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| Joseph Pettes |
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| Born: 22 Jul 1757 MA Married: 18 Apr 1782 Hebron, Tolland, CT |
| Died: 05 Dec 1811 Windsor, Windsor, VT |
FATHER
MOTHER
WIFE
CHILDREN
1. Mary Pettes
b. 20 Jan 1788 Amherst, MA
m. 15 Oct 1816 Samuel
Prescott
d. 15 Jun 1863
2. Frederick Pettes
b. 17 Feb 1789
m. 25 Sep 1814 Harriet Mynderse
d. 25 Oct 1838
3. John Pettes
b. 17 Mar 1793
m. 20 Jan 1820 Lucy Richards
d. 24 Maqr 1868
Source: Land deed of 1803 proving that Benjamin
Rhoades was the grandfather and John Pettis the father of Joseph, Lucretia
and Rachel. Land records below
The Revolutionary War - Vermont "Pettes, Joseph, MA; b.
1757; Capt. Kenrick's co 1775; d. Windsor 1811; OS-121, p 172; W-13, p 250"
Listed as a Revolutionary Soldier buried in Windsor, VT in "Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary
Patriots"
From "The History of the Town of Amherst, Massachusetts," by Carpenter &
Morehouse, 1896
"Captain Shays who commanded the insurgents paraded his men through the streets
of Springfield and sent insolent demands to the court. -- Col. Burt, who
commanded the government forces in Gen. Shepard's absence; the latter, desirous
of avoiding bloodshed, allowed the rioters to parade, and, after the court's
adjournment, when the government troops marched to the defense of the arsenal,
the rioters were allowed to occupy the ground on which the troops had been
stationed. On Friday the rioters disbanded, satisfied with what they had
accomplished. Of the government forces, there was an Amherst company
commanded by Capt. Moses Cook, which 'served in Defense of government at
Springfield in September, 1786'; the following were members of this company;
Joseph Pettis, etc. They served seven days and their pay-roll amounted to
11 pounds, 15 shilling 9 pence."
Married in 1782 in Hebron, Tolland, CT
Listed on the voter's list of 1802 for Amherst, Hampshire, MA. However, from "Epitaphs Old South Burying Ground Windsor, Vermont "Capt. Joseph Pettes (1757-1811) came to W. from Amherst, Mass. in 1793 and for many years kept the 'Pettes Coffee House', located on the site of the present Windsor House."
From Families of Amherst, Massachusetts 1984 by James Avery Smith
"Joseph Pettis Militia service at Charlestown January 1776 and at Mosses'
Creek July 1777. Res of Amherst 1781. Innkeeper at Amherst 1783 through
1789. In 1785 he had 14 acres dev, 61 acres undeveloped and a trade, Pvt in Capt
Cook's military company of Amherst on duty at Springfield Sept 1786. By
1790 JP was known as Capt JP, so also through 1800. Gentleman at Amherst
1790 with 21 acres dev. 72 acres undeveloped and a trade; so also in 1791 also
known as Capt Joseph Petty. Between March 1800 and April moved to Windsor,
Vt. He sold his farm at Amherst April 1803.
From "The History of the Town of Amherst, Massachusetts," by Carpenter &
Morehouse, 1896, "Innkeepers in the earlier history of the town were ---
Seth Wales, 1779-80.
---, Joseph Pettis, 1783-88." And again, "in 1789____ & Joseph
Pettis and Oliver Clapp were innkeepers."
The children of Seth Wales and Joseph Pettis married in 1782.
From the "History of the Town of Windsor" taken from Gazetteer and Business
Directory of Windsor Vt for 1883-84, printed in 1884
"In 1800 there was a fire which destroyed "Capt. Joseph Pettes's Hotel, occupying
the site of the present Windsor House, In 1801, Capt. Pettes advertised his 'new
coffee house' as completed, showing the building to have been immediately
rebuilt. He also erected a wood building upon the site of the journal building,
called the Pettes block. Martin Cheney kept a jewelry store in the 'chamber,'
and John and Frederick Pettes used the basement for a general store." In 1818
there was another fire and "the store of F. & J. Pettes, on the south, was
consumed."
Leading up to the American Revolution, the townspeople needed a secure place to
meet and discuss political issues. The "Pettes Coffee House" had "an upper room
in a place remote from the public eye. They met, therefore, in that memorable
south room of the second story, where, without interruption from either friendly
or unfriendly spectators, they could proceed with their business most speedily
and successfully. It was there, probably, that these men were busily engaged in
deliberating upon the proposed articles of the constitution and in laying the
foundations of the republic, which they had named Vermont."
The names and dates of birth of the children were taken from the Pettes Bible. However, the tombstone of John Pettes indicates he was born 17 March 1783
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The deed, shown above is extremely important .Dated in 1803 it shows that
Benjamin Rhoades was Joseph Pettes's grandfather, that John Pettes was his
father, and that Lucretia and Rachel were his sisters. It also shows that Joseph
had a real nexus to Amherst, Mass. This is important because it establishes that
he was the Revolutionary soldier mentioned in Revolutionary records and in
accounts of men from Amherst in the Revolution.
There are numerous other land transactions and debt repayments. They show a
variety of interesting facts. For one, they show that Joseph Pettes lived in
Amherst Mass and bought sold and inherited land in Amherst. After moving to
Windsor VT, he still engaged in land transactions in Amherst. This pretty much
proves that the Joseph we know was buried in Windsor VT is the same
Revolutionary soldier enlisting in Amherst (Actually Granby a small town near
Amherst) mentioned in "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary
War" and in "The History of the Town of Amherst Masschussetts."
For another they show that John Pettis( Joseph's father), almost certainly died
in Amherst since that is where he is living and selling land to Joseph two days
before John dies.
Finally they also pretty much show that Rachel Pettis, Joseph's mother, lived in
Windsor Vt until 1803 and therefore might have died there.
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| Buried: old S. Burying Ground, Windsor, VT |
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