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Joshua Pruitt 1765–1843 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1765

Birth Location: BEDFORD COUNTY, VIRGINIA

Death Date: 27 JAN 1843

Death Location: nr MILTON, TRIMBLE COUNTY, KENTUCKY

Father: Michael Sr.

Mother: Elizabeth Simpkins

Spouse(s): Sarah Adams, Mariah Yeager

Children(s): Coleman Pruitt, William Pruitt, Mildred Pruitt, Byrd Pruitt, Joshua Jr., James Pruitt, Kitturah Pruitt, Susan Pruitt, Michael Pruitt, George Pruitt, Nancy Pruitt, Robert Pruitt, Louisa Pruitt, Martha Pruitt

The story of Joshua Pruitt began in 1765 in BEDFORD COUNTY, VIRGINIA. Joshua Pruitt married Mariah Yeager, Sarah Adams, and had children including Byrd Pruitt, Coleman Pruitt, George Washington Pruitt, James A Pruitt, Joshua Pruitt Jr, Kitturah Pruitt, Louisa Elizabeth Pruitt, Martha Ann Pruitt, Michael Pruitt, Mildred C Pruitt, Nancy Pruitt, Robert Pruitt, Susan Pruitt, William Pruitt. Joshua Pruitt passed away in 1843 in nr MILTON, TRIMBLE COUNTY, KENTUCKY.

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Biography

  • The story of Joshua Pruitt began in 1765 in BEDFORD COUNTY, VIRGINIA.
  • Joshua Pruitt married Mariah Yeager, Sarah Adams, and had children including Byrd Pruitt, Coleman Pruitt, George Washington Pruitt, James A Pruitt, Joshua Pruitt Jr, Kitturah Pruitt, Louisa Elizabeth Pruitt, Martha Ann Pruitt, Michael Pruitt, Mildred C Pruitt, Nancy Pruitt, Robert Pruitt, Susan Pruitt, William Pruitt.
  • Joshua Pruitt passed away in 1843 in nr MILTON, TRIMBLE COUNTY, KENTUCKY.

Immediate Family

Parents

Michael Sr.
1720–1798
Birth Location: LUNENBURG COUNTY, VIRGINIA
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Elizabeth Simpkins
1724–
Birth Location: Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Adams
1767–1829
Birth Location: Virginia
SA
Mariah Yeager
1809–1889
Birth Location: HENRY COUNTY, KENTUCKY
MY

Children(s)

Coleman Pruitt
1790–1860
Birth Location: FAYETTE COUNTY, KENTUCKY
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William Pruitt
1792–1868
Birth Location: FAYETTE COUNTY, KENTUCKY
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Mildred Pruitt
1786–
Birth Location: –
MP
Byrd Pruitt
1803–
Birth Location: SHELBY COUNTY, KENTUCKY
BP
Joshua Jr.
1809–
Birth Location: HENRY COUNTY, KENTUCKY
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James Pruitt
1787–
Birth Location: VA. ?
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Kitturah Pruitt
1789–
Birth Location: Virginia
KP
Susan Pruitt
1790–
Birth Location: FAYETTE COUNTY, KENTUCKY
SP
Michael Pruitt
1795–1845
Birth Location: FAYETTE COUNTY, KENTUCKY
MP
George Pruitt
1797–
Birth Location: FAYETTE COUNTY, KENTUCKY
GP
Nancy Pruitt
1799–
Birth Location: SHELBY COUNTY, KENTUCKY
NP
Robert Pruitt
1805–
Birth Location: HENRY COUNTY, KENTUCKY
RP
Louisa Pruitt
1831–
Birth Location: HENRY COUNTY, KENTUCKY
LP
Martha Pruitt
1841–1859
Birth Location: –
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Joshua Pruitt's Ancestors

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Joshua Pruitt
1765–1843
Birth Place: BEDFORD COUNTY, VIRGINIA
Parents
Michael Pruitt Sr.
1720–1798
LUNENBURG COUNTY, VIRGINIA
Elizabeth Simpkins
1724–
Virginia
Grandparents
Andrew Pruitt
1694–
GOOCHLAND COUNTY, VIRGINIA
Agnes Pruitt
1699–
Varina Parish, Henrico County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Henry Pruitt
1654–1722
Rebecca Dobbs
1654–1748
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Pruitt
1616–

