. History of the counties of Dauphin and Lebanon : in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania ; biographical and genealogical . r father. He died at Har-risburg, Pa., Aug. 16, 1878. * REV. WILLIAM R. DeWITT, Radcliff DeWitt, the son of John DeWittand Katharine Van Vliet, was born at PauldingsManor, Dutchess Co., N. Y., on the 25th of February,1792. His ancestors were among the first immigrantsfrom Holland to New Netherlands, in 1623. Hisearly years were spent in commercial pursuits, butabout 1810 he turned his attention to the sacred min- BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY. 47*J istry. He studied with
. History of the counties of Dauphin and Lebanon : in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania ; biographical and genealogical . r father. He died at Har-risburg, Pa., Aug. 16, 1878. * REV. WILLIAM R. DeWITT, Radcliff DeWitt, the son of John DeWittand Katharine Van Vliet, was born at PauldingsManor, Dutchess Co., N. Y., on the 25th of February,1792. His ancestors were among the first immigrantsfrom Holland to New Netherlands, in 1623. Hisearly years were spent in commercial pursuits, butabout 1810 he turned his attention to the sacred min- BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY. 47*J istry. He studied with Dr. Alexander Proudfit, ofSalem, N. Y., and entered Washington War of 1812 interrupting his studies, he volun-teered in the regiment of Col. Rice, and was in ser-vice at Lake Champlain at the time of McDonoughsvictory, Sept. 11, 1814. After the close of the war,in 1815, he entered Nassau Hall, Princeton, as asophomore, but subsequently entered the senior classof Union College, Schenectady, where he graduatedwith distinction, completing his theological studiesunder Rev. Dr. John M. Mason, of New York. He. REV. Will. E. , was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of NewYork April 23, 1818. In the fall of that year hecame to Harrisburg by invitation, and was called tothe pastorate of the Presbyterian Church Oct. 5, was received by the Presbytery of Carlisle April13, 1819, but not ordained until the 26th of October,that year. Dr. DeWitt received the degree of course from Union College, and in 1838 the Uni-versity of Pennsylvania conferred on him the title ofDoctor of Divinity. From 1854 to 1860 he held theoffice of State librarian, appointed by GovernorsBigler and Pollock. In 1S54 he felt the necessity oftaking a colleague, Rev. T. H. Robinson, , thepresent minister. He died at Harrisburg, Dec. 23,1867, in his seventy-sixth year. Dr. DeWitt was twicemarried, his first wife being Julia A. Woodhull,daughter of Rev. Nathan Woodhull, of Newtown,
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