John Witt III aka Whitt (1700-1779)

 

John Witt III   aka Whitt (1700-1779)

And Elizabeth Parrish?

They were Virginia Colonist

 

John was born about 1700 (rough estimate) in Charles City County, Virginia Colony

He died after 1779 after about age 79 in Halifax County, Virginia.

 John and Elizabeth were married in about 1720 in Henrico County, Colony of Virginia.

 John’s Biography

 John was born about 1700 in Charles City County, Virginia Colony. He was the son of John Witt and Ann Rogers. He passed away after 1779 in Halifax County, Virginia.

John married Elizabeth P. (sometimes speculated as being Parrish) about 1720 in Henrico County, Virginia Colony (based on the birth dates of his children).

 John first appears in records when he patents a grant of 400 acres of land south of the James River on 17 September 1731 in Goochland County, Virginia Colony (formed from Henrico County in 1728).[1] He and wife Elizabeth later sold this land in two portions on 28 April 1734; 200 acres each to John Peter Bilboe and Peter Depp.[2] Elizabeth signed with her mark "P," most researchers think this is for "Parrish."

 In 1732, 1733 and 1734 he appears as a tithable in the vestry records of King William Parish. There appear to be two John Witts in the household in 1732 and 1733; John and his father, John Witt II.[3]

 On 21 July 1752, John and his wife, Elizabeth, were part of a land sale with his uncle William Witt. They sold 150 acres of land on Tuckahoe Creek to Richard Johnson. The record listed John as John Witt, Jr., planter of Goochland County. Land lines were with: Thos Farrar, Augustine Webber, Richard Johnson[4]

 John apparently remained in Goochland County at least through 1757. The marriages of several of his children are recorded in the “Douglas Register” of Rev. William Douglas, essentially a sort of vestry book for St. James Northam Parish.[5]

 John moved into Halifax County, Virginia Colony sometime in the mid 1760s. He purchased land In 1773 from Adjonijah Harbour next to David Witt on Falls Creek. In 1779 he made a gift of this land, described as whereon he lived, to John Matlock and Jesse Witt in 1779.[6]

 This 1779 transaction is the last one found in records. The date of John's death is unknown, but it would be 1779 or later in Halifax County.

 Children

The children of John and Elizabeth are primarily deduced from records. The following children have been attributed to John and Elizabeth by Robert Baird [7].

 Charles Witt (c 1715-1781): Married (speculative) Lamina (or Lavinia) Harbour.

David Witt (c 1720-1810): Married Sarah Harbour.

Jesse Witt (7 Aug 1736-1809): Married Martha Cheatham. Died Henry Co., VA.

Elijah Witt (d. ca 1775): Likely married Jane Harbour (sister of Sarah, brother David's wife).

John Witt IV (c1725-?): Married Mary Bullington by 1753. From 1753-1766 had 5 children in Goochland County.

Mary (Witt) Bullington (c1737-?): Married John Bullington Sr. about 1757.

Hannah (Witt) Hulsey (c1736?-c1805): Married Charles Huddlesley (Hulsey) 2 Jul 1756. In NC 1768, 1774, 1775. In SC by 1790.

Judah Witt (c1736?-?): Married John Matlock 22 Nov 1756. In Rowan Co., then Henry County, VA.

Elizabeth Witt (speculative)(c1730-1810): Married Thomas Smith (will in 1797 in Rockingham, NC).

 Research Notes

Witt-1888 17:45, 30 July 2022 (UTC): I am removing the middle name of William which was added based on the source: Head Hulsey Huff web family tree (http://hulseyheadhuff.net/ghtout/gtp1161.html). That Witt tree is full of known errors and no sources are given. The John Witt listed is married to Lucy Littlebury, whom was the son of William Witt-12. His wife's maiden name is oft repeated as Littlebury, but no research has found a source for that name (which was apparently presumed only from having a son named Littleberry; which happened to several women in that area of Virginia during the 1700s.).

 Sources

1 ↑ Virginia Patent Book 14, p 333.

2 ↑ Goochland County, Virginia Wills and Deeds, 1728-1736, Benjamin B. Weisiger III (Southern Historical Press, 1983), p 52 from Deed Book 1, p 523-4.

3 ↑ Vestry Book of King William Parish, Virginia 1707-1770, (Manakin Huguenot Society, reprint 1966), pp 70, 76, 78.

4 ↑ "Goochland, Virginia, United States records," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89P6-9VYZ?view=fullText : Nov 28, 2024), image 132 of 252; .

5 ↑ The Douglas Register, William Macfarlane Jones, ed. (Genealogical Publishing Co., reprint 1985); as cited on John Witt III (c1700? – 1779?)

6 ↑ John Witt III (c1700? – 1779?)

7 ↑ https://genfiles.com/witt/john-witt-iii-c1700-1779/

8 ↑ Witt, Robert W. 2006. Descendants of John Witt, the Virginia immigrant. Bowie, MD: Heritage Books

See also:

https://genfiles.com/witt/john-witt-iii-c1700-1779/#footnote_8_1506 

Bob’s Genealogy Filing Cabinet by Robert W Baird

Southern and Colonial Genealogies

 

Elizabeth (Parrish?) Witt

Born about 1700 in the Colony of Virginia

                Birthdate is a rough estimate

Died after July 1752 about the age of 52 in Halifax County, Virginia Colony

 Elizabeth was born about 1700. She passed away after 1751 in Halifax County, Virginia Colony. Elizabeth's last name at birth is unknown but has been speculated to be Parrish based only on a 1734 land record (below). She is a Virginia colonist.

 Elizabeth married John Witt III about 1720 in Henrico County, Virginia Colony (based on the birth dates of children).

 One of the only records in which Elizabeth appears is the sale of land on 28 April 1734; 200 acres each to John Peter Bilboe and Peter Depp.[1] Elizabeth signed with her mark "P," most researchers think this is for "Parrish." She is mentioned in the records of some of the marriages of her children in the “Douglas Register” of Rev. William Douglas, essentially a sort of vestry book for St. James Northam Parish.[2] She is last definitely known to be living in July 1752 when she signed with her husband on a land deed dated 21 July 1752[3]

 Sources for Elizabeth

1   ↑ Goochland County, Virginia Wills and Deeds, 1728-1736, Benjamin B. Weisiger III (Southern Historical Press, 1983), p 52 from Deed Book 1, p 523-4.

2    ↑ The Douglas Register, William Macfarlane Jones, ed. (Genealogical Publishing Co., reprint 1985); as cited on John Witt III (c1700? – 1779?)

3    ↑ "Goochland, Virginia, United States records," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89P6-9VYZ?view=fullText : Nov 28, 2024), image 132 of 252; .