Pieter Jans de Witt

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Pieter Jans de Witt

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Birthplace: Leiden, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Death: circa May 1705 (72-89)
Bushwick, New York, USA
Immediate Family:

Son of Jan Claessen DeWitt and Catherine, wife of Jan DeWitt
Husband of Dorothea Volkers Douw
Father of Pieter Jans de Witt; Marytje de Witt; Catrina De Witt; Volkert Folkertson de Witt; Diewertje ‘Deborah’ Cortelyou and 4 others
Brother of Johannes Dewitt

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About Pieter Jans de Witt

Pieter Jans DeWit married Dorothea Volkerts at Holland. Pieter Jans DeWit was born circa 1625 at Holland. He was the son of Jan DeWitt. Pieter Jans DeWit married an unknown person after 15 April 1660.

Pieter and family arrived in New Amsterdam in 1652. Later he removed to Bushwick where he was the largest landowner and a prominent leader of the community. He lived at Bushwick, NY. Pieter Jans DeWit was also known as Peter Janszen DeWitt.

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Pieter Jans de Witt's Timeline

1624
1624
Leiden, Utrecht, The Netherlands
1640
1640
1640
1650
1650
Leyden, South Holland, The Netherlands
1652
December 25, 1652
New Amsterdam, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
1654
May 7, 1654
New Amsterdam
1657
1657
New Amsterdam, New York, United States
1660
1660
New Utrecht
1663
1663
Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States