Individual Details
John Dewitt
(Abt 1786 - 8 Sep 1834)
Notes from the research of Kathryn DeWitt Gazaway -
Tax Rolls in 1807 Tax Roll of Hardin Co as age 19;1815 Nelson Co. purchased 1,000 acres 1826 on Wilson Creek, Nelson Co, paid tax on land until 1830, then on only 650 acres and Price DeWitt paid on other 351 acres.
Second Marriage: John DeWitt married Mary Ann Thralls on 9 May 1815 in Nelson Co KY
DEED: Deed Book 21, pg 178 Nelson Co KY (written from copy of Will) - This
indenture made and entered into This Seventeenth Day of Oct in the year of Our Lord One Thousand and Eight hundred and Thirty Five Between Peter DeWitt Heir at Law of John DeWitt of Nelson County State of Kentucky and Elijah Middleton and Mary Ann Formely Mary Ann Dewitt of the County of Hardin and the State of Kentucky of one part and John Dragoo of the Co of Nelson and state aforesaid of the other part witnessth; that the said Peter Dewitt as Heir at Law and the said Mary Ann Middleton as widow of said John Dewitt dec'd , for and in consideration of the sum of $93.75 pd by said John Dragoo to said John Dewitt, in his life time -- granted to said John Dragoo a certain tract or parcel of land lying in County of Nelson & State aforesaid containing 62 1/2 Ac lying on East side of Wilson Creek and Binding on the Salt Creek and being a part of a tract conveyed to John Dewitt by Abijah McGee by deed bearing date 19 Nov 1826 is part of said tract containing 940 acres which lies on the West side of Wilson Creek--- --- signed Peter DeWitt (seal) Elijah Middleton (seal) and Mary Ann T (Thrall) Middleton.
Tax Rolls in 1807 Tax Roll of Hardin Co as age 19;1815 Nelson Co. purchased 1,000 acres 1826 on Wilson Creek, Nelson Co, paid tax on land until 1830, then on only 650 acres and Price DeWitt paid on other 351 acres.
Second Marriage: John DeWitt married Mary Ann Thralls on 9 May 1815 in Nelson Co KY
DEED: Deed Book 21, pg 178 Nelson Co KY (written from copy of Will) - This
indenture made and entered into This Seventeenth Day of Oct in the year of Our Lord One Thousand and Eight hundred and Thirty Five Between Peter DeWitt Heir at Law of John DeWitt of Nelson County State of Kentucky and Elijah Middleton and Mary Ann Formely Mary Ann Dewitt of the County of Hardin and the State of Kentucky of one part and John Dragoo of the Co of Nelson and state aforesaid of the other part witnessth; that the said Peter Dewitt as Heir at Law and the said Mary Ann Middleton as widow of said John Dewitt dec'd , for and in consideration of the sum of $93.75 pd by said John Dragoo to said John Dewitt, in his life time -- granted to said John Dragoo a certain tract or parcel of land lying in County of Nelson & State aforesaid containing 62 1/2 Ac lying on East side of Wilson Creek and Binding on the Salt Creek and being a part of a tract conveyed to John Dewitt by Abijah McGee by deed bearing date 19 Nov 1826 is part of said tract containing 940 acres which lies on the West side of Wilson Creek--- --- signed Peter DeWitt (seal) Elijah Middleton (seal) and Mary Ann T (Thrall) Middleton.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1786 | Kentucky, United States | |||
| Marriage | 20 May 1807 | Hardin, Kentucky, United States - Jane Bray |  |  | |
| Marriage | 9 May 1815 | Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, United States - Mary Ann Thralls | | | |
| Census (family) | 1820 | Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, United States - Mary Ann Thralls | | | |
