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Pettit Petit
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The gold Cross of Languedoc, with the official ribbon of the Society which is white, edged with stripes of French blue and gold has become the official insignia of The National Huguenot Society worn by members. The Cross of Languedoc consists of four elements:
Confirmation of this Pettit Arms was received by William Petyt and his brother, Sylvester Petyt, 27 May 1690, descendants of Gilbert Petyt, who died 10 September 1470. Gilbert, and his brother Michael, were sons of Sir John Pettit [of similar Arms], and his wife Margareta, daughter and co-heir of Thomas Carminow. Sir John Pettit was a seventh generation descendant of Sir Otes Pettit, Knight, who came into England with William the Conqueror, became lord of Ardover, and married Matilda, daughter and heir of Simomis FitzHues. ARMS - Argent a lion gules, on a canton azure a pheon or.
Who thinks himself small, shall become great Recorded in the Wills of Rappahannock County, Virginia, 1656 - 1692, page 157 - 158 PETTIT, THOMAS* - 23 September 1663; 7 June 1665
I Thomas Pettit of ye County of Rappa. and in ye parish of ffarnham being in a Weak Estate of body but in perfect mind & Memory make this my last Will & Testament, first I bequeath my soul unto Almighty God & my body unto ye ground to be buried with assured belief of the Resurection and that after this life my Soul & body shall be united in one & enjoy that Eternall bliss where my Redemer liveth, First I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Dorothy** three ffemale Cattle, one Cow name Cherry, and two heifers Comonly called by ye name of Goodluck, & Slow them & their Increase, I give unto my aforesd, Daughter & her heirs for Ever but ye Male to remaine to those that look after them until she come of age I do also give and bequeath all my Land yt is Really mine yt is to say a pattent of one hundred acres adjoinging to ye Land I now live on ye which Land encludes two hundred & Eighty acres by conveyance specified this Land heretofore mentioned my aforesaid Daughter Dorothy** is to have when she cometh to age for her & her heirs for Ever, and in case of ye death of my aforesd. Daughter Dorothy before she cometh to Enjoy this Land according to ye term of my will then the sd Land here given unto my Daughter to my Wife Katherine for her & her heirs for Ever & in ye meantime untill my Daughter be of age as aforesd. my wife Katherine to inherit & enjoy for her use in every kind whatsoever not destroying any timber nor to make sale nor diminsh any more than what shall go for ye use of her own housing and Cropps & likewise I doe also include that in case my wife Katherine aforesd. keep her self a Widow that she shall freely and wholly enjoy the Land with the proffits thereof according to ye tenor aforesd. during her life I do also give & bequeath unto my Wife after my Death my debts Satisfyed all ye rest of my personal Estate both within doors & without unto her & her hrs for Ever I doe also here ordaine and apoint my friend Nicholas White and my friend Thomas Cooper overseers of this my last will & Testament ye day & year above written
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ROBERT DAVIS Cl. Cur. A true copy THOS. New Dep. Cl. Truly recorded according to an order of Essex Court dated ye. 11th: March, 1664 Test FRANCIS MERIWETHER Cl. Cur. Page 33. Not in Torrence's "Virginia Wills and Administrations." **Married (1) 1675, James Fugett; (2) Godfrey Stanton Thomas Pettit married Katherine, daughter of Major George & Eleanor Morris. Besides his daughter Dorothy, Thomas and Katherine had a son, Capt. Thomas Pettit "born in the Spring after the death of his father vizt. April or May." Land Trials 1711-1716, page 19. 3 June 1665, Katherine Pettit makes a deed of gift to her son Thomas Pettit. Deeds &c. 1656-1664, page 418 Name: Thomas Pettus (Pettit) Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Volume I
first appears in the Virginia records as included in the commission to the councillors at the beginning of Berkeley's administration, Aug. 9, 1641. He probably came to the colony about that time. He was present at meetings as late as 1651, but in this year seems to have lost his seat on the arrival of the parliamentary commissioners. The House of Burgesses, however, elected him a councillor in 1652 and reflected him a number of times afterwards. Upon Berkeley's reappointment to the governorship at the time of the restoration, in 1660, the King again commissioned Pettus a councillor. Colonel Pettus made his home at "Littletown" on the James river, not far below Jamestown. The date of his death is not known. Thomas Pettit, the son, born after the death of his father, was not entitled to any legacy by his father's will. Major George Morris, his