Titus Kent

Titus Kent (fl. 1775–1783) was an enslaved man in colonial Suffield, Connecticut who enlisted in the Connecticut militia, serving throughout the American Revolutionary War. His slaveholder was Samuel Kent, from Suffield, Connecticut. Kent lived in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, where he was also enslaved by other people. Kent, who enlisted in the militia, served in Elihu's company Titus served for eight years, Town militia companies contributed to the Connecticut militia regiments. Initially, the Continental Congress discouraged slaves from enlisting in the Continental Army, to appease the slave states. However, the Kingdom of Great Britain offered freedom to slaves who fought on behalf of the British Army, forcing the Continental Congress to relent and offer the same.

Personal life Kent had a daughter, Hannah Austin. She was from Hartford, Connecticut.

After the war, he applied for a pension or bounty-land warrant. On April 15, 1806, the United States Congress passed an act to provide bounty-land warrants to soldiers of the Revolutionary War. In 1830, an heir of Titus, Jonathan K. Kent, received a warrant on his behalf.

Memorial In recognition of his military service from 1775 to 1783, a Witness Stone Memorial was installed by the Suffield Historical Society and the Sibbil Dwight Kent Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in 2022.