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William Pinckney Poole Pettit 1793–1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1793

Birth Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 16 Mar 1858

Death Location: Spartanburg,Spartanburg,SC

Father: Joshua Pettet

Mother: Judith Poole

Spouse(s): Cynthia Little

Children(s): Benjamin Pettit

William Pinckney Poole Pettit was born in 1793 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA, the child of Joshua Pettet And Judith Judah Poole. William Pinckney Poole Pettit married Cynthia Lucinda Little, and had children including Benjamin Benjimmy Pettit. William Pinckney Poole Pettit passed away in 1858 in Spartanburg,Spartanburg,SC.

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Biography

  • William Pinckney Poole Pettit was born in 1793 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA, the child of Joshua Pettet And Judith Judah Poole.
  • William Pinckney Poole Pettit married Cynthia Lucinda Little, and had children including Benjamin Benjimmy Pettit.
  • William Pinckney Poole Pettit passed away in 1858 in Spartanburg,Spartanburg,SC.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joshua Pettet
1773–1827
Birth Location: ,Spartanburg,SC
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Judith Poole
1766–1842
Birth Location: Granville County, NC
JP

Spouses(s)

Cynthia Little
1807–1885
Birth Location: Cowpens, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
CL

Children(s)

Benjamin Pettit
1830–1865
Birth Location: Cowpens, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
BP

William Pettit's Ancestors

Self
William Pettit
1793–1858
Birth Place: Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Joshua Pettet
1773–1827
,Spartanburg,SC
Judith ((Judah)) Poole
1766–1842
Granville County, NC
Grandparents
Joshua (Pettit) II
1734–1786
Sculville, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Rachel (MONROE) *
1736–1786
NJ
Mary (Elizabeth) Stovall
1738–1827
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Pettit
1701–1771
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Pettit's Descendants

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William (Pinckney Poole) Pettit (1793–16 Mar 1858) m. Cynthia (Lucinda) Little (11 Jul 1807–30 Jan 1885)
  1. 1. Benjamin (Benjimmy) Pettit 1830–1865 m. Kate Belcher 1830–
    1. 1. Robert (Cleveland "Dock") Pettit 1852–1932 m. Susan (Jane) Bishop 1848–1922
      1. 1. Celia Pettit 1878–1919 m. R. (H.) Raines 1854–1937
        1. 1. George Raines 1913–2004 m. Ruth (L.) Raines 1913–1990
        2. 2. Benjamin (W) Raines 1889–
        3. 3. Robb (R) Raines 1896–
        4. 4. Andrew Raines 1892–
        5. 5. Emma (L) Raines 1891–
        6. 6. Frank (H) Raines 1885–
        7. 7. Lavinie Raines 1894–

William Pettit's Timeline

2 Records

1793
1793
Birth of William Pinckney Poole Pettit in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
1858
16 Mar 1858
Age 65
Death of William Pinckney Poole Pettit in Spartanburg,Spartanburg,SC
Spartanburg,Spartanburg,SC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1793
    Event Place: Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1858
    Event Place: Spartanburg,Spartanburg,SC
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