{"id":748,"date":"2021-01-15T04:16:45","date_gmt":"2021-01-15T04:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/?page_id=748"},"modified":"2026-01-15T15:56:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T15:56:37","slug":"posts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1940 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/word-image-1938-1-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"58\" height=\"58\" \/>Welcome to the home page for The Pettit Research Project.<\/p>\n<p>Here you will find all books, papers, and articles published by The Pettit Research Project.\u00a0 These cover Pettit family history and genealogy for all Pettit families in America and information on numerous allied families as well. For ease of reference they have been organized by subject in the table below. If you find something useful or have a question, please use the <a href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/contact-form\/\">contact form<\/a> to send a message.<\/p>\n\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Latest Articles<\/h2>\n<h4>(4 Recent Articles)<\/h4>\n<style id=\"sp_pcp_dynamic_style2323\">#pcp_wrapper-2323:not(.sps-glossary-layout) .sp-pcp-row,#pcp_wrapper-2323 .sps-glossary-items-group .sps-glossary-items-content {margin-right: -10px;margin-left: -10px;}#pcp_wrapper-2323 .sp-pcp-row [class*='sp-pcp-col-']{padding-right: 10px;padding-left: 10px; padding-bottom:20px;}.pcp-wrapper-2323 .sp-pcp-title a {color: #111;display: inherit;} .pcp-wrapper-2323 .sp-pcp-title a:hover {color: #e1624b;}.pcp-wrapper-2323 .sp-pcp-post-content{color: #444; }#pcp_wrapper-2323 .sp-pcp-post {padding: 0 0 0 0;}#pcp_wrapper-2323.sp-slider_layout .sp-pcp-post .sp-pcp-post-details {top: 0; right:0; bottom:0; left:0;}#pcp_wrapper-2323 .sp-pcp-post {border: 0px solid #e2e2e2; border-radius: 0px }#pcp_wrapper-2323 .sp-pcp-post{background-color: transparent;}#pcp_wrapper-2323 .pcp-post-thumb-wrapper{border: 0px solid #dddddd;border-radius:0px;}.pcp-wrapper-2323 .sp-pcp-post-meta li,.pcp-wrapper-2323 .sp-pcp-post-meta ul,.pcp-wrapper-2323 .sp-pcp-post-meta li a{color: #888;}.pcp-wrapper-2323 .sp-pcp-post-meta li a:hover{color: #e1624b;}#pcp_wrapper-2323 .pcp-post-pagination .page-numbers.current, #pcp_wrapper-2323 .pcp-post-pagination a.active , #pcp_wrapper-2323 .pcp-post-pagination a:hover{ color: #ffffff; 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Below is the brief story of how they were recently discovered.  If you are from this Austin Pettit line, this is the story of how your ancestor was rediscovered.   After reading, please please contact The Pettit Research Project here!  You have cousins who have been looking for you.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-2 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-4 sp-pcp-col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post default pcp-item-3034\" data-id=\"3034\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pcp-post-thumb-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-thumb-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-pcp-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2026\/03\/12\/the-children-of-nathan-pettit-b-1775-and-levina-pettit\/\" target=\"_self\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Nathan-Pettit-1775-1856-cumberland-gap-image.png\" width=\"1330\" height=\"700\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2026\/03\/12\/the-children-of-nathan-pettit-b-1775-and-levina-pettit\/\"  target=\"_self\">The Children of Nathan Pettit (b.1775) and Levina Pettit<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<ul><li>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\">March 12, 2026<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>Download the complete book for free from The Pettit Research Project:\u00a0 Nathan Pettit 1775-1855 of Spartanburg SC and Hancock, IL, Book.PDF &nbsp; Currently Reading Part III Read Part I Here Read Part II Here FAMILY EPILOGUE Mother Levina Pettit Levina, Nathan\u2019s wife, was born between 1780 and 1790.[134] If she was the mother of all&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-2 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-4 sp-pcp-col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post default pcp-item-3032\" data-id=\"3032\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pcp-post-thumb-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-thumb-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-pcp-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2026\/03\/12\/nathan-pettit-b-1775-son-of-joshua-and-rachel-pettit-of-spartanburg-co-sc-part-ii\/\" target=\"_self\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Nathan-Pettit-1775-1856-cumberland-gap-image.png\" width=\"1330\" height=\"700\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2026\/03\/12\/nathan-pettit-b-1775-son-of-joshua-and-rachel-pettit-of-spartanburg-co-sc-part-ii\/\"  target=\"_self\">Nathan Pettit (b.1775) son of Joshua and Rachel Pettit of Spartanburg Co., SC Part II<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<ul><li>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\">March 12, 2026<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>From his front porch, Nathan could survey his 80-acre spread and plan all the work that needed to be done tomorrow. Perhaps in these quiet moments his mind would take him back to his early years in the back country of South Carolina. His boyhood home was hundreds of miles away; over the rugged mountains he had once led his family through.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-2 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-4 sp-pcp-col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post default pcp-item-2001\" data-id=\"2001\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pcp-post-thumb-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-thumb-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-pcp-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2026\/03\/12\/nathan-pettit-b-1775-son-of-joshua-and-rachel-pettit-of-spartanburg-co-sc-part-i\/\" target=\"_self\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Nathan-Pettit-1775-1856-cumberland-gap-image.png\" width=\"1330\" height=\"700\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2026\/03\/12\/nathan-pettit-b-1775-son-of-joshua-and-rachel-pettit-of-spartanburg-co-sc-part-i\/\"  target=\"_self\">Nathan Pettit (b.1775) son of Joshua and Rachel Pettit of Spartanburg Co., SC Part I<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<ul><li>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\">March 12, 2026<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>Nathan grew up in back country South Carolina during its most savagely violent period.  