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John Witt

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Lynn, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Death:
Immediate Family:

Son of Thomas Witt and Mary Witt
Brother of Ivory Witt; Lydia Witt; Daughter Witt; Gideon Witt; Daniel Witt and 2 others

Managed by: Dr. Stephen John Pratt, Ph.D.
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About John Witt

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898Q-C99S-R?i=223 is a picture of the "tan book" for Lynn, Mass., births showing "(Witt) John, s. Thomas and Mary, Sept. 17, 1728."

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159519466/john-witt has that he died in Gloucester, Mass. It also has that he was the guardian of his brother, Benjamin Witt, after the death of his father.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159519466/john-witt also lists his children: (likely born in Gloucester)

  • John, 1753
  • Lydia, 1756
  • Sarah, 1756
  • Mary Dane, 1758
  • Rebecca, 1760

For his daughter, Lydia - https://images.findagrave.com/photos/2013/182/113230557_13728121670... is a picture of the "tan book" of Lynn, Mass., marriages showing "Witt) Lydia, and Joseph Richards, Dec. 21, 1780."

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John Witt's Timeline

1728
September 17, 1728
Lynn, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
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