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TJERCK CLAESSEN DEWITT 1620–1700 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1620

Birth Location: Grootgolt, Westphalia, Zunderland, Holland

Death Date: 17 Feb 1700

Death Location: Kingston, Ulster County, New York, USA

Father: Nicholas DeWitt

Mother: Tjaatje Lueven

Spouse(s): Barbara Andriessen

Children(s): Lucas DeWitt, Taatje DeWitt, Jan DeWitt, Jannetje DeWitt, Pieternella DeWitt, Klaes Dewitt, Emmerentje Witte, Jannetje DeWitt, Aagje Pawling, Andries DeWitt

TJERCK CLAESSEN DEWITT was born in 1620 in Grootgolt, Westphalia, Zunderland, Holland, the child of Nicholas Dewitt And Tjaatje Van Lueven. TJERCK CLAESSEN DEWITT married Barbara Andriessen, and had children including Aagje Pawling, Andries Dewitt, Emmerentje Claesen De Witte, Jan Nicholas Claesen Dewitt, Jannetje Dewitt, Klaes Nicholas Dewitt, Lucas Dewitt, Pieternella Dewitt, Taatje Dewitt. TJERCK CLAESSEN DEWITT passed away in 1700 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • TJERCK CLAESSEN DEWITT was born in 1620 in Grootgolt, Westphalia, Zunderland, Holland, the child of Nicholas Dewitt And Tjaatje Van Lueven.
  • TJERCK CLAESSEN DEWITT married Barbara Andriessen, and had children including Aagje Pawling, Andries Dewitt, Emmerentje Claesen De Witte, Jan Nicholas Claesen Dewitt, Jannetje Dewitt, Klaes Nicholas Dewitt, Lucas Dewitt, Pieternella Dewitt, Taatje Dewitt.
  • TJERCK CLAESSEN DEWITT passed away in 1700 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nicholas DeWitt
1594–1663
Birth Location: Grootholdt, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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Tjaatje Lueven
1596–1682
Birth Location: Of Grootholdt, Zunderland, East Friesland, Holland
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Spouses(s)

Barbara Andriessen
1630–1714
Birth Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
BA

Children(s)

Lucas DeWitt
1674–1703
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States
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Taatje DeWitt
1659–1724
Birth Location: Albany, Albany, New York
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Jan DeWitt
1657–1710
Birth Location: Albany, Albany,(formerly known as Ft. Orange and Beverwijck), New York, United States
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Jannetje DeWitt
1662–1744
Birth Location: Kingston,Ulster,New York, United States
JD
Pieternella DeWitt
1658–1724
Birth Location: Nieuw Amsterdam, Kings, New York, United States
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Klaes Dewitt
1664–1698
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States
KD
Emmerentje Witte
1659–1745
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
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Jannetje DeWitt
1662–1724
Birth Location: Albany, Albany, New York, United States
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Aagje Pawling
1684–1726
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster County, New York, USA
AP
Andries DeWitt
1657–1710
Birth Location: New Amsterdam, New York, United States
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TJERCK DEWITT's Ancestors

Self
TJERCK DEWITT
1620–1700
Birth Place: Grootgolt, Westphalia, Zunderland, Holland
Parents
Nicholas DeWitt
1594–1663
Grootholdt, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Tjaatje (Van) Lueven
1596–1682
Of Grootholdt, Zunderland, East Friesland, Holland
Grandparents
Jan (De) Witt
1567–1621
Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Jaquemijne (van) BARESTEIJN
1572–1619
Vermoedelijk In Dordrecht
Cornelis (Pieterz Van) Lueven
1571–1625
Osterbeus, Wewteraccum, East Frieslaand, Germany
Johanna Heymans
1545–1602
Dordrecht, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Great-Grandparents
WILLEM DEWITT
1516–1596
Maria WESEL
1515–1593
Johan VanBarestijne
1547–1605
Jakobmina Louff
1550–1602
Andries Heymans
1523–1569
Aelken Colff
1525–1564
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jan DeWitt
1478–1565
Klara Beveren
1485–1556
Christina SLINGELAND
1485–1538
Bartholomeus VanBarestijne
1538–
Mother Barestijne
1527–
Adriaen Louff
1510–1593
Anna Beveren
1518–1587
Jan Heymans
1487–1545
Johanna HEYMANS
1495–1545
Claes Colff
1481–1538
Heylwich Haer
1485–1556