His older brother Henry Pettit, Sr., and father Joshua defended their homeland while in the Spartan Regiment under Colonel Benjamin Roebuck. Nathan would have been about five years old when the patriot troops under Brigadier General Thomas Sumter stopped by the Pettit farm for provisions.  The Pettit family supplied them with beef from their herd.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<span class=\"sp-pcp-pagination-data\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t<nav class=\"pcp-post-pagination pcp-on-desktop\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"pcp-post-pagination pcp-on-mobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"#top\">Back to Top \u2191<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Joshua Pettit b1734 and Rachel of Spartanburg Co, SC<\/h2>\n<h4>(6 Articles)<\/h4>\n<style id=\"sp_pcp_dynamic_style2311\">#pcp_wrapper-2311:not(.sps-glossary-layout) .sp-pcp-row,#pcp_wrapper-2311 .sps-glossary-items-group .sps-glossary-items-content {margin-right: -10px;margin-left: -10px;}#pcp_wrapper-2311 .sp-pcp-row [class*='sp-pcp-col-']{padding-right: 10px;padding-left: 10px; padding-bottom:20px;}.pcp-wrapper-2311 .sp-pcp-title a {color: #111;display: inherit;} .pcp-wrapper-2311 .sp-pcp-title a:hover {color: #e1624b;}.pcp-wrapper-2311 .sp-pcp-post-content{color: #444; }#pcp_wrapper-2311 .sp-pcp-post {padding: 0 0 0 0;}#pcp_wrapper-2311.sp-slider_layout .sp-pcp-post .sp-pcp-post-details {top: 0; right:0; bottom:0; left:0;}#pcp_wrapper-2311 .sp-pcp-post {border: 0px solid #e2e2e2; border-radius: 0px }#pcp_wrapper-2311 .sp-pcp-post{background-color: transparent;}#pcp_wrapper-2311 .pcp-post-thumb-wrapper{border: 0px solid #dddddd;border-radius:0px;}.pcp-wrapper-2311 .sp-pcp-post-meta li,.pcp-wrapper-2311 .sp-pcp-post-meta ul,.pcp-wrapper-2311 .sp-pcp-post-meta li a{color: #888;}.pcp-wrapper-2311 .sp-pcp-post-meta li a:hover{color: #e1624b;}#pcp_wrapper-2311 .pcp-post-pagination .page-numbers.current, #pcp_wrapper-2311 .pcp-post-pagination a.active , #pcp_wrapper-2311 .pcp-post-pagination a:hover{ color: #ffffff; background: #e1624b; border-color: #e1624b; }#pcp_wrapper-2311 .pcp-post-pagination .page-numbers, .pcp-post-pagination a{ background: #ffffff; color:#5e5e5e; border: 2px solid #bbbbbb;border-radius: 2px; }#pcp_wrapper-2311 .pcp-post-pagination{text-align: left;}@media (min-width: 1200px) {.sp-pcp-row .sp-pcp-col-xl-1 {flex: 0 0 100%;}.sp-pcp-row .sp-pcp-col-xl-2 {flex: 1 1 calc( 50% - 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This Joshua Pettit was there in 1768 at the same time as Richard Pearis.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-2 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-4 sp-pcp-col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post default pcp-item-594\" data-id=\"594\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pcp-post-thumb-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-thumb-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-pcp-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2021\/01\/02\/the-full-list-of-children-of-joshua-pettit-b1734-and-rachel-pettit-of-spartanburg-sc-based-on-the-best-supporting-documentation-available\/\" target=\"_self\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/01\/Children-of-Joshua-Pettit-1734.jpg\" width=\"615\" height=\"301\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2021\/01\/02\/the-full-list-of-children-of-joshua-pettit-b1734-and-rachel-pettit-of-spartanburg-sc-based-on-the-best-supporting-documentation-available\/\"  target=\"_self\">The Full List of Children of Joshua Pettit (b1734) and Rachel Pettit of Spartanburg, SC Based on the Best Supporting Documentation Available<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<ul><li>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\">January 2, 2021<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>We will attempt to list all the known children of Joshua and Rachel Pettit and their birth date and birth place.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-2 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-4 sp-pcp-col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post default pcp-item-2788\" data-id=\"2788\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pcp-post-thumb-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-thumb-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-pcp-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2025\/06\/28\/rachel-pettit-the-wife-of-joshua-pettit-1734-of-spartanburg-co\/\" target=\"_self\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/Rachel-Pettit-background-image1-e1751078877925.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2025\/06\/28\/rachel-pettit-the-wife-of-joshua-pettit-1734-of-spartanburg-co\/\"  target=\"_self\">Rachel Pettit the Wife of Joshua Pettit (1734) of Spartanburg Co<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<ul><li>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\">June 28, 2025<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>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.\u00a0 A family Bible record written by his son Henry Pettit Sr notes basically the same information.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-2 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-4 sp-pcp-col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post default pcp-item-624\" data-id=\"624\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pcp-post-thumb-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-thumb-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-pcp-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2021\/01\/03\/monroe-or-no-rachel-pettit-wife-of-joshua-pettit-b-1734\/\" target=\"_self\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/01\/monroe-or-no.png\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2021\/01\/03\/monroe-or-no-rachel-pettit-wife-of-joshua-pettit-b-1734\/\"  target=\"_self\">Monroe or No? Rachel Pettit -wife of Joshua Pettit (b. 1734)<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<ul><li>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\">January 3, 2021<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>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?