Pettit Family Genealogy and History
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A Francis Pettit was born around 1612 and was living in Northampton County, VA as early as 1636. He owned a plantation near Cherrystone Creek on the Eastern Shore. He was married to a woman named Ann and had at least one son named Francis. He was also related in some manner to Obedience Robins.
Joshua Pettit (Josue Petit) a French Waldensian or Huguenot, arrived in Virginia in September of 1700 as a colonist bound for Manakintown.
John Pettit/Petit came to Virginia from France as early as 1638. He settled in the Charles River County area which would become York County. He was a surgeon. He petitioned the House of Burgese to become a ditizen in 1666. His will was written in 1669 and it revealed John Petit married a woman named Rebecca and had two daughters, Elizabeth and Margaret.