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Col. Robert Pitt 1605–1673 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 MAR 1605

Birth Location: Bristol, Newport, Isle, England

Death Date: 09 JAN 1673

Death Location: Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

Father: William Pitt

Mother: Mary Gibbs

Spouse(s): Martha Lear

Children(s): Hester Bridger

Col. Robert Pitt / was born in 1605 in Bristol, Newport, Isle, England, the child of William Pitt And Mary Gibbs. Col. Robert Pitt married Martha Lear, and had children including Hester Stevens Pitt Bridger. Col. Robert Pitt / passed away in 1673 in Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Col. Robert Pitt // was born in 1605 in Bristol, Newport, Isle, England, the child of William Pitt And Mary Gibbs.
  • Col. Robert Pitt // married Martha Lear, and had children including Hester Stevens Pitt Bridger.
  • Col. Robert Pitt // passed away in 1673 in Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Pitt
1575–1624
Birth Location: Bristol, Somerset, , England
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Mary Gibbs
1582–1634
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Martha Lear
1610–1695
Birth Location: Bristol, Dorset, England
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Children(s)

Hester Bridger
1629–1674
Birth Location: Dursley, Gloustershire, England; also given as Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
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Col. Pitt's Ancestors

Self
Col. Pitt
1605–1673
Birth Place: Bristol, Newport, Isle, England
Parents
William Pitt
1575–1624
Bristol, Somerset, , England
Mary Gibbs
1582–1634
Grandparents
Thomas (Pite Was) Pitt
1555–1608
Blandford Forum, North Dorset District, Dorset, England
Priscilla Searle
1558–1618
Lady (Dorothy) Cooke
1550–1605
Honiton, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Court
1535–1601
Lady Haviland
1535–1598
Christopher Searle
1545–1601
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Pitt
1489–1540
Lady PITT
1492–1600
Robert Searle
1519–1549
Dorothy Searle
1525–1549

Col. Pitt's Descendants

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Col. (Robert) Pitt (16 MAR 1605–09 JAN 1673) m. Martha Lear (1610–AFT 1695)
  1. 1. Hester (Stevens Pitt -) Bridger 1629–1674 m. General (Joseph) Bridger 1627–1686
    1. 1. Esther ('Hester' H) Bridger 1650–1722 m. George (Arthur) Williamson 1655–1721
      1. 1. Hester Williamson 1704–1748 m. William Bidgood 1708–1784
        1. 1. Ann (Bidgood) (Badgett) 1737–1796 m. William (Charles) Parton 1733–1812
        2. 2. John Bidgood 1734–
      2. 2. John Williamson 1680–1746
    2. 2. Capt. (Joseph) Bridger 1658–1751 m. Sarah Davis 1685–1761
      1. 1. Col. (James "The Elder" Bridger (GF to Explorer Jim Bridger, Revolutionary War) Soldier) 1725–1782
        1. 1. James (Allen) Bridger 1777–1817 m. Chloe Tyler 1781–1817

Col. Pitt's Timeline

2 Records

1605
16 MAR 1605
Birth of Col. Robert Pitt // in Bristol, Newport, Isle, England
Bristol, Newport, Isle, England
1673
09 JAN 1673
Age 68
Death of Col. Robert Pitt // in Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 MAR 1605
    Event Place: Bristol, Newport, Isle, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bristol, Gloucester, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 JAN 1673
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
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