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John Witt 1678 – 1751 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Apr 1678

Birth Location: Charles City, Goochland, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1751

Death Location: Charles City, Charles County, Virginia, Colonial America

Father: John Witt

Mother: Ann Daux

Spouse(s): Lavina Rogers

Children(s): Sarah Witt, Mildred Witt, Jesse Witt, John Witt, Sylvanus Witt, Mildred Witt, Farrar Witt, Daughter Whitt, Female Witt

John Witt was born in 1678 in Charles City, Goochland, Virginia, United States, the child of John Richard Guillaume Witt and Ann Daux. John Witt married Lavina Ann Rogers, and had children including Sarah Witt, Mildred Witt, Jesse Witt, John Witt, Sylvanus Witt, Mildred Witt, Farrar Witt, Daughter Whitt, Female Witt. John Witt passed away in 1751 in Charles City, Charles County, Virginia, Colonial America.

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Biography

  • John Witt was born in 1678 in Charles City, Goochland, Virginia, United States, the child of John Richard Guillaume Witt and Ann Daux.
  • John Witt married Lavina Ann Rogers, and had children including Sarah Witt, Mildred Witt, Jesse Witt, John Witt, Sylvanus Witt, Mildred Witt, Farrar Witt, Daughter Whitt, Female Witt.
  • John Witt passed away in 1751 in Charles City, Charles County, Virginia, Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Witt's Ancestors

Self
John Witt
1678 – 1751
Birth Place: Charles City, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Parents
John Richard Guillaume Witt
1646 – 1715
Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, England
Ann Daux
1650 – 1742
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Robert Whytt
1615 – 1715
Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, England
Margaret Barclay
1623 – 1694
Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Walter Daux
1620 – 1658
London, London, , England
Mary (Ann) Douglas
1627 – 1678
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
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
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathon Whytt
1568 – 1660
Hannah Kirkpatrick
1570 – 1672
Alexander Balfour
1565 – 1625
Lady Avroule
1565 – 1597
Henry Daux
1555 – 1637
Mary Gray
1550 –
John Rogers
1575 – 1625
Elizabeth Gould
1581 – 1653

John Witt's Descendants

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John Witt (28 Apr 1678 – 1751) m. Lavina (Ann) Rogers (1680 – 1740)
  1. 1. Sarah Witt (1695 – 1769)
  2. 2. Mildred Witt (1697 – )
  3. 3. Jesse Witt (1698 – Unknown)
  4. 4. John Witt (1700 – 1779)
  5. 5. Sylvanus Witt (1718 – 1778)
  6. 6. Mildred Witt (1720 – 1796)
  7. 7. Farrar Witt
  8. 8. Daughter Whitt
  9. 9. Female Witt

John Witt's Timeline

3 Records

1676
20 Feb 1676
Burial of John Witt in St. Botolph Aldgate, London, England
St. Botolph Aldgate, London, England
1678
28 Apr 1678
Birth of John Witt in Charles City, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Charles City, Goochland, Virginia, United States
1751
1751
Age 73
Death of John Witt in Charles City, Charles County, Virginia, Colonial America
Charles City, Charles County, Virginia, Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1678
    Event Place: Charles City, Goochland, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 240
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1751
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles County, Virginia, Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 240
    [2] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [3] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1676
    Event Place: St. Botolph Aldgate, London, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

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