Who Was Joshua Pettit the 1784 Georgia Pioneer to Effingham County?
Did Joshua Pettit (b1734) of Spartanburg County, SC speculate land in Effingham County, GA in the year 1784?
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Category: Joshua Pettit b1734 and Rachel of Spartanburg Co
The Death of Old Joshua Pettit of Spartanburg Co., SC 1780~1786
Many people believe Joshua Pettit of Spartanburg Co died on September 15, 1786. In this paper we will look at where this date originated and why it is not likely the day he died. We will examine the documents that surround the final years of old Joshua Pettit.
Monroe or No? Rachel Pettit -wife of Joshua Pettit (b. 1734)
Tracing the Rachel Monroe/Pettit legend down through the years and finding it’s surprising origin. What did the earliest Pettit genealogists think of this and why does it matter?
The Full List of Children of Joshua Pettit (b1734) and Rachel Pettit of Spartanburg, SC Based on the Best Supporting Documentation Available
We will attempt to list all the known children of Joshua and Rachel Pettit and their birth date and birth place.
Examining the Henry Pettit Sr. Family Bible Record and the Record of his Father Joshua Pettit (as preserved in the National Archives)
On the 13th day of June in 1846 in Gilmer County, Georgia, John Pettit stood before his brother Henry Pettit Jr. (b. 1790), the Justice of the Inferior Court. His deposition that day was in regards to the settlement of the Revolutionary War pension account of his father Henry Sr. (b. 1763). John’s mother, Anna (Poole) Pettit, who had been in his care since the death of his father, had recently passed on as well.
From Virginia: The Pettit Family of Spartanburg Co., SC
Joshua Pettit traveled the South Branch, VA area and stopped in at the Steenbergen Ordinary at various times in 1767, 1768 and 1770. This Joshua Pettit was there in 1768 at the same time as Richard Pearis.