MARGERY DESPENCER(1) was born
in 1397 in SHERRINTON, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, ENGLAND. Parents:
PHILIP DESPENCER and ELIZABETH TIPTOFF.She
was married to ROGER WENTWORTH. Children were:
HENRY WENTWORTH.
PHILIP
DESPENCER(1) was born in 1364 in SHERRINTON,
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, ENGLAND. Parents: PHILIP DESPENCER
and MARGARET COBHAM.He was married to
ELIZABETH TIPTOFF. Children were: MARGERY DESPENCER
.
PHILIP
DESPENCER(1) was born about 1346 in
SHERRINTON, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, ENGLAND. Parents: PHILIP
DESPENCER and UNKNOWN.He was married to
MARGARET COBHAM. Children were: PHILIP DESPENCER
.
PHILIP
DESPENCER(1) was born about 1329 in
SHERRINTON, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, ENGLAND. Parents: PHILIP
DESPENCER and MARGARET GOUSHILL.He was married
to UNKNOWN. Children were:
PHILIP DESPENCER.
PHILIP
DESPENCER(1) was born in SHERRINTON,
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, ENGLAND. Parents: SIR HUGH SPENCER
and ELEANOR CLARE.He was married to
MARGARET GOUSHILL. Children were: PHILIP DESPENCER
.
MARK
DEVLIN (Private).Children were: SARAH RENE DEVLIN
, TYLER SCOTT DEVLIN.
SARAH
RENE DEVLIN (Private). Parents: MARK DEVLIN
and LAURIE RENE MACLAY.
TYLER
SCOTT DEVLIN (Private). Parents: MARK DEVLIN
and LAURIE RENE MACLAY.
MAJOR
CALVIN DEWITT M.D.(1) was born on 26
May 1840 in HARRISBURG, DAUPHIN CO., PENNSYLVANIA. He served in the military.
ON THE OUTBREAK OF THE CIVIL WAR, HE ENTERED THE ARMY AS A CAPTAIN OF COMPANY
1, OF THE 49TH REGIMENT, PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY, ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
HE WAS ENGAGED IN THE BATTLES OF WILLIAMSBURG, SECOND BATTLE OF BULL RUN AND
FREDERICKSBURG AND WAS IN McCLELLAN'S SEVEN DAYS RETREAT FROM RICHMOND. HIS TERM
OF SERVICE EXPIRED 18 JAN. 1863.
ON 14 MAY 1867, HE ENTERED THE UNITED STATES ARMY AS ASSISTANT SURGEON WITH
THE RANK OF 1ST LIEUTENANT. THREE YEARS LATER HE WAS PROMOTED TO A CAPTAIN (14
MAY 1870), AND ON THE 21 JULY 1885, RECEIVED HIS COMMISSION AS MAJOR AND SURGEON.
DURING THIS TIME HE WAS STATIONED AT VARIOUS MILITARY POSTS IN ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA,
NEBRASKA, WYOMING, DAKOTA, MONTANA, NEW YORK, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA
AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. AT FINALLY AT FORT MISSOULA, MONTANA. He was educated
DOCTOR OF MEDICINE in PHILADELPHIA, MONTGOMERY CO., PENNSYLVANIA. HE RECEIVED
HIS ELEMENTARY EDUCATION IN THE HARRISBURG ACADEMY, AND IN 1857 ENTERED PRINCETON
COLLEGE FROM WHICH HE GRADUATED IN 1860 WITH THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS,
AFTERWARD RECEIVING THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS. HE ENTERED THE JEFFERSON MEDICAL
COLLEGE AT PHILADELPHIA, AND GRADUATED WITH THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF MEDICINE.
Parents: REVEREND WILLIAM RADCLIFFE DEWITT and
MARY ELIZABETH WALLACE.He was married to JOSEPHINE
LESESNE on 27 Apr 1877. Children were: WALLACE DEWITT
, LESESNE DEWITT, MARY WALLACE
DEWITT.
