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Benjamin Pettit 1731–1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1731

Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina,USA

Death Date: 22 Aug 1785

Death Location: Surry Cty,,North Carolina,USA

Father: Thomas Petty

Mother: Rachel Wilson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Sprenckel

Children(s): Elizabeth Pettit

Benjamin Pettit was born in 1731 in Rowan, North Carolina,USA, the child of Thomas Pettit Petty And Rachel Faith Wilson. Benjamin Pettit married Elizabeth Sprinkle Or Sprenckel, and had children including Elizabeth Pettit. Benjamin Pettit passed away in 1785 in Surry Cty,,North Carolina,USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Pettit was born in 1731 in Rowan, North Carolina,USA, the child of Thomas Pettit Petty And Rachel Faith Wilson.
  • Benjamin Pettit married Elizabeth Sprinkle Or Sprenckel, and had children including Elizabeth Pettit.
  • Benjamin Pettit passed away in 1785 in Surry Cty,,North Carolina,USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Petty
1664–1719
Birth Location: Rappahannock County, Virginia, United States of America
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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, North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Pettit
1750–1831
Birth Location: York, York, Pennsylvania, United States
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Benjamin Pettit's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Pettit
1731–1785
Birth Place: Rowan, North Carolina,USA
Parents
Thomas Pettit Petty
1664–1719
Rappahannock County, Virginia, United States of America
Rachel (Faith) Wilson
1656–1720
King and Queen, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Pettit's Descendants

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Benjamin Pettit (1731–22 Aug 1785) m. Elizabeth (Sprinkle or) Sprenckel (1731–1785)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Pettit 1750–1831 m. George Sprinkle 1736–1810
    1. 1. Mary (Polly) Sprinkle 1774–1861 m. John (Anderson) Dial 1769–1853
      1. 1. Chloe Dial 1808–1872 m. Parker Lucas 1812–1880
        1. 1. Thomas (Calvin) Lucas 1851–1911 m. Cynthia (Ann) Smith 1853–1923
        2. 2. Charles (A) Lucas 1842–1920
        3. 3. Sarah (Ann) Lucas 1843–1918 m. Elisha (McComas) Franklin 1829–1885
        4. 4. Minerva Lucas 1848–1880
        5. 5. David (J) Lucas 1836–1865 m. Sarah (Ann) McComas 1837–1873
        6. 6. John (M) Lucas 1840–1865
        7. 7. Mary Lucas 1838–
        8. 8. James Lucas 1846–1857
        9. 9. Rebecca (Elizabeth) Lucas 1844–1918 m. William (Parker) Adkins 1838–1910
      2. 2. Mary (Polly) Dial 1800–1860 m. Joseph Head 1791–1840
        1. 1. John (Anderson) Head 1825–1909
        2. 2. Sarah (B) Head 1826–1880
        3. 3. Josiah (Calvin) Head 1826–1903
        4. 4. Martha Head 1820–1910
        5. 5. Daniel Head 1824–1864
        6. 6. William (L) Head 1841–1863
        7. 7. Benjamin (R) Head 1830–1881
        8. 8. Daniel Head 1824–1864
      3. 3. Thomas (Sprinkle) Dial 1804–1857 m. Mary ("Polly") Parsons 1806–1892 m. Mary (Polly) Parsons 1806–1892
        1. 1. Susannah Dial 1842–1870
        2. 2. Mary (Ann) Dial 1833–1863
        3. 3. Nancy Dial 1825–1898
        4. 4. John (Anderson) Dial 1838–1915
        5. 5. Elizabeth (Gore) Dial 1823–1884
        6. 6. Chole (Etta) Dial 1843–1902
        7. 7. Thomas (Sprinkle) Dial 1837–1909
        8. 8. Andrew (Jackson) Dial 1831–1896
        9. 9. Thomas (J.) Dial 1817–1909
        10. 10. Cynthia (C Dial -) Huddlestun 1847–1885
        11. 11. Nancy (Jane Dial) Adkins 1825–1898
        12. 12. Caroline (Liny) Dial 1846–1863
        13. 13. Susanah Dial 1841–1870
        14. 14. Chlorietta (Chole Etta) Dial 1843–1902
        15. 15. Andrew (Jackson) Dial 1831–1896
        16. 16. Elizabeth (Gore) Dial 1823–1884
        17. 17. John (Anderson) Dial 1838–1915
        18. 18. Susanah Dial 1846–1870
        19. 19. William Dial 1828–1905
      4. 4. George (W) Dial 1806–1880 m. Matilda Stokes 1813–1844 m. Rachel Kauble 1808–1856 m. Mary (Ann Jenkins) ^ 1827–1879
        1. 1. John (D) Dial 1832–1848
        2. 2. William (Henry) Dial 1833–1912
        3. 3. Mary (J) Dial 1836–
        4. 4. Martha Dial 1838–1943
        5. 5. Francis (Marion) Dial 1840–1921
      5. 5. Margaret (Ann) Dial 1814–1852 m. Abbott Rowe 1810–1852
        1. 1. John (Michael) Rowe 1849–1929
        2. 2. Louis (Michael) Rowe 1844–1907
        3. 3. Almeda Rowe 1839–1908
        4. 4. Eldridge (Smith Rowe) Sr. 1840–1913
        5. 5. Parker (Lucas) Rowe 1842–1914
        6. 6. George (L) Rowe 1843–1852
        7. 7. Mary (Magdalene Polly) Rowe 1846–1919
        8. 8. Emmaline Rowe 1851–1852
        9. 9. Bell Rowe 1838–1852
      6. 6. John (Milford) Dial 1817–1898 m. Caroline Wilkinson 1815–1880
        1. 1. Judith (Ann) Dial 1847–1930
        2. 2. John (W) Dials 1850–1918
        3. 3. Edward Dials 1852–
        4. 4. Mary Dials 1856–1934
        5. 5. Catharine Dials 1858–1918
        6. 6. James (Madison) Dial 1840–1920
        7. 7. Elizabeth (S) Dial 1842–1910
        8. 8. William (Anderson) Dial 1845–
        9. 9. George (Washington) Dial 1848–1853
      7. 7. Andrew Dial 1819–1888 m. Margaret Toney 1826–1889
        1. 1. Keziah (Alice) Dial 1865–1910
        2. 2. Elizabeth Dial 1854–1944
        3. 3. Squire Dial 1855–1912
        4. 4. Burbus (Clinton “Bourbon”) Dial 1864–

Benjamin Pettit's Timeline

2 Records

1731
1731
Birth of Benjamin Pettit in Rowan, North Carolina,USA
Rowan, North Carolina,USA
1785
22 Aug 1785
Age 54
Death of Benjamin Pettit in Surry Cty,,North Carolina,USA
Surry Cty,,North Carolina,USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1731
    Event Place: Rowan, North Carolina,USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1785
    Event Place: Surry Cty,,North Carolina,USA
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