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Benjamin Witt 1712 – 1774 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1712

Birth Location: Manakin, Albemarle, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1774

Death Location: Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, United States

Father: William Witt

Mother: Elizabeth None

Spouse(s): Marianne Chastain

Children(s): Agnes Witt, Lewis Witt, Marianne Witt, Benjamin Witt, Charles Witt, John Witt, SARAH. Witt, Judith Witt, Susannah Witt

Benjamin Witt Sr was born in 1712 in Manakin, Albemarle, Virginia, United States, the child of William Guillaume Witt and Elizabeth. Benjamin Witt Sr married Marianne Chastain, and had children including Agnes Witt, Lewis Witt, Marianne Witt, Benjamin Witt, Charles Witt, John Witt, SARAH. Witt, Judith Witt, Susannah Witt. Benjamin Witt Sr passed away in 1774 in Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Witt Sr was born in 1712 in Manakin, Albemarle, Virginia, United States, the child of William Guillaume Witt and Elizabeth.
  • Benjamin Witt Sr married Marianne Chastain, and had children including Agnes Witt, Lewis Witt, Marianne Witt, Benjamin Witt, Charles Witt, John Witt, SARAH. Witt, Judith Witt, Susannah Witt.
  • Benjamin Witt Sr passed away in 1774 in Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Benjamin Witt's Ancestors

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Benjamin Witt
1712 – 1774
Birth Place: Manakin, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Parents
William Guillaume Witt
1675 – 1754
St Ann Parish, Albermarle, VA
Elizabeth
1677 – 1741
La Rochelle-Normande, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
Grandparents
John (Richard Guillaume) Witt
1646 – 1715
Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, England
Ann Daux
1650 – 1742
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Whytt
1615 – 1715
Margaret Barclay
1623 – 1694
Walter Daux
1620 – 1658
Mary Douglas
1627 – 1678
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Whytt
1590 – 1622
Joane Bordham
1590 – 1630
Edvard Cowie
1595 – 1671
Bessie Freland
1600 – 1633
Richard Daux
1600 – 1658
Ann Rogers
1603 – 1625

Benjamin Witt's Descendants

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Benjamin Witt (1712 – 1774) m. Marianne Chastain (1715 – 1791)
  1. 1. Agnes Witt (1731 – )
  2. 2. Lewis Witt (1732 – 1744)
  3. 3. Marianne Witt (19 Mar 1732 – 27 Oct 1794)
  4. 4. Benjamin Witt (1734 – 26 May 1789)
  5. 5. Charles Witt (1734 – 1734)
  6. 6. John Witt (1753 – Aft 1821)
  7. 7. SARAH. Witt (1762 – 1804)
  8. 8. Judith Witt (1773 – 27 Oct 1794)
  9. 9. Susannah Witt (1785 – )

Benjamin Witt's Timeline

2 Records

1712
1712
Birth of Benjamin Witt Sr in Manakin, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Manakin, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
1774
1774
Age 62
Death of Benjamin Witt Sr in Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, United States
Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1712
    Event Place: Manakin, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1712; Birth city: Manakin; Birth state: VA
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 3081.053; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1774
    Event Place: Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1712; Birth city: Manakin; Birth state: VA
    [2] Family Data Collection - Deaths

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