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Richard William Witt 1726 – 1794 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1726

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

Death Date: 1794

Death Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

Father: William Witt

Mother: Elizabeth None

Spouse(s): Mildred Witt

Children(s):

Richard William Witt was born in 1726 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States, the child of William Guillaume Witt and Elizabeth. Richard William Witt married Mildred Witt. Richard William Witt passed away in 1794 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Richard William Witt was born in 1726 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States, the child of William Guillaume Witt and Elizabeth.
  • Richard William Witt married Mildred Witt.
  • Richard William Witt passed away in 1794 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States.

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Richard Witt's Ancestors

Self
Richard Witt
1726 – 1794
Birth Place: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
Parents
William Guillaume Witt
1675 – 1754
St Ann Parish, Albermarle, VA
Elizabeth
1677 – 1741
La Rochelle-Normande, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
Grandparents
John (Richard Guillaume) Witt
1646 – 1715
Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, England
Ann Daux
1650 – 1742
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Whytt
1615 – 1715
Margaret Barclay
1623 – 1694
Walter Daux
1620 – 1658
Mary Douglas
1627 – 1678
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Whytt
1590 – 1622
Joane Bordham
1590 – 1630
Edvard Cowie
1595 – 1671
Bessie Freland
1600 – 1633
Richard Daux
1600 – 1658
Ann Rogers
1603 – 1625

Richard Witt's Timeline

2 Records

1726
1726
Birth of Richard William Witt in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
1794
1794
Age 68
Death of Richard William Witt in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1726
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1794
    Event Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

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