Seeking info on Jacob Pettit (son of Charles Pettit) b. 1851 Ontario, Canada. Married Oliva Flescher 1875 in McLean Co., IL These are the Loyalist Pettits who left U.S. in 1775. Settled around Niagara area. Jacob died 1935 at Plainwell, MI. Have lots of info on Canadian Pettits. Will be glad to share. Nancy K. Pettit, W277 N818 Woodside Dr., Waukesha, WI 53188
Researching the family of Edward Little/John Edward Little of Midland County Michigan. The 1850 census shows John Edward Little Sr. as being born in "French-Canada", family members think he came from France and had the name of Pettit but it was translated into Little. Has a relationship been determined between the two names? Joyce B. Derringer, 8549 Duncan Plains Rd., Alexandria, OH 43001
Desire ancestry of Nancy Ann Pettit, dau of Obadiah Pettit and his spouse, Ann H. (probably Hedges), married Francis Waldron, descendant of Resolved Waldron, 12 Oct 1795, Fauquier Co., VA; migrated to Brooke Co., VA (now WV) with members of their family, then in 1811 to Jefferson Co., OH where they resided until death, Nancy before 1833 and Francis Waldron in Oct. 1835. They are buried in Bloomfield, Jefferson Co., OH. Obadiah Pettit, father of Nancy Ann, was born in Somerset, NJ, father's name not known, mother Jane Furman who d 1773 in Somerset, NJ, will dated 1770, proved 1773. Obadiah, with brother Zachariah migrated to Culpeper Co., VA c 1770; Obadiah to Fauquier Co., VA in 1776. Lesba Lewis Thompson, 1745 Meredith Lane, Belleair, Clearwater, FL 34616
Seek info about Andrew Pettit and wife Elizabeth Forbell. He was b. 1785 (1st & 2nd Pres. Church, NYC, m. 1822 (Jamaica Reformed Church, Queens, NY). His parents were Jacob Pettit & Mary Ostram. Jacob was b. 1750 (Pres. Church, Newton, L.I.). Robert Pettit, 205 Leafwood Rd., Tarpon Springs, FL 34689
Desire information about the ancestry of Mary Pettit, b. 21 Feb. 1822, Hempstead, L.I. She m. Capt. David Seely, 18 Nov. 1845, in Nashville, IA. He was head of a wagon train going to Salt Lake City. Mary had one brother, Edwin -- any others? Pat Berry, 29 Horseshoe Road, Cos Cob, CT 06807
Seeking Canadian parents of Orrin Willis Pettit, b. 7-7-1853 NY; d. 7-26-1911 in Minneapolis, MN; married Eliza Jane Walter (first husband Williams). Need data on Orrin's brother Will, & their sisters: Sophie, Carrie and Eliza. Orrin had a Charles O. Pettit listed at same address, i.e., 1940 Hennepin Blvd., Mpls, MN in 1889 and 1898; also an Eva B. Pettit listed at same address in 1903 and 1904. Who are they? Cornelia Lippitt Greenwood, 695 John Muir Drive, F308, San Francisco, CA 94132
Seek correspondence with any and all descendants of William Pettit (b. 1726 d. 1801) and his two wives, Charity Stevenson and Lydia ______. They had 11 children, all of whom resided in Bucks, Montgomery, and Chester Counties, Pennsylvania, and Columbiana County, Ohio. Asahel H. Pettit's "The Pettit Family in America" (Portland, Oregon, 1906) is replete with errors and omissions regarding this branch of the Pettit family tree. Charles R. Cabiac, 5 Carna Road, Marblehead, MA 01945
Seeking any information, particularly parentage, of Elizabeth Pettit b. in early 1600's. It is believed that Elizabeth married Thomas Reed c.1650 in Newtown, L.I. and they had a dau., Mary Reed, b. c.1651 who married Capt. Samuel Moore b. c.1645. June M. Millwood, 605 Western Drive, Memphis, TN 38122 I need the parents of Elsie Pettit b. 1855 in Kenosha, Wisc. She m. Chester Norton c. 1880 and d. 1931 in Manzanola, Colorado. Had 4 daughters: Rozella, Minnie, Mabel and Edith. Eileen Collins, 911 Dunellen Drive, Towson, MD 21204
Does anyone know the present name and address of Marlene Weeder? Jean Schumm, RR #1 Box 547, Lawrence, NE 68957
Am working on the following Pettit family. Would like to correspond and exchange info. John Pettit and Sara Scofield his wife = Newtown, L.I. Their child Sara Pettit wife of Thomas Skillman (1). Children of Sara Pettit and Thomas Skillman (1): Thomas (2) b. 1671; Elsje b. 1672; Sara b. 1875, married Cornelius Hendricxen 1694. Elaine Weidel-Zeltner, Box 839 - Mt. Rd., RD#2, Ringoes, NJ 08551
Seeking information on Joshua Pettit Sr. b. 1734 (possibly in France) d. 1786 in Spartanburg Co. SC. married Rachel Monroe (surname in question) about 1760, place unknown. Their son Henry states that he was born on the Schykill in New Jersey. Joshua Pettit, a French Huguenot, was naturalized in Old Colonial Virginia in 1705. Was he an ancestor of Joshua Pettit Sr? Will exchange information on this line. Viola Holden Jones, Maplecrest Drive, Route 3, Box 312, Louisville, TN 37777-9419
