son of Petrus (Peter) DeWitt and Rachel Radcliff
Resided at Rhinebeck and Poughkeepsie, in Dutchess County, New York. He was a soldier of the Revolutionary War, and was afterwards sheriff of Dutchess County. About the beginning of the revolution he established his residence on Crum Elbow Creek, in Charlotte precinct, afterward the town of Clinton, in Dutchess County, where all his children were born. In 1804 he removed to Albany, and two years later to Newburg, in Orange County, New York, where he resided until his death, April 12, 1808.
Johannes maintained a mill in Dutchess County, and furnished flour for use of the army during the revolution. Children:
- Rachel DeWitt (1774-) m Joshua E.R. Burch
- Helena DeWitt (1775-) m Gilbert Smith
- Neltje DeWitt
- Neltje DeWitt (1778-)
- Peter DeWitt (1780-1851)
- Cornelius DeWitt (1782-1809)
- Hillitje DeWitt (1783-) m John Chambers
- Andrew DeWitt (1785-)
- Elizabeth DeWitt (1786-) m John H. Walsh
- Richard DeWitt (1788-1806)
- Miles Sherbrook DeWitt (1790-1795)
- William Radcliff (1792)
- Miles DeWitt (1799-1812)
Source: Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River Valley by Reynolds, Cuyler (1914)
Resided at Rhinebeck and Poughkeepsie, in Dutchess County, New York. He was a soldier of the Revolutionary War, and was afterwards sheriff of Dutchess County. About the beginning of the revolution he established his residence on Crum Elbow Creek, in Charlotte precinct, afterward the town of Clinton, in Dutchess County, where all his children were born. In 1804 he removed to Albany, and two years later to Newburg, in Orange County, New York, where he resided until his death, April 12, 1808.
Johannes maintained a mill in Dutchess County, and furnished flour for use of the army during the revolution. Children:
- Rachel DeWitt (1774-) m Joshua E.R. Burch
- Helena DeWitt (1775-) m Gilbert Smith
- Neltje DeWitt
- Neltje DeWitt (1778-)
- Peter DeWitt (1780-1851)
- Cornelius DeWitt (1782-1809)
- Hillitje DeWitt (1783-) m John Chambers
- Andrew DeWitt (1785-)
- Elizabeth DeWitt (1786-) m John H. Walsh
- Richard DeWitt (1788-1806)
- Miles Sherbrook DeWitt (1790-1795)
- William Radcliff (1792)
- Miles DeWitt (1799-1812)
Source: Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River Valley by Reynolds, Cuyler (1914)
son of Petrus (Peter) DeWitt and Rachel Radcliff
Resided at Rhinebeck and Poughkeepsie, in Dutchess County, New York. He was a soldier of the Revolutionary War, and was afterwards sheriff of Dutchess County. About the beginning of the revolution he established his residence on Crum Elbow Creek, in Charlotte precinct, afterward the town of Clinton, in Dutchess County, where all his children were born. In 1804 he removed to Albany, and two years later to Newburg, in Orange County, New York, where he resided until his death, April 12, 1808.
Johannes maintained a mill in Dutchess County, and furnished flour for use of the army during the revolution. Children:
- Rachel DeWitt (1774-) m Joshua E.R. Burch
- Helena DeWitt (1775-) m Gilbert Smith
- Neltje DeWitt
- Neltje DeWitt (1778-)
- Peter DeWitt (1780-1851)
- Cornelius DeWitt (1782-1809)
- Hillitje DeWitt (1783-) m John Chambers
- Andrew DeWitt (1785-)
- Elizabeth DeWitt (1786-) m John H. Walsh
- Richard DeWitt (1788-1806)
- Miles Sherbrook DeWitt (1790-1795)
- William Radcliff (1792)
- Miles DeWitt (1799-1812)
Source: Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River Valley by Reynolds, Cuyler (1914)
Resided at Rhinebeck and Poughkeepsie, in Dutchess County, New York. He was a soldier of the Revolutionary War, and was afterwards sheriff of Dutchess County. About the beginning of the revolution he established his residence on Crum Elbow Creek, in Charlotte precinct, afterward the town of Clinton, in Dutchess County, where all his children were born. In 1804 he removed to Albany, and two years later to Newburg, in Orange County, New York, where he resided until his death, April 12, 1808.
Johannes maintained a mill in Dutchess County, and furnished flour for use of the army during the revolution. Children:
- Rachel DeWitt (1774-) m Joshua E.R. Burch
- Helena DeWitt (1775-) m Gilbert Smith
- Neltje DeWitt
- Neltje DeWitt (1778-)
- Peter DeWitt (1780-1851)
- Cornelius DeWitt (1782-1809)
- Hillitje DeWitt (1783-) m John Chambers
- Andrew DeWitt (1785-)
- Elizabeth DeWitt (1786-) m John H. Walsh
- Richard DeWitt (1788-1806)
- Miles Sherbrook DeWitt (1790-1795)
- William Radcliff (1792)
- Miles DeWitt (1799-1812)
Source: Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River Valley by Reynolds, Cuyler (1914)
Inscription
Captain in Revolutionary Army
Member of Assembly 4 terms,
Twice Sheriff of Dutchess Co.
Member of Constitutional Convention 1788
Voted for the Federal Constitution
Family Members
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