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John
Dewitt* |
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Nancy
Elizabeth?
(a.k.a. Agnes) **
Culbertson |
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(son
of
Johannes
DeWitt and
?
( via the Kingston, NY clan)
[unlikely]
or
(son
of
Ezekiel DeWitt
and
Maria Keller
( via the Kingston, NY clan)
[unlikely]
or
Abraham
DeWitt and
Marie
Mary ?
(via the Long Island, NY clan)
[unlikely]
or
UNKNOWN DeWitt Clan in France
(Most likley)
(See green announcement below) |
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(daughter
of
John Culbertson
and
Margaret ?) |
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JOHN
INFORMATION
b. Abt 1759 in France
(See UNKNOWN DeWitt Clan in France)
John and his family migrated
to Muses Bottom in 1807.
Their story is described at:
Ohio River Migration.
d. 14 Jan 1820 in Mason Co., VA
(now Jackson Co., WV) (FindAGrave)
John
and Nancy's tombstones were
apparently destroyed in the 1920s
when rocks were quarried out of the
Ohio River facing western bank
below the DeWitt cemetery.
It is located at the junction of
Rt 68
and Murraysville Road (CR 2) north
of
Ravenswood, Jackson Co., WV.
In Aug 2008, a sign facing Rt 68
about a 50 yards north of the
junction states DeWitt Smith Cemetery.
*I have no idea if he spelled
his named DeWitt or Dewitt.
Could he write at all?
His name is all heard as Duett.
Sounds French to me!
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children.
married by at least
1790
because John DeWitt,
with one adult female,
was found living
next door to
John Culbertson
in the 1790 census
in Westmoreland Co., PA
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NANCY INFORMATION
b. abt
1770 in Westmoreland Co.,
PA (probably)
d. 15 Aug
1841 in
Jackson Co., WV (FindAGrave)
I have now added a Culbertson Ancestry website so
you can learn more about nancy and her clan
at: the Culbertsons.
** Nancy
was also referred to as
Agnes in the Rowley-King genealogy.
Read the notes
for John Culbertson's section in the Culbertson
Genealogy
to learn why Nancy is referred to as Agnes.
The middle name of
Elizabeth
was mentioned by Dan Roger. (ref)
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| Children
of John Dewitt* |
| Issue: |
Sex |
Born |
Birthplace |
Died |
Deathplace |
Married |
Date |
Children |
Children
of John Dewitt* (b.
1759 in France d. 14 Jan 1820 in Jackson Co, VA)
and Nancy
Elizabeth? (a.k.a. Agnes) ** Culbertson (b. abt
1770 d. 15 Aug
1841 in Jackson Co, VA)
married Bef 1790 (ref)
(ref)
(ref) ? in Westmoreland Co, PA
I have now added a
CulbertsonAncestry
website so you can learn more about Nancy and her clan at: the Culbertsons.
John and his family migrated to Muses Bottom in 1807.
Their story is described at: Ohio River Migration.
*I have no idea if he spelled his named DeWitt or Dewitt.
** Nancy
was also referred to as
Agnes in the Rowley-King genealogy.
Read the notes
for John Culbertson's section in the Culbertson
Genealogy
to learn why Nancy is referred to as Agnes.
The middle name of
Elizabeth
was mentioned by Dan Roger. (ref)
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Thomas
(This link takes you to a different website.)
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M |
Bef 16 Mar
1789
or 1791
which
is calculated based on his tombstone inscription: (tombstone
inscription:
"died
March 16 1879
aged
90 years" as recorded by Don DeWitt, 1981
but this may not be accurate because there were no children listed with
his parents in the 1790 census.
Who do we believe? A tombstone or the US census?
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Here are some additional thoughts
on this issue by
Betty Briggs:
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probably
Westmoreland Co., PA because John & Nancy did not move
to (W)VA until about 1800
Map of VA in
1796: MAP
Map of VA & WV
area in
1831: MAP
Daughter Lydia's 1880 census states her father was born in PA
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16
Mar 1879
(Ref: tombstone)
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Dewitt
Cemetery
Jackson
Co.
VA
(now WV)
Tombstone
inscription:
"died
March 16 1879
aged
90 years"
as recorded by
D. DeWitt, 1981
and reconfirmed in 2008.
(FindAGrave)
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Mary
Magdalena Buffington
b 14 Nov 1797
(Ref)
in Hampshire
Co, (W)VA
d
1886
Jackson
Co, WV
(FindAGrave)
(dau
of
Joel Buffington (1754-1821)
and
Elizabeth Logan,
m
1772)
To
learn more about the Buffingtons,
click
on:
Buffington
Ancestry 1
(or
my version)
RRRRRRRRRRRR
or
Buffington
Ancestry 2)
or Joel
Buffington Genealogy 3)
Also
information about Buffington Island can be found at: ISLAND
A map of Buffington Island
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Bef
1814 |
Nancy (Lauck)
Joel **
(This link takes you to
a different website.)
Lydia (Rowland)
John
Culberson
Alexander
C.
Jadoc Hannibow
Thomas
Buffington
(This link takes you to a
different website.)
Lucinda
Henry Sherman
(This link takes you to a
different website.)
Phoebe
Ann
(Larkins)
**
 The author
of this website,
Don DeWitt,
is a descendant
of Joel DeWitt.
Click on
Thomas Dewitt's
name to visit a huge
family history.
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Probably
because he was born in 1790 or later. The fact that he didn't show up
in 1790 is a pretty good indication that he wasn't born yet, although
we know how poor (really rotten) some census records are. In 1850
he was 55, in 1860 he was 65 and in 1870, he was 78. All of those
indicate he was born after 1790. Jackson County death records show he
died 3/12/1879, age 88, while his gravestone shows he died 3/16/1879,
aged 90. While the Jackson Co death records are a total mess, I think
the census data supports that age more than the gravestone which may
have been bought later by someone who may have not known exact dates or
his exact age, since so many people were not quite so sure of facts
then.
There is a Rhodes who lived about that same time period who was
supposed to have been over 100 when he died. Census records indicate a
different story. So while it's obvious that so many people had no real
idea of their ages, when they are consistent from one census to the
next, I have to assume that they are at least CLOSE to the right age.
So maybe Thomas was born in 1791 which would be consistent with the 1790 census information about his father.
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John
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M |
25 Nov
1792
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probably
Westmoreland
Co, PA. because
John
&
Nancy did not move to (W)VA until about 1800 |
1
Dec
1840
(taken
from tombstone)
Could be still alive in 1840 census.
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Jackson Co, VA?
Buried in DeWitt
Cemetery
Jackson
Co.
VA
(now WV)
(FindAGrave)
As
of 19 Aug 2008, his gravestone is one of about 6 still standing in the
weed overrun cemetery found at the junction of route 68 and county
route 4.
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Catherine
Derenberger
b.
1791 in
Wood
Co
(W)VA or PA
d.
1864
Buried in
Shepards
Chapel Cem.,
Wiseburg,
Jackson
Co,
WV.
(ref)
also
listed in H.D. Somerville's History of Grant District in the Dewitt
Cemetery
section where it is stated that after John's death, she married Henry
Harris
and moved to Big Sandy area where she died.
There is a Derenberger Ridge in the Ripley WV area.
She remarried after John's death so that is why she is not buried with John in DeWitt cemetery.
On
9 Aug 1860 census she was listed as Cath Harris (age 68 b in PA)
with Henry Harris (age 65 b in VA) and living at Wise, Jackson
Co, VA.
Next door were Henry Harris (age 40) and family.
Next door were James P Harris (age 39) and family.
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18
Aug 1818
in Wood Co, (W)VA.
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none
(ref)
However a John Duett is shown living near Thomas Duett in 1830 in Mason
Co, (W)VA with 4 children! (See Refs)
If the John DeWitt living in 1840 is this John, then there were three children living with them.
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Margaret
Elizabeth |
F |
Abt
1796 |
probably
Westmoreland
Co, PA. because
John
&
Nancy did not move to (W)VA until about 1800
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Abt
1823 |
Mason
Co, VA
|
David
Rardin
b.
19 May 1790
Westmoreland
Co.,
PA
d.
