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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): Benjamin Pettitt, Mary Pettit, Benjamin Pettit, Elizabeth Pettitt, Francis Pettit, Frances Pettit, George Pettitt, George Pettitt, James Pettit, Mary Pettit, Thomas Pettit, William Pettit, Richard Pettitt, Sarah Pettit

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, Mary Bates Pettit, Benjamin Sprinkle Pettit, Elizabeth Pettitt, Francis Pettit, Frances Elizabeth Pettit, George Thomas Pettitt, George Thomas Pettitt, James Pettit, Mary Pettit, Thomas Pettit, William Pettit, Richard Pettitt, Sarah 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, Mary Bates Pettit, Benjamin Sprinkle Pettit, Elizabeth Pettitt, Francis Pettit, Frances Elizabeth Pettit, George Thomas Pettitt, George Thomas Pettitt, James Pettit, Mary Pettit, Thomas Pettit, William Pettit, Richard Pettitt, Sarah 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
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Spouses(s)

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

Benjamin Pettitt
1727 –
Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA
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Mary Pettit
1750 – 1831
Birth Location: York, York, Pennsylvania, USA
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Benjamin Pettit
1750 – 1827
Birth Location: Virginia, Rowan, North Carolina
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Elizabeth Pettitt
1750 – 1831
Birth Location: York, Pennsylvania, USA
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Francis Pettit
1756 – 1833
Birth Location: Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
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Frances Pettit
1757 – 1833
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
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George Pettitt
1760 – 1844
Birth Location: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina
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George Pettitt
1760 – 1845
Birth Location: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
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James Pettit
1762 – 1833
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Mary Pettit
1764 – 1831
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina
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Thomas Pettit
1767 – 1790
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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William Pettit
1826 – 1915
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Richard Pettitt
1848 –
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Pettit
Birth Location: –
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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

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Benjamin Pettit (1710 – 22 Aug 1785) m. Elizabeth (Sprinkle) Sprenckel (1731 – 1785)
  1. 1. Benjamin Pettitt (1727 – )
  2. 2. Mary (Bates) Pettit (1750 – August 1831)
  3. 3. Benjamin (Sprinkle) Pettit (1750 – 1827) m. Rebecca Larimore (1758 – May 1827) m. Mary (Polly) Logan (1750-1753 – 1785) m. Hannah (Mc) Nelly
    1. 1. Benjamin Pettit (1771 – Apr 1803)
    2. 2. James (M) Pettit (1780 – 16 Feb 1842)
    3. 3. Robert (McDowell) Pettit (1781 – )
    4. 4. John (Larimore) Pettit (14 Aug 1782 – 1851-11-01)
    5. 5. James Pettit (1783 – 16 Feb 1842)
    6. 6. Elizabeth Pettit (1784 – 27 Nov 1827)
    7. 7. Elizabeth PETTIT (12 May 1784 – 27 NOV 1827)
    8. 8. James (M) Pettit (1785 – 16 Feb 1842)
    9. 9. Lee Pettit (1789 – 9 Aug 1854)
    10. 10. Robert (Todd) Pettit (1793 – 1866)
    11. 11. Zachariah (M) Pettit (1795 – 1878)
    12. 12. Walker Petitt (1797 – 7 Oct 1850)
    13. 13. William (McDowell) Pettit (22 Jan 1799 – 3 Nov 1853)
    14. 14. George Pettit ( – 19 November 1857)
  4. 4. Elizabeth Pettitt (1750 – Aug 1831)
  5. 5. Francis Pettit (1756 – 1833)
  6. 6. Frances (Elizabeth) Pettit (1757 – 1833)
  7. 7. George (Thomas) Pettitt (27 APR 1760 – 10 Jun 1844) m. Martha (Milner "Patty") Poindexter (18 Dec 1768 – 1852)
    1. 1. Benjamin Pettitt (25 Dec 1786 – Sep 1815)
    2. 2. Chloe Pettit (Oct 1787 – AFT. 1850)
    3. 3. Thomas Pettitt (9 AUG 1788 – 29 OCT 1790)
    4. 4. George Pettitt (20 NOV 1790 – March 1852)
    5. 5. William (Madison Pledge "Bill") Pettitt (10 Dec 1792 – Sep 1815)
    6. 6. Mary Pettitt (1793 – 09 Mar 1866)
    7. 7. Zachariah (M.) Pettitt (1795 – 1878)
    8. 8. James Pettitt (1795 – March 1852)
    9. 9. Francis (Poindexter) Pettitt (1797 – Mar 1852)
    10. 10. Elizabeth (Donahoo) Pettitt (1 February 1798 – 1867)
    11. 11. Dorothea (Ann) Pettitt (11 Feb 1801 – 11 Dec 1870)
    12. 12. Nancy Pettit (1807 – 1880)
    13. 13. Sarah (Sally) Pettit (1807 – 1880)
    14. 14. Martha (Milner) Pettitt (11 Jan 1808 – 1888)
  8. 8. George (Thomas) Pettitt (27 Apr 1760 – 10 May 1845) m. Martha (Milner "Patty") Poindexter (18 Dec 1768 – 1852)
    1. 1. Frances Pettit (1757 – 1833)
    2. 2. Benjamin Pettitt (25 Dec 1786 – Sep 1815) m. Charlotte ("Lottie" Idella) Martin (5 May 1795 – 9 Mar 1865)
      1. 1. Benjamin Pettitt (20 Feb 1815 – 24 Jul 1907)
    3. 3. Chloe Pettit (Oct 1787 – AFT. 1850)
    4. 4. Thomas Pettitt (9 AUG 1788 – 29 OCT 1790)
    5. 5. George (Thomas) Pettitt (20 NOV 1790 – March 1852)
    6. 6. William (Madison Pledge "Bill") Pettitt (10 Dec 1792 – Sep 1815)
    7. 7. Mary Pettitt (1793 – 09 Mar 1866)
    8. 8. Zachariah (Martin) Pettitt (1795 – 1878)
    9. 9. James Pettitt (1795 – March 1852)
    10. 10. Charlotte (Martin) Pettitt (May 5, 1795 – March 9, 1866)
    11. 11. Francis (Poindexter) Pettitt (1797 – Mar 1852)
    12. 12. Elizabeth (Donahoo) Pettitt (1 February 1798 – 1867)
    13. 13. Dorothea (Ann) Pettitt (11 Feb 1801 – 11 Dec 1870)
    14. 14. Nancy Pettit (1807 – 1880)
    15. 15. Sarah ("Sally" Radford) Pettitt (1807 – 1880)
    16. 16. Martha (Milner) Pettitt (11 Jan 1808 – 1888)
  9. 9. James Pettit (18 Feb 1762 – 5 Nov 1833) m. Sarah ((Sally)) Donahue (abt 1773 – Sep 1844)
    1. 1. Rachel Pettitt (02 Oct 1795 – 10 Feb 1887)
    2. 2. Elizabeth Pettit (Abt. 1817 – Abt. 1845)
  10. 10. Mary Pettit (1764 – Aug 1831)
  11. 11. Thomas Pettit (7 Jul 1767 – 1790)
  12. 12. William Pettit (22 Apr 1826 – 08 Mar 1915)
  13. 13. Richard Pettitt (Abt 1848 – )
  14. 14. Sarah Pettit

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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