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Benjamin Pettit 1710–1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1710

Birth Location: Rowan County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 22 Aug 1785

Death Location: Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, USA

Father: Thomas Petty

Mother: Rachel Wilson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Sprenckel

Children(s): Frances Pettit, James Pettit, Thomas Pettit, Mary Pettit, Benjamin Pettit, George Pettitt, Elizabeth Pettitt, Benjamin Pettitt, Mary Pettit, Francis Pettit, William Pettit, Richard Pettitt, George Sr.

The story of Benjamin Pettit began in 1710 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA. Benjamin Pettit married Elizabeth Sprinkle Sprenckel, and had children including Benjamin Pettitt, Benjamin Sprinkle Pettit, Elizabeth Pettitt, Frances Elizabeth Pettit, Francis Pettit, George Thomas Pettitt, George Thomas Pettitt Sr, James Pettit, Mary Bates Pettit, Mary Pettit, Richard Pettitt, Sarah Pettit, Thomas Pettit, William Pettit. Benjamin Pettit passed away in 1785 in Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Pettit began in 1710 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA.
  • Benjamin Pettit married Elizabeth Sprinkle Sprenckel, and had children including Benjamin Pettitt, Benjamin Sprinkle Pettit, Elizabeth Pettitt, Frances Elizabeth Pettit, Francis Pettit, George Thomas Pettitt, George Thomas Pettitt Sr, James Pettit, Mary Bates Pettit, Mary Pettit, Richard Pettitt, Sarah Pettit, Thomas Pettit, William Pettit.
  • Benjamin Pettit passed away in 1785 in Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Petty
1664–1719
Birth Location: Essex, Old Rappahannock, VA, Virginia, USA
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Rachel Wilson
1656–1720
Birth Location: King and Queen, Virginia, USA
RW

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Sprenckel
1731–1785
Birth Location: Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Frances Pettit
1757–1833
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
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James Pettit
1762–1833
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
JP
Thomas Pettit
1767–1790
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Mary Pettit
1750–1831
Birth Location: York, York, Pennsylvania, USA
MP
Benjamin Pettit
1750–1827
Birth Location: Virginia, Rowan, North Carolina
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George Pettitt
1760–1845
Birth Location: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
GP
Elizabeth Pettitt
1750–1831
Birth Location: York, Pennsylvania, USA
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Benjamin Pettitt
1727–
Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA
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Mary Pettit
1764–1831
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina
MP
Francis Pettit
1756–1833
Birth Location: Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
FP
William Pettit
1826–1915
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
WP
Richard Pettitt
1848–
Birth Location: –
RP
George Sr.
1760–1844
Birth Location: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina
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Benjamin Pettit's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Pettit
1710–1785
Birth Place: Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Thomas Pettis Petty Petty
1664–1719
Essex, Old Rappahannock, VA, Virginia, USA
Rachel (Faith) Wilson
1656–1720
King and Queen, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Petty
1608–
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Katherine Morris
1640–1720
Rappahannock County, Virginia, Colonial Era
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Pettit's Descendants

1.
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Benjamin Pettit (1710–22 Aug 1785) m. Elizabeth (Sprinkle) Sprenckel (1731–1785)
  1. 1. Frances (Elizabeth) Pettit 1757–1833
  2. 2. James Pettit 1762–1833 m. Sarah ((Sally)) Donahue 1773–1844
    1. 1. Rachel Pettitt 1795–1887
    2. 2. Elizabeth Pettit 1817–1845
  3. 3. Thomas Pettit 1767–1790
  4. 4. Mary (Bates) Pettit 1750–1831
  5. 5. Benjamin (Sprinkle) Pettit 1750–1827 m. Rebecca Larimore 1758–1827 m. Mary (Polly) Logan 1750–1785
    1. 1. Elizabeth PETTIT 1784–1827
    2. 2. James (M) Pettit 1780–1842
    3. 3. Robert (McDowell) Pettit 1781–
    4. 4. James Pettit 1783–1842
    5. 5. Robert (Todd) Pettit 1793–1866
    6. 6. Lee (Pettit) MD 1789–1854
    7. 7. Elizabeth Pettit 1784–1827
    8. 8. William (McDowell) Pettit 1799–1853
    9. 9. George Pettit –1857
    10. 10. James (M) Pettit 1785–1842
    11. 11. Zachariah (M) Pettit 1795–1878
    12. 12. Walker Petitt 1797–1850
    13. 13. John (Larimore) Pettit 1782–1851
    14. 14. Benjamin Pettit 1771–1803
  6. 6. George (Thomas) Pettitt 1760–1845 m. Martha (Milner "Patty" Poindexter (LRD) Δ) Ø 1768–1852
    1. 1. Zachariah (Martin) Pettitt 1795–1878
    2. 2. Mary Pettitt 1793–1866
    3. 3. Nancy Pettit 1807–1880
    4. 4. Chloe Pettit 1787–1850
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Donahoo) Pettitt 1798–1867
    6. 6. Benjamin Pettitt 1786–1815 m. Charlotte ("Lottie" Idella) Martin 1795–1865
      1. 1. Benjamin (Pettitt) Jr. 1815–1907
    7. 7. Thomas Pettitt 1788–1790
    8. 8. William (Madison Pledge "Bill") Pettitt 1792–1815
    9. 9. Francis (Poindexter) Pettitt 1797–1852
    10. 10. Dorothea (Ann) Pettitt 1801–1870
    11. 11. Sarah ("Sally" Radford) Pettitt 1807–1880
    12. 12. George (Thomas Pettitt) Jr 1790–1852
    13. 13. James Pettitt 1795–1852
    14. 14. Martha (Milner Pettitt (LRD) Δ) Ø 1808–1888
    15. 15. Frances Pettit 1757–1833
    16. 16. Charlotte (Martin) Pettitt 1795–1866
  7. 7. Elizabeth Pettitt 1750–1831
  8. 8. Benjamin Pettitt 1727–
  9. 9. Mary Pettit 1764–1831
  10. 10. Francis Pettit 1756–1833
  11. 11. William Pettit 1826–1915
  12. 12. Richard Pettitt 1848–
  13. 13. George (Thomas Pettitt) Sr. 1760–1844 m. Martha (Milner "Patty" Poindexter (LRD) Δ) Ø 1768–1852
    1. 1. Zachariah (M.) Pettitt 1795–1878
    2. 2. Mary Pettitt 1793–1866
    3. 3. Nancy Pettit 1807–1880
    4. 4. Chloe Pettit 1787–1850
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Donahoo) Pettitt 1798–1867
    6. 6. Benjamin Pettitt 1786–1815
    7. 7. Thomas Pettitt 1788–1790
    8. 8. William (Madison Pledge "Bill") Pettitt 1792–1815
    9. 9. Francis (Poindexter) Pettitt 1797–1852
    10. 10. Dorothea (Ann) Pettitt 1801–1870
    11. 11. Sarah (Sally) Pettit 1807–1880
    12. 12. George Pettitt 1790–1852
    13. 13. James Pettitt 1795–1852
    14. 14. Martha (Milner Pettitt (LRD) Δ) Ø 1808–1888

Benjamin Pettit's Timeline

3 Records

1710
1710
Birth of Benjamin Pettit in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
1748
1748
Age 38
Benjamin Pettit was married in Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Rowan, North Carolina, USA
1785
22 Aug 1785
Age 75
Death of Benjamin Pettit in Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, USA
Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1710
    Event Place: Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1748
    Event Place: Rowan, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1785
    Event Place: Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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