22 Feb 1867
buried in
Sherman,
Jackson
Co. WV
(ref)
(ref) (map)
(brother
to John Rardin
below and ...
a son of
John W Rardin
(b. 1755
Westmoreland
Co, PA
d. 16 Nov 1813
(maybe FindAGrave)
and
Hannah Woodruff
b. 3 Feb 1765
Westfield,
Union, NJ
d. 1820
Washington,
OH) +
(His last name is also
seen as
Rardon.... but...
according
to the Rowley-King Genealogy, the name is Rardin as Homer was a
descendant
of David's brother's (John) daughter Mary Ann Rardin and Grosvenor
Rowley.)
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22
Jan 1810
in Washington Co., OH (ref) (ref)
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children
of
Margaret:
Malinda
b.
1 Apr 1811 VA
d. Aft 1880
m. ?
Peter
Romine (ref)
b.
d. Bef 1850?
In 1850, Malinda
Romine was living in
Wood Co, VA
without a husband with
the following children:
Elizabeth (17)
Rossana (15)
Peter (8)
Lucy A (4)
Rodema (2)
They lived next door to
Samuel and Thomas
Romine.
In 1860 Malinda Romine
was living in
Muses Bottom
Jackson Co, VA
in 1860 with
children
John M (19)
Peter (16)
Lucy (14)
Lodema (12)
In 1870 Malinda Romine
was living with children
Peter (26)
Lodema (22)
in Grant District,
Jackson Co
WV in 1870.
In 1880, Malinda
Romaine
was living with:
son Peter and his family
Sarrah, and 3 sons
in Dist 197, Polk
Township
in Sullivan Co, MO
Nancy (ref)
b.
15 Sep 1812 VA
d.
?
m.
5 Jun 1840
Abel
Sycoc (ref)
b. 1794 Franklin Co, PA
d. 1879 Jackson Co, WV
John
b.
17 Aug 1814 VA (ref)
d.
Bef 1856 +
Hannah
b.
17 Aug 1816 VA (ref)
d.
Bef 1856 +
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Living on 4 Aug 1860 with Elizabeth (age 64)
and Harrison
(age 22)
Ciah? (age 20) fermale
Ed (age 1)
Mary A (age 90
in Muses Bottom, Jackson Co, VA
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David
remarried
Elizabeth
Buffington
(ref)
(ref)
on
5 Jul 1827
at
Gallia Co. OH
b.
12 Mar 1796
in
(W)VA
d.
Abt 1889? (ref)
Other
online refs: RARDIN
RARDIN2
Rardin Cemetery
near Sherman, Jackson Co., WV
Dennis Rardin
Internet center
HISTORY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, OHIO
Wesley Township
is where John Rardin lived about 1810. (ref) |
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children
of
Elizabeth
Buffington (who previously
was married in 1812
to William Barringer:
b. 12 Mar 1796
Lebanon, Meigs, OH
d. 30 Aug 1889, OH
(dau of Joseph Buffington)
and Chloe Harvey
Mary
Annie
b.
25 Aug 1828 (ref)
d. ?
m.
David
Whitcomb &
Jefferson Gardner (ref)
David
Whitcomb
b.
12 Jan 1830 (ref)
d. 3
Jul 1894
m. Susannah Bowen (ref)
13 Oct 1850 in
Jackson Co,
VA
b. 1835
d.1895 Jackson Co, WV
children: (ref)
John J (b 1850)
Charles W (b 1855)
David W (b 1856)
Samuel
Coleman (ref)
b.
6 Dec 1832
Jackson
Co. (W)VA
d.
3 Jul 1894
Sherman,
WV
m.
19 Sep 1852
Hannah
E Safreed
(Safried)
b. 1835
d. 1868
children: 7 (ref)
m. 1869
Henrietta
Staats
children: 5 (ref)
William
Henry
Harrison
b.
31 Oct 1836 (ref)
d. ?
m. 7 Dec 1857
Sarah Hall
b. 1836 Jackson Co, VA
d. ?
children: 2 (ref)
(ref)
+ info from Cheryl Gallagher
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Martha
Charlotte
(middle
name ref) |
F |
13
Aug 1797 |
PA
Because
parents John
&
Nancy did not move to (W)VA until about 1800
Also, in 1850 and 1870 censuses, she is listed as being born in PA. (But 1860 listed as VA)
probably
Westmoreland
Co
John
W Rayrdon and his family of 13 children and wife were living near Henry
Sherman (with wife Phoebe DeWitt, (Martha's sister) in 1840 in Jackson Co, VA.
Listed as Randon family in 1850 and living near the Rowley family.
Children were Nancy, John, Jane, Samuel, Thomas, Mary Charlotte, Martha, Willia, Isaac
In 1860 the family was listed as Rardon in ancestry.com
Martha (63) and John (67) Rardin lived on 8 Aug 1860 with some of their
children: Samuel (28), Martha R (20), William. (17), Isaac (13) in
Ravenswood, Jackson Co, VA
In 1870, she
lived with her son John DeWitt Rardin near Ravenswood, WV after the
death
of her husband John Rardin in 1869.
|
7
May 1877
(ref)
|
Rardin
Cemetery,
Jackson
Co.
WV (ref)
(see map)
(FindAGrave)
|
John
Woodruff Rardin
b.
27 Nov 1792
Westmoreland
Co.
PA
d.
22 Aug 1868
Muses Bottom,
Jackson
Co,
WV
buried in Rardin Cem, Jackson Co, WV (ref)
(FindAGrave)
(brother
to David
Rardin above)
(His last name is also
seen as Rardon....
but...
according
to the Rowley-King Genealogy, the name is Rardin as Homer was a
descendant
of daughter Mary Ann Rardin and Grosvenor Rowley.)
(John is a son of
John Rardin
(b. 1755
Westmoreland
Co, PA
d. 16 Nov 1813
(FindAGrave?)
and
Hannah Woodruff
b. 3 Feb 1765
Westfield,
Union, NJ
d. 1820
Washington,
OH)
(ref)
A John Woodruff
served in the War of 1812, wounded in Indian skirmish, was in the Battle of Lundy's Lane and Bridgewater.
Ref: Hier Family
Tree
ancestry.com
John Rardin's parents may have been:
Dennis Rardin, married to Mary Osborne
(ref) but that is not likely since his middle name matches Hannah Woodruff's last name.
Hannah's father Cornelius Woodruff was married to a Mary Osborn however.
One ref claims that John Rardin's father was Denis Rardin (1725 Ireland
-1789 Westmoreland Co, PA)
HISTORY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, OHIO
Wesley Township
is where John Rardin lived about 1810. (ref)
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7
Oct 1816
Mason
Co., (W)VA
|
William
b. Abt 1817 (ref)
Nancy
b. Abt 1819 (ref)
married ? Hubbard
married ? Lange (ref)
Hannah
b. Abt 1821 (ref)
Elizabeth
b. Abt 1824 (ref)
Alexander?
(died
young) (ref)
Margaret
b. 1825 (ref)
married
Simon? Sam? Landon (ref)
in 1846 (ref)
children
George W b 1853
married
Martha Walton
in 1874 in IA (ref)
Hattie E
b 1860 VA
Carrie B
b. 1864 IA
John
DeWitt
b. 12 Feb1828
d. 19 Oct 1916
Olive Co,
Meigs Co, OH
m. Mary Ellen Birch
b 1833
d 1909
A John Rardin (32) was
living near Samuel Rardin
in 1860.
John's wife was
Mary E[llen] [Birch]
(27)
children
1. Hector (7)
2. Mary M (6)
3. Henry (4)
4. Sarah (2)
5. John B (7/10)
John B Rardin
married
Sarah Elizabeth
Johnson
b. 1850 NY
d. 1941 WV
Living in Grant Dist
on Little Sandy
Road
Jackson Co, WV
in 1930
John B (70)
Elizabeth (80)
Many more children
followed
6. Samuel (b 1864)
7. Isaac
b 1867
d 1895)
8. Frank S. (b 1867)
9. Minnie (b 1874)
10. Mary M (b 1876)
John D Rardin
mustered in
in the JACKSON
COUNTY HOME
GUARD in
Ravenswood, 8/12/63
in Captain J. A.