ELEANOR
WALLACE DEWITT(1) was born on 21 Aug
1830. She died in 1831. Parents: REVEREND WILLIAM RADCLIFFE
DEWITT and MARY ELIZABETH WALLACE.
ELLEN
BLISS DEWITT (Private). Parents: WALLACE DEWITT
and LOUISE BLISS.
JLUIA
ANNA WOODHULL DEWITT(1) was born on
5 Nov 1828. SHE HAS WRITTEN A NUMBER OF ARTICLES FOR MAGAZINES AND PERIODICALS.
Parents: REVEREND WILLIAM RADCLIFFE DEWITT and
MARY ELIZABETH WALLACE.
JOHN
DEWITT(1)He was married to
KATHERINE VAN VLEIT. Children were: REVEREND WILLIAM
RADCLIFFE DEWITT.
JOHN
DEWITT(1) was born on 10 Oct 1842 in
HARRISBURG, DAUPHIN CO., PENNSYLVANIA. He was educated. HE ATTENDE THE HARRISBURG
ACADEMY, AND IN 1858 ENTERED THE SOPHOMORE CLASS OF PRINCETON COLLEGE FROM WHICH
HE GRADUATED IN 1861 WITHT HE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS. HE ENTERED UPON THE
MINISTRY OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH FOR WHICH HE STUDIED, FIRST IN PRINCETON
THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY AND AFTERWARD IN UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY OF NEW YORK.
HE WAS LICENSED TO PREACH IN THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK, APRIL 1864 AND IN MAY
1865 WAS ORDAINED AND INSTALLED PASTOR OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF IRVINGTON
ON HUDSON. IN 1869, HE REMOVED TO BOSTON WHERE HE WAS PASTOR OF THE CENTRAL CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH UNTIL 1876, WHEN HE WAS CALLED TO THE PASTORATE OF THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH OF PITTSBURG WHERE HE REMAINED TWO YEARS WHEN HE WAS CALLED TO THE PASTORATE
OF THE TENTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, OF PHILADELPHIA. HE CONTINUED IN THAT POSITION
UNTIL 1882, WHEN HE WAS INVITED TO BECOME PROFESSOR OF CHURCH HISTORY IN LANE
THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY OF CINCINNATI, OHIO. IN 1874 HE RECEIVED THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR
OF DIVINITY FROM PRINCETON COLLEGE, AND IN 1888 THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF LAWS
FROM HANOVER COLLEGE. IN 1888, AFTER FILLING THE POSITION OF PROFESSOR OF CHURCH
HISTORY IN LANE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY FOR SIX YEARS, HE ACCEPTED THE INVITATION
TO TAKE THE CHAIR OF APOLOGETICS AND MISSIONS IN McCORMICK THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.
HE HAS PUBLISHED SOME 20 PAMPHLETS AND MAGAZINE ARTICLES, BESIDES A VOLUME
ENTITLED "SERMONS ON THE CHRISTIAN LIFE," CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS NEW
YORK. IN 1874 HE VISITED EUROPE, AND AGAIN IN 1878 AND 1881. Parents:
REVEREND WILLIAM RADCLIFFE DEWITT and MARY ELIZABETH
WALLACE.He was married to LAURA AUBREY BEAVER
on 20 Aug 1874. NO CHILDREN.
JOHN
HAMILTON DEWITT(1) was born on 14 Jun
1870. He died on 15 Dec 1871. Parents: COLONEL WILLIAM
RADCLIFFE DEWITT M.D. and SUSAN ELIZABETH SPANGLER
.
