Individual Details
William Dewitt
(Abt 1757 - 1835)
From: Krajda .
.......1. William DeWitt born abt. 1757, prob. in Sussex Co., NJ Removed with
his father to Bald Eagle Valley, Northumberland Co., PA. Served in the
Revolution from Northumberland. Removed to Ridgeway Twp., Bradford
Co., PA d. June 10,1836 m. Sarah------b. 1762
Children:
............1. Abraham DeWitt b. 1789
............2. Rebecca DeWitt b. 1804
............3. Paul DeWitt b. 1763/64 at the mouth of the Juniata and Susquenna Rivers. He served in the Revolution from Bald Eagle, Northumberland Co., PA. Removed before 1790 to Chemung Co., NY; d. Burliington
Twp. Bradford Co., PA, April 21, 1839; m. at Chemung Co.,NY Dec. 8 1792, Elizabeth Sly b. 1773 - eleven children (not named in this work) Descendants live in Bradford Co., PA.
............4. Abraham DeWitt b. circa 1762-1764, Sussex Co., NJ. He may have
been older than Paul. He lived in Jersey Twp. Steuben Co., NY and
died June10, 1853. Children were Isaac and one other. 4. Barnet DeWitt b. abt. 1766 d. when he was about 8 years old and was buried in Bald Eagle Cem.
............5. Isaac DeWitt b. 1768 in 1828 he was living in Jersey, Steuben Co., NY
............6. Sidney DeWitt daughter married Adam Long (de Long) 2. Martinus DeWitt, born circa 1726; married circa 1749, Saertje Joons. He migrated first to Virginia and thence, before 1760, to Cheraw, SC.
Children:
................1. Marie DeWitt bapt. at Deer Park 7/2/1750
................2. Harris DeWitt born probably in Virginia; was in the Revolutionary War, resided in Darlington, SC until 1809, when he went to Cooke Co., Tenn., where he died in 1829.
................3. Paulus DeWitt baptized at Readington Church Hunterdon Co., New Jersey 1/24/1728. He may have been the Paul DeWitt who had wife Mary------, and died in Sussex Co. NJ 1772. Or the Paul DeWitt who was of Deer Park Church in1751, whose wife was Catherine Depui. Owing to the frequent repetition of this Christian name, we cannot at this writing identify him with any degree of accuracy. Most researchers feel that this Paul is the one who married Catherine Depui. I am inserting Church records recording the marriage of Paul and Catherine Depui (Depuy) as futher proof that this Paul is the son of Paul son of Barent. "Marriage of Pauwell
DeWitt, young man, born Raretan (Rariton, Hunterdon Co., now Somerset New Jersey) married 12/10/1749, Catherina DePuy, young woman, born in Esopus, both dwelling in Palingskill." I also have children for Paul and
Catherine but will not include them in this writing as I am trying to just include the information given by M.E. Wood at this point.
................4. Peter DeWitt baptized at Readington Church, Hunterdon Co.,NJ 5/12/1734.
His wife may have been Sarah------; went first to Bald Eagle with his parents, but before 1774, had settled in Bedford County, PA in that part now included in Huntington Co., PA. He no doubt died before 1790, as we do not find him in the census of that year for PA, VA or SC. 5. Sara DeWitt, baptized at Readington Church, Hunterdon Co., NJ Oct. 31, 1736
................6. Barnet DeWitt, perhaps another son, born circa 1738. He removed to the Bald Eagle Valley. Descendants resided in Mifflin, Centre and Clinton
Counties, PA.
................7. Isaac DeWitt baptized at Readington Church, Hunterdon Co. NJ Nov. 1, 1741. Was of Frankford, Sussex Co., NJ and died there 1811-1813, leaving a number of children.