Proctor's
Company (ref)
Living with Mary E and
10 children + Martha
(age 69)
in Grant District, Jackson
Co, WV in 1870. Listed
as Rairden, John D.
Eliza
Jane
b. Abt 1830 (ref)
m. Samuel Coleman
Samuel
b. 29 Feb 1832 (ref)
d. 29 Mar 1906
m. Melissa Birch
on 10 Oct 1865
b. 1 Dec 1843 in PA
d. 2 Apr 1911
dau of
Thomas / Sarah
Birch
children (10 total)
Emma A. (Burdette)
b 1859
d. Bef 1947
Eva Bella (Bever)
b 1866
d. Bef 1947
Isaac W
b 1868
d. Bef 1947
James W Ottie
b 1870
d. Bef 1947
John B
b. 1872
d. Aft 1947
William D
b. 1874
Mary Mollie (Slaven)
27 Mar 1876 WV
d. Aft 1947
m George L Slaven
Porter Henry
b 30 May 1880 WV
d. Jul 1947 WV
Ella M (Howard)
b. 1878
d. Aft 1947
Walter
b ?
d. Bef 1947
Clarence C or E
(doctor)
b 1883
d. Bef Jul 1947
m. Marie K. ?
married ? Moorehouse (ref)
Thomas
b.
Abt 1834
d.
17 Nov 1858 or
d.
1899 (ref)
m.
Rowena Staats
(ref)
(ref)
A Thomas Rardin (26)
was living in
Ravenswood, VA
in 1860 near
Samuel Rardin.
He was married to
Ruawina (21)
child Mary E (1)
In 1870, wife's
name Rosanna (32)
children
Margaret (11)
Edward E (9)
Willam H (8)
Samuel (?)
Etta (3)
Living in
Ravenswood
near Samuel Rardin
Mary Ann (Polly) #
b.
23 Feb 1836
d
3 Feb 1899
m.
Grosvenor
Convass Rowley
22
May 1855
children
Abraham
Samuel Haworth
Wilson C
Mary Magdalene
Martha Geroganna
Laura Amanda
Joseph Venziles #
b 1867
d. 1960
m Lacy Clark King
Homer King
Nancy Elizabeth
John Harry
Lydia Alice
Edward
Edgar Convass
Charlotte Ellen
Living in Ravenswood,
VA in 1860 near Samuel
Rardin
Charlotte
(Last Name
also known as Reardon)
b. 29 Jul 1838
d. 5 Sep 1872
m. Joseph James
Daugherty
whose mother was
Magdalene Buffington
on 19 Oct 1858
in Jackson Co,VA
b. Abt 1838 in WV
d. ?
children:
William Fredrick
b: 9 Jul 1859
John
b: 9 Jul 1859
Rosa L.
b: Abt 1862
Annie
b: Abt 1864
Thomas
b: Abt 1866
Ref: Hier Family Tree
ancestry.com
Martha
R
b.
Abt 1840 (ref)
d. Aft 1860
William H
b.
Abt 1843 (ref)
d. Aft 1860
Isaac
b.
Abt 1847 (ref)
d. Aft 1860
(ref)
# Homer Rowley
was a
descendant
+ info from
Cheryl Gallagher
|
| Nancy
Elizabeth |
F |
1801
or
1803 |
probably VA
Because she died so early in life, her name is not listed on any census
record. Family members were not listed in 1810, 1820 or 1830
censuses.
Son Henry's 1900 census record stated that his mother was born in WV.
Daughter Sarah's 1880, 1900 and 1910 census records stated that her mother was born in VA.
Daughter Elizabeth's 1880, 1900 and 1910 census records stated that her mother was born in VA.
SInce parents moved to Muses Bottom VA in 1807, Nancy's VA birthstate
suggests that the family lived somewhere else in VA around 1801.
One suggestion is Belleville, Wood Co, VA which is just a few miles up
the Ohio River. Fort Belleville was a place of safety during the
Amerindian war of the 1790s. One ref suggests the Dewitts lived
there before arriving in Mason Co VA in 1807.
|
19
Mar 1834
or 1838 |
Muses
Bottom,
DeWitt
Cemetery
Jackson
Co.
VA
(now WV)
As
of 19 Aug 2008, her gravestone was
not evident in the
weed overgrown
cemetery. All I could find were about 6 stones still standing.
Her husband's stone had fallen over but is still readable.
FindAGrave
|
Isaac
Baldwin Sherman
b. Feb
6, 1800
in MA
d. 24
Mar, 1852
Muses
Bottom,
DeWitt
Cemetery
(W)VA
(ref)
FindAGrave
also
listed in H.D. Somerville's History of Grant District in the Dewitt
Cemetery
section
son of
Able Sherman
b. 16 Feb 1755
d. 25 Aug 1822
(ref)
1830 Mason Co, Va
census lists Issac B. Sherman with wife and with 2 boys and 1 girl
They are listed on the same page as Henry Sherman, husband of Phoebe...
see below.
He is probably brother to Isaac B Sherman.
Their father was Abel Sherman.
There is a town named Sherman near Buffington Island. See map
In 1850 census, Isac Sherman (52) is living with Mary (45) and Giles (14),
Mary (6), Amanda (3) and George (2)
in 27th District of Jackson Co, VA
Next door was son Abel (22) with wife Priscilla (18) and son Isaac (2/12)
IN 1850, who was Mary and these children?
Did he remarry?
Yes.
He married Sa(mary)
McClenahan in 1839.
Those children were his and were:
Mary
Amanda
George W
Living in Jefferson Co, IL in 1860
More info about this family:
(Ref1)
(Ref2)
|
10 July
1823 #
another ref:
aft
1815 when Isaac
arrived in (W)VA |
Abel
D
b. 11
Mar 1824 VA
(but age 22 in 1850)
d.
Bef 1855
m.
Priscilla Anderson
b. 1832 VA
d. Aft 1850
m. 14 Aug
1849 #
children
Isaac b 1850
Nancy
b 20 Mar 1852
d 29 Jun 1920
m. Charles J
Rector
(son of
Stephen Rector
and Elizabeth
Sherman
(see below))
(ref)
Henry
Clay, (doctor)
b. 12 Oct 1828 VA
d.
9 Aug 1906
Sandoval, Marion Co, IL
m.
Sarah Ruddick
(Riddick)
b. 1836 Ireland
d. 1913
Sandoval, Marion
Co, IL
children:
Mary Virginia (b 1858)
Sallie Sarah (b 1861)
Henry Byron (b 1863)
Rufus (b 1862)
Thomas (b 1865)
Paul (b 1876)
Living in Pulaski Co,
IL in 1870
(ref)
Charlotte
b. Abt 1830
m. Reuben Bate Carlley
children:
Charlotte
Josephine
Reuben
(ref)
Sarah
Baldwin ***
'Sally'
(photo
ref)
b.
25 Aug 1831
d.
21 Aug 1910 ****
m.
Levin Ludwell Rector
5
May 1847 #
(family
ref)
children:
William
Mary
Harriet
Henry G
Susan
Virginia
Kate
Blanche
living in Jackson Co,
WV in 1870 next door
to sister Elizabeth (below)
Elizabeth
b.
8 Sep 1833
d. ?
Jul 1914 ****
m.
Stephen Steptoe
Rector
18
Nov 1848
children:
Charles
Albert
Anna
Isaac S
Sarah F(Fannie)
Webster C
Elizabeth
Josephine
Reuben
Dona
(ref)
living in Jackson Co,
WV in 1870 next door
to sister Sarah (above)
Giles
b. 1834 VA
d. Aft 1850
(ref)
***
Betty Briggs
is a descendant
She can be
contacted at
The Jackson
County
Pioneers
Project
**** buried in
Rector Cem,
Sherman, Jackson
Co, WV
|
Alexander
C.
Note: Another Alexander C DeWitt will be found but he is the son of Thomas DeWitt above.
|
M |
1803
or 1805 |
probably VA
Because he died so early in life, his name is not listed on any census
record. Family members were not listed in 1810 or 1820 censuses.
|
19
Feb 1823 or 1825 |
probably
DeWitt
Cemetery
Jackson
Co.