Joshua Pruitt's Descendants

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Joshua Pruitt (1765–27 JAN 1843) m. Sarah Adams (1767–1829) m. Mariah Yeager (1809–7 FEB 1889)
  1. 1. Coleman Pruitt 1790–1860 m. Penelope Pruitt 1797–1880
    1. 1. Shelby Pruitt 1817– m. Nancy Grimes 1819–1894
      1. 1. Abraham Pruitt 1848–1899 m. Matilda (A.) Grant 1850–1926
        1. 1. Sarah (Rosalla) Pruitt 1868–1893
        2. 2. John (S.) Pruitt 1873–
        3. 3. Nancy (Arabell) Pruitt 1878–
        4. 4. George (S.) Pruitt 1875–1877
        5. 5. Anna (Jane) Pruitt 1881–1964
      2. 2. Mary Pruitt 1857–
        1. 1. Levi (R.) Grant 1875–
      3. 3. Isom (Leonard) Pruitt 1840–1893 m. Rebecca (Susan) Conley 1842–1897
        1. 1. James (W.) Pruitt 1861–1882
        2. 2. David (S.) Pruitt 1862– m. Ellen Donahue 1864–
        3. 3. Mary (E.) Pruitt 1866–1887
        4. 4. Nancy (E.) Pruitt 1868–
        5. 5. Martha (A.) Pruitt 1870–1914
        6. 6. John (L.) Pruitt 1874–1941 m. Martha (Jane) Sanders 1881–1911
        7. 7. Samuel (J. T.) Pruitt 1876–1882
        8. 8. Margaret Pruitt 1879–
        9. 9. Perlina (A.) Pruitt 1864–1885
        10. 10. Levi Pruitt 1872–1873
        11. 11. Farina Pruitt 1864–
      4. 4. John Pruitt 1844–1916 m. Malinda (A.) Blunk 1846–1923
        1. 1. Joseph (A.) Pruitt 1875–
        2. 2. William (L.) Pruitt 1865–1931 m. Alvirda Hobbs 1870–1959
        3. 3. Nancy (Margaret) Pruitt 1870–
        4. 4. Charlotte (E.) Pruitt 1877–
        5. 5. Matilda Pruitt 1881–1942 m. Otto Sappenfield 1871–1969
      5. 5. Kegwin Pruitt 1861–
      6. 6. David (J.) Pruitt 1839–1862 m. Margaret Hill 1840–1877
        1. 1. John (Shelton) Pruitt 1860–
        2. 2. Lona Pruitt 1861–1945 m. Thomas (Jefferson) Edwards 1860–1939 m. Benjamin Allen –1931
        3. 3. Oliver (M.) Pruitt 1862– m. Stella Carrel 1884–
      7. 7. Sarah Pruitt 1847– m. Levi Grant 1846–
        1. 1. Matilda Grant 1868–
        2. 2. Daniel (Morton) Grant 1869–
        3. 3. Lilia Grant 1871–
        4. 4. Julius (Caesar) Grant 1877–1959 m. Cora (L.) Pruitt 1884–1960
        5. 5. Idelie (A.) Grant 1879–
      8. 8. William (S.) Pruitt 1854–1925 m. Sarah (C.) Blunk 1853–1922
        1. 1. Ida (May) Pruitt 1875–1946 m. Oscar (P.) Chamberlain 1869–1945
        2. 2. William (A.) Pruitt 1876–1928 m. Alta Cummins 1877–1965
        3. 3. James (M.) Pruitt 1878–1913 m. Emma (Lee) Hobbs 1885–
        4. 4. John (Paul) Pruitt 1880–1965 m. Lena Wade 1887–1957
        5. 5. Minnie (Jane) Pruitt 1885–1970 m. Peter (L.) Friedman –1970
      9. 9. James (Kellogg) Pruitt 1861–1885
      10. 10. Penelope Pruitt 1853–
        1. 1. Eva McCarty 1874–1944
        2. 2. Levi McCarty –1941
        3. 3. Albert McCarty 1877–
        4. 4. Anna McCarty 1883–1941
      11. 11. Martha (E.) Pruitt 1850–1919 m. Levi (M.) Grant 1842–1907
        1. 1. Ulysses (S.) Grant 1867–
        2. 2. Elzora (M.) Grant 1869–1892 m. Charles Crook –1941
        3. 3. George (S.) Grant 1871–1959 m. Minnie Bates –1963
        4. 4. Andrew (S.) Grant 1873–
        5. 5. Rebecca Grant 1876– m. Charles Crook –1941
        6. 6. William (L.) Grant 1881–1941
    2. 2. Martin Pruitt 1839–
    3. 3. Lantissa Pruitt 1834–
    4. 4. Jane Pruitt 1836–
  2. 2. William Pruitt 1792–1868 m. Caroline Mason 1815– m. Sarah Shipley 1800–1888
