Jacob Dewitt 
Jacob was born in 1669 in prob. Kingston, Ulster County, New York.1 Jacob's father was Tjereck Claessen Dewitt and his mother was Barbara Andriessen. His paternal grandparents were Claes (Claus) Nicholas Dewitt and Taatje Van Leuven; his maternal grandparents were Andries Luycaszen and Jannetje Sebyns. He had a brother named Jan (John). He died at the age of 85 in 1754 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York. He was buried in Kingston, Ulster County, New York.1 1 General Notes
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Natives of Dordrecht, one of the oldest burgher towns of Holland, the "Geslachtn von Dordrecht" in the Royal Library at the Hague gives the descent of the De
Witt family in an unbroken line from the year 1295 to Sept. 8,1639. The family
emigration to the new colony began in 1639.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 1485 in Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands d.01 Aug 1537 in Dordrecht, Zuid Holland, Netherlands
- b.1515 in Dortrecht, Zunderland, Netherlands d.25 JAN 1564/65 in Dordrecht, Zuid Holland, Netherlands
- b.~ 1490
- b.30 Apr 1545 in Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Netherlands d.03 Apr 1622 in Dordrecht, Zuid Holland, Netherlands
- b.10 FEB 1521/22 in Schiedam, Netherlands d.10 Oct 1557 in Dordrecht, Zuid Holland, Netherlands
- b.1594 in Of Grootholdt, Westphalia, Prussia d. in Esens?, East Friesland, Ger
- b.~ 1569 in ,,,Netherlands
- b. in Groothold, Sunderland, Holland d.17 FEB 1699/00 in Kingston NY
- b.1596 in Of Grootholdt, Zunderland, East Friesland, Holland
- b.1669 in prob. Kingston, Ulster County, New York d.1754 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York
- b.1569 in Denmark
- b.1595 in Netherlands
- b.1638 in Amsterdam Holland d.06 Jul 1714 in Kingston, Ulster Co. NY
- b.1597 in Netherlands
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Jacob and Grietje were married in a religious ceremony in Kingston, Ulster County, New York.1 They had a son named Tjerck.
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Children
Tjerck Dewitt
Tjerck was born in Rochester, Ulster Co., NY and his baptism took place on July 3rd, 1698 in Kingston NY.1 He died about 1764.1
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