Wa7,Wa7i,Wa7iiJohn& Joseph's Descendants

Wa7 John b.c. 1709 & Joseph b.c. 1710

This tree briefly presents the two families of John and Joseph, sons of John Titterington b. 1662. Joseph's line develops to generate John and Dorothy Corren's line (Linda and Anne's branches) and also Adam's branch.

John Titterington c. 1709-1766

Alan’s research informs us that John was a Weaver and a member of the Church of England. However, in 1761 he joined the Moravian Church and was buried by Lord Hillsborough at his new churchyard in the town.

However, Glenn records that John Titterington was born in 1709, died on 15th September, 1772 in Kilwarlin at age 63, and was buried in 1772 in Ballinderry.

John married Elizabeth Harrison on 16th September, 1730 in the Church of ireland, Seagoe Parish. Elizabeth was born on 14th May , 1711 in Camlin Parish, Seagoe. He died on 2nd October, 1792 in Kilwarlin at the age of 81, and was buried in 1792 in Ballinderry.

The child from this marriage was James Titterington who was born before 1751. He was the Executor of the will of his uncle James in 1772. This tells us that he must have been aged over 21 years in 1772, therefore we might assume a date of birth between 1730 and 1751.

Wa7 The Will of John of Lurgan dod 1766 (b. 1709)

Dromore will made 1 February 1746 proved 28 Oct 1766.

John Titterington of of George Bradshaw. £2 to Elizabeth Robison wife of Joseph Robison who is to be executor. £50 left to my brother Joseph by his fathers will and which comes to me on his death, equally between John and daughters Sarah & Elizabeth.

Executor Joseph Robison

Church of E and joined the Moravian in 1761, A Weaver in 1761 was C of E but joined the Moravians and was buried by Lord Hillsborough at his new churchyard in the town of Lurgan, County Armagh, weaver. £10 to son John Titterington, £8 to daughter Sarah wife.

Wa7 i John Titterington b. before 1767 of Dromore

Researchers: Linda and Anne

This tree comprises 579 people over nine generations. The tree originates in Dromore, and then moves on to in and around Moira. Dromore is less than 7 miles south of Moira.

Edward Titterington (1828-1906) The main part of the tree centres around the family of Edward Titterington born 1828 and Margaret Trimble. On his marriage certificate, Edward, a Labourer, claimed to be the son of John Titterington, a Tailor. In later years Edward became the Sexton of St John's Church, Moira. Edward and Margaret had a number of children including James and Mary. Linda is descended from James and Anne is descended from Mary. Edward's sons moved to Belfast but some of the daughters stayed in Carnalbanagh, Moira. Descendants of their family reside in England, Scotland and Australia. Unfortunately, this branch of the Titterington line has now died out, but not forgotten.

John Titterington (1790-1854) John Titterington was born in 1790 Dromore, Moira and was the son of John and Dorothy Corren, and it seems likely that this is the same John who was the spouse of Mary Wolfendon. Mary was born in 1794 and died in 1840.

John Titterington b. before 1767 We know from records that John and Dorothy were the parents of Elizabeth and John and that John and Mary Wolfendon were the parents of Edward, Mary Ann and Emily. We do not have evidence however, for the placement of Dorothea, Dolly and Joshua. Nevertheless it seems quite likely that each should be placed here. The reasons for doing so are based on the following arguments.

Firstly, it is extremely likely that John and Dorothy Corren would have named a daughter after the mother, Dorothy. The only feasible candidate at this time is Dorothea. Secondly, on a similar note, it is very likely that John and Mary Wolfendon would have named a daughter after the paternal grandmother (Dorothy Corren). Again, the only likely candidate is Dolly b.c. 1813.

Richard Titterington b. 1820

We know that a Richard Titterington was born in 1820 and married Elizabeth Anne aka Betty McCorry but there is no evidence of his parentage. Richard and Betty had several children. When comparing my DNA matches on my paternal side, although I have not yet found any definitive matches, my findings for any Titterington matches, seem to lean towards names that stem from this family namely, Craig, Greer and Briggs. Also, the name of Gibson would crop up when I was a child visiting my Grandmother in Belfast.

Richard and Betty’s daughter Margaret Jane married James Craig, son of Thomas Craig and Mary Walker b. 1804. Margaret and James's son, James Craig (b. 1884) married Margaret Greer. Their daughter Mary married James Gibson and their sons Thomas and Richard married Ann and Agnes Gibson respectively. Their daughter Eliza Anne married James Briggs. Eliza Anne was aged about 40 years when she married James Briggs in 1896. James would have been aged at least 52, if not 62 years. Their marriage certificate tells us that they were married in St John's Church, Moira. Their witnesses were Mary Gibson - presumably Eliza's sister, and Ed Titterington. I believe this Ed Titterington was Edward Titterington born 1828. There are no other Edward Titteringtons in Northern Ireland at this time. This would suggest to me that Edward was a relative to Eliza Ann, quite likely her uncle.

So, it is based on this information that I feel strongly that it is quite likely that Richard Titterington, born 1820 was probably an older brother to Edward Titterington.

This would in turn suggest that Richard's parents were John Titterington and Mary Wolfendon. This would seem to me to be a better fit than a 'speculative' Robert.

Joshua (1825-1906) Joshua names his only two children as Mary and John – these are the same names as Joshua’s likely parents. When Joshua marries Catherine Gorman, he names his father as John, a Tailor. The only instance of a John, the Tailor is on the marriage certificate for Edward. Thus it is very likely that Joshua and Edward were brothers.

However, there seem to be several Johns marrying different ladies at this time. John's eldest child, as far as we know, with Mary Wolfendon is Edward b. 1828, followed by Mary Ann in 1832 and Emily in 1838. Mary would have been aged 32 years - quite an age at that time to bear a first child.

It is difficult trying to apply the naming theory to this family. One would expect John and Mary to have named their first born son after John's father, namely John. Mary's father was also named John which would account for the second son. Joshua may have been named after a brother of John and then Edward would have been named after a brother of Mary, as seems to be the case. On Edward’s marriage certificate his father is recorded as John the Tailor. The father of Joshua is also recorded as John the Tailor on his marriage certificate - so one might assume that Joshua and Edward had the same father.

So it seems that Joshua and Edward are brothers and there is a brother John, probably born before 1825, yet to be found.

Regarding the daughters one would expect to find a Dorothy named after John's mother, and an Elizabeth named after Mary's mother, then a Mary named after Mary herself. So their daughter Mary Ann is named after Mary, but where are the older daughters named Dorothy and Emily?

If one assumes that John and Mary married when she was aged 21 years, then we are looking for a John, Dorothy and Elizabeth born between 1815 and 1825. Dolly born 1813 and spouse of William McCarty is a fairly good fit.

IGI records that John Titterton and Dorothy Corren were the parents of Elizabeth, baptized on 26 March, 1788 in Dromore Parish and John Titterton, baptized 25 April, 1790. It is very likely that this John was the husband of Mary Wolfington and parents of Edward.

Ros Davies records:

John Titterington of Dromatihue, a farmer, buried 19th January, 1835 aged 68 at Hillsborough Church of Ireland.

This tree also includes branches relating to McAreavy, Bells, Gibson, Gorman, McBrides, Megarry, Milligan, Turnbull/Trimble, Wilson, Wolfington/Wolfendon.

Locations mentioned in this tree include Dromore, Moira, Clare, Craigmore St, Belfast, Magheralin, Lurgan, Bottier, Trummery, East and West Carnalbanagh, and Whitehaven and Cumberland.