................8. Daughter born circa 1744
................9. Daughter born circa 1747
.......1. William DeWitt born abt. 1757, prob. in Sussex Co., NJ Removed with
his father to Bald Eagle Valley, Northumberland Co., PA. Served in the
Revolution from Northumberland. Removed to Ridgeway Twp., Bradford
Co., PA d. June 10,1836 m. Sarah------b. 1762
Children:
............1. Abraham DeWitt b. 1789
............2. Rebecca DeWitt b. 1804
............3. Paul DeWitt b. 1763/64 at the mouth of the Juniata and Susquenna Rivers. He served in the Revolution from Bald Eagle, Northumberland Co., PA. Removed before 1790 to Chemung Co., NY; d. Burliington
Twp. Bradford Co., PA, April 21, 1839; m. at Chemung Co.,NY Dec. 8 1792, Elizabeth Sly b. 1773 - eleven children (not named in this work) Descendants live in Bradford Co., PA.
............4. Abraham DeWitt b. circa 1762-1764, Sussex Co., NJ. He may have
been older than Paul. He lived in Jersey Twp. Steuben Co., NY and
died June10, 1853. Children were Isaac and one other. 4. Barnet DeWitt b. abt. 1766 d. when he was about 8 years old and was buried in Bald Eagle Cem.
............5. Isaac DeWitt b. 1768 in 1828 he was living in Jersey, Steuben Co., NY
............6. Sidney DeWitt daughter married Adam Long (de Long) 2. Martinus DeWitt, born circa 1726; married circa 1749, Saertje Joons. He migrated first to Virginia and thence, before 1760, to Cheraw, SC.
Children:
................1. Marie DeWitt bapt. at Deer Park 7/2/1750
................2. Harris DeWitt born probably in Virginia; was in the Revolutionary War, resided in Darlington, SC until 1809, when he went to Cooke Co., Tenn., where he died in 1829.
................3. Paulus DeWitt baptized at Readington Church Hunterdon Co., New Jersey 1/24/1728. He may have been the Paul DeWitt who had wife Mary------, and died in Sussex Co. NJ 1772. Or the Paul DeWitt who was of Deer Park Church in1751, whose wife was Catherine Depui. Owing to the frequent repetition of this Christian name, we cannot at this writing identify him with any degree of accuracy. Most researchers feel that this Paul is the one who married Catherine Depui. I am inserting Church records recording the marriage of Paul and Catherine Depui (Depuy) as futher proof that this Paul is the son of Paul son of Barent. "Marriage of Pauwell
DeWitt, young man, born Raretan (Rariton, Hunterdon Co., now Somerset New Jersey) married 12/10/1749, Catherina DePuy, young woman, born in Esopus, both dwelling in Palingskill." I also have children for Paul and
Catherine but will not include them in this writing as I am trying to just include the information given by M.E. Wood at this point.
................4. Peter DeWitt baptized at Readington Church, Hunterdon Co.,NJ 5/12/1734.
His wife may have been Sarah------; went first to Bald Eagle with his parents, but before 1774, had settled in Bedford County, PA in that part now included in Huntington Co., PA. He no doubt died before 1790, as we do not find him in the census of that year for PA, VA or SC. 5. Sara DeWitt, baptized at Readington Church, Hunterdon Co., NJ Oct. 31, 1736
................6. Barnet DeWitt, perhaps another son, born circa 1738. He removed to the Bald Eagle Valley. Descendants resided in Mifflin, Centre and Clinton
Counties, PA.
................7. Isaac DeWitt baptized at Readington Church, Hunterdon Co. NJ Nov. 1, 1741. Was of Frankford, Sussex Co., NJ and died there 1811-1813, leaving a number of children.
................8. Daughter born circa 1744
................9. Daughter born circa 1747
Events
| Birth | Abt 1757 | ||||
| Death | 1835 | Ridgebury, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States |
Families
| Father | Abraham Dewitt (1725 - 1783) |
| Mother | Marie "Mary" (1732 - 1816) |
| Sibling | Catherine Dewitt ( - 1762) |
| Sibling | Sidney Dewitt (1760 - 1810) |
| Sibling | John Dewitt (1762 - ) |
| Sibling | Paul Dewitt (1763 - 1839) |
| Sibling | Isaac Dewitt (1765 - ) |
| Sibling | Abraham Dewitt (1764 - 1835) |
| Sibling | Barnard Dewitt (1768 - ) |