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Colonel Thomas Pettus 1598–1663 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1598

Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 20/09/1663

Death Location: White Oak, Stafford, Virginia, USA

Father: THOMAS I

Mother: CECILY Hempsted

Spouse(s): Kaokee Powhatan

Children(s): Christian Pettus

In 1598, Colonel Thomas Pettus entered the world in Norwich, Norfolk, England, born to Thomas Sir Knight Pettus I And Cecily King Knights Lady Companion Lady Of Hempsted. Colonel Thomas Pettus married Kaokee Jane Powhatan, and had children including Christian Pettus, Stephen Pettus. Colonel Thomas Pettus passed away in 1663 in White Oak, Stafford, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1598, Colonel Thomas Pettus entered the world in Norwich, Norfolk, England, born to Thomas Sir Knight Pettus I And Cecily King Knights Lady Companion Lady Of Hempsted.
  • Colonel Thomas Pettus married Kaokee Jane Powhatan, and had children including Christian Pettus, Stephen Pettus.
  • Colonel Thomas Pettus passed away in 1663 in White Oak, Stafford, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

THOMAS I
1552–1620
Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England
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CECILY Hempsted
1562–1641
Birth Location: Hempstead, Norfolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Kaokee Powhatan
1611–1670
Birth Location: White Oak, Stafford County, Virginia, United States of America
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Children(s)

Christian Pettus
1636–1701
Birth Location: Stafford County, Virginia, United States of America
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Colonel Pettus's Ancestors

Self
Colonel Pettus
1598–1663
Birth Place: Norwich, Norfolk, England
Parents
THOMAS * Sir Knight PETTUS I
1552–1620
Norwich, Norfolk, England
CECILY (King \ Knights Lady Companion,Lady of) Hempsted
1562–1641
Hempstead, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
WILLIAM (II King \ Sea Captain of the Diamond, one of the 1st Sea Captains to visit) Virginia
1544–1609
Cheshire, England
BLANCHE (Mainwaring) \
1548–1601
Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Margaret Ferrers
1526–1590
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Ferrers
1485–1563

Colonel Pettus's Descendants

1.
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Colonel (Thomas) Pettus (1598–20/09/1663) m. Kaokee (Jane) Powhatan (1611–1670)
  1. 1. Christian Pettus 1636–1701 m. John Martin 1641–1715
    1. 1. Christian Martin 1680–1721 m. Evan Williams 1675–1704
      1. 1. Diana Evans 1704–1773
        1. 1. Evan Peyton 1728–1781 m. Ann (Nancy) Carter 1738–1793

Colonel Pettus's Timeline

2 Records

1598
1598
Birth of Colonel Thomas Pettus in Norwich, Norfolk, England
Norwich, Norfolk, England
1663
20/09/1663
Age 65
Death of Colonel Thomas Pettus in White Oak, Stafford, Virginia, USA
White Oak, Stafford, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1598
    Event Place: Norwich, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20091663
    Event Place: White Oak, Stafford, Virginia, USA
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