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Pieter Janszen de Witt 1624–1705 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1624

Birth Location: Utrecht, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Pays-Bas

Death Date: May 1705

Death Location: Bushwick, Livingston, New York, USA

Father: Jan Dewitt

Mother: Cateronas Montauk

Spouse(s): Dorthea Volkerts

Children(s): Marytje Witt

Pieter Janszen de Witt was born in 1624 in Utrecht, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Pays-Bas, the child of Jan Claessen Dewitt And Cateronas Catherine A Montauk Indian Princess Montauk. In 1690, Pieter Janszen de Witt resided in Bushwick, Kings County, New York, United States. Pieter Janszen de Witt married Dorthea Volkerts, and had children including Marytje De Witt. Pieter Janszen de Witt passed away in 1705 in Bushwick, Livingston, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • Pieter Janszen de Witt was born in 1624 in Utrecht, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Pays-Bas, the child of Jan Claessen Dewitt And Cateronas Catherine A Montauk Indian Princess Montauk.
  • In 1690, Pieter Janszen de Witt resided in Bushwick, Kings County, New York, United States.
  • Pieter Janszen de Witt married Dorthea Volkerts, and had children including Marytje De Witt.
  • Pieter Janszen de Witt passed away in 1705 in Bushwick, Livingston, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Pieter Witt's Ancestors

Self
Pieter Witt
1624–1705
Birth Place: Utrecht, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Pays-Bas
Parents
Jan Claessen Dewitt
1600–1699
Zunderlandt, E, Fryslân | Friesland, Pays-Bas
Cateronas (Catherine A Montauk Indian Princess) Montauk
1600–1658
Montauk Village, Livingston, New York, USA
Grandparents
Grand (Sachem) Wyandanch
1565–1659
Mohawk Village, Canajoharie, New York, USA
Wuch-i-ki-tau-but
1566–1660
Mohawk Indan Nation Canajoharie New York
Great-Grandparents
Sachem Chief
1550–1595
Quashawan Montauk
1556–1600
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Pieter Witt's Descendants

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Pieter (Janszen de) Witt (1624–May 1705) m. Dorthea Volkerts (1630–15 Apr 1660)
  1. 1. Marytje (de) Witt 1652–1710 m. Jacobus Caljer 1653–1720
    1. 1. Pieter (Calyer) (Caljer) 1675–1738 m. Tryntje Hendricksen 1678–
      1. 1. Jacobus Calyer 1700–1766 m. Jannetje Meserole 1691–1754
        1. 1. Peter Calyer 1737–1804 m. Margaret Debevoise 1738–1810

Pieter Witt's Timeline

5 Records

1624
1624
Birth of Pieter Janszen de Witt in Utrecht, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Pays-Bas
Utrecht, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Pays-Bas
1660
15 April 1660
Age 36
Pieter Janszen de Witt was married in Leiden, South Holland, Zuid-Holland, Pays-Bas
Leiden, South Holland, Zuid-Holland, Pays-Bas
1690
1690
Age 66
Pieter Janszen de Witt resided here in Bushwick, Kings County, New York, United States
Bushwick, Kings County, New York, United States
1700
1700-1908
Age 76
Pieter Janszen de Witt resided here in New York, USA
New York, USA
1705
May 1705
Age 81
Death of Pieter Janszen de Witt in Bushwick, Livingston, New York, USA
Bushwick, Livingston, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1624
    Event Place: Utrecht, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Pays-Bas
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 April 1660
    Event Place: Leiden, South Holland, Zuid-Holland, Pays-Bas
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    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 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1700-1908
    Event Place: New York, USA
    Record Source: Historical miscellany

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1705
    Event Place: Bushwick, Livingston, New York, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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