<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-2 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-4 sp-pcp-col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post default pcp-item-1489\" data-id=\"1489\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pcp-post-thumb-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-thumb-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-pcp-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2022\/11\/27\/the-death-of-old-joshua-pettit-of-spartanburg-co-sc-1786\/\" target=\"_self\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/Joshua-Pettit-1786.png\" width=\"550\" height=\"320\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2022\/11\/27\/the-death-of-old-joshua-pettit-of-spartanburg-co-sc-1786\/\"  target=\"_self\">The Death of Old Joshua Pettit of Spartanburg Co., SC 1780~1786<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<ul><li>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\">November 27, 2022<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>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.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-2 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-4 sp-pcp-col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post default pcp-item-2089\" data-id=\"2089\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pcp-post-thumb-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-thumb-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-pcp-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2024\/11\/30\/who-was-joshua-pettit-the-1784-georgia-pioneer-to-effingham-county\/\" target=\"_self\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/cover.png\" width=\"863\" height=\"519\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2024\/11\/30\/who-was-joshua-pettit-the-1784-georgia-pioneer-to-effingham-county\/\"  target=\"_self\">Who Was Joshua Pettit the 1784 Georgia Pioneer to Effingham County?<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<ul><li>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\">November 30, 2024<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>Did Joshua Pettit (b1734) of Spartanburg County, SC speculate land in Effingham County, GA in the year 1784?<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<span class=\"sp-pcp-pagination-data\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t<nav class=\"pcp-post-pagination pcp-on-desktop\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"pcp-post-pagination pcp-on-mobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"#top\">Back to Top \u2191<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Descendants of Joshua Pettit 1734 of Spartanburg Co, SC<\/h2>\n<h4>(13 Articles)<\/h4>\n<style id=\"sp_pcp_dynamic_style2313\">#pcp_wrapper-2313:not(.sps-glossary-layout) .sp-pcp-row,#pcp_wrapper-2313 .sps-glossary-items-group .sps-glossary-items-content {margin-right: -10px;margin-left: -10px;}#pcp_wrapper-2313 .sp-pcp-row [class*='sp-pcp-col-']{padding-right: 10px;padding-left: 10px; 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The folder containing his records was removed from the vault and given to this researcher by the lead archivist.  Examination of the contents was permitted under his supervision for safe handling and security reasons.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-2 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-4 sp-pcp-col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post default pcp-item-125\" data-id=\"125\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pcp-post-thumb-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-thumb-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-pcp-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2020\/08\/26\/examining-the-henry-pettit-sr-family-bible-record-and-the-record-of-his-father-joshua-pettit-as-preserved-in-the-national-archives\/\" target=\"_self\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/bible-closeup.png\" width=\"1089\" height=\"851\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2020\/08\/26\/examining-the-henry-pettit-sr-family-bible-record-and-the-record-of-his-father-joshua-pettit-as-preserved-in-the-national-archives\/\"  target=\"_self\">Examining the Henry Pettit Sr. Family Bible Record and the Record of his Father Joshua Pettit (as preserved in the National Archives)<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<ul><li>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\">August 26, 2020<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>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\u2019s mother, Anna (Poole) Pettit, who had been in his care since the death of his father, had recently passed on as well.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-2 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-4 sp-pcp-col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post default pcp-item-1817\" data-id=\"1817\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pcp-post-thumb-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-thumb-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-pcp-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2023\/10\/28\/full-estate-records-of-henry-pettit-sr-1763-1838\/\" target=\"_self\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/Henry-Pettit-Sr-1763-1838-Will-and-Estate-Records.png\" width=\"1062\" height=\"641\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2023\/10\/28\/full-estate-records-of-henry-pettit-sr-1763-1838\/\"  target=\"_self\">Full Estate Records of Henry Pettit Sr 1763-1838<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<ul><li>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\">October 28, 2023<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>Though the will had been discovered many years ago, the estate papers of Henry Pettit Sr. (1763-1838) seemed to be missing.  The record book, which was presumed to be lost, has been found in the state archives.  It had somehow missed being microfilmed.  The full estate papers of Henry Pettit Sr of Rutherford Co., NC are now available.