Witten, Thomas Jefferson Sr.^[1]

1719 - 1794  (74 years)

• Name	Witten, Thomas Jefferson
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	10 Sep 1719	Cecil Co., or Prince George's Co., Maryland
  Gender	Male
  Death	1794	Tazewell Co, Virginia   [2]
  Person ID	I107	Fitzgerald-Aller
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2004

  
  

  Father	WITTEN, Thomas,   b. 9 Feb 1672, Charles Co., Maryland d. Abt 1740, Prince George's Co., Maryland (Age 67 years)
  Mother	CECIL, Ann,   b. Abt 1700, Barbados/VAS d. Abt 1755, Prince George's Co., Maryland (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1712	Barbados
  Family ID	F60	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Cecil, Elizabeth,   b. 15 Mar 1720, Cecil Co., or Prince George's Co., Maryland d. Aft 1795, Tazewell Co, Virginia (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	1742	Cecil Co., Maryland   [3]
  Family ID	F59	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2004

  
  

• Notes

  He migrated to Walker's Creek, Giles Co, VA in 1766 with his wife and her brother and their families from Cecil Co, MD. In 1767 he was the first settler in Tazewell Co and he constructed a block house called Witten's Fort to protect against the Cherokee and Shawnee Indians. He and Thomas J. Witten Jr enlisted in Capt. Daniel Smith's Co, VA in Oct 1774 and fought Indians at the Battle of Point Pleasant.

  
  

• Sources

  [S20] Melissa Thompson Alexander, GEDCOM File: Melissa Thompson Alexander. [S74] Salisbury gives and alternative date of 1796. [S88] Salisbury gives and alternative location of PGC, MD.