VA
(now WV) |
- |
- |
-
(ref) |
Lydia
Living in 1850
in District 27, Jackson Co, VA
with children:
Zadoc (25)
Donles (24)
Catherine (22)
Caroline (19)
Jno. (18)
William (16)
Ruth (14)
Lydia (10)
Nancy (8)
Stewart (4/12)
Charlotte (12)
Living with son
John DeWitt Robison
in 1860 as Lydia Robison age 56.
1860 census is shown below
|
F |
1804 |
probably VA
However in 1850 and 1860 censuses she is listed as born in VA.
In 1880 census, her son John D was listed as having parents with father born in VA
and mother born in PA.
|
probably
died
aft 16 Mar 1861 +
Some have suggested 1863-69.
1860 census is shown below
She is listed in the 1861 Jackson County Land Book as holding 209 acres of Muse's Bottom.
|
Probably Jackson Co, WV
Cheryl
Gallagher says she has
lost
track of Lydia after the 1860 census.
-->&
From Cheryl Gallagher
Buried
in Sandoval,
Marion Co, IL
are children of John
Robinson and Lydia
DeWitt:
- Caroline who
married
Harrison L.
Stewart and
- Ruth
who
married William
E.
Stewart
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John
Robinson
b. 1793
Ireland
d. 2 Nov
1841
DeWitt
Cem,
Jackson
Co
(W)VA
(ref)
FindAGrave
Another ref in ancestry.com
gives his dates as:
b. 15 Dec 1791 Ireland
d. 7 Nov 1841
Jackson Co, VA
in Rowley-King
she married Alexander Culbertson
on 2 Apr 1820 #
(This seems to be an error.)
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2
Apr 1820 in Mason
Co, (W)VA.
(ref)
|
Zadoc *
b. Abt 1825 (W)VA
d.
Abt Feb 1859
Jackson
Co, (W)VA +
(Note: Another Zadoc
is listed as a possible
son of Thomas DeWitt
above.)
Listed as Zadie (age 25)
in 1850 census
by ancestry.com.
Damas/Donles
Danles/Daules
*
Dorcas +
b. Abt 1826 (W)VA
d. Aft 1870 +
43 yr old Damas female
living with brother John D
(below) in 1870 and idiotic.
Listed as Donles age 24
and female
in 1850 census.
Listed as Dorcas in 1860.
Catherine *
b. 29 May 1829
Jackson
Co, (W)VA
d. 1
Oct 1897 +
Sullivan
Co, MO
m. Thomas Mairs
19 Jun 1853 +
Sullivan
Co, MO
children
Orland (b 1854)
Alice Myrtle (b 1856)
Mary M (b 1858)
Pinkney (b 1862)
Robert Shirley (b 1865)
Lydia Anna (b 1867)
Living in Sullivan Co, MO
in 1860-1880 censuses.
Caroline * -->&
b. 16 Mar 1830 (W)VA
d.
30 Jul 1908
Marion
Co, IL
m.
Harrison L. Stewart
2 Oct 1850
Jackson
Co, (W)VA
Living in Marion Co,
IL in 1870 without
husband
but 8 children:
Harmon (20)
William (18)
Sarah (13)
Lydia (11)
John (9)
Thomas (7)
Ruth (5)
Mary (3)
John Dewitt
b. 8 Jan 1832
Jackson
Co, (W)VA
d. 8
Oct 1893
Milan,
Sullivan
Co, MO +
m1.
Lydia Salome
Barrows
b. 1843 OH,
d. Aft 11 Jun 1880
m. 18 Nov 1860
Wood Co, (W)VA
children
William Avery, b 1861
Sherman Armstrong,
b 1863
Robert Skillinger,
b 1865
Thomas L, b 1866
Lafayette, b 1868
Robert S, b 1869
Ida Virginia, b 1872
Myrtle Anna, b 1874
Hariett Hattie Violette,
b 1878
John Stark,, b 1880
In 1870 census, they
were living next door
to Thomas DeWitt in
Grant Twnshp,
Jackson Co, WV
In 1880, they were
living in Polk
Township,
Sullivan Co, MO
m2 Sarah
Bell Orr+
or Sarah Ann Beall
b 1827 d 1905
13 Nov 1884 +
Sullivan
Co, MO
William
A * -->& +++
b. 31 Oct 1836
Jackson
Co, VA
d.
30 May 1880
Jackson
Co, VA
(FindAGrave)
m.
Margaret Hall +
(see below)
on 10 May 1865 +
Jackson
Co, WV
b. 3 Jun 1833 VA
d. 24 Feb 1897
Reger, Sullivan
Co, MO
(FIndAGrave)
(dau. of
Sam Hall &
Charlotte DeWitt)
So first cousins were
married.
See children under
listing for his wife
Margaret Hall below.
William served in the
Union Army in the
Civil War in the 4th
Infantry Regiment
West Virginia,
Company F as
a Corporal
Ruth L.* -->&
b. 28 Apr 1836
Jackson
Co, VA
d.
15 Apr 1906
Sandoval,
Marion Co, IL +
m.
William E. Stewart+
13 Jul 1854 +
Jackson
Co, VA
b?
d. Bef 1900
children:
Pearl (son)
b Apr 1873 IL
Amanda M
b. Apr 1879 IL
Living in Sandoval,
Marion Co, IL in
1900 (widowed).
She had 2 children
who were both alive.
Her mother was born
in WV and her
father in OH.
Charlotte T
b. 7 Apr 1838
Jackson
Co, VA
d. Abt Jun 1850
DeWitt
Cem,
Jackson
Co, VA
Lydia *
b. 28 Apr 1840 (W)VA
d. Aft 1860
listed in 1850
and 1860 census
in Jackson Co, Va living
with mother and family
Mary Ann (Maureen?)
b. Abt 1842 (W)VA
d. 25 May 1885
in Middleport,
Meigs Co, OH
m.
John Paugh+
5 Oct 1864 +
Jackson
Co, VA
b. Mar 1839 MD
d. 1914 Hocking Co,
OH
children:
Octava (b 1865)
Leota (b 1867)
Gertrude (b 1869)
Evelina (b 1872)
Stella
b. Oct 1874
d. Aft 1930
m. John Hobbs
Cannon (b 1878)
This family was
living in Middleport,
Meigs Co, OH
in 1880 and
Stella was living
with her father
John in 1900 in
Middleport Village,
Meigs Co., OH
A (grand?)daughter
Gladys (b 1894) was
also living with them.
John (72) was living
in Hocking Co, OH in
1910 with son-in-law
John M Hobbs,
husband of Stella.
She was NOT listed
in 1850 census.
Nancy
+
b. Abt 1842 (W)VA
d. ?
m.
Eli Pyles+
listed in 1850 census,
but if father died in 1841,
she may have been a
grand daughter
--------------
Stuart
(may be a grandson
since he was listed
as 4-6 mo in 1850
census and John
died in 1841 +
(ref)
Comment:
* = buried
in DeWitt Cemetery
+ info from
Cheryl Gallagher
+++ Cheryl Gallagher
is
a
descendant.
--> &
See note in
Death
Location column from
Cheryl about William A
& Lydia E.
Robinson in
Letart Falls Cem. in
Meigs Co., OH which
is across the Ohio
River from Jackson Co., WV
|
| Charlotte |
F |
?
1807
m.
Samuel Hall
+++
dau:
Margaret
Living in Jackson Co, VA near father and listed as Charlotte Hall at age 45 in 1850 census and born in VA.
|
W(VA) because John &
Nancy moved to W(VA) about 1800
See ^ Note
below.
Also, the 1840, 1850, 1860 and 1880 census records list her as being born in VA.
Living with
children:
Wm H (30)
Mary (Marg?) (26)
Charlotte (20)
in Muses Bottom,
Jackson Co,
VA in 6 Aug 1860 next door to sister Phebe and her family of Henry Sherman. Her birth state was VA
Also near Malinda Romine and her family. Malinda was Malinda Rardin, daughter of Margaret Elizabeth Dewitt.