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-2 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-4 sp-pcp-col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post default pcp-item-496\" data-id=\"496\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pcp-post-thumb-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-thumb-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-pcp-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2020\/12\/14\/the-two-bible-records-of-benjamin-pettit-1769-of-spartanburg-co-sc-and-their-whereabouts-today\/\" target=\"_self\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/12\/benjamin-pettit-1769-bible-featured-image.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2020\/12\/14\/the-two-bible-records-of-benjamin-pettit-1769-of-spartanburg-co-sc-and-their-whereabouts-today\/\"  target=\"_self\">The TWO Bible Records of Benjamin Pettit (1769) of Spartanburg Co., SC and Their Whereabouts Today<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<ul><li>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\">December 14, 2020<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>The story of how copies of the Benjamin Pettit (1769) family bible records have come down to us through the ages is one of intrigue. There are actually two distinct bible records in circulation among researchers which contain similar lists of the births of Benjamin and Elizabeth Pettit's children.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-2 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-4 sp-pcp-col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post default pcp-item-180\" data-id=\"180\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pcp-post-thumb-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-thumb-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-pcp-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2020\/08\/26\/the-family-bible-of-adolphus-ellison-and-his-wife-missourie-pettit\/\" target=\"_self\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/01-cover.jpg\" width=\"1662\" height=\"722\" alt=\"Henry Pettit Jr gift to Missourie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2020\/08\/26\/the-family-bible-of-adolphus-ellison-and-his-wife-missourie-pettit\/\"  target=\"_self\">The Family Bible of Adolphus Ellison and his wife Missourie Pettit<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<ul><li>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\">August 26, 2020<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>This Bible record was received from Jeff D. Hendricks of Independence, MO. He is the great great grandson of Missourie Pettit. I originally corresponded with Mr. Hendricks in 1998 via email. At the time he had reviewed the Bible but did not own it.  I contacted him again in August of 2018 and he informed me that he was now in possession of the Bible<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-2 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-4 sp-pcp-col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post default pcp-item-1767\" data-id=\"1767\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pcp-post-thumb-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-thumb-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-pcp-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2023\/10\/06\/family-bible-of-john-pettit-b-1820-of-spartanburg-co-sc-grandson-of-joshua-pettit-and-judith-poole\/\" target=\"_self\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/John-Pettit-1820-1898-Bible-Record.png\" width=\"640\" height=\"320\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2023\/10\/06\/family-bible-of-john-pettit-b-1820-of-spartanburg-co-sc-grandson-of-joshua-pettit-and-judith-poole\/\"  target=\"_self\">Family Bible of John Pettit (b.1820) of Spartanburg Co SC, (Grandson of Joshua Pettit and Judith Poole)<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<ul><li>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\">October 6, 2023<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>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.\u00a0 Some of them still own portions of the land that once belonged to his grandparents in SC.\u00a0 John is buried in the Thompson Chapel cemetery not far from the old Pettit land and near the Pettit family cemetery in SC.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-2 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-4 sp-pcp-col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post default pcp-item-2016\" data-id=\"2016\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pcp-post-thumb-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-thumb-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-pcp-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2024\/01\/07\/william-h-pettit-john-w-pettit-family-bible-from-gilmer-co-ga\/\" target=\"_self\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/John-W-Pettit-of-Gilmer-Co-GA3.png\" width=\"582\" height=\"405\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2024\/01\/07\/william-h-pettit-john-w-pettit-family-bible-from-gilmer-co-ga\/\"  target=\"_self\">William H. Pettit and John W Pettit Family Bible From Gilmer Co., GA<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<ul><li>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\">January 7, 2024<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>This Bible record appears to have been the work of multiple generations of Gilmer County, GA Pettits.\u00a0 The handwriting of three different people can be easily distinguished. The note that accompanied these pages said that it was the record of William Henry Pettit and \"John Waitsel Pettit, father of Morris Pettit\".\u00a0 It is possible the information was taken down by William Henry Pettit, John Waitsel Pettit and Morris Pettit.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-2 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-4 sp-pcp-col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post default pcp-item-456\" data-id=\"456\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pcp-post-thumb-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-thumb-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-pcp-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2020\/11\/29\/nathaniel-h-pettit-b-1813-and-nathan-pettit-b-1792-which-one-is-the-son-of-joshua-pettit-jr-and-judith-pettit\/\" target=\"_self\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/11\/Nathan-Pettit-which-one.png\" width=\"700\" height=\"335\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2020\/11\/29\/nathaniel-h-pettit-b-1813-and-nathan-pettit-b-1792-which-one-is-the-son-of-joshua-pettit-jr-and-judith-pettit\/\"  target=\"_self\">Nathaniel H Pettit b. 1813 and Nathan Pettit b. 1792.  