| Census (family) | 1830 | Nelson, Kentucky, United States - Mary Ann Thralls | | | |
| Will | 1834 | Nelson, Kentucky, United States | | ||
| Death | 8 Sep 1834 | Nelson, Kentucky, United States |
Families
| Spouse | Jane Bray (1782 - 1815) |
| Child | John Henry Dewitt (1807 - ) |
| Child | Peter Price DeWitt (1808 - 1840) |
| Spouse | Mary Ann Thralls (1791 - 1872) |
| Father | Henry Dewitt (1758 - 1811) |
| Mother | Ann Orr (1761 - 1830) |
| Sibling | Phebe Dewitt (1778 - 1854) |
| Sibling | James Dewitt (1784 - 1825) |
| Sibling | Jane Dewitt (1788 - 1860) |
| Sibling | Abraham Dewitt (1791 - 1845) |
| Sibling | Soloman Coy Dewitt (1795 - 1860) |
| Sibling | Hannah Dewitt (1798 - ) |
| Sibling | Deliah Dewitt (1800 - ) |
| Sibling | Melvina Dewitt (1802 - ) |
Notes
Marriage
Marriage Bond: Surety John Coy, father of Daniel Coy, husband of John DeWitt's sister Phebe; John Bray gave consent for marriage of his daughter Jane Bray; Henry DeWitt gave consent for his son John; The Witness, William Whitehead and Peter Atherton for signing of consent: Married by A. McDouigal, Bk A10, A25.John Dewit and Jane Bray 20 Mar 1807 Hardin Kentucky. bk A pg 25
There is also a marriage record with date: 1813 for John Dewit and Jane Bray Hardin, Kentucky bk A pg 10
Marriage
Dewitt, John & Mary Ann (Thralls)1815 John Dewitt m. Mary Ann (Thralls) 9 May 1815 in Nelson Co. KY
Census (family)
This does not fit this John's age?John DeWitt 300001 11?10 001
3 boys under 10
1 man 45+ (John ~43?)
1 girl under 10
1 girl 10-16
? woman 16-26 (the middle column in the spine is unreadable.)
1 woman 26-45 (Mary A. ~29)
Who is this widow Dewitt?
Nancy DeWitt 200000 11?10 001
2 boys under 10
1 girl under 10
1 girl 10-16
? woman 16-26 (the middle column in the spine is unreadable.)
1 woman 26-45
Census (family)
This does not fit this John's age, nor his son, who would be abt 23. ??John DeWit - (6 people, no slaves)
2 boys 5-9,
1 man 30-39
1 girl 5-9,
1 girl 10-14,
1 woman 30-39
Will
Inventory and Property appraisal: ( Nelson Co KY, Records Vol 1 - Betty Cummings Cook C.G. Ky General Records- Gen 976.901 N424) Page 380 Will Book 1 pg. 477 - Allotment to Mary Ann Dewitt, widow of John DeWitt, dec'd , of her dower in her late husband estate, 4 March 1835, by John Samuels, Jeremiah Barger, William Newbolt and James Johnson, Commissioners. Allotted portions of the home place with the mansion house, 13 acres tract, Knot tract, no Acre named. Recorded 11 May 1835.pg 379- Inventory & Appraisal of personal property of John Dewitt, dec'd 8 Sep 1834, Total of $1418.28 1/4, by John Samuel, William Brown , William Newboult and Danirl Weller. signed also by Frances Shiells , Administrator. Recorded 11 Oct 1834. List of property of the decedent sold at public sale on 10 Sep 1834, no total, signed also by Francis Shields, Administrator, and also recorded 11 Oct 1834.
Endnotes
1. Gazaway, Kathryn DeWitt, DeWitt family research. (Utopia, Texas: compiled by Kathryn DeWitt Gazaway, grannykk@peppersnet.com).
2. Gazaway, Kathryn DeWitt, DeWitt family research. (Utopia, Texas: compiled by Kathryn DeWitt Gazaway, grannykk@peppersnet.com).
3. Quick Notes on early Central KY Families. Bullitt Co. Ky Genweb Online [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kybullit/bcqnmain.htm], accessed Aug 2009.
4. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1820 > KENTUCKY > NELSON > BARDSTOWN Series: M33 Roll: 19 Page: 168.
5. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1830 > KENTUCKY > NELSON Series: M19 Roll: 40 Page: 156.