Harris DeWitt
[son of Martin DeWitt and Ellen Dothel or Mary Neal]
born: 1756 - Culpepper County, Virginia
died: 6 December 1829 - near Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee
married: 8 November 1781 - Cheraw District, South Carolina
wife: Elizabeth Brockington
[daughter of Richard Brockington and Rebecca Stewart]
c1807 - moved from South Carolina to Cocke County Tennessee
born: 1763 - Culpepper County, Virginia
died: after 1829 - maybe Cocke County, Tennessee
other source has died: 14 March 1809 - Cooke County, Tennessee

Children of Harris DeWitt and Elizabeth Brockington DeWitt:

1. Mary B. DeWitt
born: 30 October 1782 - Cheraw District, St. David's Parish, South Carolina
died: 15 December 1861
husband: Alexander Smith
born: 8 January 1766
died: 8 May 1821

Children of Mary DeWitt Smith and Alexander Smith:

1.1. Alexander Evans Smith
born: 1803
died:
wife: Julia Raleigh Roadman
born: 28 December 1808
died: 13 July 1890

Children of Alexander Evans Smith and Julia Raleigh Roadman Smith:

1.1.1. Augustus Smith
born: 1834

1.1.2. Thomas Lucius Smith
born: before 1835

1.1.3. Mary Smith
born: before 1839

1.1.4. Julia Smith
born: before 1841

1.1.5. Theodore Molvin Smith
born: before 1843

1.1.6. Elizabeth Julia Smith
born: before 1848

1.1.7. William Smith

 

2. Rebecca Elizabeth DeWitt
born: 9 September 1784 - Cheraw District, St. David's Parish, South Carolina
died:
married: 1 November 1803 - Darlington County, South Carolina
husband: Thomas Evans, Jr.
[son of Thomas Evans and Elizabeth Hodges]
born: 1778 - Cheraw District, South Carolina
died: before 1830

Children of Rebecca Elizabeth DeWitt Evans and Thomas Evans, Jr.:

2.1. Harris Evans

2.2. Elizabeth Evans

2.3. Mary Evans

2.4. Thomas Andrew Evans
born: 1848
died: 1929
married: 26 July 1868
wife: Mary Elizabeth Myers
[daughter of Edward Burch Myers and Elizabeth Hyman]
born: 20 October 1834
died: 9 January 1905
buried: Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery - Hyman, Florence County, South Carolina

Children of Thomas Andrew Evans and Mary Elizabeth Myers Evans:

2.4.1. Andrew Edward Evans
born: 7 July 1869

2.4.2. Mary Serena Rebecca Evans
born: 25 Feburary 1874
died: 26 January 1873

2.4.3. Maxcy Thomas Evans
born: 25 February 1874
died: 2 November 1936
married:
wife: Anna Josephine Finklea
[daughter of Samuel Benjamin Finklea and Nancy Josephine Cain]
born: 24 March 1875 - South Carolina
died: 20 April 1936 - South Carolina
buried: Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery - Hyman, Florence County, South Carolina

Children of Maxcy Thomas Evans and Anna Josephine Finklea Evans:

2.4.3.1. Ruby Evans
born: 12 November 1899
died: 21 April 1982 - Florence, South Carolina
buried: Woodside Cemetery - Pamplico, Florence County, South Carolina
husband: Andrew Hoyt Bostick
[son of Joseph Reese Bostick and Margaret Legette]
born: 14 November 1891 - Pamplico, Florence County, South Carolina
died: 26 July 1957
buried: Woodside Cemetery - Pamplico, Florence County, South Carolina

2.4.3.2. Clarence Mitchell Evans
born: 23 January 1913 - Pamplico, Florence County, South Carolina
died: 17 October 1968
wife: Beatrice Coleman

 

2.5. Josiah Evans

2.6. John Evans

2.7. Charles Evans

2.8. Christopher Evans

2.9. Sarah Evans

2.10. Caroline Evans

 

3. Sarah DeWitt
born: 30 April 1786 - Cheraw District, St. David's Parish, South Carolina
died:
married: John Thomas

Children of Sarah DeWitt Thomas and John Thomas:

3.1. James Thomas

3.2. Theophilus Thomas

3.3. Eliza Thomas

3.4. Sarah Thomas

3.5. Mary Thomas

3.6. Abel Thomas

3.7. Richard Thomas

3.8. Rebecca Thomas

3.9. Catherine Thomas

3.10. Ann Thomas

 

4. Elizabeth Brockington DeWitt
born: 5 January 1788 - Cheraw District, St. David's Parish, South Carolina
died: 18 February 1808 - Knox County, Tennessee
married: 19 February 1807 - Knox County, Tennessee
husband: William McNutt

