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Jacob Cornelisz (Jacobus deWitte) DeWitt 1589–1674 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Feb 1589

Birth Location: Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

Death Date: 10 Jan 1674

Death Location: Henrico, Virginia, USA

Father: John DeWitt

Mother: Johanna Heymans

Spouse(s): Anna Corput

Children(s): William DeWitt, Maria deWitt, Cornelius DeWitt, Johan Dewitt, Johanna Zwijndrecht

The story of Jacob Cornelisz (Jacobus deWitte) DeWitt began in 1589 in Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. Jacob Cornelisz (Jacobus deWitte) DeWitt married Anna Johanna Vanden Corput, and had children including Cornelius Dewitt, Johan Dewitt, Johanna De Witt Vrouwe Van Zwijndrecht, Maria Dewitt, William Dewitt. Jacob Cornelisz (Jacobus deWitte) DeWitt passed away in 1674 in Henrico, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob Cornelisz (Jacobus deWitte) DeWitt began in 1589 in Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
  • Jacob Cornelisz (Jacobus deWitte) DeWitt married Anna Johanna Vanden Corput, and had children including Cornelius Dewitt, Johan Dewitt, Johanna De Witt Vrouwe Van Zwijndrecht, Maria Dewitt, William Dewitt.
  • Jacob Cornelisz (Jacobus deWitte) DeWitt passed away in 1674 in Henrico, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John DeWitt
1545–1622
Birth Location: Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
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Johanna Heymans
1546–1602
Birth Location: Dordrecht, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
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Spouses(s)

Anna Corput
1599–1645
Birth Location: Breda, Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
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Children(s)

William DeWitt
1641–1683
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Maria deWitt
1620–1681
Birth Location: Dordrecht, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
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Cornelius DeWitt
1623–1672
Birth Location: Dordrecht, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
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Johan Dewitt
1625–1672
Birth Location: Dordrecht, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
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Johanna Zwijndrecht
1617–1692
Birth Location: Dordrecht, ZH, Netherlands
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Jacob DeWitt's Ancestors

Self
Jacob DeWitt
1589–1674
Birth Place: Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Parents
John Cornelis DeWitt
1545–1622
Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Johanna Heymans
1546–1602
Dordrecht, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Grandparents
Fransz DEWITT
1515–1564
Dordrecht, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Lidaut VanBeveren
1522–1557
Dordrecht, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Great-Grandparents
Kornelis DeWitt
1485–1537
Beatrix Slingeland
1485–1537
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob DeWitt's Descendants

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Jacob (Cornelisz (Jacobus deWitte)) DeWitt (7 Feb 1589–10 Jan 1674) m. Anna (Johanna VanDen) Corput (24 Apr 1599–22 January 1645)
  1. 1. William DeWitt 1641–1683 m. Ann Keene 1641–1683
    1. 1. Charles DeWitt 1673–1741 m. Mercy Coleman 1687–1741
      1. 1. William DeWitt 1704–1741 m. Frances (Ann) Yarborough 1700–1741
        1. 1. Charles DeWitt 1723–1793 m. Sarah Turbeville 1730–1753
      2. 2. Martin Dewitt 1720–1793
      3. 3. Charles DeWitt 1705–1770
      4. 4. John DeWitt 1706–
      5. 5. Thomas DeWitt 1710–1793
      6. 6. James Dewitt 1716–1741
    2. 2. Jacob DEWITT 1667–1753
  2. 2. Maria deWitt 1620–1681
  3. 3. Cornelius DeWitt 1623–1672
  4. 4. Johan Dewitt 1625–1672
  5. 5. Johanna (de Witt Vrouwe van) Zwijndrecht 1617–1692

Jacob DeWitt's Timeline

2 Records

1589
7 Feb 1589
Birth of Jacob Cornelisz (Jacobus deWitte) DeWitt in Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
1674
10 Jan 1674
Age 85
Death of Jacob Cornelisz (Jacobus deWitte) DeWitt in Henrico, Virginia, USA
Henrico, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1589
    Event Place: Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1674
    Event Place: Henrico, Virginia, USA
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