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Sir Henry Pettit Knight of Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle 1518 – 1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1518, 1521

Birth Location: Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle, Margate, Kent, England

Death Date: 28 June 1596, 1599

Death Location: Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle, Margate, Kent, England

Father: Sir Pettit

Mother: Lady Colman

Spouse(s): x Thatcher

Children(s): Hester Pettit, Anne Pettit, Lord Pettit, Lord Castle, Valentine PETTIT, William Pettit, Henry Pettit, Sir Pettit, Valentine Pettit, Thomas Pettit, Valentine PETTIT

In 1518, Sir Henry Pettit Knight of Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle Sr entered the world in Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle, Margate, Kent, England, born to Sir John Richard II Pettit and Lady Matilda Colman. Sir Henry Pettit Knight of Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle Sr married x Lady Dianise Thatcher, and had children including Hester Pettit, Anne Pettit, Lord Valentine Pettit, Lord Valentine Pettit Knight of Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle, Valentine PETTIT, William Pettit, Henry Pettit, Sir Valentyn Pettit, Valentine Pettit, Thomas Pettit, Valentine PETTIT. Sir Henry Pettit Knight of Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle Sr passed away in 1596 in Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle, Margate, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1518, Sir Henry Pettit Knight of Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle Sr entered the world in Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle, Margate, Kent, England, born to Sir John Richard II Pettit and Lady Matilda Colman.
  • Sir Henry Pettit Knight of Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle Sr married x Lady Dianise Thatcher, and had children including Hester Pettit, Anne Pettit, Lord Valentine Pettit, Lord Valentine Pettit Knight of Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle, Valentine PETTIT, William Pettit, Henry Pettit, Sir Valentyn Pettit, Valentine Pettit, Thomas Pettit, Valentine PETTIT.
  • Sir Henry Pettit Knight of Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle Sr passed away in 1596 in Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle, Margate, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Pettit
1486 – 1529
Birth Location: Isle of Thanet, Kent, England
SP
Lady Colman
1490 – 1530
Birth Location: Fordwich, Kent, England
LC

Spouses(s)

x Thatcher
1546 – 1607
Birth Location: Ellington, Huntingdonshire, , England
xT

Children(s)

Hester Pettit
1550 – 1561
Birth Location: Thanet, Kent, , England
HP
Anne Pettit
1552 – 1577
Birth Location: Thanet, Kent, England
AP
Lord Pettit
1552 – 1625
Birth Location: Saffron Walden, Essex, England, United Kingdom
LP
Lord Castle
1554 – 1626
Birth Location: Margate, Thanet District, Kent, England
LC
Valentine PETTIT
1554 – 1624
Birth Location: Margate, Kent, England
VP
William Pettit
1554 – 1624
Birth Location: Margate, Kent, England
WP
Henry Pettit
1556 – 1574
Birth Location: Margate, Kent, England
HP
Sir Pettit
1556 – 1626
Birth Location: Margate, Thanet District, Kent, England
SP
Valentine Pettit
1556 – 1626
Birth Location: Margate, Thanet District, Kent, England
VP
Thomas Pettit
1558 – 1596
Birth Location: Margate, Kent, England
TP
Valentine PETTIT
1597 – 1626
Birth Location: Thanet, Kent, England
VP

Sir Castle's Ancestors

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Sir Castle
1518 – 1596
Birth Place: Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle, Margate, Kent, England
Parents
Sir John Richard II Pettit
1486 – 1529
Isle of Thanet, Kent, England
Lady (Matilda) Colman
1490 – 1530
Fordwich, Kent, England
Grandparents
Sir (John R) Pettit
1456 – 1532
Isle of Thaver Thane, Kent, England
Lady (Christiana) Philpott
1461 – 1523
Isle of Thanet, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Castle's Descendants

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Sir (Henry Pettit Knight of Dent-de-Lion Gate) Castle (1518, 1521 – 28 June 1596, 1599) m. x (Lady Dianise) Thatcher (1546 – 1607)
  1. 1. Hester Pettit (1550 – 16 Aug 1561)
  2. 2. Anne Pettit (1552 – 12 Jul 1577)
  3. 3. Lord (Valentine) Pettit (1552 – February 1625)
  4. 4. 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)
        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
  5. 5. Valentine PETTIT (1554 – 13 Feb 1624)
  6. 6. William Pettit (1554 – abt 1624)
  7. 7. Henry Pettit (1556 – Jun 1574)
  8. 8. Sir (Valentyn) Pettit (1556 – 7 July 1626)
  9. 9. Valentine Pettit (1556 – 7 July 1626)
  10. 10. Thomas Pettit (1558 – 28 Jun 1596)
  11. 11. Valentine PETTIT (Abt. 1597 – 7 July 1626)

Sir Castle's Timeline

2 Records

1518
1518, 1521
Birth of Sir Henry Pettit Knight of Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle Sr in Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle, Margate, Kent, England
Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle, Margate, Kent, England
1596
28 June 1596, 1599
Age 78
Death of Sir Henry Pettit Knight of Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle Sr in Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle, Margate, Kent, England
Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle, Margate, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1518, 1521
    Event Place: Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle, Margate, Kent, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Ellington, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 June 1596, 1599
    Event Place: Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle, Margate, Kent, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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