    1. 1. Elisha Pruitt 1822–1885 m. Elenor (C.) Grimes 1834–1915
      1. 1. William (Allen) Pruitt 1854–1892 m. Elmira Conley 1855–1938
        1. 1. Oliver (James) Pruitt 1885–1962 m. Lillie (L.) Steever 1887–1929 m. Irene (Z.) Brown 1898–1980
        2. 2. John (Edward) Pruitt 1878–1945 m. Bertha (Dale) Woods 1883–1958
        3. 3. William (Hiram) Pruitt 1886–1958 m. Carrie Winiger 1892–1966
        4. 4. Dora Pruitt 1890–1960 m. Murray (K.) Cassaday 1884–1942
    2. 2. Joshua Pruitt 1833–
    3. 3. Sarah (Ellen) Pruitt 1835–1892 m. Abraham Grimes 1831–1899
      1. 1. Nancy (Elnora) Grimes 1854–1931 m. Charles (J.) Head 1853–
      2. 2. William (Enoch) Grimes 1860–1929 m. Susannah (Catherine) Walls 1863–1944
        1. 1. Calvin (Cortland) Grimes 1889–1968 m. Nora (E.) Apple 1896–1934
        2. 2. Sarah (Evelyn) Grimes 1879–1880
        3. 3. Floyd Grimes 1881–1938
        4. 4. William (Jefferson) Grimes 1882–1940
        5. 5. Thomas (Luther) Grimes 1884– m. Leona (Ethel) Bennett 1894–1920
        6. 6. Bertha (Ann) Grimes 1886–1910
        7. 7. John (Abram) Grimes 1887–1888
        8. 8. Charles (Amos) Grimes 1890– m. Lucile Shannon 1889–1962
        9. 9. Edwin (Manning) Grimes 1891–1928
        10. 10. Loretta (Elma) Grimes 1893–1897
        11. 11. Della (Esther) Grimes 1894–
        12. 12. Arthur (Jennings) Grimes 1896–1942
        13. 13. Elijah Grimes 1898–
        14. 14. James (Leonard) Grimes 1899–
        15. 15. Herbert (Everett) Grimes 1903–1904
        16. 16. Ray Grimes 1904–1953
      3. 3. Louisa (C.) Grimes 1863–1873
      4. 4. Abraham (Grimes) Jr. 1866–1942 m. Amanda (Ellen) Ford 1867–1948
        1. 1. Joseph (R.) Grimes 1892– m. Minerva Walls 1888–1952
        2. 2. Lloyd (Thomas) Grimes 1897–1937
        3. 3. William (Harrison) Grimes 1889–1961
        4. 4. Sarah (Ellen) Grimes 1891–1927
        5. 5. Ervin (Elisha) Grimes 1895–1968
        6. 6. Charles (G.) Grimes 1902–1955
      5. 5. Sarah Grimes 1868–1870
      6. 6. John (Leonard) Grimes 1873–1958 m. Nancy (Ann) Apple 1875–1942
        1. 1. Verna (Ethel) Grimes 1894–
        2. 2. Maud (May) Grimes 1896–1924
        3. 3. Elmer (Earl) Grimes 1898–
        4. 4. George (Apple) Grimes 1903–1905
        5. 5. Lester (Oliver) Grimes 1910–1964
      7. 7. Mary (Susan) Grimes 1873–1949 m. Joshua Apple 1870–
        1. 1. Dora Apple 1894–
        2. 2. Mamie (Myrtle) Apple 1895– m. Thomas Parks 1889–1964
      8. 8. Elisha Grimes 1877–1900
      9. 9. James (Nathaniel) Grimes 1857–1907 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Highfill 1860–
        1. 1. Walter (A.) Grimes 1891–
    4. 4. William (R.) Pruitt 1847–1928 m. Mary Hammond 1843–1930
      1. 1. Alice Pruitt 1877–
        1. 1. Idena Apple 1895–
        2. 2. Lloyd Apple 1897–
        3. 3. Floyd Apple 1897–
      2. 2. John (Thomas) Pruitt 1867–1936 m. Rebecca (A.) Lowe 1862–1957
        1. 1. Marie Pruitt 1890–
      3. 3. Amanda (C.) Pruitt 1874–1911
        1. 1. Fay Walls 1905–1931
        2. 2. Ruby (Grace) Walls 1910–1958
      4. 4. Levi Pruitt 1884–
      5. 5. Elijah (William) Pruitt 1880–1956 m. Mary (Ellen) Belcher 1882–1939
        1. 1. Addison Pruitt 1913–1918
        2. 2. Elizabeth Pruitt 1902–1902
        3. 3. Clarence Pruitt 1905–1907
      6. 6. Charles (Edward) Pruitt 1881– m. Iona (Mae) Gilliatt 1882–1954
        1. 1. Nova (L.) Pruitt 1912–1962