Living with daughter Charlotte Sayre in 1870 near Syracuse, Letart Township, Meigs Co, OH. Her birth state was VA
Living with
daugther Margaret Robinson in 1880
in Union, Jackson Co WV. Her birth state was VA
|
28
Dec 1884 |
Letart
Falls Cem,
Letart, Meigs Co., OH. (see map)
FindAGrave
Letart
Falls, Meigs County, OH, is down river along the Ohio River from Muses
Bottom, WV where the DeWitt clan spread from.
OFrom Cheryl Gallagher
Also buried in Letart
Falls Cem,
Letart, OH. is William A. Robinson and
two of his children:
John Robinson (died 13 Aug 1874
age 4m18d) and Lydia
E. Robinson (died 23 Nov 1884 age 9y4m8d).
In a recent note (4/12/04) she states
Jerome Sheridan Robinson was named after Gen. Philip
Sheridan. Rumor has it (I can't seem to prove it yet) that
his father, William A. Robinson, served in the Civil War under
Gen. Sheridan.
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Samuel
Hall
b. ~1797
in VA
d. 17
Sep 1839
Buried in
Dewitt Cem,
Jackson
Co WV.
(ref)
FindAGrave
In ancestry.com I found a reference for a Samuel Hall who was born 1 Jan 1798 in Rockbridge Co, VA.
It
also stated that he died in the same county... which is somewhat
doubtful if he was buried in Dewitt Cemetery in what was then Wood Co.
also
listed in H.D. Somerville's History of Grant District in the Dewitt
Cemetery
section
There is a Samuel Hall living
in Wood Co, VA in the 1830 census but he has 2 boys and 2 girls under
5. Both parents are listed as <30. If they married in
1829, then this may not be them unless they had 4 kids in the first
year!!
There is a Samuel D Hall living Harrison Co, VA in 1830 which is just
east of Wood Co. He was listed with 3 female and 2 male children
along with a wife, so this fits better.
County maps in VA
|
30
Apr 1829
in Mason
Co, VA. |
William
H #
b.
abt 1830 W(VA) +
m.
Arminda ?
Margaret #
b. 3 Jun
1833 VA
+
d.
24 Feb 1897
Henry Cem, Reger,
Sullivan Co., MO
(FindAGrave)
m. William A.
Robinson O
b. 31 Oct 1836
Jackson Co,
VA
d. 30 May 1880
Jackson Co, WV
- buried Letart
Falls Cem
Letart Falls, OH
(FindAGrave)
He is son of Lydia
DeWitt
(Charlotte's sister)
(see above)
So first cousins were
married.
children were:
- Jerome Sheridan
+++
b. 27 Feb 1866
Ravenswood,
Jackson Co, WV
d. 2 Nov 1901
buried Henry
Cem, Sullivan
Co, MO
(FindAGrave)
m. Luetta Huffman
b. 30 Apr 1872
d. 8 Aug 1958
(FindAGrave)
children:
Everett L
b Jul 1896
d
William F
b Jan 1898
d
Freda
b 1900
d 1901
(FindAGrave)
Luetta also
married:
Charles Maggart
John Heskett
Reed
- Franklin
Clay
b. 1867 WV
d.
m Nellie Rosa
Duval
- Charlote "Lottie"
b. 1871 WV
d.
m. Charles Jesse
Richmond
- John A. O
b. 5 Apr 1874
WV
d. 13 Aug 1874
WV
- buried Letart
Falls Cem
Letart Falls, OH
(FindAGrave)
- Lydia
E. O
b. 17 Jul 1875
OH
d. 23 Nov 1884
OH
buried Letart
Falls Cem
Letart Falls, OH
(FindAGrave)
O--see note 2 columns
to the left
Lucinda #
b.
abt 1833 W(VA) +
d.
? Boone Co, IA
m.
George W. Stewart
18 Apr
1852
Benjamin #
b.
19 Oct 1834
W(VA)+
d.
19 Sep 1856
DeWitt
Cem
Jackson
Co., W(VA)
Sarah #
b.
abt 1836 W(VA)+
m.
William Henry
Harrison Rardin
7
Dec 1857
Jackson
Co.,
W(VA)
b. 31 Ict 1836 VA
d. 19 Jun 1888
Cincinnati, OH
son of David
Rardin and
Elizabeth
Buffington
children
William H
Edward
Everett
Nellie
Charlotte #
b. 25
Apr 1840
Jackson
Co.,
W(VA)+
d.
31 Dec 1904
Antiquity,
Meigs
Co, OH
m.
Martin V. Sayre +
3
Aug 1867 #
(ref)
#
= Rowley-King Genealogy
+ also info from Cheryl Gallagher
+++ Cheryl Gallagher
is
a
descendant.
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Phoebe
(This
child not substantiated at ref
as
a DeWitt.)
I
obtained the idea from the Rowley-King Genalogy)
+ Also confirmed
by Cheryl Gallagher
Living in Odin, Marion Co, IL on 8 Jun 1880 (age 62) with children
John A (32)
G. Nathan (30)
H. Monroe (26)
|
F |
?
1810-11 |
W(VA) |
18
Nov 1896 +
|
Sandoval,
Marion Co, IL +
Sandoval Township History
|
Henry
Sherman
b. 1788
in MA
d. aft
1860
bef 1880
(ref)
Henry (<40) is listed living in Mason
Co, VA with 1 boy under 5, 1 girl under 20 and 1 female under 30 (wife
Phoebe?) PLUS 1 female under 60.... could this be the MISSING Mother of
Phoebe? Nancy Culbertson DeWitt, widower? She would be 60
in 1830.
In 1840, he is living in Jackson Co, VA with his family and a woman
<70... which could again be Nancy Culbertson DeWitt, who died in
1841.
In 1850, they were listed as living in Jackson Co, VA near Phoebe's father. Phoebe listed as born in VA.
In 1860, they are living next door to sister Charlotte Hall and family
(see above). Children listed are Herod, Huldy, Wm, HT, Geo N,
John S, HM
There is a town named Sherman near Buffington Island. See map
He is probably brother to Isaac B Sherman (see above)
Their father was Abel Sherman.
|
1830
Mason
Co, W(VA)
RRRRRRR |
Hector
R
b
Abt 1830 W(VA)
d. Aft 1900
Marion Co, IL +
m. Melissa Harbor
4 Jan 1853 #
b. 1830 OH
d. Aft 1870
children
Ellen b 1854 WV
Henry b 1865 WV
Alice b 1857 IL
Lambert A b. May 1873 IL
Living in Marion Co,
IL in 1870 and 1900
Herod D
b
Abt 1831 W(VA)
d. Aft 1870
Marion Co, IL +
m. Ruth ?
b. 1838 VA
d. Aft 1870
children
Albert b 1863 WV
Effie b 1865 WV
Phoebe b 1869 IL
Living in Marion Co,
IL in 1870
Hulda (Huldy) S *
b
Abt 1833 W(VA)
d. 24
Mar 1852 *# or
d. 23 Aug 1861 +
DeWitt
Cem,
Jackson
Co, WV
m. George W Jackson+
29 Dec 1859 +
However a 36 yr old Huldy
was living with parents without George in the 1860 census. That would
put her birthyear as 1824 which is before parents were married. In 1850
Hulda was listed as age 17.
Isaac B *
b Oct 1834 W(VA)
d. Aft 1900
Sandoval,
Marion Co, IL +
m. Mary J. ?
b. 1839 VA
d. Aft 1880
4 Jan 1853 #
children
Minnie b 1863 WV
Maude b Apr 1865 IL
Andy b Dec 1871 IL
Living in IL in 1880
Living in Sandoval
Village,
Marion Co, IL
in 1900:
Isaac, Maude and Andy
Alexander
L *
b
21 Aug 1836 W(VA)+
d.
29 Aug 1861
DeWitt
Cem,
Jackson
Co, W(VA)
m. Louisa Witzel
b. 1842 OH
d. Aft 1860
Living in Muses
Bottom
in 1860
Henry F
b Dec 1839 W(VA)+
d. Aft 1900
m. Matilda ? in 1865 #
b. Jan 1848 VA
d. Aft 1900
children:
Reno b1868 VA
Henry b 1870 VA
Charles b Jun 1877 IL
Living in Sandoval
Village, Marion, IL
in 1900 and Jackson Co
WV in 1870
Nancy C *
b
1 Aug 1841 W(VA)
d.
