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William Pitt 1578 – 1624 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1578

Birth Location: Bristol, Somerset, England

Death Date: 1624

Death Location: Isle Wright, Virginia, United States

Father: Thomas Pitt

Mother: Priscilla Searle

Spouse(s): Mary Gibbs

Children(s): Col Pitt

In 1578, William Pitt entered the world in Bristol, Somerset, England, born to Thomas Pitt and Priscilla Searle. William Pitt married Mary Gibbs, and had children including Col Robert Pitt. William Pitt passed away in 1624 in Isle Wright, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1578, William Pitt entered the world in Bristol, Somerset, England, born to Thomas Pitt and Priscilla Searle.
  • William Pitt married Mary Gibbs, and had children including Col Robert Pitt.
  • William Pitt passed away in 1624 in Isle Wright, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Pitt
1555 – 1613
Birth Location: Blandford,Dorset,England
TP
Priscilla Searle
1558 – 1618
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
PS

Spouses(s)

Mary Gibbs
1572 – 1634
Birth Location: Dorset, England
MG

Children(s)

Col Pitt
1607 – 1672
Birth Location: VA, USA
CP

William Pitt's Ancestors

Self
William Pitt
1578 – 1624
Birth Place: Bristol, Somerset, England
Parents
Thomas Pitt
1555 – 1613
Blandford,Dorset,England
Priscilla Searle
1558 – 1618
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Christopher Searle
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Pitt's Descendants

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William Pitt (1578 – 1624) m. Mary Gibbs (1572 – 25 Nov 1634)
  1. 1. Col (Robert) Pitt (1607 – 6 Jun 1672) m. Hester Stevens (1606 – 1626) m. Martha Lear (1620 – 1672)
    1. 1. Robert Pitt (1623 – 6 Jun 1672)
    2. 2. Elizabeth Pitt (1625 – 1725)
    3. 3. Brashier Pitt (1627 – )
    4. 4. Hester Pitt (1629 – 9 Jan 1674) m. Gen. (Joseph) Bridger (12 Jul 1628 – 15 Apr 1686)
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Bridger (1616 – 1676)
      2. 2. Mary (Marie) Bridges (1640 – 1706)
      3. 3. Joan Bridger (1640 – 1686)
      4. 4. Martha Bridger (1644 – 1652) m. Thomas Godwin (1640 – 27 May 1714)
        1. 1. William Godwin (1630 – 26 Sep 1720)
      5. 5. Joseph Bridger (1654 – 1713) m. Elizabeth Norsworthy (1663 – 14 Dec 1727)
        1. 1. Robert Bridger (1689 – 1764)
        2. 2. Joseph Bridger (1696 – 5 Sep 1751)
        3. 3. William Bridger (1696 – 1730)
        4. 4. Elizabeth Bridger (1702 – 1727)
      6. 6. Elizabeth Bridgar (16 July 1665 – 2 April 1697) m. Richard Haynie (1660 – 31 October 1724)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Haynie (1660 – 17 June 1717) m. Job Hammond (28 Feb 1645 – 2 January 1717)
        2. 2. Bridgar Haynie (1681 – 18 Oct 1740)
        3. 3. Richard Haynie (1682 – 13 Feb 1743) m. Mary (Ann) Parrott (1722 – 1807)
        4. 4. Samuel Haynie (1684 – 1723)
        5. 5. Anne Haynie (1684 – )
        6. 6. Capt (John) Haynie (1684 – 1697)
        7. 7. Katherine Haynie (1687 – 1724)
        8. 8. Perthois Haynie (31 Oct 1688 – )
        9. 9. Maximillian Haynie (31 October 1688 – 6 February 1727) m. Mary Kelly (1690 – ) m. LURANAH FALKNER
        10. 10. Bridget Haynie (6 Dec 1688 – 1729)
        11. 11. Ormsby Haynie (1690 – 13 Feb 1743)
        12. 12. Anthony Haynie (1698 – 21 Feb 1760)
        13. 13. Richard Hayne (1702 – )
        14. 14. Mary Haynie (3 Nov 1702 – )
        15. 15. Samuel Haynie (1705 – 29 Mar 1750)
        16. 16. Ann (Winifred Winefred) Haynie (7 Apr 1706 – )
        17. 17. Eleanor Haynie (2 Sep 1708 – 1754)
        18. 18. Charles Haynie (23 Jan 1710 – 29 Mar 1750)
        19. 19. Katherine Haynie (1711 – )
        20. 20. Sarah Haynie (1718 – )
    5. 5. Henry Pitt (1645 – 1715) m. Mary Galloway (1645 – 8 Feb 1685)
      1. 1. Sarah (D) Pitt (1660 – 05 Mar 1710)
      2. 2. Joseph Pitts (1670 – )
      3. 3. Mary Pitts (1672 – 1698)
      4. 4. Charles Pitt (1677 – 1750)
      5. 5. John Pitts (1679 – )
    6. 6. Martha Pitt (1646 – 6 Jun 1672)
    7. 7. John Pitt (1634 – 9 Jan 1703)

William Pitt's Timeline

2 Records

1578
1578
Birth of William Pitt in Bristol, Somerset, England
Bristol, Somerset, England
1624
1624
Age 46
Death of William Pitt in Isle Wright, Virginia, United States
Isle Wright, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1578
    Event Place: Bristol, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1624
    Event Place: Isle Wright, Virginia, United States
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