Petrus
"Peter"
DeWitt
aka de Wit
Born before in Ulster, New York Colony
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of Tirck (De Witt) de Wit
and Anna (Paelingh) DeWitt
Brother of
Andries DeWitt, Neeltjen de Wit, Henry (Dewitt) de Wit, Johannes Dewitt and Andries T. DeWitt
Husband of
Rachel (Radcliffe) DeWitt
— married
8 Jun 1749 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
John Radcliffe DeWitt and Ann (DeWitt) Bevier
Died
after age 67
in Clinton, Dutchess, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Jan 2015
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Biography
Petrus was born before 1722. He is the son of Tjerck DeWitt and Ann Pawling.
Kingston baptism notice July 15 1722 for Petrus, #3022 in Hoes, lists parents as Tjerk de Wit and Anna Paling. Witnesses were David and Maria de Wit.
Widow: Rachel.
- Capt Petrus DeWitt was born on Jul. 19, 1722
He died Jan. 3, 1790 and was buried at the Rhinebeck Reformed Dutch Church Cemetery [1]
Spouse: Rachel Radcliffe DeWitt (1724 - 1794) [1] - Children:
- John Radcliffe DeWitt (1752 - 1808) [1]
- Hillitje DeWitt (1753 - 1807) [1]
- Ann DeWitt Bevier (1762 - 1835) [1]
Sources
- Dutchess County, NY probate record: "New York, Probate Records, 1629-1971," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-35089-14992-16?cc=1920234&wc=9V7Z-166:213305701,223046501 : accessed 18 July 2015), Dutchess > Probates 1793-1868 packets 1-251 > image 180 of 1429; county courthouses, New York.
- Death before Mar 15, 1790: "New York, Probate Records, 1629-1971," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-35089-15918-23?cc=1920234&wc=9V7Z-166:213305701,223046501 : accessed 18 July 2015), Dutchess > Probates 1793-1868 packets 1-251 > image 182 of 1429; county courthouses, New York.
- "Dutch Houses in the Hudson Valley before 1776" By Helen Wilkinson Reynolds. See page 339.
- Created by John Balow, Tuesday, December 30, 2014. '
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- John DeWitt
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Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-FT350034, FTDNA kit #933943, MitoYDNA ID T17722 [compare]
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