The
Wishful
Thinking FAMILY HISTORIES 1: Kingston, NY Family
Histories
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Generation
1
Jan
die Witte
(son
of ?
Dewitt)
and
?)
For the
spelling of
name see (ref). |
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| Children
of Jan die Witte |
| Issue: |
Sex |
Born |
Birthplace |
Died |
Deathplace |
Married |
Date |
Children |
Children
of Jan (b. BEF 1295 d. )
and ?
(b. ? d. ?)
married
? |
Gerard
 |
M |
? |
? |
after
1314 |
? |
Catharina
Van der
Does |
ABT
1325 |
Goord
of Godschalk
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Generation
2
Gerard
die Witte
(son
of Jan
die Witte
and
?)
For the
spelling of
name see (ref). |
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| Children
of Gerard die Witte |
| Issue: |
Sex |
Born |
Birthplace |
Died |
Deathplace |
Married |
Date |
Children |
Children
of Gerard die Witte (b. ? d. ?)
and Catharina
Van der Does (b. ? d. ?)
married
Abt
1325 |
Goord
of Godschalk
|
M |
? |
? |
after
1328 |
? |
?
Van Houweningen |
? |
Jan
|
Here is
some new info from Stephen Aderholdt (loungeleviathan@hotmail.com):
(Taken
from: Tjerck Claessen
De
Witt Ancestry Research Page)
I just located
the wife of Gerard deWitte, father of Goord
Godschalk
deWitte
who marr. a Van Houweningen.
On www.familysearch.org, by typing in just "Goord
Witte", I
located
a record of Goord Goschalk DeWitte, IGI record, b.1336
Dordrecht, son of Gerard DeWitte and Catharina Van
der
Does; also of Goord Goschalck DeWitte marr.c1374
(Dordrecht), unknown.
Gerard D.W. b.c1300 Dord;Gerard marr. c1325 Catharina Van der
Does.
Next I located a documented file on a Van der Does
family by typing in Dutch first names and Does as the
surname. Found some in Leiderdorp,S.Holland
going back to the 1200s-the name was originally
DeCroiselles,
of Cambrai, FR, changedto Van der Does c1300. Catharina is not listed but was
probably a
member. Needs more research.
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Generation
3
Goord
of Godschalk
die
Witte
(son
of Gerard
die Witte
and
Catharina Van der Does)
For the
spelling of
name see (ref). |
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| Children
of Goord Godschalk die Witte |
| Issue: |
Sex |
Born |
Birthplace |
Died |
Deathplace |
Married |
Date |
Children |
Children
of Goord Godschalk dieWitte (b. ? d.?)
and ?
(b. ? d. ?)
married
? |
Jan
|
M |
? |
? |
before
1375 |
? |
N.?
van Ratingen |
? |
Witt
|
| Children
of Jan die Witte |
| Issue: |
Sex |
Born |
Birthplace |
Died |
Deathplace |
Married |
Date |
Children |
Children
of Jan (b. ? d.?)
and N.?
van Ratingen (b. ? d. ?)
married
? |
| Adriaan |
M |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
| ?Joost
of Jodocus |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
| Maria |
F |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Witte
|
M |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Beatrix
van Stoene |
? |
Jan
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Generation
5
Witte
die
Witte
(son
of Jan
die Witte
and
N.? van Ratingen)
For the
spelling of
name see (ref). |
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| Children
of Witte die Witte |
| Issue: |
Sex |
Born |
Birthplace |
Died |
Deathplace |
Married |
Date |
Children |
Children
of Witt (b. ? d.?)
and Beatrix
van Stoene? (b. ? d. ?)
married
? |
Jan
|
M |
ABT 1485 |
? |
1 Aug 1537 |
? |
Maria Tak |
? |
Witte
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Generation
6
Jan
die
Witte
(son
of Witte
die Witte
and
Maria Tak)
For the
spelling of
name see (ref). |
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| Issue: |
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Birthplace |
Died |
Deathplace |
Married |
Date |
Children |
Children
of Jan (b. 1420 d.?)
and ?
(b. ? d. ?)
married
? |
Witte
(ref) |
M |
ABT
1485 |
Dordrecht |
1
Aug 1537 |
? |
Maria
Boem |
? |
Joost
Jan
Roelof
Kornelis
Aletta
Maria
(ref) |
Maria
(ref) |
F |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Jodocus
(ref) |
M |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
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Generation
7
Witte
die
Witt
(son
of Jan
die Witte
and
?)
For the
spelling of
names see (ref). |
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confused
about Dutch
names? Read this: NAMES
| Children
of Witte die Witte |
| Issue: |
Sex |
Born |
Birthplace |
Died |
Deathplace |
Married |
Date |
Children |
Children
of Witte (b. 1485 d. 1 Aug 1537)
and Maria
Boem
(b. ? d. ?) (Ref)
married
? |
| Joost
(ref). |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
| Jan
(ref)
Jan
is an
alternative
link
to
Nicholas deWitt.
(See
discussion
below.)
However,
follow
Kornelis
below
if this is
your
first time
through
this.
|
M |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Klara
van
Beveren (ref) |
14
Jan
1508 |
(ref)
Witte
Willem
Maria
Jacob
Witte
Maria
Kornelis
Maria
Willem (ref)
Thomas
Jan
(ref)
Johan
Adriaan
Willem
Willem
Nikolaas
Kornelis
Maria
Jacomina
Thomas
Adriaan
Hendrik
Klara
Abraham
Anna
Comila?
Thomas
Kornelis
Nicholaas
Chrinstina
Klara
Jan
Witte
Jacob
Dirk
Maria
Willemina
|
Roelof
(ref). |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Kornelis
(ref). |
M |
1485 |
? |
? |
? |
Beatrix
van
Slingeland
dau.
Pieter van
Slingeland
(ref) |
? |
(ref)
Pieter
Witte
Johan
Frans
Maria |
| Aletta
(ref). |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
| Maria
(ref). |
F |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
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Generation
8
Kornelis
de
Witt
(son
of Witte
die Witt
and
Maria Boem)
For the
spelling of
name see (ref). |
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| Children
of Kornelis de Wit |
| Issue: |
Sex |
Born |
Birthplace |
Died |
Deathplace |
Married |
Date |
Children |
Children
of Kornelis (b. 1485 d. 1 Aug 1537)
and Beatrix
van Slingeland (b. 1490 d. ?) (Ref)
married
? |
| Pieter |
M |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
| Witte |
M |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
| Johan |
M |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Frans
|
M |
1516 |
? |
25
Feb 1565 |
in
Dordrecht, Netherlands |
Lidewij
Van
Beveren |
9
Feb 1539 |
Alivn
Kornelia
Katharina
Kornelis
Jacob
Maria
Anna
(ref)
not
mentioned
in
(ref).
is
Jan
|
| Maria |
F |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
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Generation
9
Frans
de
Witt
(son
of Kornelis
de Wit
and
Beatrix Van Slingeland)
For the
spelling of
name see (ref). |
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| Children
of Frans de Wit (ref) |
| Issue: |
Sex |
Born |
Birthplace |
Died |
Deathplace |
Married |
Date |
Children |
Children
of Frans (b.1516 d. 25 Feb 1565)
and Lidaut
van Beveren (b. ? d. ?)
married
9
Feb 1539 |
| Alivn
(ref) |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
| Kornelia
(ref) |
F |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
| Katharina
(ref) |
F |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Kornelis (ref)
Controversy
exists with this link ... see below
|
M |
30
Apr 1545 |
? |
3
Apr 1622 |
? |
Johanna
Heymans
b:
12 Jan 1547
d:
24 May 1602 |
? |
(ref)
Lidia
Andries
or
maybe Ms. Andries *
Alite
or Alith
Kornelia
Frans
or
maybe Ms. Frans *
Jacob
or
maybe Ms. Jacob * |
| Jacob
(ref) |
M |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
| Maria
(ref) |
F |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
| Anna
(ref) |
F |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
| Controversy
exists with this link.
