Zeboeth Brittain

Male 1745 - 1790  (45 years)


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  • Name Zeboeth Brittain 
    Born 09 Jan 1745  Amwell, Hunterdon County, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 10 Jul 1790  Northumberland, Northumberland County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried
    Person ID I1914  Kreider Moyer
    Last Modified 4 Sep 2020 

    Father William Brittain,   b. 1725, Staten Island, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Mar 1804, Upper Mt. Bethel Township, Northampton County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Mary Collins,   b. 1724,   d. 13 Aug 1805  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 30 Nov 1743  Trenton, Mercer County, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F691  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Marr,   b. 2 Sep 1748, Amwell, Hunterdon County, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jun 1815, Columbia County, Pa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 1768  Amwell, Hunterdon County, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. William Brittain,   b. 4 Apr 1769, Mount Bethel, Northampton County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Mar 1847, Lycoming County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     2. Joseph Brittain,   b. 01 Mar 1771, Mount Bethel, Northampton County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Mar 1832, Luzerne County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
     3. John Brittain,   b. Bef 1784  [natural]
     4. Elizabeth Brittain,   b. 28 Jul 1775, Upper Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Aug 1829, Columbia County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
     5. Rachel Brittain,   b. 17 Jul 1777, Mount Bethel, Northampton County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 1855, Akron, Summit County, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     6. Ellender Brittain,   b. 22 Feb 1783,   d. 16 Aug 1849  (Age 66 years)
     7. Sarah Brittain,   b. Aft 1784  [natural]
    Last Modified 4 Sep 2020 
    Family ID F697  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 09 Jan 1745 - Amwell, Hunterdon County, NJ Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1768 - Amwell, Hunterdon County, NJ Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 Jul 1790 - Northumberland, Northumberland County, PA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Zeboeth Brittain was born January 9, 1746 in Amwell Township, New Jersey to William and Mary (Collins) Brittain. He marrried Elizabeth Marr in about 1767. They were the parents of Mary, William, Joseph, David, Elizabeth, Rachel, John, James, Ellen and Sarah.

      Zeboeth's mother Mary was of French descent and strongly suppored the colonies during the revolution. William however, was a devoted King's man. This division in the family influenced their children. The three youngest sons, William, James and Joseph were Tories and went to New Brunswick, Canada to fight for the crown. Nathaniel, Zeboeth and Samuel fought for the Colonies in the New Jersey forces.

      Zeb died on July 11, 1790.

      From Sally Britton Shreeve:
      "Zeboeth served for two seasons with Washington's Army. He fought at Fort Washington and at Strandsburg - was a summer at each place (Miller and Pursel). He was a Revolutionary Soldier from Northampton Co., PA (Oregon State Libary; 929.1/F53le by Charles A. Fisher pub. 1948 (A to Eppler (p. 67-70)From 1779, Pvt. in Co. of Capt. John Nelson 1779
      To 1782, Co. of Capt. Hugh Gaston, 1st Class, 3rd Co., 5th Bat. Northampton County Militia.

      Zebeoth may be found in U. S. Serial Set 12172 - 4. Easton is between the Lehigh and Deleware Rivers in Northampton Co.
      MIL: "Zeboeth Brittain" (so spelled in the record) was still on the pay-roll of Capt. John Nelson's Company of Northampton County Militia in June 1779 (Pennsyvlania Archives, 5th Series, VIII, p. 659). He was 33 years old.

      His brother Nathaniel was in this company at one time, but does not appear upon this pay roll. Zeboath (sic) also appears as a private in the Chester County Militia (Pennsylvania Archives, 4th Series, p. 271) He is said to have been in the battles of Stroudsburg and Fort Washington. Fort Washington is north of New York and was taken by the British in November 1776. Fort Penn was located at Stroudsburg in eastern Pennsylvania. Joseph and Elam (Alem) Marr were also in this captain John Nilson's Company. They were probably the brothers of Elizabeth Marr whom Zeboeth married." Source: "Brittain Genealogy" p. 5 by James E. Brittain.

      "The Revolution almost collapsed during the winter of 1777-1778. Newport, New York, and Philadelphia were all held by the British, and Re-enforcements and supplies came to them steadily from over the sea, while Washington's Army at Volley forge was living miserably in a camp village of log huts." (Alber Bushnell Hart). It would be interesting to learn where old ZEB was at this time. Washington and Marshall over at Valley Forge, were asking where Thomas Jefferson was... Cornwallis did not surrender until October 19, 1781, so there was some activity during all the time of his service." "Brittain Genealogy" by James E. Brittain, (1936) p. 11

      On the same day, he and his brothers Nathaniel and Samuel signed up with the Colonial militia and their younger brothers James, William, and Joseph signed with the Loyalist brigades. He was still on militia rolls in 1785." [1]

  • Sources 
    1. [S38] Find A Grave database.