Robert Witt

1765 - 1849  (84 years)

• Name	Robert Witt  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	1765	Bedford County, Virginia, USA   [2, 5, 7]
  Gender	Male
  DAR/SAR	Daughters of the American Revolution: #: A127247
  		Seal-DAR Daughters of the American Revolution
  Military Service	1780	Virginia, USA   [6, 7]
  	American Army - Revolutionary War: Virginia Militia under Captain John Baley and Colonel Geroge Rogers Clark
  Religion	1790  [1]
  	Quaker
  Residence	1833	Virginia, USA   [4, 7]
  	Revolutionary War Pension Application
  Death	31 Mar 1849	Logan County, Kentucky, USA   [5, 7]
  Burial	Young-Morehead Cemetery, Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, USA   [5]
  Person ID	I24178	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Lewis Witt,   b. 1720, Manakin Sabot, Goochland, Virginia, USA d. 28 Feb 1774, Bedford County, Virginia, USA (Age 54 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Ann Mills,   b. 1733, Bedford County, Virginia, USA d. 9 Dec 1811, Bedford County, Virginia, USA (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1750	Buckingham County, Virginia, USA   [8]
  Family ID	F4477	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy Reese,   b. 1769, Bedford County, Virginia, USA d. 10 Sep 1836, Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, USA (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	18 Aug 1790	Logan County, Kentucky, USA   [1, 3]
  Children	1. Dandridge A Witt,   b. Abt 1822, Bedford County, Virginia, USA d. 1900, Smith County, Tennessee, USA (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F10022	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1765 - Bedford County, Virginia, USA Military Service - American Army - Revolutionary War: Virginia Militia under Captain John Baley and Colonel Geroge Rogers Clark - 1780 - Virginia, USA Marriage - 18 Aug 1790 - Logan County, Kentucky, USA Residence - Revolutionary War Pension Application - 1833 - Virginia, USA Death - 31 Mar 1849 - Logan County, Kentucky, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia

  Seal-DAR Daughters of the American Revolution

  
  

• Sources

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