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Sir Henry Pettit 1518–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1518

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

Death Date: 28 Jun 1596

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

Father: Valentine Pettit

Mother: Joana Beurley

Spouse(s): Denise Thatcher

Children(s): Anne Pettit, Henry Pettit, Hether Pettitte, Thomas Pettit, Lord Castle, William Pettit

Sir Henry Pettit was born in 1518 in Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle, Margate, Kent, England, the child of Valentine Pettit And Joana Beurley. Sir Henry Pettit married Denise Thatcher, and had children including Anne Pettit, Henry 1556 Pettit, Hether Hester Pettitte, Lord Valentine Pettit Knight Of Dent De Lion Gate Castle, Thomas Pettit, William Pettit. Sir Henry Pettit passed away in 1596 in Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle, Margate, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Henry Pettit was born in 1518 in Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle, Margate, Kent, England, the child of Valentine Pettit And Joana Beurley.
  • Sir Henry Pettit married Denise Thatcher, and had children including Anne Pettit, Henry 1556 Pettit, Hether Hester Pettitte, Lord Valentine Pettit Knight Of Dent De Lion Gate Castle, Thomas Pettit, William Pettit.
  • Sir Henry Pettit passed away in 1596 in Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle, Margate, Kent, England.

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Sir Pettit's Ancestors

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Sir Pettit
1518–1596
Birth Place: Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle, Margate, Kent, England
Parents
Valentine Pettit
1486–1545
Minster, Isle of Thanet, Kent, England
Joana Beurley
1476–1545
Fordwich, Kent, England
Grandparents
Johannes (R) Pettit
1456–1532
Minster, Isle of Thauer, Kent, England
Lucy Daundelyon
1460–1532
Margate, Thanet District, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Valentine Pettit
1429–1490
Alice Dandelyon
1431–1455
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Pettit
1399–1455
Margaret Trenowith
1400–1460

Sir Pettit's Descendants

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Sir (Henry) Pettit (1518–28 Jun 1596) m. Denise Thatcher (Abt 1530–1607)
  1. 1. Anne Pettit 1552–1577
  2. 2. Henry ((1556)) Pettit 1556–1574
  3. 3. Hether ((Hester)) Pettitte 1550–1561
  4. 4. Thomas Pettit 1558–1596
  5. 5. Lord (Valentine Pettit Knight of Dent-de-Lion Gate) Castle 1554–1626
  6. 6. William Pettit 1554–1624

Sir Pettit's Timeline

2 Records

1518
1518
Birth of Sir Henry Pettit in Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle, Margate, Kent, England
Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle, Margate, Kent, England
1596
28 Jun 1596
Age 78
Death of Sir Henry Pettit in Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle, Margate, Kent, England
Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle, Margate, Kent, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1518
    Event Place: Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle, Margate, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1596
    Event Place: Dent-de-Lion Gate Castle, Margate, Kent, England

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