Person:John Britt (11)

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This family possibly descended from this John Britt:

http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilsangam/1876/britt.htm BRITT, JOHN P., was born July 4, 1804, in Greenbrier county, Va. He came to Sangamon county in 1832, and was married Dec. 1, 1833, to Sarah B. Wilson, who was born Feb. 17, 1815, in Union county, Ky. They had five living chidren, namely:

ZERILDA A., born Oct. 15, 1835, in Springfield, was married, Jan. 17, 1859, in Princeton, Ill., to Francis A. Haines. See his name.

MARY F., born August 24, 1840, in Springfield, married Feb. 19, 1868, to John G. English. They have two children, GRACE and PEARL, and reside near Taylorville, Ill.

JOHN W., born Oct. 22, 1842, in Hancock county, was married August 17, 1862, in Springfield, to Caroline Haines. She died, and he went to China. He returned to America, and was last heard from in California.

JULIA A., born Nov. 3, 1846, in Springfield, and resides with her mothe

SARAH H., born Jan. 21, 1849, in Springfield, was married March 18, 1868, in her native city, to John Branch Gilliland, who was born Feb. 29, 1848, in Decatur, Ala. They have two living children, ALICE BELLE and MARY JOSEPHINE, and reside in Springfield. Mr. G. is a printer, and has been ten years employed in the Journal office. His father, Wm. A. Gilliland, is a printer in the Register office.

John P. Britt died July 7, 1852, in Springfield, and his widow married Wm. B. Yeamans, who died August 30, 1860, and she married Jan. 19, 1863 to Larkin Bryan who died in 1874, and Mrs. Sarah B. Bryan resides in Springfield.

Obadiah and William Britt, brothers to John P., came to Sangamon county, and a few years later moved to Bureau county, Ill. Mrs. Jemima Britt, mother of the three brothers, came with them to Sangamon county, and went with two of them to Bureau county, where she lost her life by falling from a wagon and the wheels passing over her.

1. ↑ Miller Family History Genealogy Page (jrmiller@@flinet).
2.   ROOTS-L.

   William Britt and _________ Randolph's children were:
   
   1. John Britt, born probably between 1745 and 1750, possibly earlier. Marriage May 23, 1770 St. James Northam, Goochland County, VA.. His first child, of whom I've found any record, was born 4 Sept. 1771 (Douglas Register). died after 12 December 1792, on which date he gave his consent for daughter Mary to marry William Johnson (Goochland Co. Marriage Register, 1730-1853, page 49). Died Sep 18, 1797 Licking Hole Creek, Goochland County, VA.. His estate was administered on August 21, 1799.
   
   2. Mary Britt born probably circa 1747, as she was married to Wyatt Wilkerson 26 December 1765 (Douglas Register).
   
   3. Hannah Britt, born probably 1749 or 1750. She married Longmire 2 January 1768.
   
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