According
to
the Dutch Genealogy
(Copied by Robert DeWitt of Cincinnati from a book at a library in the
Hague and written in Dutch) Frans had no children named Jan.
His
children are shown above.
However,
...
Todd
Allen Johnson believes that Frans' 4th child above, Kornelis (aka
Cornelius
Frans) de Wit who married Johanna Heymans links Frans de Wit (gen
9) to Claes Nicholas de Wit (gen 11)
but...
according to the Dutch Genealogy Kornelis's
children (see above) may have all been females
*
In the case
of Andries, Frans and Jacob, there is a Ms. in front of their names so
that could indicate that they are the unknown females who married males
by these names. So... if they are all women the DeWit name can
not
continue through Frans. Todd's link states that Frans had a son
Nicholas
(Claus) DeWitt, but Todd offers no proof on his website so this may
just
be Wishful Thinking. (I have not corresponded with Todd
about
this so he may have proof.)
LaSaundra
Berens believes
it was Jan DeWitt as shown below who was the father of Nicholas. She
offers
no proof so this may just be Wishful Thinking. (I have not
corresponded
with LaSaundra about this so she may have proof.) Contrary
evidence is found in the Dutch Genealogy that shows that the Jan
de
Wit shown below, who married Jacomina van Barestijne in 1590, was
the son of Willem de Wit who was the son of Jan de Wit who was the son
of Witte die Witte (gen
7 above). |
Jan
|
M |
9
Jan 1554 |
? |
? |
? |
Jacomina
Van
Barestijne (ref) |
18
Feb 1590 |
(ref)
Johan
Adriaan
Willem
Willem
Nikolaas
Kornelis
Maria
Jacomina
Thomas
Adriaan
Hendrie
Klara
Abraham
Anna |
So is
this
the way to Claes Nicholas deWitt? Well Jan, as you can see
below,
did have a son called Nikolass
born on the 8th of July of 1597. The problem is that the Dutch
Genealogy provides NO children for Nikolaas.
The
Dutch Genealogy
used above is actually found on John DeWitt's Tjerck
Claessen De Witt Ancestry Research Page and
he
has come to the same conclusion. Using this genealogy, we have a
dead
end. However... John feels that this Nikolaas is the likley
father
of Jan deWit. John's lineage for this mess is shown at: JanToTjerck.
The
problem
with this is that #1we all want reliable answers and #2 other
information
states that Nicholas had brothers of Andries and Jacob which is not
shown
in Jan's family. There are plenty of brothers, but no Andries and
no Jacob.
So I
guess
we are left in limboland better known as Wishful Thinking.
John DeWitt does provide some hope and research leads in his website,
so
maybe someone out there will figure it out.
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Generation
10
Jan
de
Wit (ref)
(son
of ?
and
?)
Controversy
exists (see above)
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| Children
of Jan de Wit |
| Issue: |
Sex |
Born |
Birthplace |
Died |
Deathplace |
Married |
Date |
Children |
Children
of Jan de Wit (b. 9 Dec 1554 d. 3 Apr 1622)
and Jacomina
Van Barestijne (b. 1569 d. ?)
married
18 Feb 1590 |
(ref)
Johan
Adriaan
Willem
Willem |
|
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
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Is
Nikolaas
of
(ref),
our
Claes
(Nicholas)
|
M |
31
Oct 1588
(ref) |
in
Zunderlandt, Westphalia,
E. Friesland |
17
May 1682 |
in
Esens, East Friesland |
Taatje
Van Lueven
(other refs
say Tjerck Corneliz or Tjaatjek Kornelis)
|
ABT
1625 |
Grietje
Taatje
Emmerentje
Jan
Pieter
Ida
Tialie
Andries
Petronella
Faelde
Tjerck
Claessen |
(ref)
Kornelis
Maria
Jacomina
Thomas
Adriaan
Hendrie
Klara
Abraham
Anna |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
| Children
below are not in the Dutch
Genealogy |
| Andries |
M |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Jacob
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M |
2
Jul 1589 |
? |
1
Oct 1674 |
? |
Anna
Johanna van den
Corput.
b. ?
d. 1645
(ref) |
? |
? |
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Generation
11
Dr.
Claes (=Nicholas)
de
Wit
He is also
known as Nicholas de Wit
but
Claes
means Nicholas
He may have accompanied
Hendrick
Hudson
to America on the "Half
Moon" in
1609. (ref)
(son
of Jan
de Wit
and
Jacomina Van Barestijne) |
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| Children
of Claes (=Nicholas) de Wit |
| Issue: |
Sex |
Born |
Birthplace |
Died |
Deathplace |
Married |
Date |
Children |
Children
of Claes (=Nicholas) de Wit (b. ABT 1594, d. 17 May 1682)
and Taatje
Van Lueven (b. ?, d.?) (other refs
say Tjerck Corneliz or Tjaatjek Kornelis)
married
Abt
1625 |
Grietje
(ref)
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F |
BEF 1637 |
? |
? |
? |
Henrick
Folkers Volkertsen
Bries
(ref) |
26 Feb
1654 |
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| Taatje
(=Sarah) Claessen |
F |
1659 |
Albany,
NY |
? |
? |
Pieter
Jansen Van
Hoorn (ref) |
? |
? |
| Emmerentje
Claessen
(ref) |
F |
1632 |
Grootholdt,
Zunderland,
Holland |
1682 |
probably
New Amsterdam,
NY |
Martin
Hermanzen Hoffman
(Huffman) (ref) (ref)
|
16
May 1664 in New
York, NY |
Tjatje
(b. ABT.
1668)
Zacharias
(b. ABT.
1671)
Nicholas
(b. ABT 1680)
(ref) |
Jan
Claessen
(ref) |
M |
1621 |
Grootholt
in Zunderlandt |
1699
(ref)
|
Kingston,
Ulster
Co, NY |
- |
- |
- |
| Pieter
Nicholaesen
(ref) |
M |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Greitje
Cornelissen
Vanes (ref) |
? |
? |
Ida
Claessen
(ref) |
F |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Jan
Albertsen Van
Steenwyck (ref) |
? |
? |
Tialie
Claessen
(ref) |
F |
ABT
1623 |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
| Andries
(ref) |
M |
ABT
1623 |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
| Petronella
(ref) |
F |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Hendrick
Ten Eyck
(ref) |
? |
? |
| Faelde
(ref) |
? |
1621 |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Tjerck
Claessen
|
M |
ABT.
Mar 1620 |
in
Saterland, Westphalia
|
17
Feb 1700 |
Kingston,
NY
Moved from Albany area to Kingston area in 1661
(ref)
|
Barbara
Andriessen
(Von
Amaterdam
(ref))
b.
1630
d.
6 Jul 1714 Kingston NY) (ref) |
24
Apr 1656
in New
Amsterdam,
N.Y. |
Andries
Tjaatje
Jannetje
KIaes
Jan
Geertruyd
Jacob
Rachel
Lucas
Peerck
Tjerck
Marritje
Aagge |
| Children
of Tjerck Claessen de Wit |
| Issue: |
Sex |
Born |
Birthplace |
Died |
Deathplace |
Married |
Date |
Children |
Children
of Tjerck Claessen (b. ABT. 1619/20 d. 17 Feb 1700)
and Barbara
Andriessen (Von Amaterdam (ref)
(b.
