John
Dargon
DeWitt
Born in Darlington, South Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Samuel Douthit DeWitt
and Jane (Byrd) Dewitt
Brother of
William Martin Dewitt, Hannah Jane (DeWitt) McMilllan, Dorothy C (DeWitt) Ard, Harriet DeWitt, James F DeWitt, Peter DeWitt and Mariah Nettles (DeWitt) Loftus
Husband of
Martha Catherine (Byrd) DeWitt
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Samuel Edgar DeWitt,
Adlena (DeWitt) Scott,
John Alexander DeWitt,
Elizabeth J (DeWitt) Williamson,
Sallie Eliza (DeWitt) Scott,
Thomas Allen DeWitt and
Morgan DeWitt
Died
at age 67
in De Soto, Louisiana, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Nov 2021
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Biography
John was born in 1840. He was the son of Samuel DeWitt and Jane Byrd
He married Martha Catherine (Byrd) DeWitt (1840-1900)
Their children included:
- Samuel E DeWitt (1866-1904)
- Adlena (DeWitt) Scott (1869-1949)
- John Alexander DeWitt (1871-1964)
- Elizabet J (DeWitt) Williamson (1872-)
- Sallie Eliza (DeWitt) Scott (1873-1959)
- Thomas Allen DeWitt (1877-1894)
- Morgan DeWitt (1880-1915)
He passed away in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana about 1908.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8QF-71R : 23 December 2020), John Dewitt in household of Samuel Dewitt, Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD6L-HGJ : 14 January 2022), John D. Dewitt, De Soto, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
- Family records compiled by Cindy Freeman currently held by Karen Freeman-Smith
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Karen (Freeman) Freeman-Smith 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch JY1384788 [compare], yourDNAportal KARb7fd064d
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member karenfreemansmith97267
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B822635
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MyHeritage DNA
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Desiree Taylor :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A792543 [compare], Ancestry member dbrugman56
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~0.78%
Ruth (Grigg) Holland :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #286669
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