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CAPT. WILLIAM PITT 1578–1624 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1578

Birth Location: Bristol, Somerset/Gloucester, England

Death Date: 23 November 1624

Death Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, British America

Father: Rector Pitt

Mother: Lady Searle

Spouse(s): MARY GIBBS

Children(s): Col. Burgess)

CAPT. WILLIAM PITT was born in 1578 in Bristol, SomersetGloucester, England, the child of Rector Thomas Pitt And Lady Priscilla Searle. CAPT. WILLIAM PITT married Mary Marlowe Gibbs, and had children including Col Christopher Robert Pitt House Of Burgess. CAPT. WILLIAM PITT/ passed away in 1624 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, British America.

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Biography

  • CAPT. WILLIAM PITT was born in 1578 in Bristol, Somerset/Gloucester, England, the child of Rector Thomas Pitt And Lady Priscilla Searle.
  • CAPT. WILLIAM PITT married Mary Marlowe Gibbs, and had children including Col Christopher Robert Pitt House Of Burgess.
  • CAPT. WILLIAM PITT passed away in 1624 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, British America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rector Pitt
1555–1613
Birth Location: –
RP
Lady Searle
1558–1618
Birth Location: Bristol, Somerset, England
LS

Spouses(s)

MARY GIBBS
1578–1634
Birth Location: Bristol, Dorset, England
MG

Children(s)

Col. Burgess)
1605–1672
Birth Location: Bristol, Dorset, England
CB

CAPT. PITT's Ancestors

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CAPT. PITT
1578–1624
Birth Place: Bristol, Somerset/Gloucester, England
Parents
Rector Thomas Pitt
1555–1613
Lady (Priscilla) Searle
1558–1618
Bristol, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Christopher Searle
1545–1601
Ottery St Mary, Devon, England
Dorothy Cooke
1550–1605
Honiton On Otter,Devon,England
Great-Grandparents
Dorothy Searle
1525–1549
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Maxine Woods
1500–1535

CAPT. PITT's Descendants

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CAPT. (WILLIAM) PITT (1578–23 November 1624) m. MARY (MARLOWE) GIBBS (1 Sep 1578–25 Nov. 1634)
  1. 1. Col. (Christopher Robert Pitt (House of) Burgess) 1605–1672
    1. 1. Martha Pitt* 1622–1685 m. John (Joseph Martyn*) Sr 1616–1666
      1. 1. Martha Vinson 1660–1703 m. Henry Dawson 1630–1698
        1. 1. John DAWSON 1683–1762 m. Elizabeth Thomas 1675–1750

CAPT. PITT's Timeline

2 Records

1578
1578
Birth of CAPT. WILLIAM PITT in Bristol, Somerset/Gloucester, England
Bristol, Somerset/Gloucester, England
1624
23 November 1624
Age 46
Death of CAPT. WILLIAM PITT in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, British America
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, British America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1578
    Event Place: Bristol, Somerset/Gloucester, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 November 1624
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, British America
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