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Peter Jansen De Witt 1625–1701 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1625

Birth Location: Netherlands

Death Date: Bet. 1701–1705

Death Location: Bushwick, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA

Father: Jan Dewitt

Mother:

Spouse(s): Dorothy Volckers

Children(s): Catrina Witt

In 1625, Peter Jansen De Witt entered the world in Netherlands, born to Jan Dewitt And Catherine. Peter Jansen De Witt married Dorothy Volckers, and had children including Catrina De Witt. Peter Jansen De Witt passed away in 1701 in Bushwick, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1625, Peter Jansen De Witt entered the world in Netherlands, born to Jan Dewitt And Catherine.
  • Peter Jansen De Witt married Dorothy Volckers, and had children including Catrina De Witt.
  • Peter Jansen De Witt passed away in 1701 in Bushwick, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jan Dewitt
1600–1701
Birth Location: Netherlands
JD

Spouses(s)

Dorothy Volckers
1630–1658
Birth Location: Leiden,Utrecht, Netherlands
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Children(s)

Catrina Witt
1654–1734
Birth Location: Flatbush, Kings, NY
CW

Peter Witt's Ancestors

Self
Peter Witt
1625–1701
Birth Place: Netherlands
Parents
Jan Dewitt
1600–1701
Netherlands
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Peter Witt's Descendants

1.
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Peter (Jansen De) Witt (Abt. 1625–Bet. 1701–1705) m. Dorothy Volckers (1630–1658)
  1. 1. Catrina (De) Witt 1654–1734 m. Hendrick Lott 1654–1728
    1. 1. Marÿtie Schenck 1693–1740 m. Johannes Schenck 1691–1729
      1. 1. Hendrick Schenk 1714–1717
      2. 2. Johannes Schenk 1715–1777
        1. 1. John (J.) Schenck 1748–
        2. 2. Hetty Schenck 1765–1845 m. Benjamin Fassett 1757–1816
      3. 3. Hendrick Schenck 1717–1767
        1. 1. Gertrude Schenck –1794 m. Frederick Frelinghuysen 1753–1804
      4. 4. Abraham Schenck 1720–1790 m. Elsje Vandervoort 1721–1784
        1. 1. Henry Schneck 1743–1799 m. Henne Britt 1743–1825
        2. 2. Johannes Schenk 1740–1755
        3. 3. Paul Schenk 1741–
        4. 4. Peter (A) Schenk 1755–
      5. 5. Magdalena Schenk 1718–
      6. 6. Peter Schenk 1722–1780
      7. 7. Cornelius Schenk 1723–
      8. 8. Isaac Schenk –1755
      9. 9. Catharine Schenk 1727– m. Teunis Schenk 1722–
        1. 1. Peter (Teunis) Schenk 1752–1808 m. Sarah Vechte 1757–1777
        2. 2. Maria Schenk 1750–
        3. 3. Johannes Schenk 1754–

Peter Witt's Timeline

5 Records

1624
Abt. 1624
Birth of Peter Jansen De Witt in Leiden, , Netherland, Utrecht
Leiden, , Netherland, Utrecht
1625
Abt. 1625
Birth of Peter Jansen De Witt in Netherlands
Netherlands
1690
1690
Age 65
Peter Jansen De Witt resided here in Bushwick, Kings County, New York, United States
Bushwick, Kings County, New York, United States
1701
Bet. 1701–1705
Age 76
Death of Peter Jansen De Witt in Bushwick, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
Bushwick, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
1721
Bef. 07 Nov 1721
Age 96
Death of Peter Jansen De Witt in Bushwick, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
Bushwick, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1624
    Event Place: Leiden, , Netherland, Utrecht
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1625
    Event Place: Netherlands
    Record Source: Early Settlers of Bushwick, Long Island, New York and Their Descendants, Page 92

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1652
    Event Place: New Amsterdam (Historical), Manhattan, Kings, New York, USA
    Record Source: Early Settlers of Bushwick, Long Island, New York and Their Descendants, Page 92

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1690
    Event Place: Bushwick, Kings County, New York, United States
    Record Source: U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, Document: The Documentary History of the State of New York [Albany, NY:, 1849]; Volume Number: Vol 1; Page Number: 660; Family Number: 94

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 07 Nov 1721
    Event Place: Bushwick, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bet. 1701–1705
    Event Place: Bushwick, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
    Record Source: Early Settlers of Bushwick, Long Island, New York and Their Descendants, Page 92
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