1630 d. 6 Jul 1714 Kingston NY)
married
24
Apr 1656 |
Andries
"Captain Andries DeWitt"
(REF)
(REF2)
(REF3)
|
M |
1657 |
New
Amsterdam, Kinderhook,
Columbia
Co. NY |
22
Jul 1710 |
Old First Dutch
Reformed Church Cemetery,
Kingston,
Ulster Co.
NY |
Jannetje
Egbertsen
(Link
to
Jannetje's
parents) |
7
Mar 1681/82
9
Mar 1682
(ref)
|
Tjerck
b. abt 1683
d. 30 Aug 1762 (ref)
m1. Ann Pawling
children:
Neeltje
Petrus (ref) <- Look Ref!
m. Rachel Radcliff
m2: Deborah
Schoonmaker
Jacob
b. 28 Sep 1684
d. In infancy
Klaes (Claas)
b. 20 Apr 1688
d. In infancy
Barbara
b. 30 Oct 1689
d. 1 Nov 1715
m. Johannes
Van Leuven
Jacob
b. 30 Dec 1691
(Link
to decendants)
Maria
b. 23 Jan 1693
d. 21 Feb 1762
m. Jan Jansen
Roosa, Jr
Helena
b. 7 Dec 1695
Andries
b. 1 Apr 1697
d. 2 Jul 1701
Egbert B.
b. 18 Mar 1699
(Link to descendants)
m. Mary Nottingham
children:
Andries (ref)
m. Jannetje Vernooy
parents of Simeon
who became
surveyor-general
of the U.S.
Jacob Rutsen (ref)
- see Ref 6th
generation)
m. Janneke (Jane)
Depuy (ref)
William (ref)
John E. (ref) b. 1733
Stephen (ref)
Mary (ref)
b. 1737
d. 1795
m. James Clinton
children (ref) (ref)
Alexander
Charles
DeWitt -- Gov NY
George
Egbert (ref)
Thomas (ref)
Benjamin (ref)
Reuben (ref)
Johannes
b. 26 Mar 1701
d. 1731
m. Mary Brodhead (ref)
Anna
Charles
b 1727
d 1787
m Blandina Dubois
John C
b 1755
d 1833
m Cornelia
Cantine
Margretje
Maria
Gerrit
Ann
Andries
Maria
Andries
b. 20 Feb 1703
named for a deceased brother
m. Bregjen
Nottingham
|
Tjaatje
(Tietje/Taatje/
Charity)
(REF)
(REF2)
Carried away by Indians in 1663
(ref)
|
F |
ABT.
1656-59 |
Albany,
Albany Co.
NY |
BEF.
1724 |
? |
Matthys
Matthysen (Van Keuren)
b. 1648
d. 1730
(ref)
|
1677
in
Kingston,
NY
(ref) |
Barbara
b. Bef 11 Oct 1685
m. Cornelius Everste
Wynccop (ref)
children;
Evert
Tjaatje b. 1710 d. 1793
m. Petrus Tappan
children:
Peter b 1748
m Eliz Crannell
(ref)
|
Jannetje
(Janatje) |
F |
Bef.
12 Feb 1662 |
Kingston,
Ulster Co.,
NY
bapt.
Feb. 12, 1662 (ref)
|
1744 |
Rochester,
Ulster Co., NY
|
Cornelis
Swits
b. 1651
(ref)
|
? |
?
|
Nicholas
(Claes)(Klaes)
|
M |
17
Feb 1664 |
? |
BEF.
1698 |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Jan
(John) Tjerkse
(REF) |
M |
Bef
14
Feb 1666 |
Kingston,
Ulster Co.,
NY
bapt.
Feb. 14, 1666 (ref)
|
BEF.
12 Apr 1715
BEF.
6
Sep
1702
(ref)
|
Mombaccus,
Ulster
Co, NY |
Wyntje
(Swyntje) Kierstead
aka
Wintje
Kierstede
(ref)
|
BEF.
1692
Kingston,
Ulster Co.,
NY |
Jacob
Eghe
Ann
Claesen
II
Barbara
Eycken
(Ike)
Blandina
Rachel
(ref)
Jannetjen
Cornelius
|
Geertruyd
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F |
ABT.
15 Oct 1668 |
? |
ABT
1718 |
? |
Hendrick
Hendricksen Schoonmaker
(Schoumaecke)
|
24
Mar 1688 |
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| Jacob |
M |
ABT.
1671 |
? |
AFT.
1753 |
? |
Greetje
Vernooy
|
? |
? |
| Rachel |
F |
ABT.
1674 |
? |
AFT.
1738 |
? |
Cornelius
Bogardus
b. a. 1664 (ref)
|
? |
Helena
Janneke
Barbara
Cornelius
Rachel
Catharina
Margarita
Henricus
(ref)
|
Leucas / Luycas
|
M |
ABT.
1674 |
Kingston,
Ulster
Co,
NY.
Luycas was co-owner of the sloop Saint Barbara along with his father.
|
1703 |
Kingston,
Ulster
Co,
NY. |
Annetje
Delva
aka
Annatje Delva
or Delval
dau of Anthony Delva/Telba/Delga/
d'Elva/Dulleva
and Jannetje Hillebrants
|
22
Dec 1695 |
Jannetje
Barbara
Jan
Leucas
|
| Peerck
(Peek/Peeck) |
M |
ABT.
1677 |
Kingston,
Ulster
Co, NY. |
? |
? |
Maritje
Janse Vandenberg |
2
Jan 1697/98 |
? |
| Maria
Teunis |
21
Dec 1723
|
? |
Tjerck
mentioned in
father's will
as youngest son
(REF2)
|
M |
1678/80 |
Kingston,
Ulster Co.,
NY |
2
Dec 1762 |
? |
Ariantje
Decker
b 1698
|
1719 |
? |
Marritje
(Maratje) |
F |
ABT.
1680 |
Kingston,
Ulster Co, NY. |
? |
? |
Hendrick
Hendricksen
(Kortreght) |
3 Nov 1700
(ref)
|
? |
| Janse
Macklin |
6
Sep 1702
|
? |
Aagge
(Aagje/Angilla) |
F |
ABT.
14 Jan 1683/84 |
Kingston,
Ulster
Co, NY.
bapt. Jan. 14, 1684-(ref)
|
ABT
1725 |
Montgomery,
Lycoming
Co, PA. |
Jan
Pawling |
23
Aug 1712 |
? |
Children
of Lucas DeWitt *
|
| Issue: |
Sex |
Born |
Birthplace |
Died |
Deathplace |
Married |
Date |
Children |
Children
of Lucas (Leucas or Luycus) deWit (b
Abt
1672 d. Abt 1703 Kingston, NY)
and Annatje
Delva (or Delval) Anntje Diva)** (b. Abt 1672 d. ?) (ref)
married
22
Dec 1695 in Kingston, Ulster, NY
|
Peter
|
M |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Evert
|
M |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Mary
|
F |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Abram
|
M |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Catherine
All purple names found in ancestry.com
without any further
information
|
F |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
| Jannetje |
F |
6
Mar 1697 |
Kingston, Ulster Co.,
NY
mentioned
in father's will in 1703.
|
? |
Aft 1738
|
Cornelis
Langendyke
(ref)
b. Abt 10 Jul 1689 New York
d. Saugerties, Ulster, NY
|
19
Jul 1717
Kingston,
Ulster Co, NY
|
Geertruy
b. 22 Jan 1718
m. ?
