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1. Helen Dorothy¹ Burnett (Harry, #2) was born on 4 Jan 1905 in Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio.¹ She married George Edward Short, son of Charles Reuben Short and Mary Adelaide Clark, on 28 Feb 1926 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio.² She married James E. Brown on 14 Jun 1933.³ She died on 24 Jul 1984 in Bethesda North Hospital, Montgomery, Hamilton County, Ohio, at age 79.^4,5

2. Harry Loyd² Burnett (Elmer, #4) was born on 5 Nov 1882 in Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio.^6,7,8 He married Ada DeWitt (see #3), daughter of Jesse McKay DeWitt and Mary Jane Taylor, on 10 May 1903 in Grace M. E. Parsonage, Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio.^9,10 He died on 29 Apr 1973 in Good Samaritan Hospital, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, at age 90.^11,12

Children of Harry Loyd² Burnett and Ada DeWitt (see #3) were:

• 1 i. Helen Dorothy¹ Burnett.

3. Ada² DeWitt (Jesse, #6) was born on 16 Feb 1882 in Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio.¹³ She married Harry Loyd Burnett (see #2), son of Elmer Burnett and Alice M. Snider, on 10 May 1903 in Grace M. E. Parsonage, Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio.^14,15 She died on 10 Sep 1967 in Good Samaritan Hospital, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, at age 85.^16,17,18

4. Elmer³ Burnett (William, #8) was born on 17 Mar 1861 in Fayette County, Ohio. He married Alice M. Snider (see #5), daughter of Henry Snider and Melissa Jane Briggs, on 29 Dec 1881. He died on 18 Nov 1892 in Hillsboro, Traill County, North Dakota, at age 31.

Children of Elmer³ Burnett and Alice M. Snider (see #5) were as follows:

• 2 i. Harry Loyd² Burnett.

• ii. Lillian Burnett; born 4 Jun 1884;¹⁹ married Elmer Junk; married Richard Vincent; died 28 Oct 1972 in Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio, at age 88.²⁰

• iii. Walter Dacotah Burnett; born 22 Mar 1886 in Ohio;²¹ married Jeanette Gilmer 20 Aug 1910; died 24 Nov 1974 in Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio, at age 88.²²

• iv. Bertha D. Burnett; born 17 Nov 1888 in Ohio; married Fred E. Springer 13 May 1908; married Dr. Raymond Miller; died 3 May 1971 in Pompano Beach, Broward County, Florida, at age 82.

• v. Hazel Burnett; born 18 Jul 1892 in Traill County, North Dakota; died Apr 1965 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, at age 72.

5. Alice M.³ Snider (Henry, #10) was born on 15 Dec 1863 in Ohio. She married Elmer Burnett (see #4), son of William M. Burnett and Evaline Jenkins, on 29 Dec 1881. She died on 11 Dec 1894 of Chlorosis in Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio, at age 30.²³

6. Jesse McKay³ DeWitt (John, #12) was born on 4 Mar 1826 in Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio.^24,25 He married Mary Jane Taylor (see #7), daughter of Elisha L. Taylor and Rebecca Fast, on 13 Feb 1862 in Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio.^26,27,28 He died on 14 Apr 1907 in Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio, at age 81 years, 1 month and 10 days.^29,30,31

Children of Jesse McKay³ DeWitt and Mary Jane Taylor (see #7) all born in Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio, were as follows:

• i. Charles² DeWitt; born 1 Feb 1863;^32,33 married Minnie Kimball 24 Jun 1896 in Ohio;³⁴ died 11 Feb 1907 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, at age 44.^35,36

• ii. Minnie DeWitt; born 19 Feb 1865;³⁷ died 28 Mar 1959 in Fayette County, Ohio, at age 94.^38,39,40

• iii. Carrie DeWitt; born 24 Mar 1866;⁴¹ married John Calvin Post 29 Jun 1904 in Ohio;⁴² died 6 Nov 1947 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, at age 81.^43,44

• iv. Harry DeWitt; born 25 Mar 1868;⁴⁵ married Hazel Jeannette Gillespie, daughter of Joseph Myers Gillespie and Ida Celeste Yeoman, 21 Jun 1923;⁴⁶ died 18 Feb 1936 in Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio, at age 67.^47,48