19 Sep 1843
DeWitt
Cem,
Jackson
Co, W(VA)
William C
b. Mar 1844 W(VA)+
d. Aft 1900 Marion Co, IL +
not in 1850 census #
m. Margaret A?
b. ABt 1848
d. Bef 1900
children: ?
Roy
b Oct 1871 IL
Albert A
b Mar 1873 IL
Anne
b 1875 IL
William C, Jr
b Aug 1883
Living in Sandoval
Village, Marion, IL
in 1880 and 1900
Eliza Ann
b.
17 Jan 1847 W(VA)+
d. 28 Jan 1847 W(VA)+
John A
b. 1849 VA
(age 32 in 1880)
not in 1850 census #
d. Aft 1920
(Listed in 1860 census)
m. Jessie (b 1859) MO
children
Everett b 1884 IL
Mora b 1890 IL
Living in Sandoval,
Marion, Co, IL in 1900
with brother George (50)
and John's wife
and children Evert and
Mora
Living with same people
in 1910 at same
location.
George
Nathan +
b 1850 VA
(age 13 in 1860)
(age 30 in 1880)
(age 50 in 1900)
(age 60 in 1910)
d. Aft 1900
Marion Co, IL +
Living with brother
John's family in 1900
(see below)
Living with John again
in 1910 in Sandoval,
Marion Co, IL
H.
Monroe +
b
3 Sep 1854 W(VA)+
d. Aft 1920
Marion Co, IL +
m. Katherine or Catharine
b. 1867 IL
d. Aft 1920
no children as of 1910
or 1920
Living in Chicago, IL
in 1910 and 1920
Living with mother
in 1880 in Odin,
Marion Co, IL
(ref)
Comment:
* = buried in DeWitt Cemetery
+ info from Cheryl Gallagher
#
= Rowley-King Genealogy |
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Notes:
West Virgina
became a state in 1863 at the beginning of the Civil War , so dates
referring to Virginia
before that time and
West Virginia after that time could be only a
reflection of statehood rather than people moving.
Miscellaneous Information
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Lydia DeWitt (Robinson)
- Lydia DeWitt Robinson in 1850
census
- 18 Sep 1850, 27th District, Jackson Co, Virginia
- Children:
- Zadoc (25), Donlas (24), Catherine (22), Caroline (19), John (Jno)(18), William (16),
- Ruth (14), Lydia (10), Nancy (8), Stewart (4/12), Charlotte (12)
- If Lydia's husband died in
- Lydia DeWitt Robinson (Robison) in 1860
census
- 4 Aug 1860, page 174, Post Office: Murrysville
- living near Thomas DeWitt
- Robison
Family: Lydia (56), John (28), William (25), Dorcas (32), Lydia (20),
Mary (18), John (8)*, Jas (3)*, W. L. (4/12)*
- *
These are not her children. Cheryl Gallagher states that she has
lost track of Lydia after this census report.
- On
March 1, 1831, the
General Assembly of Virginia granted a petition requesting the
formation
of a new county including rich and fertile lands from Kanawha, Mason
and
Wood counties occupied at the time by some 3,500 settlers. The new
county
was named Jackson in honor of then President of the United States,
Andrew
Jackson. (From Jackson
County
History page)
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FACTS (Skip to 2009 news.)
- 1760:
- One of John's possible fathers, Ezekiel
Dewitt (Bef 1741 - 1792) married Maria Keller on 6 Apr 1760 in Kaatsbaan, Ulster Co.,
NY. (ancestry.com)
- 1768:
- Ezekiel DeWitt
was living in the area around today's Confluence, PA 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 crated in 1800.) " (REF)
This area is very close to subsequent sightings of Ezekiel listed below.
- Click HISTORY to
read a chronologial history of the region and DETAILED
to read more about the details.
- 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 [pronounced yah-kuh-GAIN-ee.] (REF)
- Here is the map of the region as of 2004:
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- 1776:
- 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)
- As
you can see below, Ohio County (green are in map shown below) is VERY close to Westmoreland Co., PA
(pink area) where John DeWitt was first detected in 1790. Note
that in 1776, (map)
the southwest corner of PA was simply Westmoreland Co. Note that
this map
is a 2004 map. A more appropriate map is shown below it.
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- 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.
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- 1781:
- Virginia
State Library List of Rev.
Soldiers includes Ezekiel DeWitt, who was paid off at Ft. Pitt (Pittsburgh) with his
son. (ref)
- Ezekiel had a license for keeping an ordinary (tavern) in
Washington Co., PA. (ref)
- Westmoreland county (11) had been divided up in July 1781 to form Washington (12) and Fayette (13) counties.
- 1782:
- Census,
Hopewell Twp in Washington Co., lists 400 acres of land, 2 horses, 4 cows, 2 slaves. Land
grant for 400 acres dated 24 Feb 1782. (REF)
- There
is a Hopewell
township in Washingto Co., PA. I assume this is the
location. (REF)
- Where is Hopewell
Township?
There is a Hopewell
township in Beaver Co., PA. Is this the location? (REF)
In 1800, Hopewell Township did not exist in Beaver Co., however. (REF)
Beaver
County, Pennsylvania is located in the southwest part of the
state, and was carved out of Washington and Allegheny Counties in
1800.... so in 1782, Hopewell Township would have been in a different
named county. In 1814, the southern townships were
reorganized into four
approximately equal quarters and given the names Hopewell, Moon, Green
and Hanover Townships. (REF)
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)
- Nov
26, 1782, Ezekiel DeWit, Hopewell Twp,
2 slaves. W.VA Society, Sons of Revolution, p466:
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- 1786-7:
- 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...
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- 1790:
- 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 county 11
above and below.) (In
some census records in the early years of the census effort, people
were listed in alphabetical order so it was not possible to determine
where one family lived in relation to another other than within the
same census district. Since this list is not alphabetical, it seems
like it is safe to assume the Culbertsons and Dewits were neighbors.)
The
date was 14 April 1790. So I
guess what had happened
is that John Dewit fell
in
love with Nancy
Culbertson, and married her. Then they settled down in the house
next to her father. John Dewit was listed as living
with one female who we can assume was Nancy. If the date was 14 April,
1790, and their first son Thomas
is said to have been born
in 1789, why was he not listed as an infant when the census was
taken in 1790? Perhaps Thomas was not born in 1789? There
is obviously more to the story than was
passed down through the years. (Click on Culbertson
to see my new
CulbertsonAncestry website.)
- 1790
Map of
Pennsylvania Counties:
- County 13 is Fayette Co., county 12 is Washington Co.,
county 11 is
Westmoreland Co. and county 9 is Bedford Co.
- In 1790, Virginia had changed too!
- I have not found any reference to Ezekiel Dewitt in the 1790 census.
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- 1792:
- According
to the Colman / Earle Family Tree at
Ancestry.com, Ezekiel Dewitt died in 1792. He was married to
Maria Keller. In this genealogy, his father was Jan
Dewitt and his mother was Ariaantje
Osterhoundt. No other
information
is available to prove that connection. (REF)
- Recently I
have found information that puts doubt on the idea that Ezekiel was our
John Dewitt's father. (This was written in 2005.)
- Some references state that Ezekiel's son John's wife was Catharine Quick rather than Nancy Culbertson.
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Please
refer to the DeWittAncestry,
the KingstonNYCLAN and the LongIslandCLAN
websites
for discussion about the ancestors of John DeWitt.
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2009 INFORMATION (As of January 5th)
The author of this website is the great great great great grandson of John Dewitt.
Recently I joined the DeWitt DNA Project with the hopes of connecting my Y-chromosome
37 marker analysis to another Dewitt from one of the known clans who arrived in the 1600s:
Current analysis of my Y-chromosome 37 marker DNA results, which for
now represents all of the male DeWitts descendant from John Dewitt, and
therefore all of the mentioned or unmentioned females) suggests that we
are NOT related within 500 years of the people who have had their DNA
analyzed and are members of the FamilyTree DeWitt DNA Project.
http://www.familytreedna.com/public/dewittfamilydna/default.aspx
Up to this time, three 1600s Dewitt clans have been claimed.
a. Tjerck Dewitt from Kingston NY area
b. Jan Dewitt from Long Island area
c. Jacob Dewitt from Virginia area
My DNA does not match (at the 37 marker analysis level) with any members in the DeWitt DNA group.
