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John Pettus 1496 – 1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1496

Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 28 Aug 1558

Death Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England

Father: Thomas Pettus

Mother: Lady Pettus

Spouse(s): Joan Dethick, Cecily Capon

Children(s): Sir Pettus

The story of John Pettus began in 1496 in Norwich, Norfolk, England. John Pettus married Joan Dethick, Cecily Capon, and had children including Sir Thomas Pettus. John Pettus passed away in 1558 in Norwich, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Pettus began in 1496 in Norwich, Norfolk, England.
  • John Pettus married Joan Dethick, Cecily Capon, and had children including Sir Thomas Pettus.
  • John Pettus passed away in 1558 in Norwich, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Pettus
1470 – 1520
Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England
TP
Lady Pettus
1479 –
Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England
LP

Spouses(s)

Joan Dethick
1500 – 1525
Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England
JD
Cecily Capon
1502 – 1542
Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England
CC

Children(s)

Sir Pettus
1523 – 1597
Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England
SP

John Pettus's Ancestors

Self
John Pettus
1496 – 1558
Birth Place: Norwich, Norfolk, England
Parents
Thomas Pettus
1470 – 1520
Norwich, Norfolk, England
Lady (Thomas) Pettus
1479 –
Norwich, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
end
1534 – 1112
Roskilde, Denmark
END INFO
1478 –
Watford, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
END
1510 – 1297
end DeYork
1478 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
End DeYork
1099 – 1112
End Boftz
1478 –

John Pettus's Descendants

1.
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John Pettus (1496 – 28 Aug 1558) m. Joan Dethick (1500 – 1525) m. Cecily Capon (28 Mar 1502 – 1542)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas) Pettus (1523 – 7 Jan 1597) m. Christian Dethick (1527 – 25 Jun 1578) m. Elizabeth
    1. 1. Cecily Pettus (1540 – 1588)
    2. 2. Isabel Pettus (1541 – 29 Aug 1573)
    3. 3. Alexander Pettus (1546 – 1552)
    4. 4. SIR (John) Pettus (1550 – 1640)
    5. 5. John Pettus (12 Oct 1550 – 9 Apr 1614) m. Bridget Curtis (1553 – 28 Dec 1628) m. Christian Dethick m. Alice Freeman (1619 – 1651)
      1. 1. Richard Pead (1568 – )
      2. 2. Elizabeth Paddy (1573 – 1668)
      3. 3. Augustine Pettus (16 Jul 1582 – 9 Jul 1613)
      4. 4. Ann Pettus (29 Oct 1583 – 2 Feb 1628)
      5. 5. Elizabeth Pettus (23 Jul 1585 – 1650)
      6. 6. Elizabeth Pettus (23 Jul 1585 – 1598)
    6. 6. Thomas Pettus (17 Sep 1552 – 06 Jun 1620) m. Cecily King (1552 – Abt. 1641)
      1. 1. Ann PETTUS (10 Jul 1582 – 7 Sep 1582)
      2. 2. William Pettus (12 Aug 1583 – 19 Dec 1648) m. Mary Gleane (27 Jul 1585 – 27 Jul 1631)
        1. 1. Maude Pettus (1609 – 5 Apr 1613)
        2. 2. Thomas Pettus (23 Aug 1609 – 1698)
        3. 3. Thomas Pettus (19 February 1598 – 20 Sep 1663) m. Rebecca (Petty) Patey (1608 – 1684) m. Ka (Okee Jane) Pettus (1613 – 1670) m. Elizabeth Durrant (1615 – 1660) m. Katherine Morris (1640 – 1700) m. Rebecca (T) Pettus (1686 – 1784)
        4. 4. Anne Pettus (1611 – 5 Apr 1613)
        5. 5. Edward Pettus (1611 – 1643)
        6. 6. Martha Pettus (1613 – 15 Mar 1613)
        7. 7. John Pettus (1617 – 1698)
        8. 8. Elizabeth PETTUS (1619 – )
        9. 9. Edward PETTUS (1621 – 1643)
        10. 10. Henry Pettus (1623 – )
      3. 3. Edward PETTUS (17 Nov 1585 – 15 Apr 1620)
      4. 4. John Pettus (17 Nov 1585 – 15 Apr 1620)
      5. 5. Henry Pettus (25 Oct 1586 – 14 Aug 1588)
      6. 6. Susan PETTUS (1588 – 19 Mar 1588)
      7. 7. Susan PETTUS (19 Mar 1589 – 19 Mar 1588)
      8. 8. Elizabeth Pettus (12 Jul 1590 – 7 Sep 1682)
      9. 9. Thomas PETTUS (8 Aug 1596 – 31 Dec 1597)
    7. 7. Thomas Pettus

John Pettus's Timeline

2 Records

1496
1496
Birth of John Pettus in Norwich, Norfolk, England
Norwich, Norfolk, England
1558
28 Aug 1558
Age 62
Death of John Pettus in Norwich, Norfolk, England
Norwich, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1496
    Event Place: Norwich, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1558
    Event Place: Norwich, Norfolk, England
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