Lucas
b. 17 Oct 1725
m. Christina Woolven/
Wulfin/ Wolf
Petrus
b. 30 Jun 1728
m. Catherine Falkenburg
Annetje
b. Abt 1731
m. Arent Winne/Wenne
Catrina
b. 2 Sep 1733
m. Lowy Balbon
Maria
b. 6 Jun 1736
m. Richard Borhans
Jannetje
b. 19 Nov 1738
m. ?
(ref)
|
| Barbara |
F |
12
Nov 1698
(ref)
bap 12 Nov 1699
|
Kingston, Ulster Co.,
NY
Barbara was
not in her father's will in 1703
so the spouses listed at the right may be incorrect.
Ref is Vona Smith book.
|
<
1725
<1703?
|
? |
Johannes Van Leuven
b. 1688 in Marbletown, Ulster, NY
d. 1 Nov 1715 in Kingston, Ulster, NY
|
25 Mar 1715 in Kingston, Ulster, NY |
? |
|
Robert Bever
b. 1699 in England
|
? |
? |
Jan
RRRRRRRRRRRR |
M |
8
Dec 1700
mentioned
in father's will in 1703.
RRRRR
|
Ulster
Co., NY |
? |
Aft 1752?
|
Ariantje
[Harriet] Osterhoudt
(aka Ariaantje
Oosterhout)
or
Annatje Oosterhout
b:
3 Sep 1712 (ref)
or 9 Mar 1712
parents:
Father: Gisbert Osterhoudt
Mother: Maritje Bogardus
|
26
Sep 1731
(ref)
RRRRR
|
Maria
b. 16 Feb 1735
m. Christian Winne
(ref)
Petrus
b. 26 Sep
1737
in Greene, NY
m.
Elizabeth ? (ref)
m. Rachel VanLeuvan (ref)
John VanLeuvan
bp 13 Feb 1765
Samuel b 27 Oct 1768
Maria b 31 May 1771
Rachel bap 24 Sep 1780
Elizabeth b 22 Oct 1786
Johannes
b. 25
Dec 1739
m1. Maria Rothersdorf
m2. Ann Snyder
m. ?
Ezekiel
b. 27
Sep 1741
m. Maria Keller
Cornelis
b. 26 Dec
1743
m. Marietje Osterhout
m. Antje Westbroeck (ref)
Benjamin
b. 25
Dec 1745
m. Maria Veile (ref)
Willem (Wilhelm)
b. 26 Dec 1747
m. Maria ?
m. Catrina Overbaugh (ref)
Jacob
b. 28 Mar 1749
m.
Marietje Eli (ref)
Arie
b. 30
Mar 1752
in Saugerties, Ulster, NY
(ref)
(ref)
|
Lucas
(Luycus)
(ref)
|
M |
5
Sep 1703
(ref)
bap
16
Sept 1703
He was born after the writing of his father's will because
the wife was pregnant when the will was written in Feb 15
1703
|
Kingston,
Ulster Co, NY
(ref) |
? Aft 1755
|
Kingston,
Ulster Co, NY
(ref)
|
Catherine
Roosa
bef. 16 Sep 1709
Hurley, Ulster Co., NY
father:
Evert Roosa
mother:
Tietje Van Etten
(ref)
b. Bef 16 Feb 1708 (ref)
|
17
Jan 1729 |
Annaatjen
bap. 5 Oct 1729 (ref)
John
L.
(aka Jan Lucas)
b. 18 Apr 1731 (ref)
m. Anna Maria Dewitt (ref)
dau of Peek DeWitt
d. 27 May 1803
Evert
bap. 25 Nov 1733 (ref)
m. Gertrude Paarsen (ref)
(aka Geetruy Persen (ref)
Family Line to Candad
(Ref)
Marytjen
bap. 7 Mar 1736 (ref)
d. 1803
Lucas
b. 20 Aug 1738 (ref)
m. Deborah Paarsen (ref)
d. 1820
Abraham
b. 15 Feb 1741 (ref)
Jannetjen
b. 31 Jul 1743 (ref)
Rachel
bap. 23 Aug 1745 (ref)
Catharine
b. 5 Sep 1748 (ref)
Petrus
bap. 2 Nov 1755 (ref)
List of
children: (ref)
RRRRRRRRRRRR |
Notes:
* Ship captain. Lucas was commander, and joint owner with his
father, of a sloop called the St. Barbara, "of about 50 Dutch feet by
the keele," which in 1698 they sold to Capt. Daniel Hobart, of the
island of Barbados, for 200 pounds. Lucas's will is dated 15 Feb
1702/3. (ref)
** Annatje Delva 's spouses: Lucas DEWITT, Gerrit Van
BENSCHOTEN in 1706, Hendrick ROSEKRANS in 1721 (ref)
Dates from Vona Smith's book.
| |
New York |
Generation
14
Jan
deWitt
(son
of Lucas
Dewitt
(ref 1)
and
Annetje Delva) |
Album
inactive |
| Children
of Jan deWitt |
| Issue: |
Sex |
Born |
Birthplace |
Died |
Deathplace |
Married |
Date |
Children |
Children
of Jan (b. 8 Dec 1700 d. ?)
and Ariantje
Osterhoudt
(aka Ariaantje Oosterhout) (ref)
(b. 9 Mar 1712 d. ?) (ref)
married
26
Sep 1731 |
| Maria |
F |
16
Feb 1735 |
Greene
Co., NY |
? |
? |
Christian
Winne
(aka Waine) (ref)
|
10
Apr 1757 |
Arriantje
Jonathan
Cornelis
Maria
Lucas
Annatje
Frederik
Lisabeth
Catharina
Rachel
Sara
(ref)
|
| Petrus |
M |
26
Sep 1737 |
Saugerties, Ulster, New York |
November 1799 |
Ulster, New York
|
m.
Elizabeth ? (ref)
|
? |
? |
|
Rachel VanLeuvan (ref)
b 1746
|
|
John VanLeuvan
b 24 January 1766
Marbletown, Ulster, NY
d. Sep 1845
m Peggy Carman
children:
Richard Carman
b 1797
d 19 Dec 1889
m Margaret Van Aken
b 1835
d 11 May 1910
children;
Cynthia Jane
b. 4 November 1846 NY
d. 5 August 1936
m Edgar Alonzo Perkins
b 1841
d 1925
children
Nancy E
(1867-1949)
William Clark
(1879-1972)
Ray Lester
(1889-1976)
Samuel
b 27 Oct 1768
Maria
b 31 May 1771
Rachel
bap 24 Sep 1780
Elizabeth
b 22 Oct 1786
(ref)
|
Johannes
or consider
Ezekiel below!
RRRRRRRRRRRR |
M |
25
Dec 1739 |
Kingston,
Ulster Co., NY |
? |
? |
Maria
Rothersdorf
b. 1743
(ref)
|
? |
Maria
bap 9 Oct 1773
Johannes
bap 20 Oct 1783
m. Ann Snyder
------------------------------
I was wondering
if this John was the John DeWitt
we have been seeking... but the above reference gives a bap date
much later than the Abt 1760 needed.
To learn more about OUR
John.....
John
Caution: This link
will take you back
to the
DeWitt
Ancestry Factual
Section.
