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Lord Valentine Pettit Knight of Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle 1554 – 1626 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1554

Birth Location: Margate, Thanet District, Kent, England

Death Date: 3 July 1626

Death Location: Margate, Thanet District, Kent, England

Father: Sir Castle

Mother: x Thatcher

Spouse(s): Martha Cleve, Maria Pettit, Mary Cleeve, Martha Cleeve, Martha Heneker, Martha Cleve

Children(s): Henry Pettit, Sir Pettit, Henri Pettit, Katherine Pettit, Valentine Pettit, Mary Pettit, ...Lose Pettit, Paul Pettit, x Pettit, Valentine Pettit, Mary Pettit, Henri Pettit, Henry Petitt, Elizabeth Pettit, Elias Pettit, Paul Pettit, Eliza Pettit, Elizabeth Pettit, Cleeve Pettit, Elias Pettit, Anne Pettit

In 1554, Lord Valentine Pettit Knight of Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle entered the world in Margate, Thanet District, Kent, England, born to Sir Henry Pettit Knight of Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle and x Lady Dianise Thatcher. Lord Valentine Pettit Knight of Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle married Martha Cleve, Maria Pettit, Mary Cleeve, Martha or Mary Cleeve, Martha Heneker, Martha Cleve, and had children including Henry Pettit, Sir Henrie Pettit, Henri Pettit, Katherine Pettit, Valentine Pettit, Mary Pettit, ...Lose Pettit, Paul Pettit, x Henry Pettit, Valentine Pettit, Mary Pettit, Henri Pettit, Henry Petitt, Elizabeth Pettit, Elias Pettit, Paul Pettit, Eliza Pettit, Elizabeth Pettit, Cleeve Pettit, Elias Pettit, Anne Pettit. Lord Valentine Pettit Knight of Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle passed away in 1626 in Margate, Thanet District, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1554, Lord Valentine Pettit Knight of Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle entered the world in Margate, Thanet District, Kent, England, born to Sir Henry Pettit Knight of Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle and x Lady Dianise Thatcher.
  • Lord Valentine Pettit Knight of Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle married Martha Cleve, Maria Pettit, Mary Cleeve, Martha or Mary Cleeve, Martha Heneker, Martha Cleve, and had children including Henry Pettit, Sir Henrie Pettit, Henri Pettit, Katherine Pettit, Valentine Pettit, Mary Pettit, ...Lose Pettit, Paul Pettit, x Henry Pettit, Valentine Pettit, Mary Pettit, Henri Pettit, Henry Petitt, Elizabeth Pettit, Elias Pettit, Paul Pettit, Eliza Pettit, Elizabeth Pettit, Cleeve Pettit, Elias Pettit, Anne Pettit.
  • Lord Valentine Pettit Knight of Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle passed away in 1626 in Margate, Thanet District, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lord Castle's Ancestors

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Lord Castle
1554 – 1626
Birth Place: Margate, Thanet District, Kent, England
Parents
Sir Henry Pettit Knight of Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle
1518 – 1596
Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle, Margate, Kent, England
x (Lady Dianise) Thatcher
1546 – 1607
Ellington, Huntingdonshire, , England
Grandparents
Sir (John Richard II) Pettit
1486 – 1529
Isle of Thanet, Kent, England
Lady (Matilda) Colman
1490 – 1530
Fordwich, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Pettit
1456 – 1532
Lady Philpott
1461 – 1523
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Castle's Descendants

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Lord (Valentine Pettit Knight of Dent-de-Lion Gate) Castle (1554 – 3 July 1626) m. Martha Cleve (1564 – April 1607) m. Maria Pettit (1559 – April 1607) m. Mary Cleeve (1564 – 1626) m. Martha (or Mary) Cleeve (1564 – 12 Aug 1628) m. Martha Heneker (1564 – 12 Aug 1628) m. Martha Cleve (1564 – 1609)
  1. 1. Henry Pettit (21 Sep 1580 – 23 Feb 1661) m. Hannah (Anna) Sprackling (11 Dec 1588 – 30 Sep 1653) m. Mary Pettit (1585 – )
    1. 1. Charles Petit (18 August 1604 – )
    2. 2. John Pettit (26 Feb 1608 – 14 Apr 1662)
    3. 3. Thomas Pettit (Jun 1609 – Oct 1688)
    4. 4. Ann (Elizabeth) Petit (1610 – 1679) m. James (A.) Morgan (14 Jul 1610 – 1690)
      1. 1. Mary (Morgan) Paquot (1610 – 03 Sep 1696)
        1. 1. Adrianne Chrocheran (1620 – Aft. 1646) m. James (Jacques) Poillon (1620 – Aft. 1646)
      2. 2. Mary (Crow) Morgan (1630 – 3 SEP 1696)
      3. 3. Mary (Morgan) Paquot (1630 – 3 Sep 1696)
    5. 5. Michael Pettit (3 Nov 1611 – 14 Apr 1662)
    6. 6. Captain (Henry) Pettit (1627 – 23 February 1661)
    7. 7. Anna Pettit (1630 – )
    8. 8. Valentine Pettit ( – abt 1650)
  2. 2. Sir (Henrie) Pettit (21 September 1580 – 1614)
  3. 3. Henri Pettit (1584 – 1614)
  4. 4. Katherine Pettit (1595 – 13 February 1624)
  5. 5. Valentine Pettit (12 Sep 1596 – 1627)
  6. 6. Mary Pettit (1598 – WFT Est 1599-1692)
  7. 7. ...Lose Pettit (1599 – 1600)
  8. 8. Paul Pettit (1605 – 1641)
  9. 9. x (Henry) Pettit (1595 – 1641)
  10. 10. Valentine Pettit (12 Sep 1596 – 1627)
  11. 11. Mary Pettit (1598 – WFT Est 1599-1692)
  12. 12. Henri Pettit (1571 – 1626)
  13. 13. Henry Petitt (1595 – 1641)
  14. 14. Elizabeth Pettit (1597 – 1621)
  15. 15. Elias Pettit (1603 – Abt 1654)
  16. 16. Paul Pettit (1605 – 1687)
  17. 17. Eliza Pettit (1593 – )
  18. 18. Elizabeth Pettit (1597 – 1621)
  19. 19. Cleeve Pettit (1600 – 1600)
  20. 20. Elias Pettit (1603 – 1604)
  21. 21. Anne Pettit

Lord Castle's Timeline

4 Records

1554
1554
Birth of Lord Valentine Pettit Knight of Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle in Margate, Thanet District, Kent, England
Margate, Thanet District, Kent, England
1591
1591
Age 37
Lord Valentine Pettit Knight of Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle was married
None
1626
3 July 1626
Age 72
Death of Lord Valentine Pettit Knight of Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle in Margate, Thanet District, Kent, England
Margate, Thanet District, Kent, England
1626
7 Jul 1626
Age 72
Burial of Lord Valentine Pettit Knight of Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle in St. John The Baptist Church, Margate, Kent, England
St. John The Baptist Church, Margate, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1554
    Event Place: Margate, Thanet District, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1591

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Canterbury, Kent, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 July 1626
    Event Place: Margate, Thanet District, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1626
    Event Place: St. John The Baptist Church, Margate, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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