• v. Bird DeWitt; born 28 Jun 1870;⁴⁹ died 1 Nov 1917 of Cerebral Hemorrhage in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, at age 47.^50,51,52,53

• vi. Dale DeWitt; born 5 Feb 1872;^54,55 married Olive Furneau 28 Jul 1897 in Ohio;⁵⁶ died 28 Feb 1939 in Frankfort, Ross County, Ohio, at age 67.^57,58

• vii. Charlotte DeWitt; born 3 Apr 1876;⁵⁹ married Charles Gooley 19 Apr 1896;⁶⁰ died 5 Jul 1966 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, at age 90.^61,62

• viii. Clayton A. DeWitt; born 30 Jan 1878;⁶³ died 29 Aug 1956 in Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio, at age 78.⁶⁴

• 3 ix. Ada DeWitt.

• x. Florence Marie DeWitt; born 22 Nov 1884;⁶⁵ died 22 Jan 1965 in Gil-Car Nursing Home, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, at age 80.^66,67,68

• xi. Willard DeWitt; born 2 Aug 1886;⁶⁹ married Willa Hartley 27 Feb 1923;⁷⁰ died 11 Oct 1952 in Ohio at age 66.⁷¹

7. Mary Jane³ Taylor (Elisha, #14) was born on 18 Feb 1840 in Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio.⁷² She married Jesse McKay DeWitt (see #6), son of John Herrod DeWitt Sr. and Mary Barker, on 13 Feb 1862 in Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio.^73,74,75 She died on 9 Feb 1929 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, at age 88.^76,77

8. William M.⁴ Burnett (Robert, #16) was born on 18 May 1820 in Ohio. He married Evaline Jenkins (see #9) on 29 Dec 1845 in Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio.⁷⁸ He died on 14 Nov 1900 of Kidney and bladder trouble in Cummings, Traill County, North Dakota, at age 80.⁷⁹

Children of William M.⁴ Burnett and Evaline Jenkins (see #9) were as follows:

• i. Rosaltha Jane³ Burnett; born 16 Jul 1847 in Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio; married Eli Conner 1866; died 23 Jan 1925 in Livingston, Park County, Montana, at age 77.

• ii. Sarah Elizabeth Burnett; born 6 Oct 1848 in Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio; married Scott L. Myers 1871 in Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio; died 20 Oct 1924 in Cummings, Traill County, North Dakota, at age 76.

• iii. Robert Alphonso Burnett; born 20 Aug 1850 in Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio; married Elizabeth Allen 8 Sep 1874 in Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio; died 7 Mar 1913 in Marion, Marion County, Ohio, at age 62.

• iv. William Jenkins Burnett; born 14 Aug 1854 in Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio;⁸⁰ married Mary Elizabeth McCoy, daughter of Abraham McCoy and Margaret Hoppes, 9 Jan 1878 in Ohio;⁸¹ died 29 May 1931 in Cummings, Traill County, North Dakota, at age 76.^82,83

• v. Infant Daughter Burnett; born 1 Feb 1858 in Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio; died 1 Feb 1858 in Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio.

• vi. James Addison Burnett; born May 1859 in Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio;⁸⁴ married Henrietta Nolan 11 Jan 1883; died 9 Mar 1949 in Buckeye Lake, Licking County, Ohio, at age 89.⁸⁵

• 4 vii. Elmer Burnett.

• viii. Charles Burnett; born 1863 in Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio; died 5 Feb 1947 in Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio.⁸⁶

9. Evaline⁴ Jenkins was born on 12 May 1823 in Ross County, Ohio. She married William M. Burnett (see #8), son of Robert L. Burnett and Elizabeth (--?--), on 29 Dec 1845 in Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio.⁸⁷ She died on 17 May 1895 in Cummings, Traill County, North Dakota, at age 72 years and 5 days.⁸⁸

10. Henry⁴ Snider (Jefferson, #20) was born on 6 Mar 1838 in Fayette County, Ohio. He married Melissa Jane Briggs (see #11), daughter of Charles Briggs and Catherine Mallow, on 11 Mar 1863 in Ohio.⁸⁹ He died on 22 Feb 1913 in Fayette County, Ohio, at age 74.

