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Col. John Pitt 1662–1735 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1662

Birth Location: Isle Wight, , Virginia, USA

Death Date: 24 Feb 1735

Death Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States,

Father: Lt. ⚜️

Mother: Olive Pitt

Spouse(s): Catherine Daniel

Children(s): Martha Pitt, Ann Pitt, Henry Pitt, John Pitt, Rachel Pitt, Sarah Pitt, John Jr

The story of Col. John Pitt began in 1662 in Isle Wight, , Virginia, USA. In 1600, Col. John Pitt resided in Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA. Col. John Pitt married Catherine Daniel, Nannie Elizabeth Wiggins, and had children including Ann Pitt, Esther Pitt, Henry Pitt, John Pitt, John Robert Pitt Jr, Martha Pitt, Prudence Pitt, Rachel Pitt, Sarah Pitt. Col. John Pitt passed away in 1735 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States,.

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Biography

  • The story of Col. John Pitt began in 1662 in Isle Wight, , Virginia, USA.
  • In 1600, Col. John Pitt resided in Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA.
  • Col. John Pitt married Catherine Daniel, Nannie Elizabeth Wiggins, and had children including Ann Pitt, Esther Pitt, Henry Pitt, John Pitt, John Robert Pitt Jr, Martha Pitt, Prudence Pitt, Rachel Pitt, Sarah Pitt.
  • Col. John Pitt passed away in 1735 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States,.

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Spouses(s)

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Col. Pitt's Ancestors

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Col. Pitt
1662–1735
Birth Place: Isle Wight, , Virginia, USA
Parents
Lt. Col. John PITT ⚜️
1634–1702
Bristol, Somerset, England
Olive Pitt
1636–1703
Skipton, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Christopher (Robert Pitt 1605**++# Immigrant Arrived 1637, Captain of Privateer Thunder, Lt Col, House of) Burgess
1605–1672
Bristol, England
Martha (Lear) ⚜️
1613–1680
Bristol, Dorset, England
John (I Hardy, of Wetwang House, Capt. in The Royal Navy. House of Burgesses. Justice of County) Court.
1613–1670
Wetwang, East Riding, Yorkshire, or Bedfordshire? England
Olive (Elizabeth Council Pitt) Hardy
1615–1675
Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Capt Pitt
1578–1624
Mary Gibbs
1582–1634
Colonel Jamestown
1596–1695
Elizabeth Bridger
1597–1686
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bristol)
1555–1613
Lady Searle
1558–1618
William Gibbs
1531–1601
Mary (1c)
1555–1600
John burgess
1570–1665
Anne Wallis
1581–1665
Richard Bridger
1583–1659

Col. Pitt's Descendants

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Col. (John) Pitt (1662–24 Feb 1735) m. Catherine Daniel (1665–13 Dec 1737)
  1. 1. Martha Pitt 1700–1751
    1. 1. Evelyn (Mae Elizabeth) Sinnott 1720–1804 m. William (Ball Downman) (Downum) 1717–1765
      1. 1. William Downum 1740– m. Elizabeth Speakman 1742–
        1. 1. Speakman (Downum) Sr 1762–1806 m. Esther (H.) Stradley 1767–1853
        2. 2. Richard Downum 1760–
  2. 2. Ann Pitt 1678–1736
  3. 3. Henry Pitt 1700–
  4. 4. John Pitt 1675–
  5. 5. Rachel Pitt 1721–1753
  6. 6. Sarah Pitt 1682–
  7. 7. John (Robert Pitt) Jr 1909–1962

Col. Pitt's Timeline

3 Records

1600
1600-1705
Col. John Pitt resided here in Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
1662
1662
Birth of Col. John Pitt in Isle Wight, , Virginia, USA
Isle Wight, , Virginia, USA
1735
24 Feb 1735
Age 73
Death of Col. John Pitt in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States,
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States,

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1662
    Event Place: Isle Wight, , Virginia, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, Death Certificates, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1600-1705
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Seventeenth Century Isle of Wight County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: London, England, Freedom of the City Admission Papers, London Metropolitan Archive; Reference Number: COLCHDFR021028-1035

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group N

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1735
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States,
    Record Source: North Carolina, Death Certificates, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates

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