| i. | William Martin DeWitt, born Abt. 1826 in S.C.; died in DeSoto Parish, LA.; married Emmaline Flanaghan August 15, 1855. |
| ii. | Margaret DeWitt, born 1830. |
| iii. | Hannah DeWitt, born 1835; married ? McMillan. |
| iv. | Dorothy C. DeWitt, born 1836; married Robert Ard March 19, 1866 in DeSoto Parish, LA.. |
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More About Dorothy C. DeWitt: Fact 1: aka "Dolly" |
| v. | John Dargan DeWitt, born November 26, 1840 in Darlington, SC; died February 11, 1906 in DeSoto Parish, LA.; married (1) Martha Catherine Byrd August 09, 1865 in Darlington Co., SC; married (2) Martha Pugh August 17, 1904 in Caddo Parish, LA.. |
| vi. | James Furman DeWitt, born 1841. |
| vii. | Mariah Nettles DeWitt, born August 13, 1846; died November 07, 1906 in Marshall, Harrison, TX.; married Patrick Johnson Loftus December 02, 1865 in DeSoto Parish, LA.. |
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More About Patrick Johnson Loftus: Fact 1: 1861-1865, Louisiana 8th Regiment, Company "H", Cheneyville Rifles, P.F.Keary-C.Officer Fact 2: Patrick Keary is known to be an uncle to Patrick and his brother, Andrew, Fact 3: 8th Louisiana, Army of Northern Va. Unit Battles: Bull Run, Manassas, Rappannock Fact 4: Bridge, Front Royal,Winchester, Harper's Ferry, Cross Keys, Port Republic, Fact 5: Cold Harbor, MALVERN HILL-P.J. wounded here, Cedar Mountain, Second Mannassas, Fact 6: SHARPSBURG- brother Andrew killed here, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Fact 7: Gettsyburg, Kelly's Ford, Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Shepherdstown, Cedar Run, Fact 8: Belle Grove, Hatcher's Run, Fort Steadman, and the Retreat, April 6-9, 1865. Fact 9: Documents from 1913 by daughter Maria Daisie Hughes states that Patrick F. Keary Fact 10: was an uncle to the Loftus brothers. This uncle was married to Helen Davis. Fact 11: Helen Davis Keary is documented as a niece to CSA Pres. Jefferson Davis. Fact 12: There are numerous entries in P.J.'s diary that refer to Ms. Helen Davis. The Fact 13: most important reference is about his parent's burials in Cheneyville, La. |
| viii. | Peter DeWitt, born 1847. |