Wilhelmina Dewees Rittenhouse
Born: ♀ Wilhelmina Pietre de Wees
- March 13, 1673
- Liewarden, Holland
Died: after 1737
- Philadelphia, PA
Spouse: Nicholas Rittenhouse (m. May 29, 1689, New York, NY)
Children: Mary Rittenhouse, William Rittenhouse, Susanna Rittenhouse, Henry Rittenhouse, Mathias Rittenhouse, Psyche Rittenhouse, Catherine Rittenhouse. Her legatees include "Peggy Ruttynhuysen, Margryta, Anna, Wilhelmina Ruttynhuysen" and others with different surnames.
Parents: Gerrett Hendricks DeWees and Zytian Dewees
Siblings: William Dewees, Cornelius Dewees, Lewis Dewees
Early Life
[edit]- Emigrated to New York in 1688
Education
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[edit]Emigrated from Friesland to New Amsterdam in 1688 or 1689 and settled in Germantown, PA in 1689