Seeking information on the parents & (brothers & sisters) of John K. Pettit born about 1803 in Tennessee, married Sally Ballard (b: ca 1801 in Va.) married 1831 in Madison Co., Ky. Four children: Mary Jane (Metts) (1832-1875 Ky.) Wm. Wallace (1836-1914) Charles G. (1838- 1914 Ind.) Andrew Jackson (1842-1897 Ky.). Would also like to receive information & family charts on descendants of Andrew Jackson Pettit. Frieda Curtis-Wheatley, 6517 Downs Branch Rd., Louisville, KY 40228
How can I get a copy of "Genealogical & Historical Sketches of Pettit Families" by Katherine Louise Van Wyck? Marie M. Jeffers, R2 Box 157, Laurens, IA 50554
Trying to verify whether Nathaniel Pettit, born 1646 and died June 25, 1718, married Mary Field or Mary Bayley, daughter of Elias Bailey. Jean Cloud, 890 Edgewood Rd., Redwood City, CA 94062
Plummer Pettit (died ca. 1830, Morgan Co. OH) served in the War of 1812 under Capt. Alexander Thompson. He served only 5 days (July 26, 1813 - July 30, 1813) and was discharged, as per his service record, "on account of bodily inability to serve." This unit, however, does not appear in "Muster Rolls of the Pennsylvania Volunteers in the War of 1812" - Genealogical Publishing Co., 1967. Does anyone have further information about this unit? -- From which county did it originate? Michael Cooley, 263 Water St., Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Seek information regarding Rosanna Pettit (late 1700's to early 1800's), the married daughter of George and Rebecca (Woods) Nixon of Bedford County, PA. George Nixon died testate in Bedford County around the year 1806. He is believed to have come from Northern Ireland, having settled in Bedford County as early as 1762. The brothers and sisters of Rosanna (Nixon) Pettit were George, Jr., William, Thomas, John, Mary (m. Alexander Young), Margaret (m. David Bradshaw), Rebecca (m. 1. Thomas Flanagan; 2. Isaih Davis), Sarah (m. ____ Guthrie), and Barbara (m. ____ Hughes). I do not know the name of Rosanna Pettit's husband. Richard A. Hayden, 348 Lee Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
[Mrs. Jeffers has asked me to rerun this query, first printed in the July 1989 issue, with the census year corrected to 1855.] Want information on John Pettit who was in 1855 census of Providence, Saratoga Co., NY. Was age 45, born in England, 40 years in U.S., wife Rachel, age 37, born in New Jersey. Marie M. Jeffers, R2 Box 157, Laurens, IA 50554
Seeking information about Z. Kyle Pettit and any other of this family, any generation. Z.K. Pettit was born in 1864 and died in 1937. He married Luella Rich in 1895 in Covington, KY. Z.K. Pettit was supposed to have three brothers; his father was Sam Pettit. All of this family are from Northern KY, such as Covington, Burlington or Ft. Mitchell. Shirley Pettit Bickford, 17 Woodlawn Dr., Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060
Elizabeth Poteet m. Gabriel Keith April 24, 1853, Anderson Co., TN. 5 children: Cinthia, Rufus, Drusilla, Martin, James. Parents possibly (1850 census McMinn Co., TN) James Pettit 45, Catherine 33. Children Matilda, Elizabeth 14, Mary, Adeline, Samuel. 1860 census: __?__ Petit 54, Catherine 50. Children Mary, Adeline, Samuel, Barbara (?). Elizabeth died (conflicting dates) Dec. 5, 1899 or 1900, possibly in Louden Co., TN. Her children married in Louden and Knox counties, TN. Husband Gabriel disappeared in Civil War. A picture in family has note "Nancy Ellen Poteet, Kingston Tenn. Great Niece of Drusilla". Any info on Poteet or Keith? Marjorie Burdick, 4703 N.E. 23rd, Renton, WA 98056