maternal grandfather, was an early surveyor and is prominently mentioned in the ancient records. He patented thousands of acres of land in Rappahannock and New Kent counties. Major George Morris and Mr. John Long received a land patent for 1600 acres on July 29, 1667 (Land Patent Book #6, page 158). On April 1, 1685 George Morris of New Kent county conveyed his half interest in this 1600 acres to "Thomas Pettit and unto his sister Mrs. Catherine Longe" (Rappahannock county Record Book #7, page 179). Following the death of Thomas Pettit, Sr., Katherine (Morris) Pettit married (2) John Long of King and Queen county. Child of this marriage was Catherine Longe born circa 1668. The will of Thomas Pettit of Farnham Parish, Rappahannock was dated September 23, 1663 and proved January 7, 1663. This will mentions his wife Katherine and daughter Dorothy. This will was originally recorded in a record book now missing but was re-recorded at the request of Thomas Games (Gaines) on March 11, 1694. Thomas Games (Gaines) married Katherine (Morris) Pettit Long as her third husband. Child of this marriage was Ann Games (Gaines) born circa 1678. Major George Morris was anxious to provide for Thomas Pettit, Jr., and his half-sister Catherine Longe (born about 1668), who was a young maiden lady and styled "Mrs." according to the custom of the day. Shortly thereafter she married Edmund Tunstall (1691), and secondly Captain Richard Wyatt (1698). Children of Catherine (Longe) and Edmund Tunstall:
Children of Catherine (Longe – Tunstall) and Richard Wyatt:
Dorothy Pettit who married first in 1675 to James Fugett. She married secondly Godfrey Stanton. By deed dated September 1714 Godfrey Stanton and Dorothy his wife deeded 280 acres in Essex county to Thomas Wyatt "our nephew and godson, the son of Richard Wyatt and Catherine his wife of King and Queen county and the Parish of St. Stephens". This instrument recites that this land is a portion of a legacy left the said Dorothy by the last will and testament of her father Thomas Pettit dated September 20, 1663. Ann Games (Gaines) was given a cow by her sister Dorothy (Pettit) Fugett on December 18, 1679. Captain Thomas Pettit, Jr. died testate in Essex county in 1720. English Duplicates of Lost Virginia Records compiled by Louis des Cognets, Jr. - 1981 Page 3 - List of J.P.s appointed April 26, 1707
Page 5 - List of Sheriffs Appointed 25th April, 1713
Page 14 - King & Queen - 209,102 acres of land 1,848 Tithables
Page 24 - King & Queen - Acres 281,302, Tithables 1,814, Warehouses 4,
Virginia County Records SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY 1721-1800 DEEDS
THOMAS PETTIT born about 1720, and died July 12, 1784 (12 Jul 1784 - Feb 1786
Parentage of this Thomas is not yet proven. He married JUDITH TOLSON STACY daughter of Benjamin and Mary Tolson Sr. Judith married first Simon Stacy on 22 Aug 1741 in Overwharton Parish. Simon died in 1762 in Frederick County, VA. Thomas and Judith married about 1762. Notes
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Children of THOMAS PETTIT and JUDITH TOLSON STACY are: THOMAS PETTIT, JR was born about 1763.
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Brother of THOMAS PETTIT SR. - BENJAMIN PETTIT, b. about 1721 in Rowan County, NC; and died August 22, 1785, Surry Cty., NC. Will of Benjamin Pettit and estate filed 1786 He married ELIZABETH SPRINKLE (unconfirmed), daughter of PETER SPRINKLE. She died 1785. Children of BENJAMIN PETTIT and ELIZABETH SPRINKLE are: CAPTAIN BENJAMIN PETTIT born about 1750 in Essex Cty., Virginia;
MARY PETTIT, born about 1751.
ELIZABETH PETTITT, b. Abt. 1752; d. 1831; m. GEORGE SPRINKLE, 1771; d. 1810. GEORGE PETTIT was born April 27, 1760 in Rowan Cty., NC, and died May 10, 1845 in Polk Cty., TN. He married MARTHA MILNER POINDEXTER November 23, 1785 in Surry Cty., NC, daughter of THOMAS POINDEXTER and ELIZABETH PLEDGE. She was born December 18, 1768 in Goochland Cty., VA, and died 1852 in Polk Cty., TN. Children of GEORGE PETTIT and MARTHA POINDEXTER are: WILLIAM MADISON PETTIT, born about 1792. He married JANE RIDINGS (REDINGS). Child of WILLIAM PETTIT and JANE RIDINGS is:
BENJAMIN PETTIT was born December 25, 1786 in Surry Cty., NC, and died 1815 in Washington Cty., VA.
Child of BENJAMIN PETTIT and CHARLOTTE MARTIN is:
THOMAS PETTIT DORTHA PETTIT ELIZABETH PETTIT was born in Jessamine, Kentucky, and died in Crab Orchard, Kentucky.
FRANCIS P. PETTIT was born 1797, and died 1852 in Riceville, TN.
MARTHA PETTIT NANCY PETTIT SARAH SALLIE PETTIT was born between 1795 - 1800.
THOMAS PETTITT, b. July 07, 1767; d. Abt. 1790. Unknown connection - proof pending THOMAS PETTIT, JR. was born about 1763. He married RACHEL. Notes for RACHEL PETTIT:
LAST NAME GIVEN NAMES 1 2 3 4 5
Children of THOMAS PETTIT and RACHEL PETTIT are:
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