of Thomas & Mary Wheeler, in Lynn, MA, Feb. 25, 1662.")
More About JOSIAH WITTER and SARAH CRANDALL: Marriage: Aft. 1672
Winget: Shows 1638 Swampscott-1690 Stonington, Ancestral File #: 25JR-MH

Gen. of CT Families: Sarah Crandal, of Stonington, CT. 160 Families: Sarah Crandall, daughter of John Crandall. She and Josiah had three children: John, Sarah and Hannah. Also married Peter Button about 1687 in Stonington, New London Co., CT. Peter was born July 17, 1660 in Haverhill, Essex Co., MA. He died 1727 in Stonington, New London Co, CT. They had the following children: Matthias or Matthew Button was born 16 Jan 1692 and died after 1732.
History of Stonington, Connecticut, 1649 - 1900 Author: Richard Anson Wheeler Publication: New London, CT, Press of The Day Publishing Company, 1900 Media: Book Page: pages 686 and 687.
Dale and Ruth Robinson show marriage Salem MA

1. John WITTER b. 11 Mar 1676/1678, Stonington, Conneticut/Swampscott, Massachusetts; d. 1726/1727, Essex County, Mass/Stonington, Conneticut.
2. Sarah WITTER b. From 7 Feb 1678 to 9 Feb 1680, Stonington, , Conneticut/Preston, , Conneticut.
3. 1. Hanna-Hannah WITTER b. 17 Mar 1681; d. Connecticut.
4. Abigail WITTER b. 14 Aug 1684, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut.

On 28 February 1642/3, Robert Driver was a witness in the case of William Witter, who questioned infant baptism. We may assume that his testimony was not too adversarial, since Witter called him to witness his will of 5 August 1659

Robert Driver witnessed the will of William Witter of Lynn by signing his name on 5 August 1659

WILLIAM WITTER. Occupation: farmer. William was the first known of his family appearing in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts court in April 1657 stating as a farmer in Swampscot he was having problems with an Indian named Duke William. Duke William claimed William's house had been erected on the land where his wigwam had been. The case was settled amicably with a compromise satisfactory to both parties.(Larry Chesebro) Feb 28 1643. He was presented at the Court at Salem, for his conduct regarding infant baptism, he regarding it as a sinful rite. Aug 5 1659. Will. Ex., wife Annis. Witnesses, Robert Driver and Wm. Hacker. He mentions his son Josiah and daughter Hannah Burdett, wife of Robert Burdett. (His son, Josiah, went to Stonington, CT.) Inventory, 132 pounds, 11 s. 6 May 1659 Lynn, Essex County, MA wherein he gave one-half his estate to his wife and son Josiah. He only bequeathed an ewe and a lamb to Hannah, in one year after his death. Other sources say Will August 6, 1657, ½ est. to wife Annis, ½ to son Josiah m. April 16, 1639, Sussex, England. (Larry Chesebro) Title: History of Stonington, Connecticut, 1649 - 1900 Author: Richard Anson Wheeler Publication: New London, CT, Press of The Day Publishing Company, 1900 Media: WITTER GENEALOGY Georgia Cooper Washburn 1929, Pg. 13-15 Book Page: page 686 m. April 16, 1639, Sussex, England. (Larry Chesebro); Larry Bentley. Winget: Lists birth as December 17, 1587, Burial Lynn, MA Ancestral File BMFT-8S

William Witter, the first American ancestor of the Witter family of the United States and Canada, was born in England about the year 1584, as he was seventy-five when he died in 1659. His surname is one of the earliest found in New England and appears in various forms in the old records of this country and of England, -- as Witter, Whitter, Witton, and Whitton. One branch of the Whitter or Witter, family was of Broomehall, in Sussex, England, in the reign of Edward IV. A descendant of this family was Thomas Whitter of Exeter, Devonshire, who was an officer in Cromwell's army. This affiliation with he Parliamentary Party, and hence with the Puritan movement, which contributed largely to the settlement of New England, may indicate a probable connection between the Devonshire family and the Witters of Early Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island, of which William Witter was the first American Ancestor.

William was living in Massachusetts as early as 1639, at which date he was probably of Swampscott, near Lynn. At a later period he was a resident of Swampscott, although his i mention in some of the records of Lynn. THe record of this arrival in New England is preserved in an old manuscript, written by his descendant, Samuel Witter, of the sixth generation, entitled: "The Genaligy of the Witters from their first arival fromm England to America, drawn from the Original, March the 20th AD 1773 by Samuel Witter", and the first entry is as follows:
"William Witter in his voiage from old England to America with his wife his son Josiah & daughter Hannah, arrived at Lynn in the Massachusetts Bay, where Josiah married Elisabeth Wheeler and Hannah married Thomas Barden. Said William Witter died at Lynn, his Widows Name was Hannah. She came with her Son Josiah to Stonington and Lived to a Great Age."

HANNAH (ANNIS) (ANNA) CHURCHMAN. Title: History of Stonington, Connecticut, 1649 - 1900 Author: Richard Anson Wheeler Publication: New London, CT, Press of The Day Publishing Company, 1900 Media: Book Page: page 686 m. April 16, 1639, Sussex, England. (Larry Chesebro). Winget: Christening: 13 Apr 1595 of Swampscott, Essex, Ma Ancestral File #: NKPS-7J

1. Hannah WITTER b. 1635/1642, Swampscott, Essex County, Massachusetts; d. 1696, Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut.
2. 2. Josiah WITTER b. 1638/1840, England or Swampscott/Lynn, , Massachusetts; d. 1685/1691, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut.