Person:John Britts (1)

Name	John Britts
Alt Name	John Britz
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]	16 Mar 1773	Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Marriage	17 May 1797	Botetourt County, Virginiato Susannah Eckles
Death^[1]	1 Mar 1850	Clark County, Missouri

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/27707074/person/5044803777
United States. 1820 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M33).

Name: John Britts
Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Botetourt, Virginia
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1 [jb. 1775 or before]
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over : 1 [b. 1775 or before]
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 3
Free White Persons - Under 16: 6
Free White Persons - Over 25: 2
Total Free White Persons: 10
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 10
Grose, S.E. Craig County Virginia Heritage
pg. 61.

Records show that the name Britz was changed to Britts around 1800.
The oldest son, John Britts, born March 16, 1773, married Susannah Eckles on May 17, 1797. In 1833, John and his family moved to the new Territory in Indiana and purchased several 80 acres tracts of land for $100.00 or $1.25 per acre, and founded the town of Lagoda, Indiana. John became the first blacksmith in Lagoda.