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George Thomas Pettit 1760–1845 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Apr 1760

Birth Location: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 10 May 1845

Death Location: Oldfort, Polk, Tennessee, USA

Father: Beniamin Pettitt

Mother: Elizabeth Sprenckel

Spouse(s): Martha Poindexter

Children(s): William Pettitt, Dorthea Glen, Elizabeth Davis

The story of George Thomas Pettit began in 1760 in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, USA. George Thomas Pettit married Martha Milner Patsy Poindexter, and had children including Dorthea Anne Glen, Elizabeth Donahoo Davis, William Madison Pledge Pettitt. George Thomas Pettit passed away in 1845 in Oldfort, Polk, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of George Thomas Pettit began in 1760 in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, USA.
  • George Thomas Pettit married Martha Milner Patsy Poindexter, and had children including Dorthea Anne Glen, Elizabeth Donahoo Davis, William Madison Pledge Pettitt.
  • George Thomas Pettit passed away in 1845 in Oldfort, Polk, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Beniamin Pettitt
1731–1785
Birth Location: Rowan County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Elizabeth Sprenckel
1731–1785
Birth Location: Stokes, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Martha Poindexter
1768–1853
Birth Location: Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, USA
MP

Children(s)

William Pettitt
1792–1815
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Dorthea Glen
1804–1878
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Davis
1798–1867
Birth Location: –
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George Pettit's Ancestors

Self
George Pettit
1760–1845
Birth Place: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Beniamin Pettitt
1731–1785
Rowan County, North Carolina, United States of America
Elizabeth Sprenckel
1731–1785
Stokes, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (Pettus) Pettitt
1693–1784
Newtown, Queens, New York Colony, British Colonial America
PETER SPRENCKEL
1704–1759
Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Elizabeth Shore
1706–1736
Stokes County, North Carolina USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Pettit
–1715
CATHERINE BRANCH
1682–1715
Joannes Sprenckel
1650–1749
Charit Sprenckel
1650–1710
Thomas Shore
1676–1733
Katherine Patridge
1680–1720
2nd-Great-Grandparents
HANNAH MOORE
1644–1720
Johann Sprenckel
1610–1728
Charity Speis
1610–1710

George Pettit's Descendants

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George (Thomas) Pettit (27 Apr 1760–10 May 1845) m. Martha (Milner "Patsy") Poindexter (18 Dec 1768–1853)
  1. 1. William (Madison Pledge) Pettitt 1792–1815 m. Charlotte Martin 1795–1865
    1. 1. Benjamin Pettit 1815–1906 m. Nancy (Ann) Flynn 1813–1882
      1. 1. George (W) Pettitt 1836–1864 m. Marinda Jones 1831–1903
        1. 1. Frances (Marion) Pettitt 1860–1928 m. Charity (Victoria) Pettitt 1856–1944
  2. 2. Dorthea (Anne) Glen 1804–1878
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Donahoo) Davis 1798–1867

George Pettit's Timeline

2 Records

1760
27 Apr 1760
Birth of George Thomas Pettit in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
1845
10 May 1845
Age 85
Death of George Thomas Pettit in Polk, Tennessee, USA
Polk, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1760
    Event Place: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1845
    Event Place: Polk, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oldfort, Polk, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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