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Jan Claessen Dewitt 1621–1699 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1621

Birth Location: Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Death Date: 17 Feb 1699

Death Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States

Father: Nicholas Witt

Mother: Taatje Corneliz

Spouse(s): Martinus Hoffman

Children(s): Tjaatje Bogardus

The story of Jan Claessen Dewitt began in 1621 in Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. Jan Claessen Dewitt married Martinus Hermanzen Hoffman, and had children including Tjaatje Hofmans Evertse Bogardus. Jan Claessen Dewitt passed away in 1699 in Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Jan Claessen Dewitt began in 1621 in Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
  • Jan Claessen Dewitt married Martinus Hermanzen Hoffman, and had children including Tjaatje Hofmans Evertse Bogardus.
  • Jan Claessen Dewitt passed away in 1699 in Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nicholas Witt
1588–1663
Birth Location: Netherlands
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Taatje Corneliz
1596–1682
Birth Location: Grootholdt, Saterland, Province of East Friesland, Germany
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Spouses(s)

Martinus Hoffman
1624–1688
Birth Location: Reval, Sweden
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Children(s)

Tjaatje Bogardus
1660–1717
Birth Location: Albany, Albany County, New York
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Jan Dewitt's Ancestors

Self
Jan Dewitt
1621–1699
Birth Place: Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Parents
Nicholas Claes De Witt
1588–1663
Netherlands
Taatje Corneliz
1596–1682
Grootholdt, Saterland, Province of East Friesland, Germany
Grandparents
Jan (De) Witt
1567–1625
Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Jacomina (Van) Barestijne
1572–1619
Vermoedelijk In Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Cornelis ((Pieterz-Pieter's son) (VanLueven) Van) Lueven
1571–1625
Osterbeus, Wewteraccum, East Frieslaand, Germany
Johanna (Andriesdr) Heymans
1545–1602
Dordrecht, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Great-Grandparents
Fransz Witt
1515–1565
Lidewij Beveren
1522–1557
Jan BARESTEIJN
1547–1605
Jakobmina Louff
1545–1602
Frans Witt
1516–1565
Lidewy Beveren
1522–1557
Andries Heijmans
1526–1569
Aelken Colff
1525–1565
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Pieter BEVEREN
1496–1554
Alsijd Holly
1498–1538
Father VanBarestijne
1527–
Mother Barestijne
1527–
Adriaan LOUFF
1510–1593
Anna Beveren
1518–1587
Pieter Beveren
1500–1554
Alsijd Holy
1496–1538
Klaas Colff
1500–1538
Heylwich Haer
1500–1556

Jan Dewitt's Descendants

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Jan (Claessen) Dewitt (1621–17 Feb 1699) m. Martinus (Hermanzen) Hoffman (1624–1688)
  1. 1. Tjaatje (Hofmans (Evertse)) Bogardus 1660–1717 m. Lieutenant (Everardus "Evert") Bogardus 1666–1717
    1. 1. Petrus Bogardus 1699–1775 m. Rebecca DuBois 1708–1775
      1. 1. Elizabeth Bogardus 1754–1826 m. Abraham Johnson 1754–1833
        1. 1. Peter Johnson 1780–1864 m. Susannah Dixson 1783–1849

Jan Dewitt's Timeline

2 Records

1621
1621
Birth of Jan Claessen Dewitt in Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
1699
17 Feb 1699
Age 78
Death of Jan Claessen Dewitt in Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States
Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1621
    Event Place: Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1699
    Event Place: Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States
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