KATHERINE
VAN VLEIT DEWITT(1) was born on 21
May 1833. Parents: REVEREND WILLIAM RADCLIFFE DEWITT
and MARY ELIZABETH WALLACE.She was married to
GEORGE EDWARDS STERRY on 3 Oct 1861. Children were:
WILLIAM DEWITT STERRY, GEORGE
EDWARDS STERRY, JOHN DEWITT STERRY,
EDWARD AUGUSTUS STERRY, JAMES WEAVER STERRY,
WALLACE MACLAY STERRY, THOMAS
HUNT STERRY.
LESESNE
DEWITT(1) was born on 9 Jan 1880.
Parents: MAJOR CALVIN DEWITT M.D. and
JOSEPHINE LESESNE.
MARY
WALLACE DEWITT(1) was born on 25 Nov
1846. She died on 8 Apr 1870. Parents: REVEREND WILLIAM
RADCLIFFE DEWITT and MARY ELIZABETH WALLACE
.
MARY
WALLACE DEWITT (Private). Parents: MAJOR CALVIN
DEWITT M.D. and JOSEPHINE LESESNE.
WALLACE
DEWITT(1) was born on 21 Jul 1835.
He died in 1836. Parents: REVEREND WILLIAM RADCLIFFE
DEWITT and MARY ELIZABETH WALLACE.
WALLACE
DEWITT(1) was born on 19 Aug 1837 in
HARRISBURG, DAUPHIN CO., PENNSYLVANIA. He died on 9 Feb 1891 in HARRISBURG,
DAUPHIN CO., PENNSYLVANIA. He was an ATTORNEY AT LAW. HE WAS EDUCATED IN
HARRISBURG ACADEMY, AND IN 1854 ENTERED PRINCETON COLLEGE, GRADUATING IN 1857
WITH THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS. HE STUDIED LAW UNDER THE HON. JOHN J. PEARSON,
RESIDENT JUDGE OF DAUPHIN AND LEBANON COUNTIES, AND WAS ADMITTD TO THE BAR OF
DAUPHIN COUNTY IN FEB. 1868.
HE COMMENCED HIS PRACTICE IN ERIE COUNTY, AND IN 1864 WAS ELECTED PROTHONOTARY
OF THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT, WHICH OFFICE HE
HELD UNTIL 1870, HAVING SERVED TWO TERMS OF THREE YEARS EACH. IN 1865 HE SETTLED
DOWN IN HARRISBURG, WHERE HE HAS PURSUED HIS PROFESSION WITH EMINENT SUCCESS.
IN POLITICS HE IS A DEMOCRAT AND SINCE 1883 HAS BEEN CHAIRMAN OF THAT PARTY IN
DAUPHIN COUNTY. IN 1884 HE WAS THEIR CANDIDATE FOR STATE SENATOR. IN 1859-60,
HE COMPILED THE FIRST CATALOGUE OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE LIBRARY. Parents:
REVEREND WILLIAM RADCLIFFE DEWITT and
MARY ELIZABETH WALLACE.He was married to LOUISE
BLISS on 10 Sep 1885. Children were: ELLEN BLISS
DEWITT.
WALLACE
DEWITT(1) was born on 1 Jun 1878.
Parents: MAJOR CALVIN DEWITT M.D. and
JOSEPHINE LESESNE.
REVEREND
WILLIAM RADCLIFFE DEWITT(1) was born
on 25 Feb 1792 in PAULDING'S MANOR, DUCHESS CO., NEW YORK. He died on 23 Dec
1867 in HARRISBURG, DAUPHIN CO., PENNSYLVANIA. Parents:
JOHN DEWITT and KATHERINE VAN VLEIT.He was
married to MARY ELIZABETH WALLACE on 15 Mar 1825.
THEY WERE MARRIED BY REV. DR. DUFFIELD. Children were:
COLONEL WILLIAM RADCLIFFE DEWITT M.D., JLUIA ANNA
WOODHULL DEWITT, ELEANOR WALLACE DEWITT,
KATHERINE VAN VLEIT DEWITT, WALLACE DEWITT,
WALLACE DEWITT, MAJOR CALVIN DEWITT M.D.,
JOHN DEWITT, MARY WALLACE DEWITT.
