Jacob Rutsen DEWITT

1729 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Jacob Rutsen DEWITT
  Birth	Napanoch, Ulster, New York, United States
  Christening	13 Apr 1729	Kingston, British America
  Gender	Male
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I3234	McCree Genealogy
  Last Modified	7 Jan 2014

  
  

  Father	Egbert DEWITT,   b. 18 Mar 1699, Marbletown, British America d. Abt 1758, Napanoch, British America (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Mary (Maria) NOTTINGHAM,   b. 19 Mar 1704   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	4 Nov 1726
  Notes	FILM NUMBER: 178082, REFERENCE NUMBER: 18930. Sealing to Spouce - 27 April 1938 SLAKE. Sealing to Spouce - 28 August 1947 SLAKE.
  Family ID	F143	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jenneke DEPUY
  Children	1. Jacob Rutsen DEWITT,   b. 1775   d. BF 1860, New York, British North America (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F879	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2026

  
  

• Notes

  SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION - DeWitt Roosa Pg 212 "Captain Jacob Rutsen DeWitt was born at Napanoch, Ulster county, NY.; was baptised at Kingston, NY, April 13, 1729; and lived in Sullivan (now town of Deerpark, Orange county). He was commissioned Captain of a company of Rangers for guarding the frontier of Ulster and Sullivan counties, and was Captain in Col. Clinton's and Col. Klock's regiments New York Militia. He gave his large stone house on the Navesink river, subsequently called "fort DeWitt" as a refuge for women and children whose husbands and fathers were in the armies."