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24064. Photo Silius (Silas) Titus Sr.412,413,427,428 was born in 1570 in Saint Catherine, Hertfordshire, England.429 He died on 24 Nov 1637 in Hertfordshire, Bushey, England. He was buried in Hertfordshire, Bushey, England. Silas is buried in the churchyard of St James, Bushay, Hertfordshire. His father was Silius Titus who was born in England. The Titus name is of Roman origin. Silius Titus claimed to be of the same family as the Emperor Titus who commanded the Roman forces at the siege of Jerusalem in 70 AD. There may have been Titus family in England for as long a time as when the Romans first came to settle in the north on the island of Britain. Caesar invaded Britain 55-54 B.C..

Silas, the first child of Silas and Constancia remained in England, playing a prominent part in the civil, military and religious affairs of the day.

Stephen, the second son, may have come to America. Silius (Silas) Titus Sr. and Jane Newdyke were married in 1599.

24065. Jane Newdyke was born in 1576. She died in 1621. Children were:

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Robert Titus of St Catharines.

ii.

Joan Titus was born in 1611. She died Y.

iii.

Jane Titus was born in 1614. She died Y.