Child of Elizabeth Brockington DeWitt McNutt and William McNutt:

4.1. DeWitt McNutt
born: 6 December 1807

 

5. Richard Brockington DeWitt
born: 12 October 1790 - Cheraw District, St. David's Parish, South Carolina
died: Cocke County, Tennessee
wife: Harriet Smith

Children of Richard Brockington DeWitt and Harriet Smith DeWitt:

5.1. Richard A. DeWitt
born: 1830

5.2. William DeWitt
born: 1832

5.3. Elizabeth DeWitt

5.4. Harris DeWitt

5.5. Mary DeWitt

 

6. Harriet DeWitt
born: 11 June 1792 - Cheraw District, St. David's Parish, South Carolina
died: 1803 - Cheraw District, St. David's Parish, South Carolina

 

7. William H. DeWitt
Baptist minister
born: 15 March 1795 - Cheraw District, St. David's Parish, South Carolina
died: 1860 - Cocke County, Tennessee
wife: Hannah Evans
born: 1800

Children of William H. DeWitt and Hannah Evans DeWitt:

7.1. Elizabeth DeWitt
born: 1819

7.2. Mary DeWitt
born: 1824

7.3. Lucy DeWitt
born: 1826

7.4. Julia DeWitt
born: 1831

7.5. Richard T. DeWitt
born: 1834
died: 30 January 1898
wife: Caroline Allen
born: 1840
died: 1902

Child of Richard T. DeWitt and Carolina Allen DeWitt:

7.5.1. William Richard DeWitt
born: March 1873
died: 1943

 

7.6. William DeWitt
born: 1836

7.7. Sarah DeWitt
born: 1838

7.8. Alexander DeWitt
born: 1840

7.9. Rebecca DeWitt
born: 1842

7.10. Harris Travis C. DeWitt
born: 1844

7.11. James C. DeWitt

7.12. Martha DeWitt

 

8. Washington John DeWitt
physician
born: 23 September 1799 - Cheraw Hill, Darlington District, South Carolina
died: 12 March 1852 - Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
Commissioner to Cumberland Presbyterian General Assembly-1845, from Hopewell Presbytery
Greeneville College, Greeneville, Tennessee
married: April 1820 - Washington, Rhea County, Tennessee
wife: Mary Eliza Bearden
[daughter of Richard Bearden and Nancy Ann Bennett]
born: 20 or 26 January 1803 - Knoxville or Bearden, Knox County, Tennessee
died: 7 May 1889 - Abilene, Taylor County, Texas
buried: Abilene, Taylor County, Texas

Children of Washington John DeWitt and Mary Eliza Bearden DeWitt:

8.1. Elizabeth Ann DeWitt
born: 1821 - Washington, Rhea County, Tennessee
died: 1849 - Jackson, Tennessee
member of Methodist Church
married: 19 June 1838 - Paris, Henry County, Tennessee
husband: George Noble Harris
occupation: merchant

Children of Elizabeth Ann DeWitt Harris and George Noble Harris:

8.1.1. Howell DeWitt Harris
physician

8.1.2. Alice Harris

8.1.3. Elizabeth Harris

8.1.4. Ann Harris

8.1.5. John Noble Harris
Business man

8.1.6. Louanna Harris
husband: W. L. Robertson

 

8.2. Richard Hibbett DeWitt
never married
born: 1823 - Henry County, Tennessee
died: 1853

8.3. Clinton LaFayette DeWitt
born: 1824 - Henry County, Tennessee
died: 1837

8.4. John Blount DeWitt
physician
born: 20 April 1827 - Paris, Henry County, Tennessee
died: 12 May 1854 - Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
buried: Elmwood Cemetery - Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
married: 15 November 1848 - Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
wife: Sarah Ann Ables
[daughter of Joseph Ables and Amanda ?]
born: 1830 - Franklin County, Tennessee
died: 1870 - Jackson County, Texas
buried:

Children of John Blount DeWitt and Sarah Ann Ables DeWitt:

8.4.1. Mary DeWitt

8.4.2. John Brockington (Brockenton in early records) DeWitt
born: January 1852 - Marion, Crittenden County, Arkansas
died: 13 August 1902 - Austin, Travis County, Texas
buried: Oakwood Cemetery -
married: c1895
wife: Marilda Burleson Collinsworth
[daughter of Willis Bonner Collinsworth and Laura Marilda Burleson]
[widow of Mr. Percivil]
born: 15 May 1870 - Old Thompsonville, Gonzales County, Texas
died: 1957 - Austin, Travis County, Texas

