Ezekiel DeWitt (bef. 1741 - abt. 1782)

Born before 27 Sep 1741 in Kingston, Ulster, New York Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Maria (Keller) DeWitt — married 6 Apr 1760 in Ulster, New York Colony

Descendants

Died about 1782 after about age 40 in Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

The DeWitts - Seven Generations  :

Tjerck Claessen DeWitt, a native of Holland, settled at Esopus (Kingston), N.Y., where he was a magistrate in 1661-1663. DeWitt married Barbara Van Amsterdam in New York City. He was born about 1620 and died in 1700.

Their ninth son was Lucus DeWitt, who married Annatje Delva. Lucus' son, Jan (John) DeWitt, was born in 1700 and married Annatje Osterhoudt. They resided near Catskill, N. Y. Ezechiel DeWitt, son of Jan, born in 1741, married Maria Keller. In 1768 Ezechiel settled in Turkeyfoot Tp., Pa., but prior to 1776 he moved to Washington Co., Pa., where in 1782 he was granted 400 acres of land.

Peter DeWitt, (b. about 1762), son of Ezechiel, settled on Roaring Creek, Preston Co., Va., about 1795. Children of Peter and Rebecca DeWitt were: Barney, William, John, Peter, Samuel, Susan, Henry, Richard, Joseph.

Ezekiel DeWitt served with Pennsylvania Line during the American Revolution.

Ezekiel DeWitt served in the War of 1812
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John DeWitt and his brother Henry served in the 4th Virginia Militia during the War of 1812. John bought four military lots at the Cross Roads, later Johnstown, now Hoyes, Md. His log house was near the present D. O. De Witt home. John DeWitt , Sr., (b. May 2, 1793, d. Oct. 7, 1869) m. (1) Sarah Hartman. Their children were Rebecca (Martin), Christina (Metheny), Susan (Kalbaugh), and Joseph. He m. (2) Louisa Casteel. Children: Sarah Ann (Browning), Louisa (Cook), John and Archibald.^[1]

Ezekiel :

Ezekiel was baptized 27 Sep 1741 at the Old Dutch Church at Kingston, Ulster, New York. He married Maria Keller on 6 Apr 1760 at the Kaatsbaan Church, Ulster Co, New York.

Resident: Kingston, NY (1726); Confluence, PA (1768); Buffalo Creek, PA (1776). List of Rev. Soldiers includes Ezekiel DeWitt, who was paid off at Ft. Pitt with his son. Ezekiel had a license for keeping an ordinary (tavern) in Washington Co., Pennsylvania 1781.

Census, Hopewell Twp lists 400 acres of land, 2 horses, 4 cows, 2 slaves. Land grant for 400 acres dated 24 Feb 1782.

Crumrine's Hist of Washington Co., PA: p.210 - Jan 16, 1776, Ezekiel DeWit appointed Constable. p.258, Nov 26, 1782, Ezekiel DeWit, Hopewell Twp, 2 slaves.

West Virginia Society, Sons of Revolution, p466: 1. Tjerck Claessen DeWitt & Barbara Andriesson, his wife 2. Lucas DeWitt & Annatje Delva 3. Jan DeWitt, b.Dec 8, 1700 & Ariaantje Osterhoudt, his wife, b 9 Mar 1712 m 1731. 4. Ezekiel DeWitt & Maria Keller, his wife, b. 22 Apr 1739 5. Peter DeWitt, b.1762 m. Rebecca ____ 6. Henry DeWitt, b. 1795 m. Elizabeth Jackson b. 1791.

Sources

1. ↑ The Hoyes of Maryland XXVI. Neighbors of the Hoyes at the Sanging Ground : accessed May 18, 2020 at [1]

• Records of the Old Dutch Church at Kingston, Ulster Co, NY.
• Kaatsbaan Church Records, Ulster Co, NY.
• Perry - "DeWitt Family" - Virginia State Library
• "Public Member Trees", database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/38918823/person/190141282153/facts : accessed 18 May 2020), profile for Ezekiel DeWitt.