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Lewis Witt

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Manakin, Albemarle County, Virginia
Death: February 28, 1774 (29-38)
Bedford County, Virginia
Immediate Family:

Son of Benjamin Witt, Sr. and Mariane Witt
Husband of Anna Witt
Father of Mills Witt; Jesse Witt; Rowland Witt; Robert Witt; Mildred Whitton and 4 others
Brother of Mariane Crouch; Benjamin Witt, Jr.; John Witt and Charles Witt

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About Lewis Witt

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Biography

https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/witt/2810/

Generation No. 2

2.LEWIS4 WITT (BENJAMIN3, WILLIAM2, JON (JOHN WITT)1 WHYTT) was born Abt. 1730 in Manakin, Albemarle Co., VA, and died 1774 in Bedford Co., VA.

He married ANNE MILLS 1758.She was born Abt. 1733 in Bedford Co., VA, and died 09 Dec 1811 in Bedford Co., VA.

Notes for ANNE MILLS:

Per DJW - FAMILY NOTES:

Ann Witt was appointed to administer estate of Lewis Witt on Feb 28, 1774
Ann's will from Dec 9, 1811 mentions children but Benjamin is not mentioned because he had already died.

Jesse was the Executor of his mother's will. In his settlement of the account on 6/25/1820 he lists Agnes Lavendar, Milly Whitton, Jesse Witt, John Witt, Elizabeth Calvert, Five Children, and Rowland Witt are named to receive one-seventh share.

Robert Witt, William Lavinder, Polly Calvert, John W. Lavinder, Nancy Lavinder, Charles Lavinder, Clif Lavinder, Bird Lavinder, and Dosha Lavinder, are all children of Agatha (Witt) Lavinder

Robert Calvert, son of Elizabeth Calvert, and Polly, daughter of Elizabeth; Pleasant Crew and Elizabeth, his wife, daughter of Lavinder; William. No identification of Agatha Lavinder.

Children of LEWIS WITT and ANNE MILLS are:

  • 6. i. MILLS5 WITT, b. Abt. 1772, Bedford Co., VA; d. Aft. 1850, Liberty, DeKalb Co., TN.
  • ii. MILLY WITT, b. 1758; m. WILLIAM WHITTON.
  • iii. AGNES AGATHA WITT, b. Abt. 1760; m. WILLIAM LAVENDAR.
  • 7. iv. JESSE WITT, b. 11 May 1762, Bedford Co., VA; d. 03 Feb 1842, Prob. Sandy River, Prince Edward Co., VA.
  • 8. v. ROBERT WITT, b. 1765; d. 31 Mar 1849, Logan Co., KY.
  • vi. ROWLAND WITT, b. 1768; d. 1834, Campbell Co., KY; m. SARAH SALLY DUVALL, 31 Jan 1793, Campbell Co., KY.
  • 9. vii. JOHN WITT, b. 1769, Bedford Co., VA; d. 1808.
  • viii. ELIZABETH WITT, b. 1772; d. 1806, Bedford Co., VA; m. FRANCIS CALVERT, 22 Dec 1791.

Marriage Notes for ELIZABETH WITT and FRANCIS CALVERT:
Per DJW - Rowlett Witt gave Surety

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Lewis Witt's Timeline

1740
1740
Manakin, Albemarle County, Virginia
1757
1757
1758
1758
Bedford County, Virginia
1762
May 11, 1762
Bedford County, Virginia
1765
1765
Bedford County, Virginia
1768
1768
Virginia
1769
1769
Bedford County, Virginia
1772
June 8, 1772
Bedford County, Virginia
1774
February 28, 1774
Age 34
Bedford County, Virginia