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James A Witten 1793–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 JAN 1793

Birth Location: , Tazewell, VA

Death Date: 23 SEP 1860

Death Location: Baldwin City, Douglas, KS

Father: William Witten

Mother: Letitia Laird

Spouse(s): Eliza Ewing

Children(s): Robert Witten

James A Witten was born in 1793 in , Tazewell, VA, the child of William Stanley Witten And Letitia Laird. James A Witten married Eliza Sallie Ewing, and had children including Robert Witten. James A Witten passed away in 1860 in Baldwin City, Douglas, KS.

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Biography

  • James A Witten was born in 1793 in , Tazewell, VA, the child of William Stanley Witten And Letitia Laird.
  • James A Witten married Eliza Sallie Ewing, and had children including Robert Witten.
  • James A Witten passed away in 1860 in Baldwin City, Douglas, KS.

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James Witten's Ancestors

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James Witten
1793–1860
Birth Place: , Tazewell, VA
Parents
William Stanley Witten
1761–1824
, Frederick, MD
Letitia Laird
1765–1834
, Tazewell, VA
Grandparents
Thomas WITTEN
1719–1794
Fredericktown, Prince George's, MD
Elizabeth (Bean) CECIL
1719–1796
,Prince George's, MD
Great-Grandparents
Thomas WITTEN
1671–1718
Ann CECIL
1671–1730
Philip CECIL
1693–1732
Elizabeth GITTINGS
1698–1735
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William CECIL
1666–1749
Mary
–1698
Anne SPRIGG
1681–1720

James Witten's Descendants

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James (A) Witten (5 JAN 1793–23 SEP 1860) m. Eliza (Sallie) Ewing (WFT Est 1783-1804–WFT Est 1826-1893)
  1. 1. Robert Witten –1820

James Witten's Timeline

2 Records

1793
5 JAN 1793
Birth of James A Witten in , Tazewell, VA
, Tazewell, VA
1860
23 SEP 1860
Age 67
Death of James A Witten in Baldwin City, Douglas, KS
Baldwin City, Douglas, KS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 JAN 1793
    Event Place: , Tazewell, VA
    Record Source: v09t0625.ftw

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 SEP 1860
    Event Place: Baldwin City, Douglas, KS
    Record Source: v09t0625.ftw

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