Children of Henry⁴ Snider and Melissa Jane Briggs (see #11) all born in Ohio were as follows:

• 5 i. Alice M.³ Snider.

• ii. Della B. Snider; born 1868.

• iii. Anna L. Snider; born 1870; married Dr. V. P. Smith.

• iv. Louis Snider; born Sep 1874; died 18 Oct 1885 of poisoning by pork in Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio, at age 11.⁹⁰

11. Melissa Jane⁴ Briggs (Charles, #22) was born on 24 Nov 1845 in Ross County, Ohio.⁹¹ She married Henry Snider (see #10), son of Jefferson Snider and Mary Lindsay, on 11 Mar 1863 in Ohio.⁹² She died on 19 Feb 1913 in Fayette County, Ohio, at age 67.⁹³

12. John Herrod⁴ DeWitt Sr. (Peter, #24) was born on 9 Dec 1785 in Clark County, Kentucky. He married Mary Barker (see #13) on 11 Apr 1808 in Ross County, Ohio.^94,95 He died on 11 Jun 1855 in Fayette County, Ohio, at age 69.

Children of John Herrod⁴ DeWitt Sr. and Mary Barker (see #13) were as follows:

• i. Evalina³ DeWitt; born 7 Jan 1809 in Ohio; married William Orr 1 Jan 1829;^96,97 died 6 Oct 1851 at age 42.

• ii. McFarland DeWitt; born 22 Jul 1810 in Ohio;⁹⁸ died 18 Sep 1811 in Ohio at age 1 year, 1 month and 27 days.

• iii. Jane DeWitt; born 4 Jan 1812 in Ohio;⁹⁹ married James Squire Allen 20 Dec 1832 in Fayette County, Ohio;¹⁰⁰ died 20 Feb 1891 in St. Clair County, Missouri, at age 79.

• iv. Anderson DeWitt; born 23 Aug 1813 in Fayette County, Ohio;^101,102 married Elizabeth Hire 19 Apr 1842 in Ross County, Ohio;^103,104,105 died 24 Feb 1894 in Fayette County, Ohio, at age 80.¹⁰⁶

• v. Darlington DeWitt; born 16 Aug 1816 in Ohio;¹⁰⁷ married Elizabeth Ellen Jackson 8 Sep 1844 in Fayette County, Ohio;^108,109 died 2 Oct 1882 at age 66.

• vi. Decatur DeWitt; born 14 Jun 1817 in Ohio; married Mary Reynolds.

• vii. Rachel DeWitt; born 28 Jan 1819 in Ohio; married Wesley N. Pryor 22 Sep 1837 in Fayette County, Ohio;¹¹⁰ died 20 Mar 1883 at age 64.

• viii. Polly DeWitt; born 20 Oct 1820 in Ohio; died 20 Oct 1820 in Ohio.

• ix. Peter Wellington Greenup DeWitt; born 7 Oct 1821 in Fayette County, Ohio; married Margaret Jane Baird, daughter of John Baird and Sarah (--?--), 12 Jun 1851 in Ohio;¹¹¹ died 26 May 1893 of Kidney trouble in Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio, at age 71.¹¹²

• x. John Herrod DeWitt Jr; born 14 Nov 1823 in Fayette County, Ohio; married Martha Rittenhouse 18 Aug 1851; died 8 Oct 1888 in Fayette County, Ohio, at age 64.

• 6 xi. Jesse McKay DeWitt.

• xii. Candice DeWitt; born 26 Apr 1829 in Fayette County, Ohio; married Dr. George Goldsberry 18 Jul 1855; died 10 Dec 1898 of heart trouble in Fayette County, Ohio, at age 69.¹¹³

13. Mary⁴ Barker was born on 7 Jan 1787 in Pennsylvania. She married John Herrod DeWitt Sr. (see #12), son of Peter DeWitt Sr. and Jane Bray, on 11 Apr 1808 in Ross County, Ohio.^114,115 She died on 23 Sep 1853 in Fayette County, Ohio, at age 66.

14. Elisha L.⁴ Taylor was born on 14 Mar 1817 in Pennsylvania. He married Rebecca Fast (see #15), daughter of Jacob Fast and Catherine Springer, on 5 Feb 1839 in Fairfield County, Ohio.¹¹⁶ He died on 27 Jul 1877 at age 60.