There are currently 19 other members. This analysis is on the Y chromosome only.
This means that:
a. There is a fourth Dewitt clan from whom our John Dewitt descends.
b. There was an adoption in Don's line somewhere back in time.
c. There was an illegitimate birth somwhere back in time.
d. There were these "nonpaternal events (b & c)" in the history of the other DeWitt DNA member's lines.
In case b. or c., this issue may affect only my line from Thomas DeWitt (1791-1879),
or many other lines shown on this document.
In cases a and d., we need more DNA to further evaluate.
This challenge is the reason for this document. We need more male Dewitt DNA!
Please contact me if you can advise or help.
Don DeWitt (contact)
http://users.bergen.org/dondew/bio/DEWITT/DeWittSiteMAP.html
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More 2009 INFORMATION (As of January 22nd)
The author of this website was recently contacted by a descendant of Thomas Buffington DeWitt, Sr. who was the son of Thomas Dewitt,
who was the first son of John and Nancy Dewitt. Terry Say Meehan
sent me several photos but also scans of certain Fresno County,
California history books. The following is of great significance:
HISTORY OF
FRESNO COUNTY
CALIFORNIA
WITH
Biographical Sketches
OF
The Leading Men and Women of the County Who have
been Identified with its Growth and
Development from the Early
Days to the Present.
History by
Paul E Vandor
Illustrated
Complete in Two Volumes
Historic Record Company
Los Angeles, California
1919
On
page 911-912 was written a story about MADLAIN (McCullough)DeWITT, who was the wife of Thomas Buffington DeWitt, Sr. It is a four
paragraph story. I have included a transcription below because it
mentions without naming, him, John DeWitt in paragraph 3. The
importance is that this document claims that this ancestor was born in
France.
------Paragraph 1------
“MADLAIN
DeWITT. --- A distinguished lady of Selma, the descendant of noted
American Forebears, and highly esteemed in the town where she is best
known as the widow of a very worthy citizen, Mrs. Madlain DeWitt enjoys
a wide circle of friends. She was born in Sullivan Coutny, Mo., and is
a daughter of John McCullough who married Elizabeth Bell, a native of
Pittsburgh, the ceremony taking place in Pennsylvania. He had been
born in Ohio, went South to Louisiana, then North again and West to
Missouri, where in Sullivan County he develped a farm; and when the
Civil War broke out, he enlisted in the Union Army, served with the
Twenty-third Missouri Volunteers, and was made a major. Eight children
were born to these devoted parents, among whom our subject was the
fifth and the oldest girl.
------Paragraph 2------
She
grew up in Sullivan County, attended the common schools, and when
twenty-one years of age was there married to Thomas Buffington DeWitt,
a native of Virginia who served in the Home Guards at Milan, Mo. He was
a farmer and stock-raiser at first in Adair County, that state, in
1872, and in 1884 came to Fresno County, where they settled on a ranch
four miles north of Selma, on what was known as the Russell Quarter.
They had ten children, of whom the second daughter, Luella E., now Mrs.
Garnet Adkins of Los Angeles, was married in Missouri, and the seventh
child, a little girl named Alta, died there; so that they brought with
them to California eight children, namely: Mary Elizabeth, who is Mrs.
W. H. Say; William Henry, the blacksmith at Caruthers; Oscar, a
well-borere at Selma; Florence, the wife of W. J. Boles of Fresno, a
rancher near Caruthers; Viola, wife of R. M. Pettus, a housepainter in
Oakland; Shearon, an engineer at Sacramento; and Thomas Buffington, at
Selma.
------Paragraph 3------
This
son, Thomas Buffington, recalls Mrs. DeWitt’s husband, who was born at
Wheeling, Va., in 1833, the son of Thomas DeWitt, a Virginia farmer,
whose estate near Wheeling is still owned by a member of the DeWitt
family. His father, in turn, was born in France, became a soldier in
the French Army, and came to America with Lafayette, to aid in the
great struggle for American Independence.
------Paragraph 4------
Mrs.
DeWitt is an active member of the Presbyterian Church and there, as
well as in such circles as the Red Cross, works for the betterment of
society. Her duaghter, Mrs. W. H. Say, is a well-known club-woman, and
was president of the Woman’s Improvement Club at Selma for five
consecutive years, an organization that has accomplished much for that
beautiful town. Upon leaving that office she turned over $1,200 in
cash, which had been raised during her incumbency, and was in turn
presented with a beautiful hand-painted jardiniere, by the club, in
appreciation of her vauled services.”
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Thank you Terry Meehan for this resource.
If
anyone has access to information about Lafayette that verifies this
1919 claim about our DeWitt ancestor, please contact me. Lafayette’s
first ship was called the Victory and they arrived in 1777 in Virginia.
Several men accompanied him. We now need to determine if a DeWitt came
with him. Hopefully, it was our John DeWitt.
See also: UNKNOWN DeWitt Clan in France
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- 1800:
- There is no census record for Virginia in 1800.
- No John Dewit is listed in PA in 1800 either.
- A John Culbertson is listed as living in Hopewell Township, Washington Co, PA in 1800
- Washington Co Map 1800
- But he supposedly died in 1797???? If he did,
then Margaret Culbertson should be listed in the 1800 census, but I can
not find her. One is listed (Margart Culbertson) in Cecil Co, MD but
she is under 45.
- The West Virginia area (before WV was WV) in 1800 is shown below:
- 1807:
- The
first settler at Muse's
Bottom, Virginia, (See map above.) was John Dewitt
(some
of the old settlers
pronounce it Doo-it), who built the first cabin, in 1807. (from
"Pioneers of Jackson County", by John House,
where it appears in the Section "Lower Sandy Valley".) Their story is described at: Ohio River Migration.
- (Across
the river in Ohio, there is also a Dewitt Run (a creek) across from Muses Bottom. (Did you see DeWitt
Cemetery ?... It was not used for a few more years.))
- 1810:
- (which later
became Jackson Co, VA and then in 1863... West Virginia.) with the
following household mix:
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- Note: If
you try to find
John Dewit in the ancestry.com 1810 census database, they have him
cataloged as John Dinet. On 4/14/04 I requested that they fix
this
error.
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From the Mason Co, VA 1810 Census (scroll down to page 377A)
|FREE WHITE MALES |FREE WHITE FEMALES
| 10 16 26 | 10 16 26
Head of Household |to to to to 45 |to to to to 45
PG# LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME |10 16 26 44 up |10 16 26 45 up
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377A 6 Buffington Joel | . 2 . 1 1 | . 1 1 1 1
377A 7 Buffington Abraham | 2 . . 1 . | 2 . . 1 .
377A 8 Buffington Jacob | 2 . . 1 . | 1 . . 1 .
377A 20 Dewit John | . 1 1 1 . | 2 1 . 1 .
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- males:
- (10-16):
1,
- (16-26):
1,
- (26-44):
1 and
- females:
- (0-10):
2,
- (10-16):
1,
- (26-44):
1
- (Would
this be: males: John, Jr, Thomas, John Sr. and females:
Lydia & Nancy E.., Margaret or Martha, and mother
Nancy?? It seems that one son, and two daughters are not
present because by 1810 the following sons had been born: Thomas, John
Jr., Alexander C., and the daughters: Margaret, Martha, Lydia, Nancy,
Charlotte.)
- Note also
that in the same area, Jacob and Abraham Buffington were living along
with their father Joel Buffington. Of course, Jacob and Abraham's
sister, Magdalena, married John Dewitt's first son Thomas Dewitt.
- In ancestry.com I have received a claim that John was born on
23 Apr 1750 in Westmoreland,Pennsylvania,USA
however if in 1810 John was no older than 44, then the earliest he was
born would be 1810 - 44=1766.
- Again by
1810, Virginia's counties had moved around.
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- 1811:
- A John
Dewitt, Sr was listed as paying personal
property
taxes in Mason Co, VA.
- 1813:
- A John
Dewitt, Sr was listed
as paying personal
property
taxes in Mason Co, VA.
