Mahala Jane Titus

[*Sandra*]

Both would have been of an age to marry without any consent surely.  Sure I read some where that it was quite a young age 15/16 ish ?

According to ancestry tree Daniel's father Benjamin (John) Titus died 1842 - Jemseg, Queens, New Brunswick ? (No source)

Sandra

[oldohiohome]

Both would have been of an age to marry without any consent surely.  Sure I read some where that it was quite a young age 15/16 ish ?

According to ancestry tree Daniel's father Benjamin (John) Titus died 1842 - Jemseg, Queens, New Brunswick ? (No source)

Sandra

Thanks. I thought it might help find their parents, but maybe not.

[*Sandra*]

Unsourced though (but with a photograph) ..................


Benjamin (John) Titus
1771–1842

BIRTH 1771 - , Long Island, New York, USA

DEATH 1842 -  Jemseg, Queens, New Brunswick.

further info listed :-

Benjamin Titus - Residence Date1815 - Residence Place - New York City, New York, New York, Comments Tavern and liverystable.

Benjamin Titus Land Record Date 1784 Land Record  ??  Place New Brunswick, Canada Details Granted 7400 Acres on the Western Side of Grand Bay, Above the Falls of the River St. John. Lots No. 3-30 Inclusive. Township of Conway, County of Sunbury. Names on Land Record 25

Sandra

[oldohiohome]

I looked in that marriage database for the surname Priest, from 1789 to 1841 and only found this one other one, besides Mahala J Priest:

Married
20 June 1820, Sunbury County
John Barry Priest of Maugerville Parish
Rebecca Redmore of Maugerville Parish
by consent of themselves
by R Milner
witnesses: John Combs? and Mary Lewitt
https://archives.gnb.ca/Search/CountyCouncilMarriageRecords/Details.aspx?culture=en-CA&Key=02640e1b-3428-49e9-8790-fd7b962d8743

this might be him later. It's hard to tell.

1851 Census Fredericton
John Priest, 70, born in Scotland, inmate of alms house, religion: Church of England

I didn't find anything else on this couple, so there is no way of knowing if they are related to Mahala Jane Priest.

I found these two sources, in case you haven't seen  them yet:

https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/New_Brunswick_Census
I don't think your area is covered in the censuses they list, but I didn't look closely

https://sites.rootsweb.com/~cannb/
I only took a quick look at this site.

[valeriet]

Have you seen this old genealogy post from 2001 ?

https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/titus/1161/

Sandra

Thanks very much for that Sandra, I'm going to have a good delve tomorrow 

[valeriet]

I looked in that marriage database for the surname Priest, from 1789 to 1841 and only found this one other one, besides Mahala J Priest:

Married
20 June 1820, Sunbury County
John Barry Priest of Maugerville Parish
Rebecca Redmore of Maugerville Parish
by consent of themselves
by R Milner
witnesses: John Combs? and Mary Lewitt
https://archives.gnb.ca/Search/CountyCouncilMarriageRecords/Details.aspx?culture=en-CA&Key=02640e1b-3428-49e9-8790-fd7b962d8743

this might be him later. It's hard to tell.

1851 Census Fredericton
John Priest, 70, born in Scotland, inmate of alms house, religion: Church of England

I didn't find anything else on this couple, so there is no way of knowing if they are related to Mahala Jane Priest.

I found these two sources, in case you haven't seen  them yet:

https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/New_Brunswick_Census
I don't think your area is covered in the censuses they list, but I didn't look closely

https://sites.rootsweb.com/~cannb/
I only took a quick look at this site.

Thanks for that.. Maugerville parish is where Daniel and Mahala Jane married so it's very possible.