Individual Details
Paulus Dewitt
(Bef 21 Apr 1697 - 1772)
-- Baptism: Sleepy Hollow Church in Phillipsburg, Westchester, PA, record found in 4th book of the Christian Church of Phillipsburg. Sponsors for Peter and Paul were: Abraham De Revier Jr. and Elizabeth Heyert.
-- HPC., pg 526: First settler of Piscataway, NJ, - Paulus DeWitt.
-- HPC, pg 528 & 529: Paul & his uncle Titus were both listed on the account books of Jacob Janaway, 1745/1744, Paul was listed as living in Amwell.
-- Census, 1741 Hunterdon Co. Freeholders, Lebanon Twp.; Paulus DeWitt living near were Cornelius Jansen, Barnet Cole, .
-- HPC pg, residence: in 1729, foot of Cushetunk (Pickel's) mountain near the Paulingkill River.
-- Paul moved his family across the Susquehanna River near "Big Island ", which was then Indian Lands.
-- Resident with 200 acres. He may have lived in Huntington Co; 1784 Bedford Co., PA. lists Peter with 9 Whites in his household & in Huntingdon Co 1786 there were James and William listed as single freemen. 1790 Huntingdon census lists a Sarah DeWitt.
Events
| Birth | Bef 21 Apr 1697 | Dutch Reformed Church, Tarrytown, Westchester, New York, British America |  | ||
| Baptism | 21 Apr 1697 | Sleepy Hollow Church, Tarrytown, Westchester, New York, British America |  | | |
| Marriage | Bef 1725 | Sleepy Hollow Church, Philipsburg Manor, Westchester Co., New York, - Catherine Johnson | | ||
| Death | 1772 | Bald Eagle Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States | | | |
| Burial | Great Island Cemetery, Lock Haven, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Catherine Johnson (1697 - 1774) |
| Child | Abraham Dewitt (1725 - 1783) |
| Child | Catherine Dewitt (1727 - ) |
| Child | Paulus Dewitt (1727 - 1774) |
| Child | Petrus / Pieter Dewitt (1727 - ) |
| Child | Martinus "Martin" Dewitt (1729 - 1799) |
| Child | John Dewitt (1731 - 1804) |
| Child | Barnet Dewitt (1735 - 1799) |
| Child | Sara Dewitt (1736 - ) |
| Child | Isaac Dewitt (1741 - 1813) |
| Father | Barent Dewitt (1675 - 1747) |
| Mother | Sarah van Tassel (1670 - 1708) |
| Sibling | Andries "Arie" Dewitt (1695 - ) |
| Sibling | Petrus Dewitt (1697 - ) |
| Sibling | Catharina Dewitt (1699 - ) |
| Sibling | Barent Dewitt (1706 - ) |
| Sibling | Sara Dewitt (1708 - ) |
Notes
Baptism
Sponsors, Abraham De Revier, Jr., and Elizabeth Heyert.Death
Note: Bald Eagle Twp and Old Great Island Cemetery are now in Clinton Co. PAEndnotes
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. Provost, Andrew J., Early settlers of Bushwick, Long Island, New York and their descendants (Darien, Conn.: A.J. Provost, 1949-1963, 624 pgs.), p. 119.
4. Gazaway, Kathryn DeWitt, DeWitt family research. (Utopia, Texas: compiled by Kathryn DeWitt Gazaway, grannykk@peppersnet.com).
5. Gazaway, Kathryn DeWitt, DeWitt family research. (Utopia, Texas: compiled by Kathryn DeWitt Gazaway, grannykk@peppersnet.com).
6. Gazaway, Kathryn DeWitt, DeWitt family research. (Utopia, Texas: compiled by Kathryn DeWitt Gazaway, grannykk@peppersnet.com).