TJERCK DEWITT's Descendants

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TJERCK (CLAESSEN) DEWITT (1620–17 Feb 1700) m. Barbara Andriessen (6 Jul 1630–6 Jul 1714)
  1. 1. Lucas DeWitt 1674–1703 m. Annatje Delva 1675–1700
    1. 1. Jan DeWitt 1718–1776 m. Annetje (Jelles) Osterhoudt 1712–1776
      1. 1. Ezekiel DeWitt 1741–1760 m. Maria Keller 1739–1790
        1. 1. Peter DeWitt 1753–1843 m. Sarah (Rebecca) Wetzel 1760– m. Jane Bray 1755–1843
        2. 2. Johannes Dewitt 1756–
      2. 2. Willem (De) Wit 1747–
      3. 3. Petrus DeWitt 1737–
      4. 4. Jacob DeWitt 1749–
      5. 5. Arie Dewitt 1752–
      6. 6. Benjamin DeWitt 1745–1795
      7. 7. Cornelis DeWit 1743–1813
      8. 8. Johannis (de) Wit 1738–1813
    2. 2. Jannetje DeWitt 1697–
    3. 3. Barbara DeWitt 1699–1749
    4. 4. Ezekiel DeWitt 1741–1760
    5. 5. Lucas DeWitt 1703–1761
  2. 2. Taatje DeWitt 1659–1724
  3. 3. Jan (Nicholas Claesen) DeWitt 1657–1710
  4. 4. Jannetje DeWitt 1662–1744
  5. 5. Pieternella DeWitt 1658–1724
  6. 6. Klaes (Nicholas) Dewitt 1664–1698
  7. 7. Emmerentje (Claesen De) Witte 1659–1745 m. Martinus (Hermanzen) Hoffman 1706–1772
    1. 1. Tjaatje Hoffman 1671–1714
    2. 2. Nicholas Hoffman 1680–1750 m. Jannetje Crispel 1686–1752
      1. 1. Petrus HOFFMAN 1716–1754
      2. 2. Johan (Hendrick) HOFFMAN 1719–1789
      3. 3. Zechariah Hoffman 1713–1798
      4. 4. Anthony HOFFMAN 1711–1784
      5. 5. Antje (Annetje) HOFFMAN 1709–
      6. 6. Col.Martin (Martinus) Hoffman 1706–1772 m. Tryntje Benson 1712–1765
        1. 1. Cornelia Hoffman 1734–1789 m. Isaac Roosevelt 1726–1794
    3. 3. Zacharias Hoffman 1680–1744
  8. 8. Jannetje DeWitt 1662–1724
  9. 9. Aagje Pawling 1684–1726
  10. 10. Andries DeWitt 1657–1710 m. Jannetje Egbertson 1664–1733
    1. 1. Egbert (B.) Dewitt 1699–1761 m. Mary Nottingham 1704–1759
      1. 1. William Dewitt 1731–1796 m. Susannah Chambers 1746–1791
        1. 1. Elizabeth DeWitt 1786–1814 m. Shadrack Casteel 1780–1850
        2. 2. Reuben (De) Witt 1763–1764
        3. 3. Egbert DeWitt 1766–1810
        4. 4. William (De) Witt 1769–1848
        5. 5. Stephen DeWitt 1776–1848
        6. 6. Jacobus (De) Witt 1770–1771
        7. 7. David DeWitt 1782–1854
        8. 8. Dinah DeWitt 1778–1872
        9. 9. Maria DeWitt 1774–1855
        10. 10. Adam DeWitt 1789–1790
        11. 11. Benjamin (W.) DeWitt 1767–1802
        12. 12. Thomas DeWitt 1765–
        13. 13. James DeWitt 1770–
        14. 14. Charles (De) Witt 1769–1854
      2. 2. Thomas DeWitt 1733–1809
      3. 3. Jacob (Rutzen) DEWITT 1729–1821
      4. 4. Andries DeWitt 1727–1799
      5. 5. Maria Dewitt 1737–1795 m. James Clinton 1736–1812
        1. 1. Dewitt Clinton 1769–1828
    2. 2. Klaes Dewitt 1688–1688
    3. 3. Maria Dewitt 1693–1762
    4. 4. Jacob DeWitt 1691–1748
    5. 5. Tjerck DeWitt 1683–1762
    6. 6. Nicholas DeWitt 1688–
    7. 7. Barbara DeWitt 1689–1715
    8. 8. Helena DeWitt 1695–1724
    9. 9. Andries DeWitt 1697–1764

