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William Pitt 1708–1749 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 DEC 1708

Birth Location: Sturminster Newton, Dorset, England

Death Date: 10 DEC 1749

Death Location: Sturminster Newton, Dorset, England

Father: George Pitt

Mother: Lora Grey

Spouse(s): Rose Belbin

Children(s): Robert Pitt

William Pitt was born in 1708 in Sturminster Newton, Dorset, England, the child of George Pitt And Lora Grey. William Pitt married Rose Belbin, and had children including Robert Pitt. William Pitt passed away in 1749 in Sturminster Newton, Dorset, England.

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Biography

  • William Pitt was born in 1708 in Sturminster Newton, Dorset, England, the child of George Pitt And Lora Grey.
  • William Pitt married Rose Belbin, and had children including Robert Pitt.
  • William Pitt passed away in 1749 in Sturminster Newton, Dorset, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Pitt's Ancestors

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William Pitt
1708–1749
Birth Place: Sturminster Newton, Dorset, England
Parents
George Pitt
1663–1734
Stratfield Saye, Hampshire, England
Lora Grey
1665–1750
Dorset, England
Grandparents
George Pitt
1625–1694
Stratfield Saye, Basingtoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England
Jane Savage
1626–1676
Rock Savage, Cheshire, England
Audeley Grey
1643–1675
Stinsford, Dorset, England
Margaret Trevelyan
1648–
Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward Pitt
1591–1643
Rachel Morton
1602–1643
John Savage
1603–1654
Lady Parker
1610–1645
Angell Grey
1603–1670
Katherine Stowell
1605–1633
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Pitt
1559–1636
Edith Cadbury
1568–1633
Thomas Savage
1584–1635
Elizabeth Darcy
1584–1650
William Parker
1575–1622
Elizabeth Tresham
1575–1648
George Grey
1575–1682
Joanne Smith
1585–1630

William Pitt's Descendants

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William Pitt (22 DEC 1708–10 DEC 1749) m. Rose Belbin (2 DEC 1701–30 NOV 1782)
  1. 1. Robert Pitt 1734–1787 m. Mary Matcham 1755–1815
    1. 1. Lucy Pitt 1777–1852 m. John Wood 1774–1812 m. William Faithful 1774–1847
      1. 1. George (Pitt) Wood 1802–1853 m. Elizabeth Markwell 1810–1853
        1. 1. Alfred (Sherwin) Wood 1839–1915 m. Catherine (Mary) Ferguson 1840–1901
        2. 2. John (Thomas) Wood 1832–1893
        3. 3. Henry (Austin) Wood 1849–1849
        4. 4. John (Thomas) Wood 1828–1828
        5. 5. George Wood 1831–1894
        6. 6. William (Henry) Wood 1829–1879
        7. 7. Alice (Elizabeth) Wood 1845–1910
        8. 8. Robert (Markwell) Wood 1837–1885
        9. 9. James (Edward) Wood 1852–1852
        10. 10. Eleanor (Maria) Wood 1840–1874
        11. 11. Henry (Austin) Wood 1850–1918
        12. 12. Sophia (Pitt) Wood 1834–1904
        13. 13. Lucy Wood 1836–1907
        14. 14. Thomas (George) Wood 1843–1918
        15. 15. Lucy (Sophia) Wood 1827–1827
        16. 16. Mary (Ann) Wood 1842–1910
        17. 17. Sussanah Wood 1847–1869
    2. 2. Esther ((aka Hester)) Pitt 1785–1836
    3. 3. Thomas Pitt 1779–1779
    4. 4. George (Matcham) Pitt 1772–1821
    5. 5. William Pitt 1779–1793
    6. 6. Lucy Pitt 1776–1776
    7. 7. Jemima Pitt 1783–1842
    8. 8. Thomas (Matcham) Pitt 1781–1821
    9. 9. Susannah Pitt 1774–1820

William Pitt's Timeline

3 Records

1708
22 DEC 1708
Birth of William Pitt in Sturminster Newton, Dorset, England
Sturminster Newton, Dorset, England
1749
5 DEC 1749
Age 41
Death of William Pitt in Sturminster Newton, Dorset, England
Sturminster Newton, Dorset, England
1749
10 DEC 1749
Age 41
Burial of William Pitt in Sturminster Newton, Dorset, England
Sturminster Newton, Dorset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 DEC 1708
    Event Place: Sturminster Newton, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 DEC 1749
    Event Place: Sturminster Newton, Dorset, England
    Record Source: Dorset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Dorset History Centre; Dorchester, England; Dorset Parish Registers; Reference: PESN: RE13

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 10 DEC 1749
    Event Place: Sturminster Newton, Dorset, England
    Record Source: Dorset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Dorset History Centre; Dorchester, England; Dorset Parish Registers; Reference: PESN: RE13

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