Children of Elisha L.⁴ Taylor and Rebecca Fast (see #15) were as follows:

• 7 i. Mary Jane³ Taylor.

• ii. Emily A. Taylor; born 18 Nov 1841 in Ohio; married George Hancock; died 29 Jun 1913 at age 71.

• iii. Ezra C. Taylor; born 8 Dec 1843 in Ohio; married Mary J. Coil 1861; died 30 Mar 1901 at age 57.

• iv. David Whitcome Taylor; born 2 Apr 1845 in Ohio; married Lizzie Stewart 28 Jan 1869; died 1 Jun 1904 at age 59.

• v. William B. Taylor; born 10 Nov 1847 in Ohio; died 16 Jun 1911 at age 63.

• vi. Rebecca A. Taylor; born 14 Mar 1848 in Ohio; died 1 Jan 1913 at age 64.

• vii. Ruth A. Taylor; born 28 Aug 1851 in Ohio; died 15 Dec 1886 at age 35.

• viii. Jesse A. Taylor; born 20 Dec 1857 in Ohio; died 28 Dec 1906 at age 49.

15. Rebecca⁴ Fast (Jacob, #30) was born on 18 Sep 1818 in Virginia. She married Elisha L. Taylor (see #14) on 5 Feb 1839 in Fairfield County, Ohio.¹¹⁷ She died on 16 Dec 1899 at age 81.

16. Robert L.⁵ Burnett married Elizabeth (--?--) (see #17). He died on 1 Jul 1827.

Children of Robert L.⁵ Burnett and Elizabeth (--?--) (see #17) were as follows:

• i. Mary⁴ Burnett; married Henry Miller, son of George Miller, 1834; died Oct 1842 in Fayette County, Ohio.¹¹⁸

• ii. James Burnett; born 1815.

• iii. Fleming Burnett; born 1817.

• 8 iv. William M. Burnett.

17. Elizabeth⁵ (--?--) was born on 11 Jun 1790. She married Robert L. Burnett (see #16). She married George Miller on 17 Jun 1830 in Fayette County, Ohio.¹¹⁹ She died on 12 Jul 1853 in Fayette County, Ohio, at age 63.¹²⁰

20. Jefferson⁵ Snider married Mary Lindsay (see #21) on 22 Mar 1836 in Fayette County, Ohio.¹²¹

Children of Jefferson⁵ Snider and Mary Lindsay (see #21) were:

• 10 i. Henry⁴ Snider.

21. Mary⁵ Lindsay married Jefferson Snider (see #20) on 22 Mar 1836 in Fayette County, Ohio.¹²²

22. Charles⁵ Briggs was born on 12 Jun 1801 in Ohio. He married Catherine Mallow (see #23) on 28 Nov 1829 in Ross County, Ohio.^123,124 He died on 30 Jun 1879 in Ross County, Ohio, at age 78 years and 18 days.

Children of Charles⁵ Briggs and Catherine Mallow (see #23) were as follows:

• i. Allison⁴ Briggs; born 1832 in Ohio.

• ii. Abner Briggs; born circa 1835 in Ohio; died 20 May 1882 of heart disease in Fayette County, Ohio.¹²⁵

• iii. Martin V. Briggs; born 1836 in Ohio.

• iv. (--?--) Briggs; born 4 Feb 1839 in Ross County, Ohio; died 28 Jan 1846 in Ross County, Ohio, at age 6 years, 11 months and 24 days.

• v. Delila Briggs; born 1840 in Ohio.

• vi. Joseph Briggs; born 1842 in Ohio.

• 11 vii. Melissa Jane Briggs.

• viii. Sarah C. Briggs; born 1847 in Ohio.

• ix. Rufus Charles Briggs; born 22 Feb 1850 in Ross County, Ohio.

• x. Martha J. Briggs; born 19 Oct 1851 in Ross County, Ohio; died 7 Jan 1870 in Ross County, Ohio, at age 18.

• xi. Lewis Briggs; born circa Oct 1853; died 1 Nov 1853.

• xii. Charles Briggs; born circa 1856 in Ross County, Ohio.

