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William Pitts 1592 – 1668 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1592

Birth Location: Hingham, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 28 Sep 1668

Death Location: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Father: John Pitt

Mother: Agnes Devey

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Pitts

Children(s): Edmund Pitts

William Pitts was born in 1592 in Hingham, Norfolk, England, the child of John (William) Pitt and Agnes Devey. William Pitts married Elizabeth Pitts, and had children including Edmund Pitts. William Pitts passed away in 1668 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • William Pitts was born in 1592 in Hingham, Norfolk, England, the child of John (William) Pitt and Agnes Devey.
  • William Pitts married Elizabeth Pitts, and had children including Edmund Pitts.
  • William Pitts passed away in 1668 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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William Pitts's Ancestors

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William Pitts
1592 – 1668
Birth Place: Hingham, Norfolk, England
Parents
John (William) Pitt
1562 – 1624
Oswestry, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Agnes Devey
1559 – 1639
Clive, Staffordshire, , England
Grandparents
Sir (William) Pitt
1535 – 1601
Pattingham, Staffordshire, England
Lady (Elinor\Helena De) Haviland***
1535 – 1598
Pattingham, Staffordshire, England
Richard Devey
1535 – 1597
Clive or Paddingham Staffordshire, England
Lady (Margaret de) Grey
1530 – 1591
Horton Castle, Northumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
Helena Haviland
1518 – 1600
James DeHaviland
1518 – 1578
Lady Beauvois
1520 – 1580
Richard Devey
1507 – 1577
Elizabeth Forster
1512 – 1582
Sir Northumberland
1500 – 1570
Dorothy Ogle
1510 – 1548
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Pitts's Descendants

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William Pitts (1592 – 28 Sep 1668) m. Elizabeth Pitts (1596 – 15 Apr 1655 or 1 Aug 1655)
  1. 1. Edmund Pitts (13 Apr 1606 – 13 May 1685) m. Anne Cooke (27 January 1608 – 30 November 1686)
    1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Pitts (29 Dec 1641 – 1714) m. Abraham Holman (12 Feb 1634 – 24 December 1711)
      1. 1. Gretta Hollman m. Jonathan Osborne
        1. 1. Ephraim (Washington) Osborne (21 August 1723 – 23 April 1794) m. Elizabeth (Melvina) Howard (21 August 1723 – 23 Apr 1794)

William Pitts's Timeline

2 Records

1592
1592
Birth of William Pitts in Hingham, Norfolk, England
Hingham, Norfolk, England
1668
28 Sep 1668
Age 76
Death of William Pitts in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1592
    Event Place: Hingham, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1668
    Event Place: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

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