Child of John Brockenton DeWitt and Marilda Burleson Collinsworth DeWitt:

8.4.2.1. John Brockington DeWitt, Jr.
born: 19 February 1902 - Austin, Travis County, Texas
died: 19 May 1983 - Austin, Travis County, Texas
buried: Oak Hill Cemetery - Smithville, Texas
1st married: 13 December 1954 - Bastrop, Texas
1st wife: Anne Brown

Children of John Brockington DeWitt, Jr. and Anne Brown DeWitt:

8.4.2.1.1. John Brockington DeWitt III

8.4.2.1.2. Charles DeWitt

2nd marriage of John Brockington DeWitt, Jr.:
2nd wife: Nannie Lee Stark

Children of John Brockington DeWitt, Jr. and Nannie Lee Stark:

8.4.2.1.3. Johnnie Lee DeWitt

8.4.2.1.4. Frank DeWitt

 

3rd marriage of John Brockington DeWitt, Jr.:
3rd wife: Grace Helen Teague

Children of John Brockington DeWitt, Jr. and Grace Helen Teague DeWitt:

8.4.2.1.5. Robert DeWitt

8.4.2.1.6. Debra Allison DeWitt

 

8.5. Alexander Smith DeWitt
never married
born: 1829 - Henry County, Tennessee
died: 1856 - Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee

8.6. Marcus Bearden DeWitt
Cumberland Presbyterian Minister
born: 8 March 1835 - Paris, Henry County, Tennessee
died: 25 February 1901 - Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
buried: Old Hibbett Graveyard -
married: 13 February 1860 -
wife: Mary Elizabeth Hibbett
[daughter of John G. Hibbett and Nancy Parker]
born: 28 December 1839 - Sumner County, Tennessee
died: 16 October 1912 -
buried: Old Hibbett Graveyard -

Children of Marcus Bearden DeWitt and Mary Elizabeth Hibbett DeWitt:

8.6.1 Mary Elizabeth DeWitt
born: 8 September 1862 - near Meridianville, Madison County, Alabama
died: August 1863 - Chattanooga, Tennessee
buried 1st - Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee
buried 2nd - c1867 - Sumner County, Tennessee

8.6.2. Annie Lee DeWitt
born: 28 July 1864 - Houston County, Georgia
died: October 1865 - Meridianville, Alabama
buried 1st - Meridianville, Alabama
buried 2nd - c1867 - Sumner County, Tennessee

8.6.3. Nellie Lou DeWitt
born: 15 March 1866 - Huntsville, Alabama
died: August 1867 - Sumner County, Tennessee
buried: Sumner County, Tennessee

8.6.4. Vallie Sue DeWitt
born: 15 March 1866 - Huntsville, Alabama
died: September 1867 - Sumner County, Tennessee
buried: Sumner County, Tennessee

8.6.5 Marcie Lee DeWitt
born: 27 November 1868 - Huntsville, Alabama
died: 27 February 1950
married: 26 December 1895 - Springfield, Missouri
husband: Benjamin M. Settle
born:
died:
In 1901, B. M. Settle lived in Bowling Green, Kentucky

Children of Marcie Lee DeWitt Settle and Benjamin M. Settle:

8.6.5.1. Mary Marshall Settle

8.6.5.2. DeWitt Settle

8.6.6. John Hibbett DeWitt
Judge
born: 21 September 1872 - Sumner County, Tennessee
died: 7 March 1937 - Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
married: 14 November 1899 - Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
wife: Rebekah Williams Ward
[daughter of William Eldred Ward and Amanda Eliza Hudson]
born: 4 November 1873 - Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
died: 16 August 1961 - Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee

Children of John Hibbett DeWitt and Rebekah Williams Ward DeWitt:

8.6.6.1. Ward DeWitt
born: 20 August 1900 - Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
died: 24 November 1971 - Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
married: 15 October 1924 - McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee
wife: Elizabeth Graves Smith
[daughter of George Mead Smith and Jane Biles Whitson]
born: 20 February 1900 - McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee
died: 14 March 1992 - Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee

8.6.6.1.1. Ward DeWitt, Jr.
wife: Barbara Millikan

Children of Ward DeWitt, Jr. and Barbara Millikan DeWitt:

8.6.6.1.1.1. David Paul DeWitt
wife: Paula Mergenhagen

8.6.6.1.1.2. Charles Millikan DeWitt
wife: Emily Carol Wade

8.6.6.1.1.3. Barbara DeWitt
husband: Jeffrey Draughn

8.6.6.1.1.4. Ward DeWitt III
wife: Sydney Richardson

8.6.6.1.1.5. George Vance DeWitt
born: 1956
died: 1956

 