- 1814:
- A John
Dewitt, Sr was listed
as paying personal
property
taxes in Mason Co, VA.
- 1820: 1820
census of Mason Co., VA
- In 1820 three Dewitt families are listed in Mason Co., VA. (1820 census.. scroll down .. the list is alphabetical)
- Who are Thomas and John Duett?
- This John is probably not our John because John
Dewitt has been listed as dying on 14 Jan 1820 which would have been before this census.
- Thomas above is probably our John's first son
Thomas (1789-1879) who would have been 31 in 1820. By 1820 he had
had one son Joel (b 1816) and two daughters Nancy (b 1814) and Lydia (b
1819). His wife Mary Buffington would have been 23 in 1820.
There are discrepancies with their family status and the census
listing. Thomas should have been listed in the 4th column, not
the 5th. There is another female in the 16 to 26 range, but that
could have been household staff or visiting niece?
- John
above is probably John's son John (1792-1840). John Jr. would have been
28 in 1820. He married Catherine Derenberger in 1818 in Wood Co,
Va which is the county north of Mason Co. It is somewhat
confusing to see that another male and female in the same age range
were living with him, but that could be staff or relatives as is often
seen later in the century when names are included in census records.
- Also in Mason Co, was Nancy (Culbertson) Dewitt who would be the widow of John Dewitt, Sr., who died on 14 Jan 1820 and of course the mother of Thomas and John, Jr. (1820 census.. scroll down .. the list is alphabetical)
|FREE WHITE MALES |FREE WHITE FEMALES
| 10 16 16 26 | 10 16 26
Head of Household |to to to to to 45 |to to to to 45
LAST NAME FIRST NAME |10 16 18 26 44 up |10 16 26 45 up
------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------
Duett Thomas | 1 . . 1 . . | 2 . 2 . .
Duett John | . . . 2 . . | . . 2 . .
Duett Nancy | . 1 . 1 . . | . 1 1 1 1
- His wife Nancy "Duett" is found as the head of the family in the
1820
census of Mason Co., VA. with the following household mix:
- males:
- (0-10): 0,
- (10-16):
1,
- (16-18): 0,
- (16-26):
1,
- (26-45): 0,
- (45+): 0, and
- females
- (0-10): 0,
- (10-16):
1,
- (16-26):
1,
- (26-45):
1,
- (45+):
1 (ref)
- As mentioned above, John
Dewitt has been listed as dying on 14 Jan 1820.
- 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.
- By the
statement, he was then born about 1759.
- Rumor
has it that he was buried in the Dewitt
Cemetery
near
Murraysville, WV, (which is now located in Jackson Co, WV) but his
grave has been destroyed sometime
through the years due to collapse of the cliff due to nearby quarry
activity. In 1981 and 2008 I visited the cemetery and his gravestone was
not
evident.
- Again by
1820, Virginia's counties had moved around.
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- 1830
- Son of John DeWitt, Thomas "Duett" is listed with
4 male children and 2 female children
along with a wife less than 40 and himself older than 40, living in
Mason Co, VA. A John Duett is also listed. (1830 Census.. scroll down .. the list is alphabetical.)
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- The Thomas Duett males could be: Joel(<15), John
(<10), Culbertson (<5) and Alexander (<5) plus Thomas (but he
should be 40 to 41.)
- The Thomas Duett females could be: Nancy (<10),
Lydia (<15), and Magdaline (<40)
- Who is John Duett?
- Probably Thomas's younger brother John who
would be 38, but this shows 4 children living with he and his wife,
Catherine Derenberger. The problem is that they supposedly had no
children. (See above Children of John Dewitt,
Sr.)
- Regarding Nancy Culbertson Dewitt....
- Henry
Sherman(<40) is listed living in Mason Co, VA with 1 boy under
5, 1 girl
under 20 and 1 female under 30 (wife Phoebe?--daughter
of John
and Nancy DeWitt) PLUS 1 female under
60.... could this be the MISSING Mother of Phoebe? Nancy
Culbertson
DeWitt, widower? She would be 60 in 1830. Henry Sherman is
listed on the same page as his brother Isaac B. Sherman, husband of
John and
Nancy's daughter, Nancy Elizabeth Dewitt. Were Henry and Isaac's
father was Abel Sherman and their mother was Hulda Richards.
- 1831:
- On
March 1, 1831, the
General Assembly of Virginia granted a petition requesting the
formation
of a new county including rich and fertile lands from Kanawha, Mason
and
Wood counties occupied at the time by some 3,500 settlers. The new
county
was named Jackson in honor of then President of the United States,
Andrew
Jackson. (From Jackson
County
History page)
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- 1840:
- John Digewt (Dewitt) (40-50) is listed living in Jackson Co, VA with 1 male
under 5, 1 girl
under 5, 1 woman 20-30 and wife 40-50.
- Of course the question is: Who is THIS John Dewitt, since
our John died in 1820? Could this be John Jr.? who died in 1840 and
was married to Catharine Derenberger?
- A complete listing of the Jackson county census in 1840 can be found at: LISTING
- Henry
Sherman(<50) is listed living in Jackson Co, VA on 1 Jun 1840 with 2 boys
under 5, 2 boys under 10, 1 girl
under 30 and 1 female under 20? (wife Phoebe DeWitt--daughter
of John and Nancy DeWitt) PLUS 1 female under 70.... could this be the
MISSING Mother of Phoebe? Nancy Culbertson
DeWitt, widower? She would be 70 in 1840.
- Also seen above is John W Rayrdon who was John Woodruff Rardin, the husband of Martha Charlotte DeWitt, daughter of John and Nancy DeWitt. So the two sisters were living near each other.
- Martha and John Rardin had 15 children between 1817
and 1847! In 1840 they would have had 12 or 13 children! In
the census record above, they had 3 male children and 7 female children
living with them.
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- 1841:
- Nancy
Culbertson Dewitt who was born in 1770 died on 15
Aug 1841. (Click
on her name to see my new CulbertsonAncestry website.)
- Rumor
has it that she was buried in the Dewitt
Cemeterynear
Murraysville,
WV, (which is now located in Jackson Co, WV) but her
grave has been destroyed sometime
through the years due to collapse of the cliff due to nearby quarry
activity. I have visited the cemetery in 1981 and 2008 and her
gravestone was not
evident. In a book written by Carolyn Mihlbach called "Grant
District Cemeteries, Jackson County, West Virginia, Tombstone
Inscriptions and Genealogical Information", Nancy Dewitt is listed on
page 9a by Sue Proctor Miller in 1960 , as buried in this cemetery.
After that 1960 date, rocks were quarried out of the bank of the hill
on which the cemetery is found. John and Nancy's graves were
apparently destroyed in that process.
- John was
born about 1740/41
in PA ???. He was listed in the 1790 Westmoreland Co, census. He
died in 1797 in Hempfield Twp, Westmoreland Co,
PA. When he died, he left a widow, Margaret. It is not know for sure
that she is
the mother of his children.
- Sources:
- Cheryl
Gallagher Sept 1998
via Betty Briggs website.
- Samuel
Culbertson's will, 9 Oct 1789 Franklin
co,
PA A-154;
Genealogy of the Culbertson Famiily;
Probate of John Culbertson Westmoreland Co, PA; Deeds, Westmoreland Co,
PA
- Her
Culbertson siblings were: Samuel,
Esther (m.
William Thomas), Robert, John,
Martha (m. David Rankin), Alexander,
and
Margaret (ref).
- The
children of John and Nancy DeWitt were:
- Thomas, John, Margaret
Elizabeth, Martha, Nancy Elizabeth, Alexander
C., Lydia, Charlotte, and Phoebe (ref)
(Go back to the top to review their lives.)
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- 1850
- Martha Charlotte DeWitt and John Woodruff Rardin (listed as Randon family in ancestry.com)
- 21 Sep 1850, Jackson Co, VA (page 253,)
- Henry Rowley and family lived nearby.
- 1860
- The story continues in the lives of the next generation.
- Go back to the top to review their lives.
- Son Thomas Dewitt's story can be found in a separate website at: Thomas
- 1863
- By the
way... West
Virgina finally became a state in 1863 at the outbreak of the Civil
War.
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