------------------------------
Andrew
b 25 May 1783
Thomas *
Isaac *
*
I do not know
if these children are
related to Maria as
these children
are a
product of the Rowley-King
genealogy.
|
Ezekiel
(ref)
|
M |
27
Sept 1741 |
Ulster
Co., NY
In 1758 Ezekiel was Pvt at age 17 in the Seven Years War in the WVA Militia in the Rev.
They lived in Kingston, NY in 1762
By 1768 they settled with 10 other families in the Turkey Foot, (now Confluence PA)
see below at NEW INFO
|
Aft 1778
|
Kingston
Ulster
Co., NY
|
Maria
Keller
bap:
22 Apr 1739
Kingston,NY
(ref)
f: Jacob Keller
b:
28 Jun
1713
in
Kingston,
NY
m: Barbara
Heyn (Hein)
b: 19 Oct
1718 in
Kingston,
NY
They married in 1737
(ref)
|
6
Apr 1760
in Kaatsbaan, Ulster Co., NY
|
Peter
(ref)
b. 1762
m. Rebecca Whetsell
(w/
descendants)
Henry
b. Aft 1760
m. Sarah Friend
Moved to Carroll Co, OH
abt 1817
John
b. Aft 1760
m. Katharine Quick
b.
d.
father: Cornelius Quick
b. 1721 NJ
d. 7 Feb 1792
Wash. Co., PA
mother Elizabeth Quimby
b. 1730 in NJ
d. ?
m. 2 Jul 1772
Ringoes, NJ
children:
Sarah: 1751
Isaac 1759-1820
Cornelius Quick's will
was read 7 Feb 1792
and names daughter Katharine
and among the Exs? John
DeWitt
Records of Presby Church
at Smithfield PA
(map)
Smithfield PA is in
southeastern PA just
north of Morgantown, WV
which puts at least John's
in-laws in the area of PA
that we are seeking
for the location of our John
DeWitt!!
Reference is: Vona Smith's
Book: Tierck Clasfsen DeWitt
and Descendants of his
son Luycas DeWitt
2004 Rrafford Publishing.
As of 5/2007 this book can
be purchased at Amazon.com!
Also, a Cornelius Quick was
listed as living in Elizabeth,
Allegheny Co, PA in 1790
census. Allegheny Co, was
in the southwest corner of
PA. (see maps below)
OF COURSE...
THE PROBLEM HERE
IS THAT THIS JOHN
DEWITT DID NOT
MARRY
NANCY CULBERTSON
AS DID OUR JOHN.
To learn more about
OUR
John.....
John
Caution: This link
will take you back
to the
DeWitt
Ancestry Factual
Section.
------------------------------
|
NEW
INFO:
On March 19th, 2004 Jackilyn Turner wrote to me about her
collection of information that suggested that OUR John DeWitt was the
son of Ezekiel DeWitt who was the brother of
Johannes. Cheryl Gallagher related to me on 4/12/04 that Cathy
Green also believes we are descendants of Ezekiel DeWitt.
While on spring break this year in April 2004, (yeah.. I am a
teacher!) I found some spare time to correspond with a few other
genealogists and Dorothy Craft mentioned that Ezekiel had been
"seen"
in western PA and in the Turkey-Foot region. That got me to
snooping
and I found the following information: The really interesting fact
about Ezekiel is that he is on record of moving to western PA and is
found on the tax records of Bedford county (later to become Cumberland
Co.,) in Brothers Valley Township in 1768.
(At the time the township of Brothers Valley was formed it encompassed
the entire of present-day Somerset County and the southern part of
Cambria County.) It appears that Ezekiel was living in the Turkeyfoot
Region illegally! They were forbidden by the Proprietaries of the
Colony of Pennsylvania to reside on the lands not yet purchased from
the Indians. The list of inhabitants was made by the commissioners sent
to expel them from the region in March-April, 1768. (ref). Are
you confused about the counties of Pennsylvania? Me too. In
the references section below, I have added a few maps: PA Counties.
Another (or the same) Ezekiel DeWitt was living in Ohio county,
Virginia in 1776 when the settlers gathered to decide upon the location
of their future court:
"In compliance with the provisions of
said Act of the General Assembly, and of certain instructions addressed
to him, John McColloch, Esq., summoned the landholders within the
county to convene, on the 27th day of December, 1776, at the cabin of
Ezekiel Dewitt, Esq., situated on Creek, for the purpose of
electing and constituting a committee in said county, and also to make
choice of a place where county courts were to be held in future
in said county. The convention met at the time and place mentioned, and
by a vote of the majority of those present decided in favor of Black's
Cabin, situated on the water of Short Creek. " (REF)
Where is Ohio County,
Virginia...? Well now it is in West Virginia and is the
county where Wheeling is located, so as you can see from the MAP,
it is very close to PA, MD and OH, and could easily be the next stop
for Ezekiel. It is "on the way" down to Jackson Co., where John
DeWitt eventually wound up with his family.
SEE REFERENCES
A new analysis: May 2007:
Ezekiel's son John DeWitt married Katharine Quick.
John was born after 1760 when Ezekiel married Maria Keller
In 1776 or 1781?? Virginia State Library List of Rev.
Soldiers includes Ezekiel DeWitt, who was paid off at Ft. Pitt with his
son. (ref)
In 1781 Ezekiel had a license for keeping an ordinary (tavern) in
Washington Co., PA.
Katharine
and John were mentioned in her father's will dated 1792 in southwest PA
in Smithfield, which is now in Fayette Co, PA (ref).
Our John DeWitt lived
In
the 1790
census for Westmoreland Co, PA in Hempfield
Township, John
Culbertson and a John Dewit
were listed next to each other which I
assume
means they lived next to each other. (Westmoreland Co, is the county north of Fayette county.) The
date was 14 April 1790.
So we still have a problem. Our John DeWitt lives next door to his future father-in-law in 1790.
Ezekiel's John Dewitt is mentioned in his wife's (Katharine Quick) were
mentioned in a will dated 1787 and probated on 1792 in Smithfield, PA (ref).
So HOW could Ezekiel's John, be our John?
They have different wives in the same area at the same time.
At first I thought that maybe Katharine was our John's first wife who gave birth to our Thomas in 1789
and then Nancy Elizabeth? (aka Agnes) * Culbertson was John's second wife after 1790.
But the Quick will mentioned above wrecks that hypothesis assumin
Katharine and John were present at the reading of Cornelius Quick's
will in 1792. (ref)
So... as of May 2007,... I still do not think that Ezekiel DeWitt's son John, is our John DeWitt
More importantly, as of March 2009, I think that our John DeWitt was
born in France and we are not descendants of either New York DeWitt
clan.
|
| Cornelis |
M |
26
Dec 1743 |
Ulster
Co., NY |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
| Benjamin |
M |
25
Dec 1745 |
Ulster
Co., NY |
? |
? |
Maria Veile
|
? |
Johnannes
b 23 Jul 1776
Lewis
b. 5 Oct 1778
Annetie
b 8 Mar 1781
Cornelis
b 4 Sep 1783
Ariaantje
b 19 Sep 1786
Sybrant
b 9 Aug 1788
Ariantje
b 3 Oct 1790
|
| Willem |
M |
26
Dec 1747 |
Ulster
Co., NY |
? |
? |
Maria ?
|
? |
Catharina
bap 17 Jan 1778
Jeremias
bap 6 Sep 1779
Maria
b 2 Feb 1782
Annatje/Hannah
bap 6 Jun 1784
Joel
bap 20 Apr 1786
|
| Jacob |
M |
28
Mar 1749 |
Ulster
Co., NY |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
| Arie |
F |
30
Mar 1752 |
Ulster
Co., NY |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Ref: for children:
Rowey-King Genealogy and online at: Jan
Dewitt
| |
New York
Pennsylvania
????
|
Generation
15
Johannes
DeWitt
(son
of Jan
Dewitt (ref
1)
and
Ariantje Osterhoudt) |
Album
inactive |
| Children
of Johannes DeWitt |
| Issue: |
Sex |
Born |
Birthplace |
Died |
Deathplace |
Married |
Date |
Children |
Children
of Johannes (b. 25 Dec 1739 Kingston, Ulster Co., NY d. ?)
and Maria
Rothersdorf (b. 1743 d. ? (ref)
married
?