8.6.6.1.2. Rebecca Jane DeWitt
husband: Richard Lee Wright

Children of Rebecca Jane DeWitt Wright and Richard Lee Wright:

8.6.6.1.2.1. Elizabeth DeWitt Wright
husband: William Bennett Ralph

8.6.6.1.2.2. Richard Lee Wright, Jr.
wife: Diane Elizabeth Dunn

 

8.6.6.2. John Hibbett DeWitt, Jr.
born: 1906
died: 1999
1st wife: Ann Elise Martin

Children of John Hibbett DeWitt, Jr. and Ann Elise Martin DeWitt:

8.6.6.2.1. John Hibbett DeWitt III
1st wife: Karen Rice

Child of John Hibbett DeWitt III and Karen Rice DeWitt:

8.6.6.2.1.1. Margaret Elise "Ellie" DeWitt
born: 1960

2nd wife of John Hibbett DeWitt III: Elisabeth Merz
born: 17 April 1944

 

2nd wife of John Hibbett DeWitt, Jr.: Sykes Barbour Hewitt Neas
born: 1913

Child of John Hibbett DeWitt, Jr. and Sykes Barbour Hewitt Neas DeWitt:

8.6.6.2.2. Cary Claiborne DeWitt
husband: John Allyn

Children of Cary Claiborne DeWitt Allyn and John Allyn:

8.6.6.2.2.1. George Allyn

8.6.6.2.2.2. Jack Allyn

 

8.6.7. Daisy Searcy DeWitt
born: 27 January 1875 - Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
died: 23 November 1954
married: 18 November 1897 - Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
husband: William A. Skelton
[source: The Cumberland Presbyterian, December 2, 1897, page 706]
born:
died:

Children of Daisy Searcy DeWitt Skelton and William A. Skelton:

8.6.7.1. William A. Skelton
born: 1911

8.6.7.2. Elizabeth Skelton

8.6.8. Paul DeWitt
physician
born: 24 March 1878 - Nashville, Davidson County, Tenenssee
died:

8.7. William Henry DeWitt
born: 1837 - Henry County, Tenenssee
died young

8.8. Mary Louise DeWitt
born: 15 June 1839 - Holly Springs, Mississippi
died: 5 December 1921 - Georgetown, Texas
1st marriage: 1 January 1857 - Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
1st husband: William Thomas Yancey
born: 4 February 1830 - Oxford, North Carolina
died: 27 March 1863 - Houston, Texas

Children of William Thomas Yancey and Mary Louisa DeWitt Yancey:

8.8.1. Minnie Yancey

8.8.2. Mattie Lee Yancey
born: 29 August 1863
died: 3 March 1953
husband: Claude Somerville Snow
born: 1856
died: 1923

Child of Mattie Lee Yancey Snow and Claude Somerville Snow:

8.8.2.1. Harriet Cleo Snow

8.8.3. Robert Yancey

 

2nd marriage: 17 October 1867 - DeWitt County, Texas
2nd husband: William Henry Crutcher
[son of Edmund Crutcher and Jane ?]
Cumberland Presbyterian Minister
born: 9 December 1817 - Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee
died: 30 December 1876 - Round Rock, Texas

Children of William Henry Crutcher and Mary Louisa DeWitt Crutcher:

 

8.9. Brockington B. DeWitt
born: 1841 - Henry County, Tennessee
died young

8.10. DeWitt Clinton DeWitt
Cumberland Presbyterian Minister
Presbyterian Minister U.S.A. 1906-1907
born: 20 February 1844 - Henry County, Tennessee
died: 1 January 1907 - West, McLennan County, Texas
buried:
1st marriage: DeWitt County, Texas
1st wife: Millie Ann Brown
[daughter of ? Brown and ? ?]
born: 1851 - Mississippi
died: 1869 - Texas
buried:

Child of DeWitt Clinton DeWitt and Millie Ann Brown DeWitt:

8.10.1.

 

2nd marriage of DeWitt Clinton DeWitt: Lavaca, Texas
2nd wife of DeWitt Clinton DeWitt: Frances L. "Fannie" Hargrove
[she was the widow of ? Dickinson, and they had 2 children]
born: 21 May 1846 - Houston County, Georgia
died: 7 October 1925 - Willsboro, Texas

Children of DeWitt Clinton DeWitt and Frances L. "Fannie" Hargrove DeWitt:

8.10.2. Fannie May DeWitt
died at age 3

8.10.3. John DeWitt

8.10.4. Mark H. DeWitt

8.10.5. Frank DeWitt

8.10.6. Nettie DeWitt