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Nicholas DeWitt 1594–1663 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Oct 1594

Birth Location: Grootholdt, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Death Date: 7 Jun 1663

Death Location: Esens, Friesland, Niedersachsen, Germany

Father: Jan DeWitt

Mother: Jacomina Barestijne

Spouse(s): Tjaatje VanLueven

Children(s): George DeWitt, Faelde DeWITT, Boudewyn DeWITT, Cornelia DeWITT, Lendert DeWITT, Andries Dewitt, Petronella DeWITT, Pieter VanNardinge, Emmerentje DeWitt, Jan DeWitt, Pieter DeWITT, Jan Dewitt, Taatje DeWitt, Tjerck DeWitt, Emmerentie DeWitt, Ida Dewitt, Tiale Dewitt, Lendert Dewitt, Cornelia DeWitt, Ermintine Dewitt, John DeWitt, Petronella DeWitt, Pieter DeWitt, Petronella DeWitt, Taatje DeWitt, Grietje Dewitt, Cornelis DeWitt

In 1594, Nicholas DeWitt entered the world in Grootholdt, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, born to Jan Dewitt And Jacomina Van Barestijne. Nicholas DeWitt married Tjaatje Vanlueven, and had children including Andries Dewitt, Boudewyn Dewitt, Cornelia Dewitt, Cornelis Dewitt, Emmerentie Dewitt, Emmerentje Claessen Dewitt, Ermintine Dewitt, Faelde Dewitt, George Nicholas Dewitt, Grietje Dewitt, Ida Claessen Dewitt, Jan Claessen Dewitt, John Dewitt, Lendert Dewitt, Petronella Dewitt, Pieter Nicholaesen Dewitt, Pieter Nicholaesen Vannardinge, Taatje Dewitt, Tiale Dewitt, Tjerck Claessen Dewitt. Nicholas DeWitt passed away in 1663 in Esens, Friesland, Niedersachsen, Germany.

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Biography

  • In 1594, Nicholas DeWitt entered the world in Grootholdt, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, born to Jan Dewitt And Jacomina Van Barestijne.
  • Nicholas DeWitt married Tjaatje Vanlueven, and had children including Andries Dewitt, Boudewyn Dewitt, Cornelia Dewitt, Cornelis Dewitt, Emmerentie Dewitt, Emmerentje Claessen Dewitt, Ermintine Dewitt, Faelde Dewitt, George Nicholas Dewitt, Grietje Dewitt, Ida Claessen Dewitt, Jan Claessen Dewitt, John Dewitt, Lendert Dewitt, Petronella Dewitt, Pieter Nicholaesen Dewitt, Pieter Nicholaesen Vannardinge, Taatje Dewitt, Tiale Dewitt, Tjerck Claessen Dewitt.
  • Nicholas DeWitt passed away in 1663 in Esens, Friesland, Niedersachsen, Germany.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jan DeWitt
1567–1625
Birth Location: Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
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Jacomina Barestijne
1572–1619
Birth Location: Dordrecht,Zuid Holland,,Netherlands
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Spouses(s)

Tjaatje VanLueven
1596–1682
Birth Location: Zunderland, East, Friesland, Netherlands
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Children(s)