Which one is the son of Joshua Pettit Jr. and Judith Pettit?<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<ul><li>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\">November 29, 2020<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>Many genealogist who descend from Nathaniel H. Pettit innocently but erroneously claim Joshua Pettit Jr. and his wife Judith Poole as their ancestor.\u00a0 If you are a descendant of Nathaniel H. Pettit of South Carolina relax but please read carefully.\u00a0 You're still connected to the SC Pettits, but probably not how you think!<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-2 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-4 sp-pcp-col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post default pcp-item-484\" data-id=\"484\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pcp-post-thumb-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-thumb-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-pcp-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2023\/10\/16\/john-pettit-b-1771-son-of-joshua-and-rachel-pettit-of-spartanburg-co-sc\/\" target=\"_self\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/John-Pettit-1771-e1697392033425.png\" width=\"509\" height=\"310\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2023\/10\/16\/john-pettit-b-1771-son-of-joshua-and-rachel-pettit-of-spartanburg-co-sc\/\"  target=\"_self\">John Pettit (b. 1771) Son of Joshua and Rachel Pettit of Spartanburg Co., SC<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<ul><li>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\">October 16, 2023<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>&#8220;John But Not Forgotten&#8221; John Pettit Born 1771, Son of Joshua and Rachel Pettit of Spartanburg Co, SC This article will broadly cover the life of John Pettit the son of Joshua and Rachel Pettit of Spartanburg Co., SC who was born on September 2, 1771.\u00a0 Sadly, his existence has somehow gone unnoticed for many&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-2 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-4 sp-pcp-col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post default pcp-item-2577\" data-id=\"2577\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pcp-post-thumb-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-thumb-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-pcp-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2025\/04\/05\/gilmer-co-ga-pettit\/\" target=\"_self\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/Foothills-of-the-blue-ridge.png\" width=\"1099\" height=\"703\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2025\/04\/05\/gilmer-co-ga-pettit\/\"  target=\"_self\">Old Story About Gilmer Co, GA Pettit Pioneers and Other Families<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<ul><li>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\">April 5, 2025<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>The date it was written is not given though it would have certainly been within the author's lifetime of 1870-1940.\u00a0 The story opens with an account of the movement from North Carolina to Gilmer County, GA of Henry Pettit Jr (b.1790), his brother John Pettit, and son Elijah Pool Pettit and their families.\u00a0 The story covers several allied families as well, most notably the Griffiths, Ellingtons, and Kings.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-2 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-4 sp-pcp-col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post default pcp-item-2615\" data-id=\"2615\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pcp-post-thumb-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-thumb-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-pcp-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2025\/04\/18\/the-history-of-the-pettit-cemetery-in-ellijay-ga\/\" target=\"_self\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/henry-color-in-cem-4.png\" width=\"2005\" height=\"1208\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2025\/04\/18\/the-history-of-the-pettit-cemetery-in-ellijay-ga\/\"  target=\"_self\">The History of the Pettit Cemetery in Ellijay, GA<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<ul><li>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\">April 18, 2025<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>Pettit Cemetery Origins Three weeks before his 21st birthday William Decatur Pettit should have been a young man in his prime. Instead, he lay sick in bed. At his home on the Pettit farm near Ellijay, Georgia was his wife, Elizabeth, and their infant son. Each passing day, the new mother watched nervously as her&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-2 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-4 sp-pcp-col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post default pcp-item-2609\" data-id=\"2609\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pcp-post-thumb-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-thumb-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-pcp-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2025\/06\/23\/analyzing-an-old-joshua-pettit-family-record-found-in-gilmer-co-ga\/\" target=\"_self\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/Old-Gilmer-Co-GA-Pettit-family-record.png\" width=\"1575\" height=\"802\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2025\/06\/23\/analyzing-an-old-joshua-pettit-family-record-found-in-gilmer-co-ga\/\"  target=\"_self\">Analyzing an Old Joshua Pettit Family Record Found in Gilmer Co., GA<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<ul><li>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\">June 23, 2025<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>This old Pettit family record from Gilmer County, GA begins with the families of Joshua and Rachel Pettit and William and Elizabeth Poole of Spartanburg County, SC.