The following was taken from a family group chart received from Donald L. Heflin (251 Anita Avenue, Grover City, CA). There is further information regarding John Pettit's father in the article "Pettits of Madison County, New York" in this issue, as well as "Some Military Pensions", page 40 of the October 1988 issue of TPC. The subject of the article "Samuel Pettit of Nemaha County, Nebraska", page 75 of the July 1989 issue, is also a descendant of Capt. Jonathan Pettit.
HUSBAND'S FULL NAME: John Riddell Pettit; born 23 July 1792/4 in Burlington, Otsego Co., NY; married first Huldah Gleason after 1820 in NY; died 13 November 1855 in Winterset, Madison Co., IA aged 61; married second Mary Lucy ____ 1835; parents: Capt. Jonathan Pettit and Agnes Riddell.
WIFE'S FULL NAME: Huldah Gleason; born NY; died c1831-1835 in New York or Ohio.
CHILDREN: 1. CLINTON DEWITT, born 1821 in Genesee Co., NY, died before 1856; 2. CORNELIA, born 1823 in Genesee Co., NY, married Seth Gates before 1856, died after 1864; 3. MALVINA, born 1825 in Genesee Co., NY, married Wm. Milton Gillet; 4. NATHANIEL, born 1827 in Genesee Co., NY, married Ann (she born 1826 in OH); died after 1864; GEORGE WASHINGTON, born June 1828 in Genesee Co, NY, married Elizabeth Williamson 28 January 1852 in Harrison, Louisa Co., IA, private Co. G 40th Iowa Inf. Regt., died 8 October 1876 in Cherokee Co., KS, Elizabeth died 4 February 1911 in Ramah, CO; 6. JONATHAN H., born 1829 in Onondaga Co., NY, private Co. D 1st Regt. Iowa Cav., married first Sarah Buckingham 13 April 1867 in Clark Co., IL, died 18 January 1905 in Benton Co., AR; 7. ZIDANIA LENORA, born 10 March, 1831 in Genesee Co., NY, married William Henry Peck 27 October 1850 in Muscatine Co., IA, died 8 March 1911 in Auburn, Nemaha Co., NE and buried there at the Sheridan Cemetery; HULDAH ANN, born 1832/4 in Blue Lick, Allen Co., OH, married John Ricketts 31 December 1859 in Xenia, Dallas Co., IA, died 1865 in OH.