Dewits History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Dewits family

Early History of the Dewits family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dewits research. Another 84 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1545, 1548, 1573, 1589, 1618, 1619, 1621, 1622, 1623, 1624, 1625, 1637, 1672, 1674, 1676, 1677, 1681, 1696 and 1769 are included under the topic Early Dewits History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Dewits Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Witt, Witte, De Witt, De Witte, De Wit, Dewitt and others.

Early Notables of the Dewits family

Jacob Fransz de Witt (1548-1621), Burgemeester of Dordrecht, member of the States of Holland; Cornelis Fransz de Witt (1545-1622), Burgemeester and regent of Dordrecht, member of the States of Holland and West Friesland; Jacob de Witt, heer van Manezee, Melissant and Comstryen (1589-1674), Burgemeester and regent of Dordrecht; Andries de Witt (1573-1637), Grand Pensionary of Holland (1619 to 1621); Gaspar de Witte (1624-1681), a Flemish painter of the Baroque period; Jan De Witt (1625-1672), Grand Pensionary of Holland...
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Migration of the Dewits family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Gertrude Weingart DeWit, who arrived in New Netherlands in 1662, John DeWit, who came to New Jersey in 1740, Jacob Dewitt, who came to Virginia in 1637, James Dewitt, who arrived in Canada in 1841, Tjerk Claessen, who came to New York in 1656, as well as Johanna DeWittte, who arrived in New York City 1847..