Pettit Family Genealogy and History
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A family record written by Joshua Pettit of Spartanburg Co., SC notes that he was married to a woman named Rachel who was the mother of several children. A family Bible record written by his son Henry Pettit Sr notes basically the same information.
John Pettit, grandson of Joshua and Judith Poole Pettit was born in 1820 in Spartanburg Co., SC. He married three times and had 20 children. His descendants are numerous and spread out to AL, MS and beyond. Some of them still own portions of the land that once belonged to his grandparents in SC. John is buried in the Thompson Chapel cemetery not far from the old Pettit land and near the Pettit family cemetery in SC.