\u00a0 Though we do not know for certain, the evidence suggests this record was written down by someone in the family of Rev. John Fulton Pettit sometime shortly after May 21, 1898.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-2 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-4 sp-pcp-col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post default pcp-item-2916\" data-id=\"2916\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pcp-post-thumb-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-thumb-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-pcp-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2026\/01\/15\/a-trip-down-the-pacolet-and-a-journey-through-time-visiting-pettit-and-poole-family-sites-in-spartanburg-sc\/\" target=\"_self\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/a-trip-down-the-pacolet.png\" width=\"1180\" height=\"664\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2026\/01\/15\/a-trip-down-the-pacolet-and-a-journey-through-time-visiting-pettit-and-poole-family-sites-in-spartanburg-sc\/\"  target=\"_self\">A Trip Down the Pacolet and a Journey Through Time: Visiting Pettit and Poole Family Sites in Spartanburg SC<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<ul><li>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\">January 15, 2026<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>Our plan was to navigate down the Pacolet River and camp under the stars on the land that once belonged to Henry Pettit and William Poole.  We set out to explore the old Poole Springs (Healing Springs), Pettit Mill Branch, Tumbling Shoals, Lawsons Fork, and various other sites.  We planned to exit the river the next evening at Pacolet Mills.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-2 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-4 sp-pcp-col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post default pcp-item-2001\" data-id=\"2001\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pcp-post-thumb-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-thumb-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-pcp-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2026\/03\/12\/nathan-pettit-b-1775-son-of-joshua-and-rachel-pettit-of-spartanburg-co-sc-part-i\/\" target=\"_self\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Nathan-Pettit-1775-1856-cumberland-gap-image.png\" width=\"1330\" height=\"700\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2026\/03\/12\/nathan-pettit-b-1775-son-of-joshua-and-rachel-pettit-of-spartanburg-co-sc-part-i\/\"  target=\"_self\">Nathan Pettit (b.1775) son of Joshua and Rachel Pettit of Spartanburg Co., SC Part I<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<ul><li>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\">March 12, 2026<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>Nathan grew up in back country South Carolina during its most savagely violent period.  His older brother Henry Pettit, Sr., and father Joshua defended their homeland while in the Spartan Regiment under Colonel Benjamin Roebuck. Nathan would have been about five years old when the patriot troops under Brigadier General Thomas Sumter stopped by the Pettit farm for provisions.  The Pettit family supplied them with beef from their herd.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-2 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-4 sp-pcp-col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post default pcp-item-3032\" data-id=\"3032\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pcp-post-thumb-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-thumb-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-pcp-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2026\/03\/12\/nathan-pettit-b-1775-son-of-joshua-and-rachel-pettit-of-spartanburg-co-sc-part-ii\/\" target=\"_self\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Nathan-Pettit-1775-1856-cumberland-gap-image.png\" width=\"1330\" height=\"700\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2026\/03\/12\/nathan-pettit-b-1775-son-of-joshua-and-rachel-pettit-of-spartanburg-co-sc-part-ii\/\"  target=\"_self\">Nathan Pettit (b.1775) son of Joshua and Rachel Pettit of Spartanburg Co., SC Part II<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<ul><li>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\">March 12, 2026<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>From his front porch, Nathan could survey his 80-acre spread and plan all the work that needed to be done tomorrow. Perhaps in these quiet moments his mind would take him back to his early years in the back country of South Carolina. His boyhood home was hundreds of miles away; over the rugged mountains he had once led his family through.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-2 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-4 sp-pcp-col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post default pcp-item-3034\" data-id=\"3034\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pcp-post-thumb-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-thumb-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-pcp-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2026\/03\/12\/the-children-of-nathan-pettit-b-1775-and-levina-pettit\/\" target=\"_self\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Nathan-Pettit-1775-1856-cumberland-gap-image.png\" width=\"1330\" height=\"700\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2026\/03\/12\/the-children-of-nathan-pettit-b-1775-and-levina-pettit\/\"  target=\"_self\">The Children of Nathan Pettit (b.1775) and Levina Pettit<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<ul><li>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\">March 12, 2026<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>Download the complete book for free from The Pettit Research Project:\u00a0 Nathan Pettit 1775-1855 of Spartanburg SC and Hancock, IL, Book.PDF &nbsp; Currently Reading Part III Read Part I Here Read Part II Here FAMILY EPILOGUE Mother Levina Pettit Levina, Nathan\u2019s wife, was born between 1780 and 1790.