Person:Thomas Witten (2)
Thomas Witten
b.10 Sep 1719 Fredericktown, Cecil County, Maryland
d.1785 Tazewell County, Virginia
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1719
  1. John Whitten1712 - Bet 1760 & 1780
  2. Robert Whitten1717 -
  3. Thomas Witten1719 - 1785
  4. William Whitten1724 -
Spouse and Children
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m. 1742
  1. John Gates Witton1742 - 1781
  2. Elizabeth Cecil Witten1743 - 1816
  3. Susannah Witten1745 - Abt 1832
  4. Phillip Witten1747 - 1828
  5. Jeremiah Witten1749 - 1845
  6. Keziah Witten1750/51 - Bef 1836
  7. Thomas Jefferson Witten1753 - 1841
  8. Nancy Ann Witten1755 - 1844
  9. William Witton1758 - 1758
  10. James B.Witten _____, Sr.1759 - 1830
  11. William Stanley Witton1761 - 1824
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Facts and Events
Name Thomas Witten
Alt Name Thomas Whitten
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 10 Sep 1719 Fredericktown, Cecil County, Maryland
Marriage 1742 Prince George co.,Marylandto Elizabeth Cecil
Other[4] 1760 Thomas Witten on Grand Jury of the March Court in Frederick Co, MD
Other[2] 1766 Thomas moved to Walker Creek, Giles County, Virginia
Other[2] 1767 moved to Crabapple Orchard on the Clinch River, Tazewell County, Virginia
Death[3] 1785 Tazewell County, Virginia
Burial? Across the Road from His Home
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Estate Records

10 Feb 1795, Wythe County, Virginia, Will Book 1, Page 29, Appraisal of Estate of Thomas Witten.
Appraisers: Robert Whitley, William Peery, William George. Feb 10, 1795.
[Wythe County, Virginia, will books 1-2, 1790-1822, Familysearh.org]
5 Aug 1797, Wythe County, Virginia: Will Book 1, Page 89, Administrators Account for Estate of Thomas Whitten.
By Thomas Whitten and William Cecill, admrs.
To Pay: James Steel, James Greenup, Comfort Bruster, Benjamin Christian, Joseph McDonal, Stephen Bastern, Eliniser Bruster, Thomas Whitten, James Stone, Henry Smith, Robert Whitley, William Cecill, John Greenup. "The widows Thirds", "Divided by 9 the number of legatees".
Signed: James Maxwell, G. Peery.
[Wythe County, Virginia, will books 1-2, 1790-1822, Familysearh.org]
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Witten's Fort / Big Crab Orchard Fort

Thomas Witten obtained land in 1771 in Tazewell County, Virginia and built a fort, called "Witten's Crab Orchard" or "The Upper Station", as a place of refuge for settlers. Although it was small and had only a few soldiers stationed there, it was garrisoned during Dunmore's War. It became the home of William Witten and was located not far from the county seat town of Tazewell.

Information on Thomas and Elizabeth's children received via e-mail from: Judy Reynolds, Kenosha, WI, jreynol942@@aol.com

References
  1. ↑ DAR Magazine, April 1966
    p. 392.

    Family information from Phillip Witten's "Cyphering Book" written in 1766, includes names and birth dates of family members

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Tobler, Paul - e-mail: tobler@@omniglobal.net. Tobler, Paul. (Descendants of Thomas Witten, unpublished).
  3. ↑ .

    "Greenup, Witten, Cecil", compiled by Elise Greenup Jourdan, Gateway press, Baltimore, MD, 1989. c/o Elise Jourdan, 8624 Asheville Hwy, Knoxville, TN 37924, p. 161

  4. ↑ .

    "Greenup, Witten, Cecil", compiled by Elise Greenup Jourdan, Gateway press, Baltimore, MD, 1989. c/o Elise Jourdan, Knoxville, TN, p. 162

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