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Paulus DeWitt 1697–1774 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Apr 1697

Birth Location: Tarrytown, Westchester, New York, USA

Death Date: Apr 1774

Death Location: Sunbury, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: James d"Witt

Mother: Sarah VanTassel(Taxel)

Spouse(s): Catherine Johnson

Children(s): Isaac Dewitt

Paulus DeWitt was born in 1697 in Tarrytown, Westchester, New York, USA, the child of James Barent Dewitt D Witt And Sarah Dewitt Vantassel Taxel. Paulus DeWitt married Catherine Johnson, and had children including Isaac O Dewitt. Paulus DeWitt passed away in 1774 in Sunbury, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Paulus DeWitt was born in 1697 in Tarrytown, Westchester, New York, USA, the child of James Barent Dewitt D Witt And Sarah Dewitt Vantassel Taxel.
  • Paulus DeWitt married Catherine Johnson, and had children including Isaac O Dewitt.
  • Paulus DeWitt passed away in 1774 in Sunbury, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James d"Witt
1675–1747
Birth Location: Bushwick, Kings County, New York
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Sarah VanTassel(Taxel)
1670–1708
Birth Location: Midwout, Flatbush, New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

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

Isaac Dewitt
1741–1822
Birth Location: Newton, Sussex, New Jersey, USA
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Paulus DeWitt's Ancestors

Self
Paulus DeWitt
1697–1774
Birth Place: Tarrytown, Westchester, New York, USA
Parents
James Barent DeWitt d"Witt
1675–1747
Bushwick, Kings County, New York
Sarah (Dewitt) VanTassel(Taxel)
1670–1708
Midwout, Flatbush, New York, USA
Grandparents
Pieter (Jansen Jans) DeWitt*
1650–1721
Alblasserdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Jan (Cornelius) VanTexel
1625–1704
New York, Manhattan Isl, New York, USA
Annetje Alberts
1640–1731
Flatbush, Midwont, Long Island, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Pieter Wit
1624–1705
Cornelius Texel
1600–1684
Catoneras Montauk
1603–1659
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jan deWitt
1600–1699
Catherine Princess
1600–1659
Jan Tessel
1568–1636
Claasic Muys
1571–1636
Grand Chief
1571–1659

Paulus DeWitt's Descendants

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Paulus DeWitt (21 Apr 1697–Apr 1774) m. Catherine Johnson (1706–5 Apr 1774)
  1. 1. Isaac (O.) Dewitt 1741–1822 m. Gerusha\Jerusha Price 1751–1831
    1. 1. Isaac DeWitt 1770–1844 m. MARY (ELEANOR) LEMON\LEMMON 1780–1838
      1. 1. Hannah ("Annie") Dewitt 1798–1861 m. JESSE (C.) LEWIS 1800–1870
        1. 1. Ellen Lewis 1826–1857 m. George (W) Coffman 1819–1910

Paulus DeWitt's Timeline

2 Records

1697
21 Apr 1697
Birth of Paulus DeWitt in Tarrytown, Westchester, New York, USA
Tarrytown, Westchester, New York, USA
1774
Apr 1774
Age 77
Death of Paulus DeWitt in Sunbury, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Sunbury, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

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

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