He was married
to JULIA A. WOODHULL.
COLONEL
WILLIAM RADCLIFFE DEWITT M.D.(1) was
born on 5 Dec 1826 in HARRISBURG, DAUPHIN CO., PENNSYLVANIA. He died in PALATKA,
FLORIDA. HE WAS EDUCATED UNDER THE CARE OF HIS FATHER AND HIS UNCLE, THE
REVEREND B. J. WALLACE, LL.D., PRINCETON COLLEGE CONFERRED THE DEGREE OF MASTER
OF ARTS UPON HIM IN 1856, AND IN 1852 HE GRADUATED FROM THE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF
PHILADELPHIA. HE WAS THEN APPOINTED ASSISTANT PHYSICIAN OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE
LUNATIC HOSPITAL, AT HARRISBURG. IN 1855, HE INSPECTED THE VARIOUS HOSPITALS
OF ENGLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY AND BELGIUM. IN 1860, HE WAS APPOINTED BY PRESIDENT
BUCHANAN, AS PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON OF THE UNITED STATES HOSPITAL AT HONOLULU,
SANDWICH ISLANDS. HE RETURNED TO THE UNITED STATES IN 1862 AND WAS APPOINTED
ACTING ASSISTANT SURGEON IN THE GEORGETOWN COLLEGE HOSPITAL, GEORGETOWN, D.C.
ON THE 1 JULY 1864, HE WAS APPOINTED BY PRESIDENT LINCOLN SURGEON OF THE UNITED
STATES VOLNTEERS. HE WAS DETAILED TO DUTY AS SURGEION IN CHIEF OF THE FIRST DIVISION
OF THE FIFTH CORPS OF THE ARMY OF THE POTAMAC AND SERVED IN THAT CAPACITY TO
THE CLOSE OF THE WAR. ON THE 27 AUGUST 1866, HE WAS PROMOTED TO BREVET LIEUTENANT
COLONEL OF VOLUNTEERS AND WAS MUSTERED OUT OF SERVICE IN NOVEMBER 1867 WHEN HE
RESUMED THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE IN HARRISBURG.
IN 1875, HE MOVED TO SAN MATEO, PUTNAM CO., FLORIDA ON ACCOUNT OF ILL HEALTH,
WHERE HE RESIDED AND BECAME LARGELY ENGAGED IN ORANGE GROWING. HE IS JUNIOR WARDEN
IN ST. MATTHEW'S PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH AND IN 1880 WAS SENT TO THE GENERAL
CONVENTION AS DELEGATE FROM THE DIOCESE OF FLORIDA. Parents:
REVEREND WILLIAM RADCLIFFE DEWITT and MARY ELIZABETH
WALLACE.He was married to SUSAN ELIZABETH SPANGLER
on 4 Nov 1865 in YORK, PENNSYLVANIA. Children were:
WILLIAM RADCLIFFE DEWITT, JOHN HAMILTON DEWITT
.
WILLIAM
RADCLIFFE DEWITT(1) was born on 22
Nov 1867. Parents: COLONEL WILLIAM RADCLIFFE DEWITT
M.D. and SUSAN ELIZABETH SPANGLER.
DAN
DIAMOND(1)He was married to
WANDA LYNN SLATTER in 1974 in WYOMING, USA.
JULIA
FRANCIS DIBBLE(1)She was married
to WALTER HENRY ATWOOD on 8 Jul 1865.
DAVID
DICKSON(1) was born on 15 Dec 1705
in IRELAND. He died on 18 Oct 1784 in LURGAN TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN CO., PENNSYLVANIA.
He was married to CATHERINE ( KETRAIN ) GREENLEE
. Children were: JANE (JEAN?) DICKSON.
