William Witt
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William Witt (1783 - 1844)

William Witt
Born in Amherst County, Virginia, USAmap
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Husband of — married 19 May 1806 in Madison Co., Kentucky, USAmap
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Died at age 60 in Estill County, Kentucky, USAmap
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Biography

William Witt was born on 5 Sept 1783 in Amherst County, Virginia, per his father's military service declaration. He was the son of Elisha Witt and Phoebe Dodd. William passed away on 30 January 1844 in Estill County, Kentucky[1]

Marriage and Children

William married Lucy Witt on 20 May 1806 in Madison County, Kentucky; William Witt was bondsman[2]. William and Lucy were first cousins. William's father, Elisha, and Lucy's father, William, were brothers.

The following 11 children have been attributed to William and Lucy[1]. An additional 2 have also been identified by other sources.

  1. Martha Witt (1827-1891) (m. Durham)
  2. George (m. Webb)
  3. Allen Witt (1813-1883) (m. Mary B. Cox)
  4. Louisa J. (m. King)
  5. Emaline (in 1850 census with mother; source says m. Richard Barnes, but marriage records show her sister Rosanna married him and Emaline married Irvine Howard in 1852).
  6. James Witt (bef.1818-1897) (m. Dunaway)
  7. May (Mary A. in 1850 census with mother) (m. Barnett)
  8. Garland Witt (1815-bef.1883) (m. Griggs)
  9. Lousinda (aka Lucinda) (m. John Barnes)
  10. Delaney Witt (abt.1821-abt.1903) (in 1850 census with mother; m. Johnson)
  11. Malrinda (aka Malinda) (source says she did not marry)

The 1850 census for Lucy[3] also listed:

  1. Francis M. (m. Armilda Witt)

FamilySearch.org and Ancestry trees also include and there is some DNA evidence to support the relationship (see Research Notes):

  1. Rosanna (m. Richard Barnes)

One additional child is listed in the HalcyonDays database (mostly unsourced)[4]

  1. John Burns Witt (c1816-1864, without sources[5]).

Census and Tax Records

Tax Record 1809; Estill County, Kentucky [6]. Witt, Elisha (400 ac.); William Jr.(100 ac.); Charles (100 ac.). K.T. river. Survey: R. Clark. Witt, William Sr. (500 ac.) K.T. river. Survey: R. Clark. All of above have 1 male >21 y.o. and none 16-21 y.o.

Census 1810 Federal[7] Place: Estill, Kentucky, USA. Male: 1 25-44 yo. Females: 1<10; 1 15-24 yo. Brothers Charles & Elisha are 3 pages before William.

Census: 1820 Federal[8]: Date: 7 August 1820; Place: Ravenna, Estill County, Kentucky. In the household are William and Lucy, age 26-44; 4 sons and 2 daughters under age 10 (born 1811-1820); 1 daughter age 10-15, born 1805-1810.

Census: 1830 Federal[9]: Place: Estill County, Kentucky; In the household are William and Lucy, age 40-49 (born 1781-1790); 1 daughter under age 5, 1 son and 3 daughters age 5-9, 2 sons and 1 daughter age 10-14, 2 sons and 1 daughter age 15-19, 1 daughter age 20-29.

Census: 1840 Federal[10]: Place: Estill County, Kentucky; In the household are William and Lucy, age 50-59 (born 1781-1790); 1 son under age 5, 1 daughter age 5-9, 1 son and 2 daughters age 10-14, 1 son and 2 daughters age 15-19, 1 son age 20-29.

Research Notes

DNA: Paternal relationship is confirmed by the MyHeritage chromosome browser for a validated triangulated segment on Chromosome 4 of 9.8 cM (4480 SNPS) from 15881856 – 24405145 (rs2532082 – rs79242637) between distant cousins E. Larson, A. Witt, and B. Witt. MRCA couple is John Witt and Lucy (Unknown) Witt (abt.1720-aft.1782).

Witt-1888 01:06, 5 March 2021 (UTC): In Ancestry.com, I match 13 DNA descendants of William and Lucy (through 6 different children: Allen, James, Delaney, Martha, Rosanna, and Francis; cM 9 to 24 in length; one 33 cM over 2 segments). The strength of the matches support the amplification of DNA that occurs with cousin marriages. William is my 1st cousin, 5x removed (common ancestor is John and Lucy Witt). [H. Witt-1888, please feel free to message me.]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Witt, Robert W. 2006. Descendants of John Witt, the Virginia immigrant. Bowie, MD: Heritage Books. Page 31.
  2. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5ZC-5LX : 16 January 2021), William Witt and Lucy Witt, 20 May 1806; citing Marriage, Madison, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 183,305.
  3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65M-BVB : 19 December 2020), Lucy Witt, Estill, Kentucky, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  4. ↑ http://www.halcyondays.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I4652&tree=Tree1
  5. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/family/GW43-GXC. Accessed 4 Mar 2021.
  6. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3J-FVXL. Accessed 4 Mar 2021.
  7. ↑ "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2H-PD1 : accessed 4 March 2021), William Witt, Estill, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 9, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 6; FHL microfilm 181,351.
  8. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHG7-794 : accessed 4 March 2021), William Witt Jr, Ravenna, Estill, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 50, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 17; FHL microfilm 186,177.
  9. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHPG-MJF : 12 August 2017), William Witt, Estill, Kentucky, United States; citing 239, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 35; FHL microfilm 7,814.
  10. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHT8-P78 : 8 December 2020), Wm Witt, Estill, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 67, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .




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Witt-1888 Holly Witt
Malinda Whitt (married Sam Jarrell) as daughter of William and Lucy Witt is not supported by other sources. First, by 1806 Wm. and Lucy had migrated to and were married in Kentucky per their marriage record (and Malinda was born in N. Carolina and married in Wayne Co., Virginia/W.Virginia). Malinda's surname spelling is different from William (the Witt/Whitt split had happened decades before the 1800s).
posted by Holly Witt
Kerry Larson
1815 Estill Co. tax record listing William as Elisha's son: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3J-FKDG
posted by Kerry Larson
Kerry Larson
Witt-989 and Witt-985 appear to represent the same person because: Same birthday (5 Sep), same death date and location. All children on profiles belong. Spouse was Lucy Witt.
posted by Kerry Larson

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