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Col. John Dabney Pettus 1672 – 1750 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 December 1672

Birth Location: Williamsbury, New Kent, VA

Death Date: 1750

Death Location: St Martins Parish, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, British Colo, Niedersachsen, Allemagne

Father: Sir Pettus

Mother: Mary D'Aubigne

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Colonel Pettus

Col. John Dabney Pettus was born in 1672 in Williamsbury, New Kent, VA, the child of Sir Thomas Captain of Virginia 'Pottes' Pettus and Mary Elizabeth Dabney D'Aubigne. Col. John Dabney Pettus had children including Colonel Thomas Burgess Pettus. Col. John Dabney Pettus passed away in 1750 in St Martins Parish, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, British Colo, Niedersachsen, Allemagne.

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Biography

  • Col. John Dabney Pettus was born in 1672 in Williamsbury, New Kent, VA, the child of Sir Thomas Captain of Virginia 'Pottes' Pettus and Mary Elizabeth Dabney D'Aubigne.
  • Col. John Dabney Pettus had children including Colonel Thomas Burgess Pettus.
  • Col. John Dabney Pettus passed away in 1750 in St Martins Parish, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, British Colo, Niedersachsen, Allemagne.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Col. Pettus's Ancestors

Self
Col. Pettus
1672 – 1750
Birth Place: Williamsbury, New Kent, VA
Parents
Sir Thomas Captain of Virginia 'Pottes' Pettus
1635 – 1701
Williamsburg, James, Virginia, USA
Mary (Elizabeth Dabney) D'Aubigne
1644 – 1688
New Kent, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John Dabney
1598 –
Sparham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Williams
1600 – 1686
England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Col. Pettus's Descendants

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Col. (John Dabney) Pettus (25 December 1672 – 1750)
  1. 1. Colonel (Thomas Burgess) Pettus (25 Dec 1712 – 18 Mar 1780) m. Amey (Ann) Walker (26 Feb 1717 – 22 Oct 1778)
    1. 1. Anne Pettus (13 Jan 1749 – 9 Mar 1831) m. Rev. (James) Shelburne (29 Nov 1738 – 06 Mar 1820)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Shelburne (1778 – 1850) m. Christopher (Todd) Smithson (1780 – 1833)
        1. 1. Mildred (H) Wallace (1804 – 1885) m. Anderson Wallace (1801 – 1875)

Col. Pettus's Timeline

7 Records

1672
25 December 1672
Birth of Col. John Dabney Pettus in Williamsbury, New Kent, VA
Williamsbury, New Kent, VA
1690
1690
Age 18
Col. John Dabney Pettus was married in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
1694
1694
Age 22
Col. John Dabney Pettus was married in VA
VA
1702
1702
Age 30
Col. John Dabney Pettus was married in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia
1703
1703
Age 31
Col. John Dabney Pettus was married in Yorktown, Pennsylvania
Yorktown, Pennsylvania
1712
1712
Age 40
Col. John Dabney Pettus was married in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
1750
1750
Age 78
Death of Col. John Dabney Pettus in St Martins Parish, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, British Colo, Niedersachsen, Allemagne
St Martins Parish, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, British Colo, Niedersachsen, Allemagne

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 December 1672
    Event Place: Williamsbury, New Kent, VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1690
    Event Place: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1694
    Event Place: VA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1702
    Event Place: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1703
    Event Place: Yorktown, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1712
    Event Place: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1750
    Event Place: St Martins Parish, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, British Colo, Niedersachsen, Allemagne

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