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Thomas Pettus 1712–1780 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Dec 1712

Birth Location: King and Queen Co, VA

Death Date: 18 Mar 1780

Death Location: Cumberland Parish, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA (Find A Grave Memorial# 106324607)

Father: John Pettus

Mother: Anne Pettus

Spouse(s): Amy Walker, Catherine Hart, Sarah Lipscomb, Susannah Graves

Children(s): Thomas Jr, Samuel Pettus, Mary Pettus, John Pettus, Anne Pettus, Catherine young)

Thomas Pettus was born in 1712 in King and Queen Co, VA, the child of John Pettus And Anne Elizabeth Overton Pettus. Thomas Pettus married Amy Ann Walker, Catherine Hart, Sarah Lipscomb, Susannah Graves, and had children including Anne Pettus, Catherine Pettus Died Young, John Reginald Pettus, Mary Susan Pettus, Samuel Overton Pettus, Thomas Pettus Jr. Thomas Pettus passed away in 1780 in Cumberland Parish, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA (Find A Grave Memorial# 106324607).

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Biography

  • Thomas Pettus was born in 1712 in King and Queen Co, VA, the child of John Pettus And Anne Elizabeth Overton Pettus.
  • Thomas Pettus married Amy Ann Walker, Catherine Hart, Sarah Lipscomb, Susannah Graves, and had children including Anne Pettus, Catherine Pettus Died Young, John Reginald Pettus, Mary Susan Pettus, Samuel Overton Pettus, Thomas Pettus Jr.
  • Thomas Pettus passed away in 1780 in Cumberland Parish, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA (Find A Grave Memorial# 106324607).

Immediate Family

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Thomas Pettus's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Pettus
1712–1780
Birth Place: King and Queen Co, VA
Parents
John Pettus
1674–1730
Williamsbury, New Kent, VA
Anne (Elizabeth Overton) Pettus
1673–1730
Hanover, Louisa, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Pettus
1635–1701
Williamsburg, James, Virginia, USA
Mary (Elizabeth Dabney) D'Aubigne
1644–1688
New Kent, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Pettus
1598–1663
Ka Pettus
1612–1642
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Pettus's Descendants

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Thomas Pettus (25 Dec 1712–18 Mar 1780) m. Amy ((Ann)) Walker (25 Feb 1717–22 Oct 1778) m. Catherine Hart (1708–) m. Sarah Lipscomb (1731–1798) m. Susannah Graves (1730–1802)
  1. 1. Thomas (Pettus) Jr 1741–1797 m. Mary (Susan) Henderson 1735–1813
    1. 1. Thomas Pettus 1780–1852 m. Elinor (Smith) McGehee 1775–1812 m. Phebe Holloway 1798–1867
      1. 1. Maria (Pettus) Baldwin 1811–1863 m. William (Brackett) Baldwin 1808–1889
        1. 1. Mary (Elydia) Baldwin 1844–1891 m. Ed. Wilkerson 1822–1892
        2. 2. William (Baldwin) Sr 1844–1928 m. Ida Pierce 1868–1951
        3. 3. Caroline Baldwin 1849–
        4. 4. George (Washington) Baldwin 1837–1917
        5. 5. William (Edward) Baldwin 1834–1900
        6. 6. Thomas Baldwin 1839–
        7. 7. Ann (J.) Baldwin 1837–
        8. 8. Maria (Judson) Baldwin 1843–1908
      2. 2. Matthew (B) Pettus 1790–1864
      3. 3. Hannah Pettus 1812–
      4. 4. "Sally" Pettus 1807–
      5. 5. Thomas Pettus 1802–
      6. 6. Samuel Pettus 1799–1861
      7. 7. Harriet Pettus 1812–
      8. 8. Matthew (B.) Pettus 1812–
      9. 9. Samuel (H.) Pettus 1812–
  2. 2. Samuel (Overton) Pettus 1739–1749
  3. 3. Mary (Susan) Pettus 1737–1812
  4. 4. John (Reginald) Pettus 1736–1799
  5. 5. Anne Pettus 1738–1781
  6. 6. Catherine (Pettus (died) young) 1739–1841

Thomas Pettus's Timeline

3 Records

1712
25 Dec 1712
Birth of Thomas Pettus in King and Queen Co, VA
King and Queen Co, VA
1735
10 Nov 1735
Age 23
Thomas Pettus was married in Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
1780
18 Mar 1780
Age 68
Death of Thomas Pettus in Cumberland Parish, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA (Find A Grave Memorial# 106324607)
Cumberland Parish, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA (Find A Grave Memorial# 106324607)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1712
    Event Place: King and Queen Co, VA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 358
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 055
    [4] Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84.0311

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1735
    Event Place: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1780
    Event Place: Cumberland Parish, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA (Find A Grave Memorial# 106324607)
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 358
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 055
    [4] Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84.0311

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