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Description
Established March 13, 2008
There are many many DeWitts in the United States, and all around the world. We are looking for DeWitts that can trace their lineage back by paper and those that can't. Three major DeWitts in the USA are descendants of Tjerck DeWitt of Kingston, NY, Pieter Jans of Long Island, NY, and Jacob DeWitt. There are no doubt many more. Through this project we have also discovered a large group of modern day DeWitts who are descendants of Witt ancestors who changed their last name in the 1700-1800s to DeWitt. They descend from John Witt (1612-1675) from Lynn, Massachusetts.
We encourage participation by males who have tested their Y chromosome DNA. This is not a group that focuses on mitochondrial DNA.
Requirements
A Surname Project traces members of a family that share a common surname. They are of the most interest in cultures where surnames are passed on from father to son like the Y-Chromosome. This project is for males taking a Y-Chromosome DNA (Y-DNA) test. Thus, the individual who tests must be a male who wants to check his direct paternal line (father's father's father's...) with a Y-DNA12, Y-DNA37, Y-DNA67, or Y-DNA111 test and who has one of the surnames listed for the project. Females do not carry their father's Y-DNA. Females who would like to check their father's direct paternal line can have a male relative with his surname order a Y-DNA test. Females can also order an mtDNA test for themselves such as the mtDNAPlus test or the mtFullSequence test and participate in an mtDNA project. Both men and women may take our autosomal Family Finder test to discover recent relationships across all family lines.
Surnames In This Project
Any other spelling variations are eligible: de Wit, De Witt, DeWithe, Dewitt, Dwight, Wit, Witt, Witte