[134] If she was the mother of all&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-2 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-4 sp-pcp-col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post default pcp-item-2986\" data-id=\"2986\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pcp-post-thumb-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-thumb-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-pcp-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2026\/03\/12\/descendants-of-austin-pettit-the-lost-nathan-pettit-1775-branch\/\" target=\"_self\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Austin-A-Pettit-background.png\" width=\"832\" height=\"461\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2026\/03\/12\/descendants-of-austin-pettit-the-lost-nathan-pettit-1775-branch\/\"  target=\"_self\">Descendants of Austin Pettit -The Lost Nathan Pettit (1775) Branch<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<ul><li>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\">March 12, 2026<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>An entire branch of Spartanburg Pettits was missing.  Below is the brief story of how they were recently discovered.  If you are from this Austin Pettit line, this is the story of how your ancestor was rediscovered.   After reading, please please contact The Pettit Research Project here!  You have cousins who have been looking for you.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<span class=\"sp-pcp-pagination-data\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t<nav class=\"pcp-post-pagination pcp-on-desktop\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"pcp-post-pagination pcp-on-mobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"#top\">Back to Top \u2191<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>First Pettits in America Series<\/h2>\n<h4>(10 Articles)<\/h4>\n<style id=\"sp_pcp_dynamic_style2300\">#pcp_wrapper-2300:not(.sps-glossary-layout) .sp-pcp-row,#pcp_wrapper-2300 .sps-glossary-items-group .sps-glossary-items-content {margin-right: -10px;margin-left: -10px;}#pcp_wrapper-2300 .sp-pcp-row [class*='sp-pcp-col-']{padding-right: 10px;padding-left: 10px; padding-bottom:20px;}.pcp-wrapper-2300 .sp-pcp-title a {color: #111;display: inherit;} .pcp-wrapper-2300 .sp-pcp-title a:hover {color: #e1624b;}.pcp-wrapper-2300 .sp-pcp-post-content{color: #444; }#pcp_wrapper-2300 .sp-pcp-post {padding: 0 0 0 0;}#pcp_wrapper-2300.sp-slider_layout .sp-pcp-post .sp-pcp-post-details {top: 0; right:0; bottom:0; left:0;}#pcp_wrapper-2300 .sp-pcp-post {border: 0px solid #e2e2e2; border-radius: 0px }#pcp_wrapper-2300 .sp-pcp-post{background-color: transparent;}#pcp_wrapper-2300 .pcp-post-thumb-wrapper{border: 0px solid #dddddd;border-radius:0px;}.pcp-wrapper-2300 .sp-pcp-post-meta li,.pcp-wrapper-2300 .sp-pcp-post-meta ul,.pcp-wrapper-2300 .sp-pcp-post-meta li a{color: #888;}.pcp-wrapper-2300 .sp-pcp-post-meta li a:hover{color: #e1624b;}#pcp_wrapper-2300 .pcp-post-pagination .page-numbers.current, #pcp_wrapper-2300 .pcp-post-pagination a.active , #pcp_wrapper-2300 .pcp-post-pagination a:hover{ color: #ffffff; background: #e1624b; border-color: #e1624b; }#pcp_wrapper-2300 .pcp-post-pagination .page-numbers, .pcp-post-pagination a{ background: #ffffff; color:#5e5e5e; border: 2px solid #bbbbbb;border-radius: 2px; }#pcp_wrapper-2300 .pcp-post-pagination{text-align: left;}@media (min-width: 1200px) {.sp-pcp-row .sp-pcp-col-xl-1 {flex: 0 0 100%;}.sp-pcp-row .sp-pcp-col-xl-2 {flex: 1 1 calc( 50% - 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In this installment we look at the documents surrounding the immigration of Richard Pettit to Virginia in 1636 by Alexander Stomer.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-2 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-4 sp-pcp-col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post default pcp-item-847\" data-id=\"847\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pcp-post-thumb-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-thumb-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-pcp-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2021\/02\/23\/thomas-pettit-and-katherine-of-rapp-co-virginia-before-1656\/\" target=\"_self\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/First-Pettits-in-America-e1613153484480.png\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2021\/02\/23\/thomas-pettit-and-katherine-of-rapp-co-virginia-before-1656\/\"  target=\"_self\">First Pettits in America Series #2 &#8211;Thomas Pettit and Katherine of Rapp. Co., Virginia, before 1655<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>Thomas Pettit and Katherine his wife were in the Rappahannock River settlement in Virginia as early as 1656.  They had one son, Thomas Pettit Jr and one daughter, Dorothy.  It is likely that this Thomas is the ancestor of many of the Pettits in America today including those who trace their line back to Surry Co., NC.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-2 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-4 sp-pcp-col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post default pcp-item-836\" data-id=\"836\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pcp-post-thumb-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-thumb-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-pcp-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2021\/02\/26\/first-pettits-in-america-series-3-colonel-thomas-pettit-petty-pettus-of-littletown-virginia-1641\/\" target=\"_self\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/First-Pettits-in-America-e1613153484480.png\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2021\/02\/26\/first-pettits-in-america-series-3-colonel-thomas-pettit-petty-pettus-of-littletown-virginia-1641\/\"  target=\"_self\">First Pettits in America Series #3 &#8211;Colonel Thomas Pettit\/Petty\/Pettus of Littletown Virginia, ~1641<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>NOTE: There is every reason to believe this man\u2019s name was Pettus and not Pettit.  Unfortunately there are a number of genealogists who erroneously mix Thomas Pettus with Thomas Pettit and his wife Katherine who lived in a different area of Virginia.  The information in this article is provided in order to help researchers keep the two men and their lives separated.