The
references are from the same Gary Welker (Lasaundra's Genealogy)
genealogy and
are the only source for these wives that I have encountered.
* As of 2007, Vona Smith's book also claims two wives..
|
| Maria |
F |
bap 9 Oct 1773* |
?
|
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
| Andrew |
M |
25 May 1783* |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Children
of Johannes (b. 25 Dec 1739 Kingston, Ulster Co., NY d. ?)
and Ann Snyder (b. ? d. ? (ref)
|
Johannes
------------------------------
I was wondering
if this John was the John DeWitt
we have been seeking... but the above reference gives a bap date much
later than the Abt 1760 needed. To learn more about The John.....
John
Caution: This link
will take you back
to the
DeWitt
Ancestry Factual
Section.
bp 20 Oct 1783
------------------------------
|
M
|
bap 20 Oct 1783* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
THIS IS OUR JOHN DEWITT...
John **
Caution: This link will take you back to the
DeWitt Ancestry Factual Section.
I have been
unable to find any documentation of John being a son of Johannes except
in the Rowley-King genealogy which is only a conjecture.
|
M |
?????
1759 |
?????????????
Westmoreland
Co, PA
In the
Grant
District Cemeteries Jackson County, WV Tombstone Inscriptions and
Genealogical
Information, it says "Dewitt, John Departed this life Jan 14, 1820,
aged
61 yrs.
Therefore, he would have been born about 1759-60
|
???
14
Jan 1820 |
?????????????
Mason
Co, VA
Rumor
has it that they were buried in the DeWitt Cemetery near Murraysville,
but their tombstones were destroyed in a quarry action nearby. (ref)
|
?????????????
Nancy
Elizabeth? Culbertson
b.
1770
d.
15 Aug 1841
DeWitt
Cemetery
Jackson
Co.
WV
daughter
of
John Culbertson
R(b.
abt 1740,
Rd.
1797 in RRHempfield
RRTwp,
RRWestmoreland
RRCo,
PA)
and
Margaret ??.
(ref)
her
siblings were:
Samuel,
Esther,
R(m.
William RRRThomas)
Robert,
John,
Martha
R(m.
David RRRRankin)
Alexander
Margaret
(ref)
This ref
also states that John Culbertson was a son of Samuel and Jennet Shields
Culbertson.
|
????
1790 |
?????????????
Thomas
**
Caution: This link will take you back to the
DeWitt Ancestry Factual Section.
John
Margaret
Elizabeth
Martha
Alexander
C.
Lydia
Nancy
Elizabeth
Charlotte
Phoebe
Comment:
Quite a bit of information can be found about John at: ref.
More
informaton about OUR Culbertsons can be found at: Culbertson Clan
RRRRRRRRRRRR
|
Thomas *
*
I do not know
if these children are
related to Maria as
these children
are a
product of the Rowley-King
genealogy.
|
M |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Isaac *
RRRRRRRRRRRR *
I do not know
if these children are
related to Maria as
these children
are a
product of the Rowley-King
genealogy. |
M |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
John
James
Barnabus
|
O** Controversy
exists with this link to John DeWitt (See Intro)
See below for an alternative idea for the father of OUR John
DeWitt.
| |
New York
PA?
|
Generation
15?
Ezekiel
DeWitt
(son
of Jan
Dewitt (ref
1)
and
Ariantje Osterhoudt) |
Album
inactive |
| Children
of Ezekiel DeWitt |
| Issue: |
Sex |
Born |
Birthplace |
Died |
Deathplace |
Married |
Date |
Children |
Children
of Ezekiel* (christened: 27 Sep 1741
Kingston, Ulster Co., NY d. 1792 in PA? (ref))
and Maria Keller**
(b. 22 Apr 1739 d. ? (ref)
married 6 Apr 1760 in Kaatsbaan,
Ulster Co., NY (ref))
(Many family trees in ancestry.com have Ezekiel dying in 1760 in Kingston NY.
However, they may have copied from each other.)
|
Peter (ref)
"A
History of Preston Co., W.VA - by
Oren F. Morton - p.341 Peter DeWit
settled on Roaring Creek abt 1800. Sons Richard & Henry in War of
1812. None but John remained here. p.426 Peter married Rebecca ___,
children
1. John m/1 Sarah Hartman m/2 Louisa Casteel;
2. Peter m.
Sarah Casteel; 3. Wm. m. ___ Casteel; 4. Samuel m. ___ Casteel; 5.
Susan m. Archibald Casteel;
6. Barney m. in VA?;
7. Richard m. in VA?;
8. Henry m. Elizabeth Jackson." |
M
|
ABT 1762
8 Jul 1753
ancestry.com
|
?
Sussex, NJ
ancestry.com
|
?
1833
ancestry.com
|
?
Clarke Co, KY
ancestry.com
See also below *
|
Rebecca
(Storm (ref) or Whetsell
(Whetzel)
or Casteel) (ref)
Rebecca Storm
b 8 Mar 1778
father:
Abraham STORM and
mother
Catherine BUSSING
(ref)
She possibly also married
Abraham Elliott
b.
1773 d. 1845
Vona Smith's book lists his wife as Rebecca Whetsell
|
?
Abt 1785
|
Samuel
b. Abt 1790
m. Dorcus Du Casteel, 1830
Lived in Preston Co, MD 1830
Garret Co 1850
John
b.
2 May 1793
m1. Sarah Hartman, 1818
m2. Louisa Casteel
d. 7 Oct 1869
Hoyes, Garret Co, MD
Hoyes' first name was
Johnstown
in his honor.
Peter
b.
ABT 1795, in MD or VA
m. Sarah Casteel
Henry
b. 1795, Preston Co., VA
m. Elizabeth Jackson
Private Preston Co
WV Militia 1815
Richard
b. 1798 Preston Co., VA
served in War of 1812
Joseph
b. Abt 1804, Preston Co., VA
m. Elizabeth Casteel
Sang Run, Allegany, MD
d. ABT 1865
William
b. 27 Sep 1810, VA
m. Mary Du Casteel
ABT 1830
d. 20 May 1892
Utica, Seward, NE
Barney
b. Abt 1790 as Barnabus,
Kingwood, Preston Co., VA
m. Jane McKee in 1823
d. Abt 1890
Colorado Springs,
El Paso Co, CO
Susan
b Abt 1817, Allegany, MD
m.
Archibald Casteel
Sang Run, Allegany, MD
10 Nov 1845
(ref
for children)
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Henry
Moved to Carrol Co, OH after 1817.
But Carrol Co, OH was not created until 1832 so he could have been in Stark, Columbiana, Jefferson, Harrison or Tuscarawas Counties before 1832.
A Henry Dewitt and one adult female were living in Preston Co, VA in the 1820 census.
I can not find any Dewitts in the counties named above in 1820.