George DeWitt
1629–1700
Birth Location: Grootgolt, Westphalia, Netherlands
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Faelde DeWITT
1621–
Birth Location: Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
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Boudewyn DeWITT
1621–
Birth Location: –
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Cornelia DeWITT
1630–
Birth Location: GROATHOLDT BY ESENS, Friesland, Netherlands
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Lendert DeWITT
1615–1663
Birth Location: Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
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Andries Dewitt
1623–1624
Birth Location: Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
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Petronella DeWITT
1618–
Birth Location: –
PD
Pieter VanNardinge
1616–1637
Birth Location: E, Aroostook, Maine, United States
PV
Emmerentje DeWitt
1637–1688
Birth Location: Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
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Jan DeWitt
1621–1699
Birth Location: Amsterday, Surderland, Netherlands
JD
Pieter DeWITT
1614–1700
Birth Location: Marbletown, Ulster, New York, United States
PD
Jan Dewitt
1649–1698
Birth Location: –
JD
Taatje DeWitt
1639–
Birth Location: Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
TD
Tjerck DeWitt
1620–1699
Birth Location: Esens, Wittmunder Landkreis, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
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Emmerentie DeWitt
1621–1682
Birth Location: Grootgolt, Westfalen, Netherlands
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Ida Dewitt
1642–1663
Birth Location: Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
ID
Tiale Dewitt
1623–1698
Birth Location: Amsterdam, Sunderland, Netherlands
TD
Lendert Dewitt
1615–1663
Birth Location: Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
LD
Cornelia DeWitt
1630–
Birth Location: GROATHOLDT BY ESENS, , Friesland, Netherlands
CD
Ermintine Dewitt
1640–1664
Birth Location: Oosterbus, East, Friesland, Netherlands
ED
John DeWitt
1625–1671
Birth Location: Dort, Netherlands
JD
Petronella DeWitt
1618–
Birth Location: –
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Pieter DeWitt
1614–
Birth Location: –
PD
Petronella DeWitt
1656–1724
Birth Location: Leiden, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
PD
Taatje DeWitt
1624–1625
Birth Location: Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
TD
Grietje Dewitt
1637–1688
Birth Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
GD
Cornelis DeWitt
–1671
Birth Location: –
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Nicholas DeWitt's Ancestors

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Nicholas DeWitt
1594–1663
Birth Place: Grootholdt, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Parents
Jan DeWitt
1567–1625
Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Jacomina (Van) Barestijne
1572–1619
Dordrecht,Zuid Holland,,Netherlands
Grandparents
Jan (van) BARESTEIJN
1547–1605
Dordrecht, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Jakobmina Louff
1545–1602
Holland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nicholas DeWitt's Descendants

