Witter, Ebenezer Third
1668 - 1712 (43 years)-
Name Witter, Ebenezer Suffix Third Birth 25 Mar 1668 Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States 
- Deacon Ebenezer was born on 3-25-1668 at Lynn, Massachusetts, according to the Genealogical and Family History of Connecticut. Vol 1-1V. According to Winget & Dale & Ruth Robinson they show birth as May 28, 1668. Christening May 28, 1668 Stonington.
Christening 28 May 1668 Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States Gender Male Military Preston City, New London, Connecticut, United States He was a Captain of a company from Preston in the Revolution. _AMTID 122722689722:1030:207924248 _COLOR 19 _FSFTID KNHQ-QTZ _UID BC13430DF8144C4EBD30C75ED374BBB089E8 Burial 1712 Avery Cemetery, Preston City, New London, Connecticut, United States Death 12 Jan 1712 Preston City, New London, Connecticut, United States Cause: Age: 43 Person ID I1089 Charles Banks and Jon Ray Family Tree Last Modified 2 Apr 2022
Father Witter, Josiah, b. 15 Mar 1638, Swampscott, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America d. 24 Nov 1690, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States (Age 52 years) Mother Wheeler, Elizabeth, b. 1648, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America d. 5 Aug 1672, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States (Age 24 years) Marriage 25 Feb 1662 Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Family ID F360 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Morgan, Dorothy, b. 29 Feb 1676, Preston City, New London, Connecticut, United States d. 9 Mar 1759, Preston, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States (Age 83 years) Marriage 5 May 1693 Preston City, New London, Connecticut, United States Children 1. Witter, Elizabeth, b. 3 Mar 1694, Preston City, New London, Connecticut, United States d. 21 Feb 1740, Preston City, New London, Connecticut, United States (Age 45 years)2. Witter, Mary, b. 2 Mar 1696, Preston City, New London, Connecticut, United States d. 21 Feb 1740 (Age 43 years)3. Witter, Joseph, b. 12 Jun 1698, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States d. 1791, Preston City, New London, Connecticut, United States (Age 92 years)4. Witter, Josiah, b. 12 Jun 1698, Preston City, New London, Connecticut, United States d. 20 Sep 1698, Preston City, New London, Connecticut, United States (Age 0 years)5. Witter, Ebenezer, b. 30 Nov 1699, Preston City, New London, Connecticut, United States d. 19 Sep 1789, Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States (Age 89 years)6. Witter, Dorothy, b. 11 Dec 1702, Preston City, New London, Connecticut, United States d. 30 Apr 1779, Preston City, New London, Connecticut, United States (Age 76 years)7. Witter, Abigail, b. 24 Jan 1711, Preston, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States d. 31 Jan 1712, Preston City, New London, Connecticut, United States (Age 1 year)Family ID F359 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 10 Mar 2026
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Birth - 25 Mar 1668 - Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States 
Christening - 28 May 1668 - Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States 
Military - He was a Captain of a company from Preston in the Revolution. - - Preston City, New London, Connecticut, United States Marriage - 5 May 1693 - Preston City, New London, Connecticut, United States 
Burial - 1712 - Avery Cemetery, Preston City, New London, Connecticut, United States Death - Cause: Age: 43 - 12 Jan 1712 - Preston City, New London, Connecticut, United States = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Ebenezer Witter (Josiah2, William1) was born at Stonington, CT, March 25 (or May 28) 1668. Note: Calculating that he married on 5 May 1693 at age 24 yrs, 11 months, and 7 days, his date of birth was 29 May 1668. He died of "pluretic fever" 12 January 1712 at Preston, Ct. Source: Witter Genealogy, Descendants of William Witter of Swampscott 1639-1659; compiled by Georgia Cooper Washburn from Witter Family Records and Dat gathered and editied by Mabel Thacher Rosemary Washburn: The National Historical Company, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York. Pages: 23-24 Information from Bette Hartman, Saugus, MA History: Original Members, page 85-86, 1900. Ebenezer Witter, born in Lynn, March 25, 1668, was son of Josiah and Elizaberth (Wheeler) Witter of Lynn, Mass, and Stonington, Conn. He was a grandson of William Witter, who emigrated to America in 1629 and settled near Lynn. He married for his first wife Sarah Tefft, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Jencks) Tefft of Portsmouth and Kingston, R.I. and resided for a time on the Pettasquamscott Purchase,, now South Kingston, removing to Preston in 1692. His second wife was Dorothy Morgan, whom he married in Preston, May 5, 1693. They were admitted to the Stonington church March 21, 1712, and that of his widow March 9, 1750, in her 85th year, and both were interred in the Avery cemetery, where until recently, was owned by his descendants. He subsequently increased his purchases to several hundred acres. Ebenezer Witter, son of Joseph, was captain of a company from Preston in the Revolution. Jonah Witter and Lucas Witter, late of Preston, were grandsons of Ebenezer Witter Jr. William Witter (1707-1798) was a lieutenant in 1641, represented his town in several sessions of the general court, and was further distingushed as owner of the first carriages in Preston. The late William P. Witter was his descendeant." Source noted by Cary Schabert, Ebenezer Witter. Ebenezer and his half brother John relinquished all their right, title, and interest in and to their late father's estate, by giving to the administrator thereof a receipt in full discharge in the year 1689 . John, also by his receipt, relinquished all right, title, and claim against his mother, Sarah Crandall Witter Button. Ebenezer removed to Preston, New London Co, connecticut where he became a prominent and useful citizen. Source. Title History of Stonington, Connecticut, 1649-1900 Author: Richard Anson Wheeler Publiation: New London, CT. Press of the Day Publishing Co. 1900 Media. Book Page pages 250 and 638. Winget and Dale and Ruth Robinson shows birth as May 28, Christening 28 May 1668 Stonington, New London, Connecticut. Burial Preston Plains, New London, CT. Ancestral File #8R4P-FD. bWinget shows a marriage in 1690 to Sarah Tefft- other records show her marrying John Witter. Ebenezer married Dorothy Morgan, daughter of Lieuteant Joseph Morgan and Dorothy Park, on 5 May 1693 in Preston, New london Co, Connecticut. (Dorothy Morgan was born on 29 Feb 1676 in Preston, New London Co, Connecticut, and died on 9 Mar 1759 in Preston, New London Co. Connecticut.)
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Reference Charles Banks. "Witter, Ebenezer Third". The families of Charles Banks and Jon Ray. https://familytree.banksray.com/getperson.php?personID=I1089&tree=banksray (accessed April 26, 2026).