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1775 |
Friendsville, Garrett, MD
There were two Henry Dewitts in Ohio in 1830:
- Wayne Twnshp
Fayette Co, OH
+ John and
Martin DeWitt
were living next
door.
- Chester Twnshp,
Knox Co, OH.
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At 1821
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Holmes, OH
CAUTION:
This information comes form an ancestry.com
tree that states that this Henry was the son of Martinus Dewitt and Saertje Joons.
Martinus was the son of Paulus Dewitt
and Catherine Johnson
Paulus was the son of Barnet Dewitt and Sarah Van Tassel.
Note also the huge difference in ages of last two children.
Something seems in error here.
I am suspiciou that Henry was even a child of Ezekiel.
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Sarah Friend
b. 1770
Freindsville, Carrett Co, MD
father.
John Friend
Sang Run, Preston Co, MD
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1800
in Preston Co, MD |
Henry
b. ?
Hannah
b. ?
Sarah
b. 25 Oct 1774
Thomas
b. 27 Oct 1776
Osee
b. 27 Sept 1781
Naomi
b. 6 Oct 1784
Jonathan
b. 13 May 1790
Sang Run, Allegany Co, MD
Vincent
b. 1 Jul 1793 MD
Nancy A
b. 9 Apr 1832
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Johannes
aka John
According to records at ancestry.com
I previously thought
that this person might
have been our John DeWitt
who lived in PA and was the father of Thomas DeWitt. It seems doubtful now. (4/2007)
Read below for the info about Ezekiel Dewitt.
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1756
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Ulster, NY
Katharine
and John were mentioned in her father's will dated 1792 in southwest PA
in Smithfield, which is in Fayette Co, PA (ref).
A John Dewitt with 3 sons and a wife were living in Springhill Township, Fayette Co, PA in the 1800 census.
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Probably
PA
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Catharina
(Katharine)* Quick
b 17 Sep 1758
Kingston, Ulster Co, NY
d. ?
from ancestry.com
Father: Gerardus
(or Cornelius * Quick
b: Abt 1 Jun 1735 in Kingston (formerly Wildwyck & Esopus), Ulster Co, NY
Mother: Catharina Schmidt
b: Abt 1738 in Marbletown ?
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1776
Ulster, NY
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?????
Grandius
b: 1778
James
b: 1780
Catherine
b: 1782
William
b: 1784
ancestry.com
listed children are
also listed as children
of John C DeWitt
who was son of Charles and Blandina (Dubois) DeWitt
So as of 4/2007
I do not know who
Johannes's children were
and I am in doubt that he even married Catharina
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* Quote from Tierck Clafsen DeWitt and Descendants of His Son Luycas DeWitt by Vona (DeWitt) Smith
A new analysis: August 2008:
- Ezekiel's son John DeWitt married Katharine Quick in 1776 in Ulster Co, NY.
+ John was born after 1760 when Ezekiel married Maria Keller
+ In 1776 or 1781?? Virginia State Library List of Rev.
Soldiers includes Ezekiel DeWitt,
who was paid off at Ft. Pitt with his
son. (ref) [This son was probably not John. It could have been Peter.]
- In 1781 Ezekiel had a license for keeping an ordinary (tavern) in
Washington Co., PA.
- Katharine
and John Dewitt were mentioned in her father's (Cornelius Quick) will dated 1792 in southwest PA
in Smithfield, which was then and is now in Fayette Co, PA (ref).
(PA county formation map)
(Fayette Co, PA map)
- Our John DeWitt lived...
In
the 1790
census for Westmoreland Co, PA in Hempfield
Township, John
Culbertson and a John Dewit
were listed next to each other which I
assume
means they lived next to each other. The
date was 14 April 1790.
(Westmoreland Co, PA map)
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this comparison I have combined the Washington, Allegheny, Fayette and the Westmoreland
Co maps to show how close John Dewitt (Ezekiel's) and our John Dewitt
reside about the same time. (You can click on the map to see a larger
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A. Yellow outline:
- Hempfield Township, Westmoreland Co, PA
{Location of our John Dewitt & John Culbertson in 1790}
B. Green outline:
- Smithfield, Georges Township, Fayette Co, PA
{Cornelius Quick's will was probated and location of Ezekiel's son John
& wife Katharine Dewitt in 1792}
C. Gold outline:
- Springhill Township, Fayette Co, PA
{Location of a John Dewitt in 1800 [who could be Ezekiel's son with wife Katharine?]}
D. OTHER:
- A Jonathan Dewit was living alone in Bullskin Township, Fayette Co, PA in 1810.
{I have no idea who he was.}
- Our John Dewitt was listed in Mason Co, VA census in 1810.
{This was after their migration to Muses Bottom, VA.}
- Ezekiel Dewit recieved his pay at Fort Pitt (Pittsburgh) in Allegheny Co, PA in 1776.
- Ezekiel Dewit received a license for a tavern in Washington Co, PA, in 1781.
- Ezekiel Dewitt was living on Buffalo Creek in Ohio County, VA in 27th day of December, 1776
where a meeting was held. {This is not on the map above... but would be nearby on the left because
Washington and Greene below it (not shown) abut to Ohio County, VA.}
- Note that Ezekiel died about 1787 so he did not show up on any census, and therefore there is no
suggestion of the size of his family at the times he was sighted in other references.
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So we still have a problem.
Our John DeWitt lives next door to his future father-in-law in 1790.
Ezekiel's
son John Dewitt is mentioned in his wife's (Katharine Quick) father's
will dated 1787 and probated on 1792 in Smithfield, now part of Fayette
Co, PA.
So HOW could Ezekiel's John, be our John?
They have different wives in the same area at the same time.
At first I thought that maybe Katharine was our John's first wife who gave birth to our Thomas in 1789
and then Nancy Elizabeth? (aka Agnes) Culbertson was John's second wife after 1790.
But the Quick will mentioned above wrecks that hypothesis assumin
Katharine and John were present at the reading of Cornelius Quick's
will in 1792.
So... as of August 2008,... I still do not think that Ezekiel DeWitt's son John, is our John DeWitt.
BUT it sure seems like it should all
fit together because they are living so close to each other at the same
time, and in 1800 the only other John Dewitt to be found in
Pennsylvania is on the northeastern side of the state in Wayne County. which is the county that is just about as far away as possible.
OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT EZEKIEL DEWIT
(REF)
* Info about
another Ezekiel Dewitt: (REF)
Resident:
Kingston, NY (1726??)[--seems like date is incorrect]; Confluence, PA
(1768) [see 1768 below]; Buffalo Creek, PA
(1776) [--can't find this in PA.. but Buffalo Creek is mentioned
as location in Ohio Co, Va... see below in 1776]
Perry - "DeWitt Family" - Virginia State Library List of Rev.
Soldiers includes Ezekiel DeWitt, who was paid off at Ft. Pitt with his
son.
Ezekiel had a license for keeping an ordinary (tavern) in
Washington Co., PA. 1781
Census,
Hopewell Twp lists 400 acres of land, 2 horses, 4 cows, 2 slaves. Land
grant for 400 acres dated 24 feb 1782.
Crumrine's
Hist of Washington Co., PA: p.210, Jan 16, 1776, Ezekiel DeWit
appointed Constable. p.258, Nov 26, 1782, Ezekiel DeWit, Hopewell Twp,
2 slaves. W.VA Society, Sons of Revolution, p466:
1. Tjerck Claessen
DeWitt & Barbara Andriesson, his wife
2. Lucas DeWitt & Annatje
Delva
3. Jan DeWitt, b.Dec 8, 1700 & Ariaantje Osterhoudt, his
wife, b 9 Mar 1712 m 1731.
