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Martin DeWitt 1729–1799 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1729

Birth Location: New Jersey

Death Date: October 1799

Death Location: Montgomery Co, Ky

Father: Paulus Dewitt

Mother: Catherine\Catheryn Johnson

Spouse(s): Sarah (Joons)

Children(s): Henry DeWitt, Hannah Witt\Hinch\Elder, Mary DeWitt, Harris Witt, Paul\Paulus DeWitt, Sarah Dewitt, Peter DeWitt, Henry Dewitt

In 1729, Martin DeWitt entered the world in New Jersey, born to Paulus Dewitt And Catherine Catheryn Johnson. Martin DeWitt married Sarah Saertje Jones Joons, and had children including Gabriel Dewitt, Hannah De Witt Hinch Elder, Harris De Witt, Henry Dewitt, Mary Maria Dewitt, Paul Paulus Dewitt, Peter Dewitt, Sarah Dewitt. Martin DeWitt passed away in 1799 in Montgomery Co, Ky.

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Biography

  • In 1729, Martin DeWitt entered the world in New Jersey, born to Paulus Dewitt And Catherine Catheryn Johnson.
  • Martin DeWitt married Sarah Saertje Jones Joons, and had children including Gabriel Dewitt, Hannah De Witt Hinch Elder, Harris De Witt, Henry Dewitt, Mary Maria Dewitt, Paul Paulus Dewitt, Peter Dewitt, Sarah Dewitt.
  • Martin DeWitt passed away in 1799 in Montgomery Co, Ky.

Immediate Family

Parents

Paulus Dewitt
1697–1774
Birth Location: Phillipsburg,Westchester,New York,USA
PD
Catherine\Catheryn Johnson
1706–1774
Birth Location: New Jersey, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
CJ

Spouses(s)

Sarah (Joons)
1729–1800
Birth Location: Maryland, USA
S(

Children(s)

Henry DeWitt
1750–1821
Birth Location: Friendsville, Garrett, MD
HD
Hannah Witt\Hinch\Elder
1755–1831
Birth Location: Nelson, Kentucky, USA
HW
Mary DeWitt
1750–
Birth Location: Minisink, Morris, New Jersey, United States
MD
Harris Witt
1756–1829
Birth Location: Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
HW
Paul\Paulus DeWitt
1753–1843
Birth Location: New Jersey, USA
PD
Sarah Dewitt
1754–1825
Birth Location: Washington, Daviess, Indiana, United States
SD
Peter DeWitt
1753–1835
Birth Location: Somerville, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
PD
Henry Dewitt
1775–1821
Birth Location: Friendsville, Garrett, Maryland, USA
HD

Martin DeWitt's Ancestors

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Martin DeWitt
1729–1799
Birth Place: New Jersey
Parents
Paulus Dewitt
1697–1774
Phillipsburg,Westchester,New York,USA
Catherine\Catheryn Johnson
1706–1774
New Jersey, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Grandparents
Barent Dewitt
1665–1747
Grootholdt en Zundeerlandt, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Sarah (Van) Tassel
1670–1708
Phillipsburg, Westchester, New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martin DeWitt's Descendants

1.
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Martin DeWitt (abt 1729–October 1799) m. Sarah ((Saertje) Jones) (Joons) (20 Feb 1729–aft 1800)
  1. 1. Henry DeWitt 1750–1821 m. Sarah Friend 1754–1821
    1. 1. Jonathan DeWitt 1790–1870
    2. 2. Vincent DEWITT 1772–
    3. 3. Sarah DEWITT 1774–1833
    4. 4. Thomas DEWITT 1776–
    5. 5. Hannah DEWITT 1778–
    6. 6. Osee DEWITT 1781–1855
    7. 7. Naomi DEWITT 1784–
    8. 8. Henry DEWITT 1797–
    9. 9. David (Linn) DeWitt 1801–1877
    10. 10. William DeWitt 1793–
    11. 11. Oscar DeWitt 1781–
    12. 12. Nancy (A) DeWITT 1795–1905
  2. 2. Hannah (De) Witt\Hinch\Elder 1755–1831
  3. 3. Mary (Maria) DeWitt 1750–
  4. 4. Harris (De) Witt 1756–1829
  5. 5. Paul\Paulus DeWitt 1753–1843
  6. 6. Sarah Dewitt 1754–1825
  7. 7. Peter DeWitt 1753–1835
  8. 8. Henry Dewitt 1775–1821

Martin DeWitt's Timeline

2 Records

1729
abt 1729
Birth of Martin DeWitt in New Jersey
New Jersey
1799
October 1799
Age 70
Death of Martin DeWitt in Montgomery Co, Ky
Montgomery Co, Ky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1729
    Event Place: New Jersey

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: October 1799
    Event Place: Montgomery Co, Ky
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