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Paulus Dewitt 1697–1774 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Apr 1697

Birth Location: Phillipsburg,Westchester,New York,USA

Death Date: Apr 1774

Death Location: Sunbury, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Barent Dewitt

Mother: Sarah Tassel

Spouse(s): Catherine\Catheryn Johnson

Children(s): Martin DeWitt, Louis DeWitt, John DeWitt, Abraham DeWitt, Paulus *, Sara Dewitt, Barnet Dewitt, Peter DeWitt, Isaac Wit, Antje DeWitt, Bernard DeWitt, Isaac Dewitt

In 1697, Paulus Dewitt entered the world in Phillipsburg,Westchester,New York,USA, born to Barent Dewitt And Sarah Van Tassel. Paulus Dewitt married Catherine Catheryn Johnson, and had children including Abraham Dewitt, Antje Dewitt, Barnet Dewitt, Bernard Dewitt, Isaac De Wit, Isaac Dewitt, John Dewitt, Louis Casimir Nording Dewitt, Martin Dewitt, Paulus Dewitt, Peter Dewitt, Sara Dewitt. Paulus Dewitt passed away in 1774 in Sunbury, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1697, Paulus Dewitt entered the world in Phillipsburg,Westchester,New York,USA, born to Barent Dewitt And Sarah Van Tassel.
  • Paulus Dewitt married Catherine Catheryn Johnson, and had children including Abraham Dewitt, Antje Dewitt, Barnet Dewitt, Bernard Dewitt, Isaac De Wit, Isaac Dewitt, John Dewitt, Louis Casimir Nording Dewitt, Martin Dewitt, Paulus Dewitt, Peter Dewitt, Sara Dewitt.
  • Paulus Dewitt passed away in 1774 in Sunbury, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Barent Dewitt
1665–1747
Birth Location: Grootholdt en Zundeerlandt, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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Sarah Tassel
1670–1708
Birth Location: Phillipsburg, Westchester, New York, United States
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Spouses(s)

Catherine\Catheryn Johnson
1706–1774
Birth Location: New Jersey, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
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Children(s)

Martin DeWitt
1729–1799
Birth Location: New Jersey
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Louis DeWitt
1720–1807
Birth Location: Scotland
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John DeWitt
1731–1804
Birth Location: Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
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Abraham DeWitt
1725–1783
Birth Location: Flemington, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
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Paulus *
1727–1774
Birth Location: Rariton, Henterdon, New Jersey, United States
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Sara Dewitt
1736–
Birth Location: Flemington, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
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Barnet Dewitt
1738–
Birth Location: Flemington, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
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Peter DeWitt
1734–1790
Birth Location: Flemington, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
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Isaac Wit
1741–1822
Birth Location: Newton, Sussex, New Jersey, United States
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Antje DeWitt
1742–
Birth Location: –
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Bernard DeWitt
1739–
Birth Location: Flemington, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
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Isaac Dewitt
1718–
Birth Location: Tarrytown, Westchester, New York, USA
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Paulus Dewitt's Ancestors

Self
Paulus Dewitt
1697–1774
Birth Place: Phillipsburg,Westchester,New York,USA
Parents
Barent Dewitt
1665–1747
Grootholdt en Zundeerlandt, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Sarah (Van) Tassel
1670–1708
Phillipsburg, Westchester, New York, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Paulus Dewitt's Descendants

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Paulus Dewitt (21 Apr 1697–Apr 1774) m. Catherine\Catheryn Johnson (1706–5 Apr 1774)
  1. 1. Martin DeWitt 1729–1799 m. Sarah ((Saertje) Jones) (Joons) 1729–1800
    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
  2. 2. Louis (Casimir Nording) DeWitt 1720–1807
  3. 3. John DeWitt 1731–1804
  4. 4. Abraham DeWitt 1725–1783
  5. 5. Paulus (DeWitt) * 1727–1774
  6. 6. Sara Dewitt 1736–
  7. 7. Barnet Dewitt 1738–
  8. 8. Peter DeWitt 1734–1790
  9. 9. Isaac (De) Wit 1741–1822
  10. 10. Antje DeWitt 1742–
  11. 11. Bernard DeWitt 1739–
  12. 12. Isaac Dewitt 1718–

Paulus Dewitt's Timeline

2 Records

1697
21 Apr 1697
Birth of Paulus Dewitt in Phillipsburg,Westchester,New York,USA
Phillipsburg,Westchester,New York,USA
1774
Apr 1774
Age 77
Death of Paulus Dewitt in Sunbury, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Sunbury, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1697
    Event Place: Phillipsburg,Westchester,New York,USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1774
    Event Place: Sunbury, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
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