Thank you for the suggestions on where I can get additional information. It is my opinion that Elizabeth Brittain who married Lambert Dorland was the daughter of Nathaniel Brittain and Elizabeth Saunders, not Elizabeth Gerritsen. I am enclosing my notes on the Nathaniel married to Elizabeth Saunders. The mistake was probably made when he refers to his mother, Mary Gerritsen who originally was Mary Duschene but on her third marriage was married to Judge Lambert Garrison. (Nathaniel Brittain and Elizabeth Gerritsen had more than one son). MAR: The marriage of Nathaniel Brittaine and Elizabeth Saunders (by license) is recorded in "Baptismal and Marriage Records 1704-1713" extracted from the journal of Rev. John Sharpe, and was published in "The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography" Vol XXIII (1899) by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Page 105 contains the record, which says: "Nathaniel Brittain & Elizabeth Saunders, Apl. 18, 1710." HIS: Elmer Garfield Van Name provided the following (page 32) : 1715, Apr 13. Nathaniel Brittin, yeoman, of Richmond county, on acount of love and affection for his mother, Mary Brittin, of the same place, conveyed to her one acre of land lying on the south side of Staten Island, and also the privilege of cutting wood upon his land. Nathaniel Britton signed the deed, and his wife Elizabeth made her mark. They acknowledged the deed as a voluntary gift before Nathaniel Britton, Justice, in 1715. 　 Children: John Britton married at the Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, Jan. 24, 1751 Eve Dorland. Elizabeth Britton married 18 Sep 1731 Lambert Dorland in the First Prebyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA: They had issue John and Lambert Dorland as per will of John Brittain. Mary Britton baptised 6 Oct 1724; married May 18, 1744, Nicholas Vansant who died May 1, 1801. She died March, 1808. Ann Britton baptised 3 Mar 1727-1728; probably died young. Rachel Britton born 29 Dec 1724; died 14 Feb 1814; married, 22 Oct 1747 at Abington Curch Issac Billiou (BRI HIS 009) BIR: "Stillwell Genealogy" p. 125 shows that on 13 Apr 1715 Nathaniel Brittin, yeoman of Richmond County on account of love and affection for his mother, Mary Britten conveyed to her one acres of land lying on the south side of Staten Island, and also the privilege of cutting wood upon his land. Signed the deed with his wife Elizabeth. (BRI HIS 009) HIS: 1715. Nathaniel Brittain was a private in the Richmond county Militia. There were three of this Christian name in the same company, one a lieutenant, and two privates. (BRI HIS 009) Moved early from Staten Island to PA. HIS: See Elmer Garfield Van Name's Britton Genealogy, published by the Gloucester County Historical Society in October 1970. On pages 107-108, he wrote: Nathaniel Britton, b 1688, the son of Nathaniel Britton and Mary, his wife, married 13 April 1710 to Elizabeth Saunders [PMHB 23:105]. Having sold his property on Staten Island, he removed to Abington, Montgomery, PA where he became one of the organizers of the Presbyterian Church there. WILL: Dated June 15, 1754; proved May 13, 1760 in which he stated that he was a resident of Bybury, Philadelphia, PA and signed his name Nathaniel Brittain. He mentioned: "wife Elizabeth; my mother, Mary Garrison, who received a legacy during her life, conditioned on dwelling with his wife and son; only son John; eldest daugther Elizabeth Durland; daughter Mary Vansandt; daughter Rachel; sons-in-law, Nicholas Vansandt and Isaac Belue. Executors: John Brittain, Nicholas Vansandt, and Isaac Belue. Wit: John Worthington (his mark), William Walmsley, Sarah Walmsley Hope this helps, Sally Shreeve > Lambert Dorland bap 21 Oct. 1707, Staten Island, married Elizabeth > Brittain, dau. of Nathaniel Brittain and Elizabeth, daughter of Jan > Gerritsen, originally of Staten Island while his sister Eve Dorland, bap. > 3 April 1720 who married John Brittain, only son of Nathaniel Brittain and > Elizabeth Gerritsen of Staten Island. Their parents were Jan Dorland and > Barbara Van Nuys. (Dorland Enigma Solved, pp 254-255 &. 267-268). You > might check at the Montgomery County PA Hist. Society, Norristown, PA, as > well as the PA Hist and Gen. Society in Philadelphia as they have both an > excellent collections. Lambert Dorland lived in Abington Twp, Moreland > Manor, then Philadelphia County, PA. Elizabeth was named in the will of > her father living in Byberry, Philadelphia County, 15 June 1754, pvd. 12 > May 1760, [Philadelphia Co. Wills, 1747-1763, Collections of the > Genealogical Society of PA V:1348, abstracting PA Will Bk, L:285, rec. > 444; Eve and her husband also lived in Byberry. > > Judy Cassidy > > > Jun 7, 2011 02:35:27 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > =========================================== > > Hello Sally, > > Would you happen to have any information on a Nathaniel Brittain? I > have never been able to discover who his parents were. He married > Thisbe Anderson. He died in Hunterdon County, NJ on 8 Feb 1803. His > children were Catherine, Elizabeth, Mary, Francina (Frankey), John, > Nathaniel, Cornelius, William, Anderson, and Samuel. > > Carol Anne > > > > On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 11:09 PM, Sally Shreeve wrote: >> I have four Rachel Brittains in my data base born about the same time. I >> am interested in whether I have the correct dates for them. If you have >> any different information, please let me know. >> >> Rachel Brittain >> 29 Dec 1724 - 14 Feb 1814 or 2 Oct 1814 >> Parents: Nathaniel Brittain and Elizabeth Saunders >> Married Issac Bullew or Billiou >> I doubt these both died the same day, so probably one is incorrect >> Rachel Brittain or the 2 Oct 1814 is correct. >> 2 Oct 1724 - 14 Feb 1814 >> Parents: Nathaniel Brittain and Elizabeth Gerritsen >> >> Rachel Brittain >> 1 Mar 1723 or 1 Mar 1724 >> Parents: Benjamin Brittain and Maude Latourette >> >> Rachel Brittain >> abt 1724 - 25 Apr 1748 >> Parents: Nicholas Brittain and Frances stillwell >> Married Thomas Dongan >> >> Thank you, >> Sally Britton Shreeve >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message