Family History: John Tittle descendants: Cumberland/Franklin County, PA

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                          Early Tittles

February 1996
by M A (Buddy) Taylor

     Earliest records of Pennsylvania show John Tittle at Bethel
Township (Swatara Creek), Lancaster County. His presence is
documented by "History of Berks and Lebanon Counties, Pa when a
division was made to separate Bethel and Lebanon Twps in 1739.

     Records recently found show Peter Tittle, Sr and Peter
Tittle, Jr located at Frostburg, Md and indicate that they could
have settled there as early as 1740 and continued for many
years. Sarah Tittle (probable daughter of Peter,Jr) married
Lemuel Barritt and a manuscript of his life gives much data for
the Tittle family of Frostburg and later migration to Bourbon
and Harrison Counties, Kentucky.

     A John Tittle is on records of Cecil Co, Md in 1707 and
other names follow. More research is needed to connect existing
family lines to the earliest settlers.

     As John Tittle of Bethel is the only Tittle of record in
the Pa. area at this time, it is assumed that he is the "First
Generation" and that "Second Generation Tittles" in this
immediate area are offspring of the "First". Thus the following
outline.

     Peter Tittle, Sr of Carlisle,Cumberland Co. Pa, stated in
     "History of Cumberland Co, Pa" as being one of its earliest
     settlers, before 1745. Land deed records document his
     residence in this area at least until 1763 and perhaps
     later.  A deposition given by Peter, Sr in 1760 regarding the
     death of an Indian also gives his date of birth as 1725. A
     daughter Elizabeth (possibly named for her grandmother)
     married James Hunter (see will of James Hunter) who was a
     neighbor in the area.  Extensive records are available for
     the son Peter, Jr who married Sarah Whitesides, also a
     neighbor in this area and their family is found later in
     Westmoreland Co, Pa.

     George Tittle of East Hanover, Pa records, born ca 1727.
     Multiple "Tax Records" show property holdings and some of
     his children's births were listed by records of Rev John
     Casper Stoever.

     Rachel Tittle married in July 1748 to Samuel Jones at
     Bethel Township.

     Anthony Tittle on same "Tax List" as George in East Hanover
     for the years 1750 and 1751. In 1755 he is witness for
     Peter, Sr on "Land Transaction" at Carlisle, Pa. Later
     records place his residency as Pittsylvania Co 
     (later Henry Co), Va.

     Catherine Tittle of East Hanover "Tax Records" assumed
     Widow of a son of John born about 1735. Family listed
     c. 1800, East Hanover, Pa.

     Jeremiah is the last of my list of "Second Generation" and
     was probably born about 1737. He is also found on same "Tax
     Lists" as Catherine (Widow) Tittle. He is listed as having
     a large family on Census-1790.

     This does not in any way close the door for any other
individual that will fit into this category by future records
that may be uncovered and neither is it intended to state that
the foregoing is a certainty. It is the hope of this researcher
that records will continue to surface that will give a clearer
and more precise record of our ancestry.

     The Jacob Tittle family line is left unconnected from lack
of data but he is most likely a grandson of John and possibly by
way of the son Jeremiah as supposed by research materials of
Fremont Tittle.

     Also John and Frederick of Lehigh/Northampton Co, Pa are
left suspended as is Henry of Jonestown and several others
located by various records which do not provide adequate data
for placement.