TJERCK DEWITT's Timeline

8 Records

1620
Mar 1620
Birth of TJERCK CLAESSEN DEWITT in Grootholdt, Zunderland, Netherlands
Grootholdt, Zunderland, Netherlands
1620
1620
Birth of TJERCK CLAESSEN DEWITT in Grootgolt, Westphalia, Zunderland, Holland
Grootgolt, Westphalia, Zunderland, Holland
1625
1625-10-02
Age 5
TJERCK CLAESSEN DEWITT was baptized in Leiden
Leiden
1685
1685
Age 65
TJERCK CLAESSEN DEWITT resided here
None
1690
1690
Age 70
TJERCK CLAESSEN DEWITT resided here in Ulster County, New York, United States
Ulster County, New York, United States
1700
17 February 1700
Age 80
Death of TJERCK CLAESSEN DEWITT in Kingston, Ulster, NY, USA
Kingston, Ulster, NY, USA
1700
17 Feb 1700
Age 80
Death of TJERCK CLAESSEN DEWITT in Widewyck, Ulster, Ny
Widewyck, Ulster, Ny
1776
1776
Age 156
TJERCK CLAESSEN DEWITT resided here
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1620
    Event Place: Grootholdt, Zunderland, Netherlands

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Grootgolt, Westphalia, Zunderland, Holland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 287
    [3] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [4] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1620; Birth city: Kingston; Birth state: NY
    [5] Family Data Collection - Births
    [6] Millennium File
    [7] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 379.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PDL
    [8] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 7121.011; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 20
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1625-10-02
    Event Place: Leiden
    Record Source: Leiden, Netherlands, Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1653
    Event Place: New York, New York
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: New York, New York; Year: 1653; Page Number: 26

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1656
    Event Place: New York, New York
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: New York, New York; Year: 1656; Page Number: 89

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1685
    Record Source: New York, Genealogical Records, 1675-1920, Calendar of the N.Y. Colonial Manuscripts indorsed Land Papers - Extracts; Publication Place: Albany; Publisher: Weed, Parsons & Co.; Publication Year: 1864; Page Number: 33

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1690
    Event Place: Ulster 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: 282; Family Number: 10

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1700
    Event Place: Kingston, Ulster County, New York, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Tjerck Claessen DeWitt 17 Feb 1700

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1776
    Record Source: New York, Genealogical Records, 1675-1920, New York in the Revolution as Colony and State, Vol. I - Extracts; Publication Place: Albany, New York; Publisher: J. B. Lyon Co.; Publication Year: 1904; Page Number: 188

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Grootholt (Zunderlandt)
    Record Source: Netherlands, Marriage Index, 1570-1938

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 February 1700
    Event Place: Kingston, Ulster, NY, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1700
    Event Place: Widewyck, Ulster, Ny
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 287
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1620; Birth city: Kingston; Birth state: NY
    [4] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [5] Millennium File
    [6] New York, Wills and Probate Records, Record of Wills, 1665-1916; Index to Wills, 1662-1923 (New York County); Author: New York. Surrogate's Court (New York County); Probate Place: New York, New York
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Pawling Genealogy

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kingston, Ulster County, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: New York, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, Wills and Probate Records, Record of Wills, 1665-1916; Index to Wills, 1662-1923 (New York County); Author: New York. Surrogate's Court (New York County); Probate Place: New York, New York
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