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Nicholas DeWitt (31 Oct 1594–7 Jun 1663) m. Tjaatje VanLueven (1596–17 May 1682)
  1. 1. George (Nicholas) DeWitt 1629–1700
  2. 2. Faelde DeWITT 1621–
  3. 3. Boudewyn DeWITT 1621–
  4. 4. Cornelia DeWITT 1630–
  5. 5. Lendert DeWITT 1615–1663
  6. 6. Andries Dewitt 1623–1624
  7. 7. Petronella DeWITT 1618–
  8. 8. Pieter (Nicholaesen) VanNardinge 1616–1637
  9. 9. Emmerentje (Claessen) DeWitt 1637–1688
  10. 10. Jan (Claessen) DeWitt 1621–1699
  11. 11. Pieter (Nicholaesen) DeWITT 1614–1700
  12. 12. Jan (Claessen) Dewitt 1649–1698
  13. 13. Taatje DeWitt 1639–
  14. 14. Tjerck (Claessen) DeWitt 1620–1699 m. Barbara Andriessen 1630–1714
    1. 1. Tjerck DeWitt –1762
    2. 2. Tjaatje (Charity) DeWitt 1659–1724 m. Matthys (Matthysen Van) Keuren 1652–1730
      1. 1. Sarah (Matthysen) VanKeuren 1678–1748
        1. 1. Taatje DuBois 1707–1748 m. Johannes Tappen 1703–1750
      2. 2. Barbara (Matthys) VanKeuren 1685–1761
      3. 3. Anna (Jansen) VanKeuren 1675–1723
      4. 4. Sara Matthysen 1678–1748
      5. 5. Sara VanKeuren 1678–1748
      6. 6. Lea VanKeuren 1679–
      7. 7. Matthys VanKeuren 1681–1742
      8. 8. Barbara Matthyssen 1685–1761
      9. 9. Klaese (Nicholas) VanKeuren 1687–
      10. 10. Nicholas Matthyssen 1687–
      11. 11. Thomas VanKeuren 1689–1689
      12. 12. Hasuel VanKeuren 1692–1743
      13. 13. Cornelius VanKeuren 1694–1755
      14. 14. Benjamin VanKeuren 1696–
      15. 15. Benjamin Matthyssen 1696–
      16. 16. Gerardus VanKeuren 1700–
      17. 17. Gerardus VanKeuren 1700–1954
      18. 18. Gerardus VanKeuren 1700–
      19. 19. Matthys (Matthysen) VanKeuren 1648–1730
      20. 20. Tjerick (Majieson Van) Keuren 1676–1742 m. Marytjen (Ten) Eyck 1682–1760 m. Maria Teunis 1676–1728 m. Tryntjen Slegt 1684–
        1. 1. Maritje (Marie) VanKeuren 1736–1827
        2. 2. Lydia (Van) Keuren 1729–1795
        3. 3. Benjamin (Van) Keuren 1713–1754
        4. 4. Jenneke (Van) Keuren 1704–1757
        5. 5. Matheus VanKeuren 1706–1781
        6. 6. Benjamin VanKeuren 1713–1788
        7. 7. Jannekan VanKeuren 1704–1757
        8. 8. Sara VanKeuren 1702–
        9. 9. Tjatje (Van) Kuiren 1707–1791
        10. 10. Catharina VanKeuren 1709–1777
        11. 11. Abraham VanKeuren 1711–1776
        12. 12. Marietje VanKeuren 1715–1716
        13. 13. Jacobus (Van) Keuren 1719–1803
        14. 14. Rachel VanKeuren 1722–1754
        15. 15. Elisabeth VanKeuren 1726–1812
        16. 16. Benjamin (Matthysen Van) Keuren 1713–1788
        17. 17. Sara VanKeuren 1702–
        18. 18. Jannekan VanKeuren 1704–1757
    3. 3. Klaes DeWitt –1698
    4. 4. Andries Dewitt 1657–1710 m. Jannetje Egbertsen 1664–1733 m. Jannetje Egbertson 1664–1733
      1. 1. Egbert DeWitt 1699–1726 m. Maria Nottingham 1704–1759
        1. 1. Reuben DeWitt 1753–1800 m. Elizabeth Depuy 1753–1820 m. Maria Bruyn 1784–1855 m. Elizabeth DePuy 1753–1820
        2. 2. Stephen DeWitt 1735–1812
        3. 3. Andries (Egbert) Dewitt 1727–1799
        4. 4. Johannes (Egbertse John" De Witt) "DeWitt" 1733–1795
        5. 5. William (De) Witt 1729–1795
        6. 6. Jacob (Rutzen) DeWitt 1729–1821 m. Janneke ((Jane)) DUPUY 1735–1819
        7. 7. Egbert DeWitt 1738–1740
        8. 8. Thomas (Tammes) Dewitt 1741–1809
        9. 9. Benjamin Dewitt 1742–1744
        10. 10. Andries DeWitt 1738–1799
        11. 11. Benjamin (Egbertse) DeWitt 1728–
        12. 12. Thomas DeWitt 1741–1809
        13. 13. Alden Dewitt 1759–
        14. 14. Simon Dewitt 1747–
        15. 15. Mary DeWitt 1737–1795 m. James Clinton 1733–1812