23. Catherine⁵ Mallow was born on 3 Apr 1811 in Ohio.¹²⁶ She married Charles Briggs (see #22) on 28 Nov 1829 in Ross County, Ohio.^127,128 She died on 9 May 1888 in Ross County, Ohio, at age 77 years, 1 month and 6 days.¹²⁹

24. Peter⁵ DeWitt Sr was born on 8 Jul 1753 in Sussex County, New Jersey.¹³⁰ He married Jane Bray (see #25), daughter of Henry Bray and Catherine (--?--), in Jul 1774 in Hampshire County, West Virginia. He died on 17 Aug 1834 in Clark County, Kentucky, at age 81.

Children of Peter⁵ DeWitt Sr. and Jane Bray (see #25) were as follows:

• i. Mary Catherine⁴ DeWitt; born 1775; married Moses Treadway 9 Jul 1794 in Clark County, Kentucky.

• ii. Martin DeWitt; born 1777 in New York.

• iii. Henry DeWitt; born 25 Jan 1782 in Virginia;¹³¹ married Abigail Davis in Virginia.

• 12 iv. John Herrod DeWitt Sr..

• v. Gabriel DeWitt; born 23 Oct 1792 in Kentucky; married Rachel (--?--).

• vi. Elizabeth DeWitt.

• vii. Frederick DeWitt.

• viii. Peter DeWitt Jr.

• ix. William DeWitt.

25. Jane⁵ Bray (Henry, #50) was born in 1755. She married Peter DeWitt Sr. (see #24) in Jul 1774 in Hampshire County, West Virginia. She died on 19 Jan 1843 in Fayette County, Ohio.

30. Jacob⁵ Fast (John, #60) was born in 1796. He married Catherine Springer (see #31) on 24 Nov 1814 in Fairfield County, Ohio. He married Sarah Springer. He died in 1882.

Children of Jacob⁵ Fast and Catherine Springer (see #31) were:

• 15 i. Rebecca⁴ Fast.

31. Catherine⁵ Springer was born circa 1794. She married Jacob Fast (see #30), son of John Jacob Fast and Catherine Rudicill, on 24 Nov 1814 in Fairfield County, Ohio.

50. Henry⁶ Bray was born in 1727 in Washington County, Maryland. He married Catherine (--?--) (see #51). He died on 3 Jul 1798 in Nelson County, Kentucky.

Children of Henry⁶ Bray and Catherine (--?--) (see #51) were as follows:

• i. Margaret⁵ Bray; born 1753; died 29 Aug 1842 in Owens County, Kentucky.

• 25 ii. Jane Bray.

• iii. Frederick Bray; born 1761 in Maryland; married Lucy A. Carder; died in Frankfort, Ross County, Ohio.

• iv. John Bray; born 28 Apr 1762 in Hampshire County, West Virginia; died 10 Jun 1832 in Switzerland County, Indiana, at age 70.

• v. Cathryn Christena Bray; born 1765 in Maryland; died 15 Apr 1857.

• vi. Peter Bray; born 1767; died 23 Oct 1838 in Ross County, Ohio.

• vii. Phillip Henry Bray; born 1769 in Allegheny County, Maryland; died 1844 in Allegheny County, Maryland.

• viii. Abraham Bray; born 1770 in Hampshire County, West Virginia.

• ix. William Bray; born 1772 in Hampshire County, West Virginia; died 31 Aug 1830 in Nelson County, Kentucky.

• x. Mary Bray; born 1778.

51. Catherine⁶ (--?--) was born circa 1731. She married Henry Bray (see #50). She died after 1800 in Nelson County, Kentucky.

60. John Jacob⁶ Fast was born before 27 Mar 1758 in Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland. He married Catherine Rudicill (see #61) in 1785 in Pennsylvania. He died in Aug 1827 in Fairfield County, Ohio.

Children of John Jacob⁶ Fast and Catherine Rudicill (see #61) were as follows:

• i. Anna Barbara⁵ Fast; born 22 Aug 1794.

• 30 ii. Jacob Fast.

61. Catherine⁶ Rudicill was born in 1764. She married John Jacob Fast (see #60) in 1785 in Pennsylvania. She died in Aug 1829 in Ohio.