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Jacob Tjerksen Rutsen DeWitt 1670–1753 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 FEB 1670

Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA

Death Date: 1753

Death Location: Rochester, Ulster, New York, USA

Father: Tjerck DeWitt

Mother: Barbara Andriessen

Spouse(s): Grietje Vernooy

Children(s): Jannetje Dewitt

The story of Jacob Tjerksen Rutsen DeWitt began in 1670 in Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA. Jacob Tjerksen Rutsen DeWitt married Grietje Margarethe Vernooy, and had children including Jannetje Jacobus Dewitt. Jacob Tjerksen Rutsen DeWitt passed away in 1753 in Rochester, Ulster, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob Tjerksen Rutsen DeWitt began in 1670 in Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA.
  • Jacob Tjerksen Rutsen DeWitt married Grietje Margarethe Vernooy, and had children including Jannetje Jacobus Dewitt.
  • Jacob Tjerksen Rutsen DeWitt passed away in 1753 in Rochester, Ulster, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Tjerck DeWitt
1620–1700
Birth Location: Grootholdt, Zunderland, Netherlands
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Barbara Andriessen
1630–1714
Birth Location: Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
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Spouses(s)

Grietje Vernooy
1674–1747
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
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Children(s)

Jannetje Dewitt
1704–1784
Birth Location: Rochester, Ulster, New York, USA
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Jacob DeWitt's Ancestors

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Jacob DeWitt
1670–1753
Birth Place: Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
Parents
Tjerck Classen DeWitt
1620–1700
Grootholdt, Zunderland, Netherlands
Barbara Andriessen
1630–1714
Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Grandparents
Nicholas (Claes) DeWitt
1588–1663
Zunderland, Friesland, Netherlands
Tjaatje (Van) Lueven
1596–1682
Grootholdt, Zunderland, East Friesland, Netherlands
Andries (Luycaszen) Skipper
1595–1648
Doesburg, Gelderland, Netherlands
Jannetje (Jans) Sebyns
1597–1676
Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Great-Grandparents
Kornelis DeWitt
1545–1622
Johanna Heijmans
1546–1602
Jan Bos
1580–1630
Neeltjen Leenderts
1570–1630
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Frans DeWitt
1515–1565
Lidewij Beveren
1522–1557
Andries Heijmans
1523–1569
Aelken Colff
1525–1564

Jacob DeWitt's Descendants

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Jacob (Tjerksen Rutsen) DeWitt (11 FEB 1670–1753) m. Grietje (Margarethe) Vernooy (28 JUL 1674–13 OCT 1747)
  1. 1. Jannetje (Jacobus) Dewitt 1704–1784 m. Gerardus (Van) Inwegen 1702–1790
    1. 1. Harmanus (Van) Inwegen 1732–1814 m. Margaret Cole 1737–1802
      1. 1. Benjamin (Van) Inwegen 1787–1854 m. Charity Cole 1792–1816
        1. 1. Lewis (Van) Inwegen 1811–1898 m. Presilla (Van) Etten 1818–1904

Jacob DeWitt's Timeline

2 Records

1670
11 FEB 1670
Birth of Jacob Tjerksen Rutsen DeWitt in Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
1753
1753
Age 83
Death of Jacob Tjerksen Rutsen DeWitt in Rochester, Ulster, New York, USA
Rochester, Ulster, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 FEB 1670
    Event Place: Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1753
    Event Place: Rochester, Ulster, New York, USA
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