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Paulus de Witt 1697–1774 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Apr 1697

Birth Location: Phillipsburg, Westchester, New York

Death Date: Apr 1774

Death Location: Sunbury, Northumberland, Pennsylvania

Father: Barnet DeWitt

Mother: Sara VanTassel

Spouse(s): Catheryn Wit

Children(s): Paulus Dewit

In 1697, Paulus de Witt entered the world in Phillipsburg, Westchester, New York, born to Barnet Dewitt And Sara Vantassel. Paulus de Witt married Catheryn De Wit, and had children including Paulus Dewit. Paulus de Witt passed away in 1774 in Sunbury, Northumberland, Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • In 1697, Paulus de Witt entered the world in Phillipsburg, Westchester, New York, born to Barnet Dewitt And Sara Vantassel.
  • Paulus de Witt married Catheryn De Wit, and had children including Paulus Dewit.
  • Paulus de Witt passed away in 1774 in Sunbury, Northumberland, Pennsylvania.

Immediate Family

Parents

Barnet DeWitt
1665–1747
Birth Location: Westchester County, New York
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Sara VanTassel
1670–1708
Birth Location: Tarrytown, Westchester,(or Long Island City, Queens) New York, United States
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Spouses(s)

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

Paulus Dewit
1727–1818
Birth Location: Rariton, Henterdon, New Jersey, United States
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Paulus Witt's Ancestors

Self
Paulus Witt
1697–1774
Birth Place: Phillipsburg, Westchester, New York
Parents
Barnet DeWitt
1665–1747
Westchester County, New York
Sara VanTassel
1670–1708
Tarrytown, Westchester,(or Long Island City, Queens) New York, United States
Grandparents
Peter (Jansen Jacob Barentsen (10GGF)) DeWITT
1623–1705
Leiden, Utrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Paulus Witt's Descendants

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Paulus (de) Witt (21 Apr 1697–Apr 1774) m. Catheryn (de) Wit (1706–5 Apr 1774)
  1. 1. Paulus Dewit 1727–1818 m. Catharina Verburg 1725–1811
    1. 1. James (H) Dewitt 1744–1824 m. Abigail Maxey 1750–1829
      1. 1. Belinda (M) DeWitt 1788–1860 m. J (E) Sanderson 1876–1834
        1. 1. Thomas (Newman) Sanderson 1819–1900 m. Mary (Jane) Drummond 1827–1912

Paulus Witt's Timeline

3 Records

1697
21 Apr 1697
Birth of Paulus de Witt in Phillipsburg, Westchester, New York
Phillipsburg, Westchester, New York
1727
1727
Age 30
Paulus de Witt was married in Phillipsburg, Westchester, New York
Phillipsburg, Westchester, New York
1774
Apr 1774
Age 77
Death of Paulus de Witt in Sunbury, Northumberland, Pennsylvania
Sunbury, Northumberland, Pennsylvania

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1727
    Event Place: Phillipsburg, Westchester, New York

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1774
    Event Place: Sunbury, Northumberland, Pennsylvania
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