Individual Details
Martin Dewitt
(Abt 1777 - Aft 1839)
Martin drove a covered wagon to Brown Co., Illinois from Kentucky in 1830 at age 50. He was a teacher in Cooperstown Township in 1832. Appeared in Section 26, Cooperstown Twp, Brown Co., IL with eight children, 3 boys and 5 girls. He was a candidate for Justice of the Peace, Schuyler Co. Illinois Sept 3, 1835. In 1839 he went to Texas as an officer for the border wars and did not return.
B. June Babcock shared that her mother had a cousin still living that was Martin's Granddaughter, she was extremely sharp and knew many thing about the family. She was the daughter of Peter Thomas, mother Julia Dewitt Thomas. She lived in Mt. Sterling, Illinois I visited her there. She said "Martin was a prospector and land was the reason he when to Texas", and as we know he put in for land there. "He was coming home and had written he was on his way, but never arrived".
B. June Babcock shared that her mother had a cousin still living that was Martin's Granddaughter, she was extremely sharp and knew many thing about the family. She was the daughter of Peter Thomas, mother Julia Dewitt Thomas. She lived in Mt. Sterling, Illinois I visited her there. She said "Martin was a prospector and land was the reason he when to Texas", and as we know he put in for land there. "He was coming home and had written he was on his way, but never arrived".
Events
| Birth | Abt 1777 | Virginia, British America |  |  | |
| Tax List | 1792 | Clark, Kentucky, United States | | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1800 | Sarah "Sally" Stivers? Bolton? | | ||
| Census (family) | 1810 | Clark, Kentucky, United States - Sarah "Sally" Stivers? Bolton? | | | |
| Death | Aft 1839 |
Families
| Spouse | Sarah "Sally" Stivers? Bolton? (1783 - 1851) |
| Child | Pleasant Dewitt (1802 - 1883) |
| Child | America Dewitt (1806 - ) |
| Child | Benjamin Franklin Dewitt (1810 - 1872) |
| Child | Gabriel Peter Dewitt (1811 - 1885) |
| Child | Eliza Jane Dewitt (1813 - 1882) |
| Child | Emma C. Dewitt (1815 - 1882) |
| Child | Henry Clinton Dewitt (1819 - 1847) |
| Child | Sarah Ann Dewitt (1822 - 1850) |
| Child | Susan Dewitt (1815 - ) |
| Father | Peter Dewitt Sr. (1753 - 1834) |
| Mother | Jane Bray (1752 - 1843) |
| Sibling | Mary Catherine "Caty" Dewitt (1774 - 1845) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Dewitt (1775 - ) |
| Sibling | Henry Dewitt (1782 - 1850) |
| Sibling | John Herrod Dewitt (1785 - 1855) |
| Sibling | William Dewitt (1790 - ) |
| Sibling | Gabriel Dewitt (1792 - 1870) |
| Sibling | Peter Dewitt (1774 - ) |
Notes
Birth
Martin DeWitt; born 1777 in New York (Burnett), but this date doesn't seem to match other records using 1771. Maybe there two Martins' being mixed up?Tax List
Peter DeWittMartin DeWitt (This Martin must be someone else, to own land and be taxed, must be over 21)
Marriage
With 3 children under 10 in 1810, Martin must have married by 1806 or earlier.Census (family)
Dewitt, Mary 01100 00110 001 male 10-16
1 male 16-26
1 female 16-26
1 female 26-45
Dewitt, Peter 01311 20001 00 - Parents of Martin
1 male 10-16
3 males 16-26
1 male 26-45
1 male 45+ (Peter 57)
2 females under 10
1 female 45+ (Jane 58)
Dewitt, Martin 10010 30010 00
1 male under 10
1 male 26-45 (Martin 39)
3 females under 10
1 female 26-45 (Sarah 27)
Endnotes
1. Burnett, Dorothy Helen, "Ancestors of Dorothy Helen Burnett" compiled 02 Mar 2000 (http://home.att.net/~janmike1/burne001.htm#t1)..
2. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1810 > KENTUCKY > CLARK > NO TWP LISTED Series: M252 Roll: 9 Page: 130.