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James Pettigrew 1713–1784 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1713

Birth Location: Tyrone, Ireland

Death Date: 24 Dec 1784

Death Location: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA

Father: James II

Mother: Martha Moore

Spouse(s): Mary Cochran

Children(s): Jane Pettigrew, Ebenezer Pettigrew, James Pettigrew, Martha Pettigrew, Mary Pettigrew, Nancy Pettigrew, Rachel Pettigrew, William Pettigrew, Young Pettigrew, John Pettigrew, Charles Pettigrew, George Pettigrew, James Pettigrew, Nancy Pettigrew

The story of James Pettigrew began in 1713 in Tyrone, Ireland. James Pettigrew married Mary Ann Cochran, and had children including Charles Pettigrew, Ebenezer Pettigrew, George Pettigrew, James Pettigrew, Jane Jean Pettigrew, John Pettigrew, Martha Polly Pettigrew, Mary Cochran Pettigrew, Nancy Pettigrew, Rachel Pettigrew, William Pettigrew, Young Daughter Pettigrew. James Pettigrew passed away in 1784 in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Pettigrew began in 1713 in Tyrone, Ireland.
  • James Pettigrew married Mary Ann Cochran, and had children including Charles Pettigrew, Ebenezer Pettigrew, George Pettigrew, James Pettigrew, Jane Jean Pettigrew, John Pettigrew, Martha Polly Pettigrew, Mary Cochran Pettigrew, Nancy Pettigrew, Rachel Pettigrew, William Pettigrew, Young Daughter Pettigrew.
  • James Pettigrew passed away in 1784 in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James II
1659–1753
Birth Location: , , , Ireland
JI
Martha Moore
1690–1786
Birth Location: Drummond, Tyrone, , Ireland
MM

Spouses(s)

Mary Cochran
1713–1786
Birth Location: Tyrone, Ireland
MC

Children(s)

Jane Pettigrew
1750–1838
Birth Location: Chambersburg(Greencastle), Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
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Ebenezer Pettigrew
1752–1795
Birth Location: Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
EP
James Pettigrew
1738–1789
Birth Location: Park Grove, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, USA
JP
Martha Pettigrew
1734–1810
Birth Location: Crilly House, Aughnacloy, County Tyrone, Ireland
MP
Mary Pettigrew
1745–1800
Birth Location: Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
MP
Nancy Pettigrew
1756–1779
Birth Location: Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
NP
Rachel Pettigrew
1732–1754
Birth Location: Tyrone, Ireland
RP
William Pettigrew
1758–1837
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
WP
Young Pettigrew
1754–1755
Birth Location: Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
YP
John Pettigrew
1736–1806
Birth Location: Crilly House, Tyrone, , Ireland
JP
Charles Pettigrew
1742–1807
Birth Location: Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
CP
George Pettigrew
1746–1818
Birth Location: Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
GP
James Pettigrew
1750–
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States
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Nancy Pettigrew
1751–1779
Birth Location: Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
NP

James Pettigrew's Ancestors

Self
James Pettigrew
1713–1784
Birth Place: Tyrone, Ireland
Parents
James Pettigrew II
1659–1753
, , , Ireland
Martha Moore
1690–1786
Drummond, Tyrone, , Ireland
Grandparents
James (Louis Petigru \ Pettigew) Jr
1630–1661
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Dame (Geiles Abigale) Moncrieffe
1635–1663
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James I
1584–1622
Martha Moore
1585–1622
George Moncreiff
1600–1664
Isobel Norwell
1600–1664
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthew Petigru
1565–1594
Martha Gurney
1565–1594
John Mohr\Moir\Moore
1549–1660
Lady Stewart
1560–1608
Archibald Abernethy
1562–1634
Margaret Auchinleck
1564–1634

James Pettigrew's Descendants

1.
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James Pettigrew (Apr 1713–24 Dec 1784) m. Mary (Ann) Cochran (Oct 1713–07 Oct 1786)
  1. 1. Jane (Jean) Pettigrew 1750–1838 m. Stephen Tilly 1742–1781
    1. 1. Stephen Tilly 1782–1862 m. Rebecca King 1791–1826
      1. 1. Caroline (Cathreen) Tilly 1821–1894 m. Davidson Williamson 1816–1861
        1. 1. John (Tilly) Williamson 1849–1892 m. Eudora (Eureka Donathan Heimann) Williamson 1854–1930 m. Katherine (Isabel) Shapard 1856–1878
        2. 2. Charles (Thomas "Charlie") Williamson 1857–1923
        3. 3. Emma (Kate) Williamson 1853–1923 m. Major (Perry) Henderson 1858–1933
        4. 4. Laura (Elizbeth Williamson) Stevens 1851–1929 m. James (Caphus) Stephens 1849–1921
        5. 5. FANNIE (AUGUSTA) WILLIAMSON 1842–1917 m. Rev. (William Benjamin Merritt) Sr 1824–1894
        6. 6. William (A) Williamson 1846–1900
      2. 2. Adeline Tilly 1816–1894
      3. 3. Jane (F.) Tilly 1825–1881
      4. 4. Margaret (Malina) Tilly 1815–1916
      5. 5. Robert (Asbury) Tilly 1819–1898
      6. 6. Ebenezer Tilly 1813–1865
      7. 7. John (Wesley Fletcher) Tilly 1823–1892
    2. 2. Lasarus Tilly 1770–1834
    3. 3. Burgess Tilly 1773–1834
    4. 4. Frances TIlly 1780–1840
  2. 2. Ebenezer Pettigrew 1752–1795
  3. 3. James Pettigrew 1738–1789
  4. 4. Martha ("Polly") Pettigrew 1734–1810
  5. 5. Mary (Cochran) Pettigrew 1745–1800
  6. 6. Nancy Pettigrew 1756–1779
  7. 7. Rachel Pettigrew 1732–1754
  8. 8. William Pettigrew 1758–1837
  9. 9. Young (Daughter) Pettigrew 1754–1755
  10. 10. John Pettigrew 1736–1806
  11. 11. Charles Pettigrew 1742–1807
  12. 12. George Pettigrew 1746–1818
  13. 13. James Pettigrew 1750–
  14. 14. Nancy Pettigrew 1751–1779

James Pettigrew's Timeline

3 Records

1713
Apr 1713
Birth of James Pettigrew in Tyrone, Ireland
Tyrone, Ireland
1774
1774-1890
Age 61
James Pettigrew was married in Abbeville, South Carolina
Abbeville, South Carolina
1784
24 Dec 1784
Age 71
Death of James Pettigrew in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1713
    Event Place: Tyrone, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1774-1890
    Event Place: Abbeville, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1784
    Event Place: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
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