JANE
(JEAN?) DICKSON(1) was born on 20 Dec
1734 in NORTH IRELAND. She was buried in 1812. She died on 3 Apr 1812 in LURGAN
TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN CO., PENNSYLVANIA. SHE WAS BROUGHT TO AMERICA BY HER PARENTS
IN 1741. Parents: DAVID DICKSON and
CATHERINE ( KETRAIN ) GREENLEE.She was married to
JOHN MACLAY (OF CARPENTER'S HALL) on 17 Dec 1755. Children were:
NANCY MACLAY, CHARLES MACLAY,
CATHERINE MACLAY, HON. DAVID MACLAY,
JUDGE WILLIAM MACLAY, SAMUEL MACLAY,
ELEANOR MACLAY, JANE MACLAY,
HON. JOHN MACLAY.
JAMES
DIEHL(1) was born in ADAMS CO., PENNSYLVANIA.
He was married to ARABELLA ERWIN POMEROY.
ANNA
DILL (?)(1)She was married to
ELAM ZADOC LEE. Children were: JOHN WILEY LEE
.
RUTH
C. DILLEY(1)She was married to
THOMAS EDWIN RICKS on 6 Dec 1863.
JANE
DINGLEY(1)She was married to
HENRY ALLGOOD.
DOROTHEA
DINKLE(1)She was married to
RUDOLPH SPANGLER. Children were: JACOB SPANGLER
.
GREGREY
DOBROW(1) Parents:
RICK DOBROW and DeANN WESCOTT.
JEFFREY
DOBROW(1) Parents:
RICK DOBROW and DeANN WESCOTT.
RICK
DOBROW(1)He was married to
DeANN WESCOTT. Children were: JEFFREY DOBROW
, GREGREY DOBROW.
JAMES
DORRANCE(1)He was married to
MARGOT CARPENTER HYKES on 3 Feb 1967.
KRISTEN
DORRELL(1)She was married to
DALIN BLAKE ATWOOD on 3 Jul 1999 in EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA.
MARY
DOUGLAS(1) Parents:
ROBERT DOUGLAS.She was married to WILLIAM TINCHER
. Children were: MARGARET TINCHER,
ROBERT TINCHER, DANIEL TINCHER,
CHARLES TINCHER, SAMUEL TINCHER,
JAMES TINCHER, BETSY TINCHER,
SARAH TINCHER, HANNAH TINCHER.
ROBERT
DOUGLAS(1)He was married. Children
were: MARY DOUGLAS.
PRINCHA
OLIVE DOWNS(1) COULDN'T QUITE READ
THE SPELLING OF THIS WOMEN'S FIRST NAME. CHECK IT OUT.She was married to
WILLIAM HENRY CLARK.
EDWARD
DREW(1)He was married to
ISABELLA THOMPSON.
ANNE
DRURY(1)She was married to
GEORGE WALGRAVE. Children were: SIR WILLIAM WALGRAVE
.
MARGARET
FOLSOM DUCE(1)She was married to
DAVID OSBORN WIGHT on 24 Apr 1943.
DUCLEAU
(1)He was married to
ELIZABETH LINDSEY. Children were: ANNA ELIZABETH
DUCLEAU.
ANNA
ELIZABETH DUCLEAU(1) was born on 1
Oct 1850 in NEW YORK. She died on 25 Mar 1901 in MISSOULA, MISSOULA CO., MONTANA.
Parents: DUCLEAU and ELIZABETH
LINDSEY.She was married to JAMES EDWIN TOTMAN
in 1870 in WISCONSIN ?. Children were: BESSIE ANNA
TOTMAN.
LINDA
LEE DUDGEON (Private).Children were: STANLEY NIEL
FOUNTAIN, TERRY RANDOLPH FOUNTAIN.
DUMBLER
(1). He was married to
ELIZABETH PLUNKET GAISER EARLY 50'S. He was divorced from ELIZABETH PLUNKET
GAISER.
JOHN
DUNBAR(1)He was married to
ELIZABETH OSBORN on 10 Feb 1783.
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