Richard
Witt
Born about in North Carolina, USA
Ancestors 
Son of Jesse Witt
and Ruth (Whitt) Witt
Brother of
Hiram Witt, Thenia Witt, Atalia Witt, Barthena Witt, Ann Witt, Stacey Witt, Ruth Witt, John Witt, Margaret Witt, Jonathan Mulkey Witt and Hezekiah Witt
Husband of
Mary Elizabeth (Goad) Witt
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Emmeline (Witt) Brower
Died
at about age 41
in Knox County, Illinois, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Dec 2013
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Biography
Richard Witt was born about 1809 in North Carolina, USA, son of Pvt. Jesse Witt (1760 - 1852) and Ruth (Whitt) Witt (1772 - 1839).
His siblings were:
- Hiram Witt (1787 - )
- Thenia Witt (1792 - )
- Atalia Witt (1794 - )
- Barthena Witt (1795 - 1876)
- Ann Witt (1796 - )
- Stacey Witt (1798 - 1839)
- Ruth Witt (1802 - 1886)
- John Witt (1803 - 1853)
- Margaret Witt (1804 - )
- Jonathan Mulkey Witt (1812 - 1894)
- Hezekiah Witt (~1820 - 1893)
Richard married Mary Elizabeth Goad (1813 - ~1895). Their daughter was Emmeline (Witt) Brower (1843 - 1923).
Richard died in 1850 in Knox County, Illinois aged ~41.
In 1840, Richard Witt was living in Knox, Illinois. [1]
Sources
- ↑ 1840 United States Federal Census: Year: 1840; Census Place: Knox, Illinois; Roll: 62; Page: 56; Family History Library Film: 0007643 Ancestry Record 8057 #1951630
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Ron Witt
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup I-M253, FTDNA kit #815200
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~3.12%
Chuck McLaughlin :
AncestryDNA
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Estell (Kelley) Cooper :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Betsy Bruce :
23andMe, GEDmatch M001639 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A783990 [compare], Ancestry member betsy1k
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch M001639 [compare], FTDNA kit #N96408
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Darla (Cooper) Gonzalez :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A956531 [compare]
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Suzette Wright :
23andMe, GEDmatch RY2206431 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Sassysuzy58
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~0.78%
Bobby Rawls :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch Bj9905429 [compare], Ancestry member Rawlsfamily1
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #74174
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~0.78%
Betty (Littleton) Waugh :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Anonymous (Jones) J :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A871914 [compare], Ancestry member KellyRJones7
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Rejected matches › Richard S Whitt (1807-aft.1870)
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