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Lydia Witt 1745–1819 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1745

Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 14 Nov 1819

Death Location: Dandridge, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States

Father: Charles Witt

Mother: Lamina Harbour

Spouse(s): William Mays

Children(s): Gardner Mays

Lydia Witt was born in 1745 in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States, the child of Charles Witt And Lamina Harbour. Lydia Witt married William Mays, and had children including Caleb Mays, Fannie Mays, Gardner Mays, James Mays, John Mays, Milly Mays, Patsy Mays, Rhoda Mays, Sally Mays, Samuel Mays, William Mays Jr. Lydia Witt passed away in 1819 in Dandridge, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • Lydia Witt was born in 1745 in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States, the child of Charles Witt And Lamina Harbour.
  • Lydia Witt married William Mays, and had children including Caleb Mays, Fannie Mays, Gardner Mays, James Mays, John Mays, Milly Mays, Patsy Mays, Rhoda Mays, Sally Mays, Samuel Mays, William Mays Jr.
  • Lydia Witt passed away in 1819 in Dandridge, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

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Lydia Witt's Ancestors

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Lydia Witt
1745–1819
Birth Place: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Parents
Charles Witt
1722–1782
Manakin, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Lamina Harbour
1720–1772
Halifax, VA
Grandparents
John Witt
1696–1779
Thomas Harbour
1685–1768
Wales
Sarah Witt
1695–1769
VA
Great-Grandparents
John Witt
1675–1751
John Witt
1675–1751
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Witt
1645–1715
Ann Daux
1650–1742
John Witt
1645–1715
Ann Daux
1650–1742

Lydia Witt's Descendants

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Lydia Witt (1745–14 Nov 1819) m. William Mays (ca 1755–1818)
  1. 1. Gardner Mays 1780–1859 m. Catherine ("Katie") Vineyard 1783–1859
    1. 1. James (Wilson) Mays 1816–1881 m. Mary Weakley 1814–1887
      1. 1. Houston (Sylvester Elliott) MAYS 1856–1917 m. Fannie (Jane) DONALDSON 1862–1921
        1. 1. Mary Mays 1882–1909 m. Albert (Smalley) MCCOLLUM 1880–
        2. 2. James (Wilson) MAYS 1880–1947 m. Alice (Myrtle) Wing 1880–1953
        3. 3. Atterson (Dole) MAYS 1887–1980 m. Rella (L) Hill 1882– m. Pearl (L) Adair 1896–1995
        4. 4. Sophia (Jane) MAYS 1889–1959 m. John (Burton) McGill 1886–1959
        5. 5. Fleate (Rex Houston) MAYS 1891–1930 m. Edith (Lindsey) Evans 1893–1958 m. Frances (T) Labarraque 1905–1987
        6. 6. John (Alexander) MAYS 1895–1984 m. Geneva (Livia) Wallace 1893–1977
        7. 7. Dan (Reagan) MAYS 1898–1950 m. Emma (J) McCollough 1898–
        8. 8. Benjamin (Franklin) MAYS 1893–1974 m. Jennie (Winona "Nona") Barr 1898–1987
        9. 9. Rachel (Annie Elizabeth) MAYS 1879–1880
        10. 10. William (Isaac) MAYS 1883–1938 m. Amy (Helen) Proctor 1890–1948
        11. 11. Julia (Edith) MAYS 1902–1993 m. Robert (Bartley) Young 1900–1982
        12. 12. Samuel (Houston) Mays 1885–1893
      2. 2. Arthur Mays 1850–
      3. 3. Sophia (J) Mays 1855–
      4. 4. John (V) Mays 1841–1912 m. Emeline Giffin 1841–1889
        1. 1. David (Wilson) Mays 1862–1934
        2. 2. Harriet (M) MAYS 1866–
        3. 3. Robert (H) Mays 1868–
        4. 4. Eliza MAYS 1871–1936 m. Jeremiah (Augustus) Mack 1872–1914
        5. 5. Adaline MAYS 1875–
        6. 6. Florence MAYS 1877–
        7. 7. Elliott MAYS 1879–
    2. 2. Mary ("Polly) Mays 1803–1890
    3. 3. David Mays 1807–1894 m. Lucinda Tipton 1810–1894
    4. 4. Flemming ("Flem") Mays 1817–1870
    5. 5. Elizabeth Mays 1806–1891
    6. 6. Susan Mayes 1816–1887
    7. 7. John Mays 1809–1877
    8. 8. Amelia (Millie Frances) Mayes 1813–1859
    9. 9. Martha (Patsy) Mays 1823–1866
    10. 10. James (P) Mays 1820–1896
    11. 11. Francis (Frannie) Mays 1803–1898

Lydia Witt's Timeline

2 Records

1745
1745
Birth of Lydia Witt in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
1819
14 Nov 1819
Age 74
Death of Lydia Witt in Dandridge, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
Dandridge, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1745
    Event Place: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 555.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MEL

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1819
    Event Place: Dandridge, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States

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