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John Pettit 1608 – 1662 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Feb 1608

Birth Location: Widford, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England

Death Date: 14 Apr 1662

Death Location: Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Henry Pettit

Mother: Hannah Sprackling

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In 1608, John Pettit I entered the world in Widford, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England, born to Henry Pettit and Hannah Anna Sprackling. John Pettit I passed away in 1662 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1608, John Pettit I entered the world in Widford, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England, born to Henry Pettit and Hannah Anna Sprackling.
  • John Pettit I passed away in 1662 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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John Pettit's Ancestors

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John Pettit
1608 – 1662
Birth Place: Widford, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
Parents
Henry Pettit
1580 – 1661
Widford, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
Hannah (Anna) Sprackling
1588 – 1653
Widford, Essex, England
Grandparents
Lord (Valentine Pettit Knight of Dent-de-Lion Gate) Castle
1554 – 1626
Margate, Thanet District, Kent, England
Martha Cleve
1564 – 1607
Preston, Dover District, Kent, England
Sir (Adam Sprackling\e Knight of the) Realm
1553 – 1610
Ellington House, Margate, Kent, England
Lady (Catherine) Estaday
1558 – 1627
Barnham, Hythe, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Castle
1518 – 1596
x Thatcher
1546 – 1607
Thomas (Clive
1528 – 1615
John Estaday
1530 – 1571
Juliana Hawsted
1515 – 1560
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Pettit
1486 – 1529
Lady Colman
1490 – 1530
Robert Esedaye
1500 – 1537
Juliana Esedaye
1499 – 1560
John Hawsted
1479 – 1556
Mary Hawsted

John Pettit's Timeline

2 Records

1608
26 Feb 1608
Birth of John Pettit I in Widford, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
Widford, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
1662
14 Apr 1662
Age 54
Death of John Pettit I in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1608
    Event Place: Widford, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1662
    Event Place: Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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