Family: John Gavitt / Desire Wilcox (F2730)

• Father | Male John Gavitt

  
  

  Born	13 Jul 1744	Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
  Died	Bef Dec 1815
  Buried
  Married	28 Dec 1773  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]	Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Father	Joseph Gavitt | F2710 Group Sheet
  Mother	Thankful Ross | F2710 Group Sheet

  
  

  Mother | Female Desire Wilcox

  
  

  Born	1754
  Died	9 Oct 1842	Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
  Buried
  Father
  Mother

  
  

  Child 1 | Female + Keturah Gavitt

  
  

  Born	8 Dec 1778	Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
  Died	17 Apr 1829
  Buried
  Spouse	Joseph Babcock | F2753
  Married	12 Apr 1801	Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States

  
  

  Child 2 | Male + Joseph Gavitt

  
  

  Born	10 Jan 1781	Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
  Died	21 Aug 1872	Charleston, Washington, Rhode Island
  Buried		Bliven Cemetery,
  Spouse	Thankful Bliven | F2770
  Married	29 Nov 1809	Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States

  
  

  Child 3 | Male + Samuel Gavitt

  
  

  Born	19 Mar 1784	Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried
  Spouse	Rebecca Taylor | F2766
  Married	24 Jul 1806	Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States

  
  

  Child 4 | Female Thankful Gavitt

  
  

  Born	21 Jan 1787	Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
  Died	27 Oct 1848
  Buried

  
  

  Child 5 | Male + Benajah Gavitt

  
  

  Born	20 Jun 1791	Charleston, Washington, Rhode Island
  Died	27 Jul 1858
  Buried		River Bend Cemetery, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
  Spouse	Rhoda Gavitt | F2771
  Married	29 Feb 1824	Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States

  
  

  Child 6 | Female + Mary Gavitt

  
  

  Born	17 May 1795	Charleston, Washington, Rhode Island
  Died	Jan 1862	Hudson, Columbia, New York, United States
  Buried
  Spouse	George Babcock | F2819
  Married	11 Apr 1811

  
  

  Child 7 | Male + Daniel Lee Gavitt

  
  

  Born	4 Aug 1799	Charleston, Washington, Rhode Island
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried
  Spouse	Mary Chapman | F2823
  Married	Abt 1831

  
  

• Sources

  [S387] Genealogies of Rhode Island Families from the New England Hist. & Gen. Register, 974.5 D2rg., Vol 1 pg 471. 21. Col John Gavitt... of Westerly R. I., ... married, at Westerly, 28 Dec 1773, Desire Wilcox... [S388] Vital Record of Rhode Island 1636-1850, First Series... A Family Register for t, 974.5 V2a., Vol 5 pg 31, 69. 4-186 GAVITT, John, of Jeseph, of Westerly, and Desire Wilcox, of Joseph, of Charlestown; m. by Peleg Cross, Justice, Dec. 28, 1773. Washington Co, Westerly -- Marriages [S390] Rhode Island, Washington County Vital Records, 974.5 V2b., Vol 4 pg 150. GAVITT, John and prob Miss Willcox of Capt Joseph mpr 1809 Ch 1B:240 Marriages from Probate Rcds [S437] Your Ancestors, a National Magazine of Genealogy and Family History, 973 B2y., Vol 2, No 4, pg 72. Desire Wilcox, dau of Joseph and Mary (Burdick) m. Dec. 28, 1773 Col. John Gavitt, son of Joseph and Thankful (Ross) of Westerly. [S446] Rhode Island,Washington Co-Westerly Town meeting & Vital Rcds, Film 0930813, pg 551. John Gavit of Westerly, son of Joseph Gavit, and Desire Willcox, dau of Joseph Willcox of Charleston, both of Washington Co, md 28 Dec 1773 by Peleg Cross, J. P. Vol 4 1779-1819