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Richard Witt 1725–1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1725

Birth Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1787

Death Location: Amelia, Virginia, United States

Father: William Witt

Mother: Mary ?

Spouse(s): Susannah Skaggs, Betsy Baxter

Children(s): Archibald Whitt, Edmund Whitt, Hezekiah Whitt, Ruthy Whitt, Abijah Whitt, Robert Whitt, Rachel Whitt, Elizabeth Whitt, Dr. Whitt, Susanna Creswell, Edwin Whitt

In 1725, Richard Witt entered the world in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States, born to William Guillaume Witt And Mary Elizabeth Daux. Richard Witt married Betsy Baxter, Susannah Skaggs, and had children including Abijah Whitt, Archibald Whitt, Dr Richard Thomas Whitt, Edmund Price Whitt, Edwin Whitt, Elizabeth Whitt, Hezekiah N Low Hawk Whitt, Rachel Whitt, Robert Whitt, Ruthy Whitt, Susanna Whitt Creswell. Richard Witt passed away in 1787 in Amelia, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1725, Richard Witt entered the world in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States, born to William Guillaume Witt And Mary Elizabeth Daux.
  • Richard Witt married Betsy Baxter, Susannah Skaggs, and had children including Abijah Whitt, Archibald Whitt, Dr Richard Thomas Whitt, Edmund Price Whitt, Edwin Whitt, Elizabeth Whitt, Hezekiah N Low Hawk Whitt, Rachel Whitt, Robert Whitt, Ruthy Whitt, Susanna Whitt Creswell.
  • Richard Witt passed away in 1787 in Amelia, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Witt
1676–1754
Birth Location: La Rochelle, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
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Mary ?
1684–1741
Birth Location: Virginia or France
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Spouses(s)

Susannah Skaggs
1730–1797
Birth Location: Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
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Betsy Baxter
1765–1807
Birth Location: Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Archibald Whitt
1763–1831
Birth Location: Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
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Edmund Whitt
1767–1840
Birth Location: Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
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Hezekiah Whitt
1761–1846
Birth Location: Surrey, South Carolina, United States
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Ruthy Whitt
1772–1839
Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia, United States
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Abijah Whitt
1757–1807
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Robert Whitt
1755–1835
Birth Location: Amelia, County, VA.
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Rachel Whitt
1759–1853
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Elizabeth Whitt
1765–1857
Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia, United States
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Dr. Whitt
1770–1813
Birth Location: Montgomery County, Virgina,United States(Moved from Tazewell County to Magoffin Co Ky about 1840)
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Susanna Creswell
1776–1876
Birth Location: Montgomery, Montgomery, Virginia, United States
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Edwin Whitt
1774–
Birth Location: –
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Richard Witt's Ancestors

Self
Richard Witt
1725–1787
Birth Place: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
Parents
William 'Guillaume' Witt
1676–1754
La Rochelle, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
Mary (Elizabeth Daux) ?
1684–1741
Virginia or France
Grandparents
John Witt
1645–1715
Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England
Ann Daux
1650–1742
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Witt's Descendants

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Richard Witt (1725–1787) m. Susannah Skaggs (October 21, 1730–4 Oct 1797) m. Betsy Baxter (1765–25 Apr 1807)
  1. 1. Archibald Whitt 1763–1831
  2. 2. Edmund (Price) Whitt 1767–1840
  3. 3. Hezekiah (N "Low Hawk") Whitt 1761–1846
  4. 4. Ruthy Whitt 1772–1839
  5. 5. Abijah Whitt 1757–1807
  6. 6. Robert Whitt 1755–1835
  7. 7. Rachel Whitt 1759–1853
  8. 8. Elizabeth Whitt 1765–1857
  9. 9. Dr. (Richard Thomas) Whitt 1770–1813
  10. 10. Susanna (Whitt) Creswell 1776–1876
  11. 11. Edwin Whitt 1774–

Richard Witt's Timeline

2 Records

1725
1725
Birth of Richard Witt in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
1787
1787
Age 62
Death of Richard Witt in Amelia, Virginia, United States
Amelia, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1725
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: Amelia, Virginia, United States
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