Here is my Pettit line as far as I can take it at the present: Joshua Pettit (1734, NJ - 1786, SC) m. Rachel Monroe(?) (b. 1736, NJ, d. SC); Henry Pettit, Sr. (1763, NJ - 1838, NC[?]) m. Mary Anna Pool (1763, NC - 1845, GA); Henry Pettit, Jr. (1790, SC - 1858, GA) m. Anna Mooney (1796 - 1871, GA); John Fulton Pettit (1837, GA - 1903, GA) m. 1- Rebecca Griffith (1837, GA - 1874, GA), m. 2- Martha Eliza Harris (no children); Elijah William Pettit (1860, GA - 1891, TX) m. Lucy Bradley (1862 - 1945, GA); My parents: John Bradley Pettit (1886, GA - 1952, GA) & Ina Missouri Reece (1891, GA - 1949, GA), he m. 2- Elizabeth Brennan (no children). Hope to be able to correspond with another reader that might be able to help in my research. Johnnie Faye Anderson, Rt. 5, Box 205, Ellijay, GA 30540
If anyone is on the branch of John R. Pettit born 1794 in New York; please write me. John R. Pettit was son of Jonathan & Agnes. Naomi Chasteen, 408 North 12th, Broken Arrow, OK 74012
Would like to correspond with family of Ellis and Sarah (Denton) Pettit/Petit. Am Grant Petit's daughter. [see p. 10, April `88 issue and p. 14, July `88 issue - ed.] Clara A. Behrens, P.O. Box 98, Cocolalla, ID 83813
Information needed on any descendants of Rebecca E. Pettit, born 1839 in Chicot Co., Arkansas, the 3rd daughter of William McDowell Pettit 1799-1853 and his 2nd wife Maria Prentice. Rebecca married Samuel N. Caughey and had these children: Wm. Pettit Caughey, Samuel N., Petite Pettit Caughey, Ruth Elsie Pettit Caughey, Jean Pettit Caughey, and Martha Pettit Caughey. I need Rebecca's date of death and place of burial. Sara Meglitsch, 2107 NW 128th St., Vancouver, WA 98685
Researching Louisa Bryson - Columbus Pettit line. Need info on families of children: Harlen E. b. ca. 1873, Athens Co., OH, need his wife's name and names of children. Need info on John G. b. June 1880, need wife's name and names of children. It is believed John G. relocated from Athens Co. to West Virginia, as he was in W. VA in 1925. Will share info or pay for copies. Would also like to get a picture of Louisa Bryson Pettit and husband. Will pay for copies or return negatives promptly. Phyllis Doram, 18620 Rhine Place, Cerritos, CA 90701
Need data on children of and ancestry of Elizabeth Colvin mar. Jones/Jonas Pettit 12 Jan. 1817 Adams Co., OH; and Nancy Colvin m1) Benjamin Vanhorn 1825 Adams Co., OH; m2) Benjamin Petitt 3 Jan. 1825 Lewis Co., KY, her father given as George Colvin on mar. bond. Acting as repository for Calvin/Colvin surname; welcome ALL Calvin/Colvin data. Marilyn R. Solari, 64 E. Elkin St., Sonora, CA 95370
Willing to share family group sheets on Jacob Paup m. Evis Pettit d. ca. 1818/1830 in York Co. PA in exchange for family group sheets on Evis (Pettit) Paup's siblings Hannah; Thomas m. Rebecca Hendrick; James, Jr. m. Martha McCune; Keziah m. Daniel Clark; Priscilla m. James Hendricks; and Abigal. All were children of James Pettit b. ca. 1700 d. before 1771, married to Priscilla Darling. Virginia Appler, 10417 New Bedford Court, SE, Lehigh Acres, FL 33936
Need information on Alfred Petit married Jane Elizabeth Blue/Blew. Lived in Lapeer County, Michigan in May 1959. Where was he born? Where and when was he married? Who were his parents? Darlene (Mathews) Ellis, 37421 Parson Creek Road, Springfield, OR 97478
My great-great grandmother, Prudence Pettit, married Thomas Yornes 1 Nov. 1813 Scioto Co. Ohio. They both died during epidemic in 1837 (typhoid? smallpox?). Their children (James Allen, William, Rachel B., Catherine, Elizabeth and Thomas Stout) lived with relatives or neighbors after they became orphans. Catherine born 29 April 1825, married George Washington Smith 2 Jan 1843, died 18 April 1899. She was born in Lewis Co. Kentucky. This is where her parents lived and died. Would like to know about Stout Pettit who is listed in census 1850 Adams Co. Ohio. Nelda Frederick, Box 371, Venus, TX 76084
Information sought on George E.W. Brown, husband of Lucinthia Ann Pettit, daughter of Fountain(e) Pettit and Nancy Wood of Abemarle and Orange Counties, Virginia. Fountain Pettit b. 1798, George and Lucinthia m. 1843. Joan E. Graves, 2208 Dominion Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22901
Does anyone have proof that Thomas1 Pettit, living in Newtown, Long Island, NY, had a daughter named Sarah who married Thomas Skillman ca. 1670? Thelma I. Butler, 2602 West Ave. Z, Temple, TX 76504