Individual Details
Peter Dewitt Jr.
(22 Nov 1749 - 27 Dec 1816)
Events
| Birth | 22 Nov 1749 | ||||
| Marriage | 11 Apr 1773 | Mary Predmore | |||
| Will | 2 Jun 1811 | Frankford Township, Sussex, New Jersey, United States |  | ||
| Death | 27 Dec 1816 | Frankford Township, Sussex, New Jersey, United States |  | ||
| Burial | Frankford Plains Cemetery, Augusta, Sussex, New Jersey, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Predmore (1755 - 1805) |
| Child | Lidia Dewitt ( - ) |
| Child | Ellenor Dewitt ( - ) |
| Child | Philip Dewitt ( - ) |
| Child | Mary Ann "Polly" Dewitt (1778 - 1855) |
| Child | Peter Dewitt (1781 - 1864) |
| Child | John Dewitt (1783 - 1877) |
| Child | James Dewitt (1784 - 1872) |
| Child | Anna Dewitt (1788 - 1857) |
| Father | Petrus / Pieter Dewitt (1727 - ) |
| Mother | Marytje Roos (1730 - 1811) |
| Sibling | Jacob Dewitt (1750 - ) |
Notes
Will
His will refers to his deceased wife, not named, and bequeathed to children, Phillip, Abraham, Eleanor and Lidia who appear to be his youngest. He also named his nine children as his issue: Peter, James, John, Philip, Abraham, Mary - wife of George Zabriskie, Anne - wife of Dr. Dunn, Ellenor, LidiaExecutor: William Ryerson
(1520 S. of Wills, Secretary of State, N.J.)
Will of Peter dated 22 June 1811 "being advanced in years." Son, Philip, $25; son Abraham, dau Ellenor, each $50; dau Lydia DeWitt, $75; stone wall around grave of deceased wife. Remainder to nine children, Peter Jr., James, John, Philip, Abraham, Mary wife of George Zabriskie, Anna wife of Dr. Dunn, Ellenor DeWitt and Lydia DeWitt as they come of age. Codicil dated 27 Dec 1816 revoking $50 to son Abraham and same to daughter Anna. Inventory dated 31 Dec 1816 in the amount of $6,376.47. Will proved 1 Jan 1817.
Burial
InMemory of
Peter DeWitt Esqr. who
departed this life Dec. 27th
1816 aged 67 years one
month and 5 days.
Endnotes
1. Provost, Andrew J., Early settlers of Bushwick, Long Island, New York and their descendants (Darien, Conn.: A.J. Provost, 1949-1963, 624 pgs.), p. 120.