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Tjerck Claessen DeWitt 1620–1700 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1620

Birth Location: Grootholt, Zunderlandt, Netherlands

Death Date: 17 February 1700

Death Location: Kingston, Ulster County, New York, United States of America

Father: Dr. DeWitt

Mother: Tjatje VanLeuven

Spouse(s): Barbara Andriessen

Children(s): Geertruy DeWitt

Tjerck Claessen DeWitt was born in 1620 in Grootholt, Zunderlandt, Netherlands, the child of Dr Nicholas Claes Dewitt And Tjatje Vanleuven. In 1600, Tjerck Claessen DeWitt resided in USA. Tjerck Claessen DeWitt married Barbara Andriessen, and had children including Geertruy Gertrude Dewitt. Tjerck Claessen DeWitt passed away in 1700 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Tjerck Claessen DeWitt was born in 1620 in Grootholt, Zunderlandt, Netherlands, the child of Dr Nicholas Claes Dewitt And Tjatje Vanleuven.
  • In 1600, Tjerck Claessen DeWitt resided in USA.
  • Tjerck Claessen DeWitt married Barbara Andriessen, and had children including Geertruy Gertrude Dewitt.
  • Tjerck Claessen DeWitt passed away in 1700 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Dr. DeWitt
1597–1663
Birth Location: Dordrecht, Zuid Holland, Netherlands
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Tjatje VanLeuven
1596–1682
Birth Location: Zunderland, East, Friesland, Netherlands
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Spouses(s)

Barbara Andriessen
1636–1714
Birth Location: Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
BA

Children(s)

Geertruy DeWitt
1668–1718
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster NY
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Tjerck DeWitt's Ancestors

Self
Tjerck DeWitt
1620–1700
Birth Place: Grootholt, Zunderlandt, Netherlands
Parents
Dr. Nicholas Claes DeWitt
1597–1663
Dordrecht, Zuid Holland, Netherlands
Tjatje VanLeuven
1596–1682
Zunderland, East, Friesland, Netherlands
Grandparents
Cornelis (Willemsz de) Witt
1571–1625
Osterbeus, Wewteraccum, East Frieslaand, Germany
Jacomina (Kornelisdr van) Beveren
1555–1639
Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Great-Grandparents
Pieter Lueven
1550–1583
Cornelis Beveren
1524–1586
Maria Valk
1530–1576
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Tjerck DeWitt's Descendants

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Tjerck (Claessen) DeWitt (Mar 1620–17 February 1700) m. Barbara Andriessen (6 Jul 1636–6 July 1714)
  1. 1. Geertruy (Gertrude) DeWitt 1668–1718 m. Capt. (Hendrick Hendricksen) Schoonmaker 1665–1712
    1. 1. Tjerck Schoonmaker 1699–1763 m. Theodosia Whitaker 1710–1791
      1. 1. Tjerck ((John) Schoonmaker) Jr 1744–1828 m. Jannetje (Rebecca) Hermanie 1748–1779
        1. 1. Theodosia Schoonmaker 1772–1868 m. Andrew Teneyck 1750–1813

Tjerck DeWitt's Timeline

10 Records

1600
1600-1942
Tjerck Claessen DeWitt resided here in USA
USA
1620
Mar 1620
Birth of Tjerck Claessen DeWitt in Grootholt, Zunderlandt, Netherlands
Grootholt, Zunderlandt, Netherlands
1656
24 Apr 1656
Age 36
Tjerck Claessen DeWitt was married in New York City
New York City
1665
1665-1940
Age 45
Tjerck Claessen DeWitt resided here in Schuyler, New York, USA; Canada
Schuyler, New York, USA; Canada
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 County, New York, USA
Kingston, Ulster County, New York, USA
1710
1710-1887
Age 90
Tjerck Claessen DeWitt resided here in Ulster, New York, USA
Ulster, New York, USA
1786
1786-1924
Age 166
Tjerck Claessen DeWitt resided here in Onondaga, New York, USA
Onondaga, New York, USA
1820
1820-1943
Age 200
Tjerck Claessen DeWitt resided here in Ulster, New York, USA
Ulster, New York, USA
1917
1917
Age 297
Tjerck Claessen DeWitt resided here in Connecticut
Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1620
    Event Place: Grootholt, Zunderlandt, Netherlands

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1656
    Event Place: New York City
    Record Source: American Marriages Before 1699

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1600-1942
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: The Hoyes of Maryland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1650
    Event Place: America
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: America; Year: 1650; Page Number: 46

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1665-1940
    Event Place: Schuyler, New York, USA; Canada
    Record Source: The history of the town of Catherine, Schuyler County, N.Y.

    Genealogy Event 6
    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 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1710-1887
    Event Place: Ulster, New York, USA
    Record Source: Ulster County, N.Y. probate records in the office of the surrogate, and in the county clerk's office at Kingston, N.Y.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1786-1924
    Event Place: Onondaga, New York, USA
    Record Source: Syracuse and its environs : a history

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1820-1943
    Event Place: Ulster, New York, USA
    Record Source: People's history of Kingston, Rondout and vicinity : the first capital of New York State (1820 to 1943)

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917
    Event Place: Connecticut
    Record Source: Encyclopedia of Connecticut Biography

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Grootholt (Zunderlandt)
    Record Source: Netherlands, Marriage Index, Nationaal Archief Nieuw-Nederland; Den Haag, Nederland; Trouwen

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New York
    Record Source: New York Wills, 1626-1836

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ulster, New York, United States
    Record Source: New York, Genealogical Records, 1675-1920, The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record (quarterly-1871) - Extracts; Publication Place: New York; Publisher: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society; Page Number: 147

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 February 1700
    Event Place: Kingston, Ulster County, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kingston, Ulster County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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