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Jonathan Adam Pettit 1721–1769 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jun 1721

Birth Location: New Jersey, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States

Death Date: 20 Oct 1769

Death Location: Little Egg Harbor, Burlington, New Jersey, USA

Father: Nathaniel Pettit

Mother: Elizabeth Heath

Spouse(s): Mary Shourds

Children(s): Maria Pettit, Joseph Pettit, Amy Pettit

Jonathan Adam Pettit was born in 1721 in New Jersey, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States, the child of Nathaniel Pettit And Elizabeth Heath. Jonathan Adam Pettit married Mary Shourds, and had children including Amy Pettit, Joseph Pettit, Maria Mary Pettit. Jonathan Adam Pettit passed away in 1769 in Little Egg Harbor, Burlington, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • Jonathan Adam Pettit was born in 1721 in New Jersey, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States, the child of Nathaniel Pettit And Elizabeth Heath.
  • Jonathan Adam Pettit married Mary Shourds, and had children including Amy Pettit, Joseph Pettit, Maria Mary Pettit.
  • Jonathan Adam Pettit passed away in 1769 in Little Egg Harbor, Burlington, New Jersey, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathaniel Pettit
1676–1729
Birth Location: Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
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Elizabeth Heath
1680–1730
Birth Location: Ancaster, Wentworth, New Jersey, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Shourds
1722–1769
Birth Location: Manor, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Maria Pettit
1735–1818
Birth Location: USA, New Jersey, United States
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Joseph Pettit
1752–1801
Birth Location: Tuckerton, Salem, New Jersey, United States
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Amy Pettit
1767–
Birth Location: Little Egg Harbor, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
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Jonathan Pettit's Ancestors

Self
Jonathan Pettit
1721–1769
Birth Place: New Jersey, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Parents
Nathaniel Pettit
1676–1729
Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
Elizabeth Heath
1680–1730
Ancaster, Wentworth, New Jersey, United States
Grandparents
Nathaniel (Pettit) I
1645–1718
Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, Colonial America
Lady (Mary Baylis\Bayless\Bailey) (Pettit)
1647–1719
Long Island City, Queens County, New York, USA
Andrew HEATH
1667–1720
Burslem, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Elias Bailey
1622–1662
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jonathan Pettit's Descendants

1.
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Jonathan (Adam) Pettit (12 Jun 1721–20 Oct 1769) m. Mary Shourds (4 Mar 1722–1769)
  1. 1. Maria (Mary) Pettit 1735–1818 m. Sebastian (Gottfried) Greenzweig 1731–1822
    1. 1. Hannah Greenzweig 1766–1861 m. Johann (George) Beer 1770–1850 m. George Beir 1773–1846
      1. 1. Johann (Jacob "John) Beir 1790–1844 m. Eva Moyer 1799–1886
        1. 1. Samuel Beers 1829–1907 m. Kate Beck 1818–1902 m. Mary Klotz 1857–1932
        2. 2. James Beer 1824– m. Annetta (Strohl) Beer 1831–1890
        3. 3. Amos (Moyer) Beer 1826–1893
        4. 4. Sarah Beer 1831–1885 m. Joel Strohl 1824–1910
        5. 5. Mary (Ann) Beer 1818–1903 m. William Eckhart 1815–1883
        6. 6. William (B) Beer 1827–1901 m. Susanna ('Susan' Eckhart) x 1831–1911
        7. 7. Aaron Beers 1837–1906 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Burgher 1850–1919
        8. 8. Johann Bier 1820–
        9. 9. Henryette Bier 1822–
        10. 10. Conrad Bier 1833–1834
        11. 11. Carl Bier 1837–
        12. 12. David Bier 1840–
        13. 13. Eva Bier 1842–
        14. 14. Katherine Bier 1817–1903
    2. 2. Tobias Greenzweig 1770–1815
      1. 1. Lydia Greenzwieg 1816–1897
        1. 1. SARAH (ANN) GETZ 1854–1936
    3. 3. Sarah (Cluldren) Greenzweig 1764–1823 m. Daniel VanBuskirk 1757–1822
      1. 1. George (D) VanBuskirk 1799–1868
        1. 1. Susannah (A) Vanbuskerk 1841–1931
      2. 2. John (Van) Buskirk 1792–1857 m. Anna (Margaret) Schoch 1800–1867
        1. 1. John (Van) Buskirk 1831–1905 m. Mary (Ann) Arnold 1835–1900
        2. 2. Daniel VanBuskirk 1823–1889
        3. 3. Joseph VanBuskirk 1824–1901
        4. 4. Caroline VanBuskirk 1827–1886
        5. 5. Jacob VanBuskirk 1827–1828
        6. 6. Elisabeth VanBuskirk 1829–1904
        7. 7. Susanna VanBuskirk 1836–1907
        8. 8. Louisa VanBuskirk 1837–1838
        9. 9. Reuben VanBuskirk 1838–1907
        10. 10. Edward VanBuskirk 1841–1925
        11. 11. Amos VanBuskirk 1842–
      3. 3. Sarah VanBuskirk 1787–
      4. 4. Susanna VanBuskirk 1798–1865
        1. 1. Elizabeth (G.) YOUNG 1819–1886
      5. 5. Hannah (Van) Buskirk 1801–1871
      6. 6. WILLIAM (VANBUSKIRK) YOUNG 1807–1872
        1. 1. Jacob (Young) VanBuskirk 1836–1903 m. Esther (Matilda) Batzel 1845–1896
        2. 2. Harriet (Young) VanBuskirk 1849–
        3. 3. Samuel Young 1825–1913
      7. 7. Mary VanBuskirk 1790–
      8. 8. Elizabeth VanBuskirk 1794–
      9. 9. William VanBuskirk 1807–1877
    4. 4. Anna (M.) Greenzweig 1762–1822
    5. 5. Heinrich ('Henry' Grunzweig) Greenzweig 1755–1828
      1. 1. Catharine (**Grunzweig**) (Greenzweig)BARTHOLOMEW 1802–1855
        1. 1. Katharine Bartholomew 1839–1922
    6. 6. Susannah Grunzweig 1779–1850
    7. 7. Jonas Greenzweig 1782–1868
  2. 2. Joseph Pettit 1752–1801
  3. 3. Amy Pettit 1767–

Jonathan Pettit's Timeline

2 Records

1721
12 Jun 1721
Birth of Jonathan Adam Pettit in New Jersey, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
New Jersey, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
1769
20 Oct 1769
Age 48
Death of Jonathan Adam Pettit in Little Egg Harbor, Burlington, New Jersey, USA
Little Egg Harbor, Burlington, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1721
    Event Place: New Jersey, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1769
    Event Place: Little Egg Harbor, Burlington, New Jersey, USA
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