4. Ezekiel DeWitt & Maria Keller, his
wife, b. 22 Apr 1739
5. Peter DeWitt, b.1762 m. Rebecca ____
6. Henry
DeWitt, b. 1795 m. Elizabeth Jackson b. 1791.
1760:
Ezekiel
Dewitt married Maria Keller on 6 Apr 1760 in Kaatsbaan, Ulster Co.,
NY. (ancestry.com)
1768:
Ezekiel DeWitt
was living in Turkeyfoot Township in Bedford Co. (later Somerset Co.),
Pennsylvania:
"According
to authentic records, namely, the testimony of Rev. Capt. John Steel,
who visited this locality in April, 1768 the following persons were
then resident at or near Turkeyfoot: Henry Abrahams, Ezekiel Dewitt,
James Spencer, Benjamin Jennings, John Cooper, Ezekiel Hichman, John
Enslow, Henry Enslow and Benjamin Pursley. Some of these doubtless
lived within the bounds of Addison Township (which was born in 1800.)
" (REF)
This area is very close to subsequent sightings of Ezekiel listed below.
Another reference
states, in 1768 he was living in Confluence, PA. This town is
located southwest of Somerset as shown below in Lower Turkeyfoot
Township. (See MAP)
The
Turkeyfoot is the junction of the Castleman's river and the
Laurel
Hill Creek, also known as the North fork, with the Youghiogheny
river. (REF)
It is where Confluence, PA is located.
Brothers Valley Township ~ 1768
(Note: This listing includes only those settlers known to have been
residing in the vicinity of Turkey-Foot in 1768. They were forbidden by
the Proprietaries of the Colony of Pennsylvania to reside on the lands
not yet purchased from the Indians. This list was made by the
commissioners sent to expel them from the region in March-April,
1768.) (REF).(REF)....
more DETAILS.
Here is the map of the region (as per 2004):
1776
According to Crumrine's
History of Washington Co., PA: p.210, on Jan 16, 1776, Ezekiel DeWit
was appointed Constable. p.258 (REF)
Perry
- "DeWitt Family" - Virginia State Library List of Rev.
Soldiers includes Ezekiel DeWitt, who was paid off at Ft. Pitt with his
son. (REF)
Also, an Ezekiel DeWitt
was living in Ohio County, Virginia in 1776 when the settlers
gathered to decide upon
the location of their
future court:
"In
compliance with the provisions of said Act of the General Assembly, and
of certain instructions addressed to him, John McColloch, Esq.,
summoned the landholders within the county to convene, on the 27th day
of December, 1776, at the cabin of Ezekiel Dewitt, Esq., situated on
Buffalo Creek, for the purpose of electing and constituting a committee
in said county, and also to make choice of a place where county courts
were to be held in future
in said county. The convention met at the time and place mentioned, and
by a vote of the majority of those present decided in favor of Black's
Cabin, situated on the water of Short Creek. The
present site of West Liberty was originally improved by Abraham
Vanmetre. His daughter Ruth married Reuben Foreman, and another
daughter named Hannah married Providence Mounts. Foreman and Mounts
laid out the town of West Liberty, which was organized November 20,
1787. It was the first town organized in the Ohio Valley."
(History of Wheeling and Ohio Co, WV, printed in 1902: REF)
Note: Another reference (REF) written in 1887 states that it was Ezekiel Detwiler rather than Dewitt. (Third paragraph from the bottom in the article.)
As
you can see below, Ohio County is VERY close to Westmoreland Co., PA
where John DeWitt was first detected in 1790. Note
that in 1776, (map)
the southwest corner of PA was simply Westmoreland Co. This map
is a 2004 map.
but in 1780, Ohio County was part of
Virginia, and was MUCH bigger:
1780 Map of Pennsylvania Counties:
County 11 is Westmoreland Co. and county 9 is Bedford Co.
1781
Ezekiel
had a license for keeping an ordinary (tavern) in
Washington Co., PA. (REF)
1782
Census,
Hopewell Twp [Washington Co., PA] lists 400 acres of land, 2 horses, 4 cows, 2 slaves. Land
grant for 400 acres dated 24 Feb 1782. (REF).
Where is Hopewell
Township?
There is a Hopewell
township in Washington Co., PA (REF). It
is the seventh of the list of original townships of Washington
County, formed July 15, 1781, embraced at the time of its erection the
territory of the present townships of Hopewell, Independence, Cross
Creek, and Jefferson, and part of that of Mount Pleasant. (REF)
Click on the map below to view a larger one that shows where Hopewell Township is currently located in Washington County, PA.
Just
for reference: History of Washington county, PA: website
Nov
26, 1782, Ezekiel DeWit, Hopewell Twp,
2 slaves. W.VA Society, Sons of Revolution, p466:
1786-87
From Cheryl Gallagher (4/12/04):
"I'm not sure if I mentioned this before, but Cathy Green also believes
we descend from Ezekiel DeWitt. When I was in PA, I stopped
by the courthouse in Washington Co. I only found 2
references to Ezekiel DeWitt - Deed Book 1D, p. 86 deed to Casper
Rumenagh recorded 7 Aug 1787 and Deed Book 1C, p. 31-33 deed to
Joseph Jones recorded 26 Apr 1786. They did
not mention any other DeWitts. "
From Cheryl Gallagher (4/18/04):
"While I was in Westmoreland Co,
PA a couple of years ago, I made a point to stop by Confluence, in
Someret Co, just in case we do descend from Ezekiel. I went to
the courthouse in Washington Co hoping to find some deed that listed
family members but I only found 2 deeds and no family members were
listed (darn). I think I read somewhere that Ezekiel did have a
son named John but he was married to someone else (ie not Nancy
Culbertson). I'll can't find this but I'll keep looking. Of
course, Nancy could be a second wife.."
1792
According to the Colman / Earle Family Tree at
Ancestry.com, Ezekiel died in 1792. [No other information is
available. .. so why didn't he show up in the 1790 census?](REF)
1794
And now for something fairly spooky. ... as of 4/14/04
"In consideration whereby the said Don Juan
Vaucheret
transfers and conveys in full property to the said Don Carlos de Grand
Pre, a tract of land situated on one of the branches of St. Catherine's
Creek bounded by the lands of Don Juan Girault, Ezekiel Dewitt,
Jermiah Bryan, and John Hartley,
containing four hundred and fifty arpents, being that tract of land
purchased by said Vaucheret at the Public Sale of John Stile Lee.
" This occured on 20 December, 1794 in the region around
Natchez, Mississippi. (REF)
If Ezekiel DeWitt WAS the father of John DeWitt
who was
the father of Thomas HARTLEY DeWitt.... and we know that an Ezekiel
DeWitt lived in Ohio Co., Va in 1776, and then IF Ezekiel moved on down
the Ohio River to the Mississippi River, and then down to Natchez,
Mississippi with his buddy John Hartley, maybe, just maybe, Thomas
Hartley DeWitt DID have the Hartley middle name.
...... ok.... I
will stop hallucinating.
** Info about Maria Keller:
christening: 22 Apr 1739 Kingston,NY (ref)
father: Jacob Keller (ref)
b: 28 Jun 1713 in Kingston,NY
mother: Barbara
Heyn/Hein (ref)
b: 19 Oct
1718 in Kingston,NY
They married
on : 21 Oct 1737 in Rochester,NY
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See son above Ezekiel for an alternative idea for the father of OUR
John DeWitt.
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