Abt 1626 - 1705 (79 years)
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| Name |
Pieter Jansen de Witt |
| Birth |
Abt 1626 |
Netherlands  |
| Baptism |
Abt 1633 |
New York, New York, United States |
| Gender |
Male |
| FSID |
LC8F-NK1 |
| Occupation |
worked for Dutch West Indian Company |
| Death |
May 1705 |
Bushwick, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States |
| Burial |
May 1705 |
Bushwick, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States |
| Person ID |
I41111 |
footsteps |
| Last Modified |
27 Nov 2025 |
| Family |
Dorothea Volkers, b. Abt 1630, Netherlands d. 15 Apr 1660, Bushwick, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States (Age 30 years) |
| Children |
| + | 1. Catherine De Witt, b. 10 May 1654, Bushwick, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States d. 1734, New York, New York, United States (Age 79 years) [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown] |
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| Family ID |
F22230 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
27 Nov 2025 |
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| Notes |
- Pieter Jans DeWit was a well respected educated man who spoke several l anguages, and was appointed to assist the French Huguenots in setting u p the village of Boswyck.
Pieter Jans DeWit was one of the few who, in that era, used an identifi er after his given name - Pieter Janson. The 'de Wit' means 'the white o ne' likely for his hair color of blond. Other times, an identifier was u sed only in court records when more than one person was in the area wit h the same given name.
Pieter Jans DeWit was a well respected educated man who spoke several l a nguages, and was appointed to assist the French Huguenots in setting u p t he village of Boswyck.
Pieter Jans DeWit was one of the few who, in that era, used an identifi e r after his given name - Pieter Janson. The 'de Wit' means 'the white o n e' likely for his hair color of blond. Other times, an identifier was u s ed only in court records when more than one person was in the area wit h t he same given name.
Pieter Jans DeWit was a well respected educated man who spoke several l anguages, and was appointed to assist the French Huguenots in setting u p the village of Boswyck.
Pieter Jans DeWit was one of the few who, in that era, used an identifi er after his given name - Pieter Janson. The 'de Wit' means 'the white o ne' likely for his hair color of blond. Other times, an identifier was u sed only in court records whe n more than one person was in the area wit h the same given name.
Pieter Jans DeWit was a well respected educated man who spoke several l a nguages, and was appointed to assist the French Huguenots in setting u p t he village of Boswyck.
Pieter Jans DeWit was one of the few who, in that era, used an identifi e r after his given name - Pieter Janson. The 'de Wit' means 'the white o n e' likely for his hair color of blond. Other times, an identifier was u s ed only in court record s when more than one person was in the area wit h t he same given name.
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