      2. 2. Tjerck DeWitt 1683–1762
      3. 3. Andries DeWitt 1697–1701
      4. 4. Helena DeWitt 1695–1762
      5. 5. Johannes DeWitt 1701–1731
      6. 6. Andries DeWitt 1704–1764 m. Bregjen Nottingham 1711–1764
        1. 1. William DEWITT 1733–1760
        2. 2. Jannetje DEWITT 1735–1828
        3. 3. Catrina DEWITT 1741–
        4. 4. Thomas DEWITT 1744–1745
        5. 5. Henry DEWITT 1747–
        6. 6. Maria DEWITT 1752–1766
        7. 7. Levi DEWITT 1754–1805
        8. 8. Garton DeWitt 1739–1793
      7. 7. Klaes DeWitt 1688–1688
      8. 8. Jacob DeWitt 1691–1748
      9. 9. Maria (De) Witt 1693–1792
      10. 10. Barbara DeWitt 1689–1715
      11. 11. Jacob DeWitt 1684–1688
      12. 12. Maria Dewitt 1693–1762 m. Jan (Jansen) Roosa 1692–1760
        1. 1. Petrus Roosa 1731–1820
        2. 2. Andries Roosa 1721–1798
        3. 3. Helena Roosa 1730–
        4. 4. Maria Roosa 1728–1786
        5. 5. Geertjen Roosa 1733–
        6. 6. Jannetjen Roosa 1716–
        7. 7. Jacob Roosa 1724–1798
        8. 8. Jan Roosa 1717–1717
        9. 9. Hillegondt Roosa 1719–
        10. 10. Egbert Roosa 1737–1829
        11. 11. Jan Roosa 1714–1717
      13. 13. Nicholas DeWitt 1688–
      14. 14. Egbert DeWitt 1699–1726
      15. 15. Barbara DEWITT 1686–1686
    5. 5. Emmerentje DeWitt 1659–1745
    6. 6. Peek (De) Witt 1676–1698
    7. 7. Gertruy (Gertrude) DeWitt 1668–1718
    8. 8. Jacob DeWitt 1671–1753
    9. 9. Jan (T) DeWitt 1666–1715
    10. 10. Jannetje DeWitt 1662–1744
    11. 11. Nicholas (Klaes) Dewitt 1664–1698
    12. 12. Pieternella DeWitt 1658–1724
    13. 13. Rachel (Sjirckse) DeWitt 1674–1744 m. Cornelis Bogardus 1707–
    14. 14. Sarah DeWitt 1678–1687
    15. 15. Aagje Pawling 1684–1726 m. Frederick (Jochemsen (Capt)) Schoonmaker 1692–1778 m. John Pawling 1681–1733 m. Captain (Henry "the Immigrant" Paullin, Pauling,) Pawlin 1650–1723
      1. 1. John Pawling 1722–1789
      2. 2. Debora Ziegler 1719–1777
    16. 16. Tjerck DeWitt 1678–1762
    17. 17. Taatje DeWitt 1659–1724
    18. 18. Jan (Claessen) DeWitt 1686–1744
    19. 19. Lucas DeWitt 1674–1702
    20. 20. Marritje DeWitt 1680–1733
    21. 21. Sjircke DeWitt 1672–1746
    22. 22. Dieck DeWitt 1666–1762
    23. 23. Jacob DeWITT 1691–1748
  15. 15. Emmerentie DeWitt 1621–1682
  16. 16. Ida (Claessen) Dewitt 1642–1663
  17. 17. Tiale Dewitt 1623–1698
  18. 18. Lendert Dewitt 1615–1663
  19. 19. Cornelia DeWitt 1630–
  20. 20. Ermintine Dewitt 1640–1664
  21. 21. John DeWitt 1625–1671
  22. 22. Petronella DeWitt 1618–
  23. 23. Pieter (Nicholaesen) DeWitt 1614–
  24. 24. Petronella DeWitt 1656–1724
  25. 25. Taatje DeWitt 1624–1625
  26. 26. Grietje Dewitt 1637–1688
  27. 27. Cornelis DeWitt –1671

Nicholas DeWitt's Timeline

3 Records

1594
Oct 31 1594
Birth of Nicholas DeWitt in Grootholdt, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Grootholdt, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
1594
31 Oct 1594
Birth of Nicholas DeWitt in Grootholdt, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Grootholdt, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
1663
7 Jun 1663
Age 69
Death of Nicholas DeWitt in Esens, Friesland, Niedersachsen, Germany
Esens, Friesland, Niedersachsen, Germany

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 31 1594
    Event Place: Grootholdt, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1594
    Event Place: Grootholdt, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jun 1663
    Event Place: Esens, Friesland, Niedersachsen, Germany
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