        2. 2. Lowell Pruitt 1905–1906
        3. 3. Loomis (G.) Pruitt 1907–1911
      7. 7. David Pruitt 1872–
      8. 8. Nancy (E.) Pruitt 1869–
    5. 5. Thomas Pruitt 1850–
    6. 6. Nathaniel Pruitt 1830–
  3. 3. Mildred (C.) Pruitt 1786– m. Nathaniel Shipley 1770–1858
    1. 1. Sarah Shipley 1800–1888 m. William Pruitt 1792–1868
  4. 4. Byrd Pruitt 1803– m. Elizabeth Hawkins 1813–
    1. 1. William (J.) Pruitt 1838–
    2. 2. Joshua Pruitt 1849–
    3. 3. Michael Pruitt 1836– m. Lucy Robinson 1846–
      1. 1. Sallie Pruitt 1861–
      2. 2. Elizabeth Pruitt 1864–
      3. 3. Harriet Pruitt 1869–
      4. 4. Susan Pruitt 1871–
      5. 5. Mary Pruitt 1873–
    4. 4. Virginia Pruitt 1844–
    5. 5. Sarah Pruitt 1834–
  5. 5. Joshua (Pruitt) Jr. 1809– m. Elizabeth Stone 1813–
    1. 1. George (Sanford) Pruitt 1853–1900
    2. 2. Joshua Pruitt 1849–
    3. 3. William Pruitt 1844–
    4. 4. John Pruitt 1840–
    5. 5. James Pruitt 1838–
  6. 6. James (A.) Pruitt 1787–
  7. 7. Kitturah Pruitt 1789–
  8. 8. Susan Pruitt 1790–
  9. 9. Michael Pruitt 1795–1845 m. Sarah Grimes 1795–1883
    1. 1. Joshua Pruitt 1838–1916 m. Judia Mcdonald 1841–1923
      1. 1. Hugh (Buchanan) Pruitt 1864–1955 m. Priscilla (Janice) Nelson 1869–1932
        1. 1. Anna (Jane) Pruitt 1891–1957 m. Willis Eskridge 1890–
        2. 2. Mary (Susan) Pruitt 1893–
        3. 3. Sumner Pruitt 1895–1908
        4. 4. Earl Pruitt 1902–1909
        5. 5. Lena Pruitt 1899–
      2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Pruitt 1866–1945 m. Maysoun Conley 1863–1888 m. Stephen Sanders 1865–1940
        1. 1. James (William) Conley 1883–1964
        2. 2. Albert Sanders 1895–
      3. 3. Hanna (J.) Pruitt 1868–
      4. 4. Barbara (Allen) Pruitt 1870–
      5. 5. John (William) Pruitt 1872–
      6. 6. Joel (Ely) Pruitt 1874– m. DOSS WATTS 1878–
        1. 1. SEBORN (RAMUS) Pruitt 1895–1961
      7. 7. Minnie (Evelyn) Pruitt 1876–
      8. 8. Nancy (A.) Pruitt 1879–1881
      9. 9. Louisa (Ellen) Pruitt 1859–
        1. 1. Emma Roberts 1877– m. George St.Clair 1876–1892
      10. 10. Sarah (Susan) Pruitt 1861–
      11. 11. David (Michael) Pruitt 1881–
      12. 12. Thomas (Andrew) Pruitt 1885–
    2. 2. Robert Pruitt 1826– m. Elizabeth Pitman 1827–
      1. 1. John Pruitt 1848–1880
    3. 3. Isom Pruitt 1823– m. Luvine Pitman 1823–
      1. 1. George (W.) Pruitt 1843–
      2. 2. Mahala Pruitt 1849–
      3. 3. James (C.) Pruitt 1846–
    4. 4. Elizabeth Pruitt 1840–
    5. 5. Mary Pruitt 1843–
  10. 10. George (Washington) Pruitt 1797–
  11. 11. Nancy Pruitt 1799–
  12. 12. Robert Pruitt 1805–
  13. 13. Louisa (Elizabeth) Pruitt 1831–
  14. 14. Martha (Ann) Pruitt 1841–1859

Joshua Pruitt's Timeline

2 Records

1765
1765
Birth of Joshua Pruitt in BEDFORD COUNTY, VIRGINIA
BEDFORD COUNTY, VIRGINIA
1843
27 JAN 1843
Age 78
Death of Joshua Pruitt in TRIMBLE COUNTY, KENTUCKY
TRIMBLE COUNTY, KENTUCKY

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1765
    Event Place: BEDFORD COUNTY, VIRGINIA
    Record Source: pruitt.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 JAN 1843
    Event Place: TRIMBLE COUNTY, KENTUCKY
    Record Source: pruitt.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: nr MILTON, TRIMBLE COUNTY, KENTUCKY
    Record Source: pruitt.FTW
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