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-2 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-4 sp-pcp-col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post default pcp-item-881\" data-id=\"881\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pcp-post-thumb-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-thumb-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-pcp-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2021\/02\/26\/first-pettits-in-america-series-4-john-petit-pettit-a-french-surgeon-in-virginia-1638\/\" target=\"_self\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/First-Pettits-in-America-e1613153484480.png\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2021\/02\/26\/first-pettits-in-america-series-4-john-petit-pettit-a-french-surgeon-in-virginia-1638\/\"  target=\"_self\">First Pettits in America Series #4 \u2013John Petit\/Pettit, a French Surgeon in Virginia, ~1638<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>John Pettit\/Petit came to Virginia from France as early as 1638.\u00a0 He settled in the Charles River County area which would become York County.\u00a0 He was a surgeon.\u00a0 He petitioned the House of Burgese to become a ditizen in 1666.\u00a0 His will was written in 1669 and it revealed John Petit married a woman named Rebecca and had two daughters, Elizabeth and Margaret.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-2 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-4 sp-pcp-col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post default pcp-item-883\" data-id=\"883\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pcp-post-thumb-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-thumb-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-pcp-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2021\/03\/01\/first-pettits-in-america-series-5-joshua-pettit-josue-petit-french-huguenot-or-waldensian-refugee-in-virginia-in-1700\/\" target=\"_self\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/First-Pettits-in-America-e1613153484480.png\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2021\/03\/01\/first-pettits-in-america-series-5-joshua-pettit-josue-petit-french-huguenot-or-waldensian-refugee-in-virginia-in-1700\/\"  target=\"_self\">First Pettits in America Series #5 \u2013Joshua Pettit\/Josue Petit, French Huguenot or Waldensian Refugee in Virginia in 1700<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>Joshua Pettit (Josue Petit) a French Waldensian or Huguenot, arrived in Virginia in September of 1700 as a colonist bound for Manakintown.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-2 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-4 sp-pcp-col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post default pcp-item-1424\" data-id=\"1424\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pcp-post-thumb-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-thumb-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-pcp-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2022\/07\/06\/first-pettits-in-american-series-william-pettit-of-louisa-co-va-possible-french-irish-immigrant-1720\/\" target=\"_self\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/First-Pettits-in-America-e1613153484480.png\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2022\/07\/06\/first-pettits-in-american-series-william-pettit-of-louisa-co-va-possible-french-irish-immigrant-1720\/\"  target=\"_self\">First Pettits in American Series #6 &#8211;William Pettit of Louisa Co., VA -Possible French Irish Immigrant ~1720<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>It is said that a William Pettit (born around 1697) migrated to Louisa Co., VA around 1720.\u00a0 Some researchers claim William Pettit's land of nativity was Ireland while others state that he came from France.\u00a0 Though vastly different countries, these two origins need not be mutually exclusive.\u00a0 It is very possible he (or his parents) came to Ireland after leaving France in the protestant migration.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-2 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-4 sp-pcp-col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post default pcp-item-1447\" data-id=\"1447\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pcp-post-thumb-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-thumb-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-pcp-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2022\/07\/07\/first-pettits-in-america-series-7-francis-pettit-virginia-1630s\/\" target=\"_self\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/First-Pettits-in-America-e1613153484480.png\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2022\/07\/07\/first-pettits-in-america-series-7-francis-pettit-virginia-1630s\/\"  target=\"_self\">First Pettits in America Series #7 -Francis Pettit Virginia ~1630s<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>A Francis Pettit was born around 1612 and was living in Northampton County, VA as early as 1636.\u00a0 He owned a plantation near Cherrystone Creek on the Eastern Shore.\u00a0 He was married to a woman named Ann and had at least one son named Francis.\u00a0 He was also related in some manner to Obedience Robins.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-2 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-4 sp-pcp-col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post default pcp-item-943\" data-id=\"943\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pcp-post-thumb-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-thumb-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-pcp-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2023\/04\/07\/first-pettits-in-america-series-x-thomas-pettit-pettite-maryland-1639\/\" target=\"_self\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/First-Pettits-in-America-e1613153484480.png\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2023\/04\/07\/first-pettits-in-america-series-x-thomas-pettit-pettite-maryland-1639\/\"  target=\"_self\">First Pettits in America Series #8 -Thomas Pettit\/Petite Maryland 1639<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>Thomas Petite and his wife came to the Province of Maryland in the year 1639.\u00a0 In 1645 Thomas imported a child named Catherine Petite who is presumed to be his daughter though the record never explicitly declares this.\u00a0 By 1649 he had acquired the right and title to 450 acres of land near the lower Cedar Point on the north side of the Potomac River in western St. Mary County.\u00a0 His plantation was near what was once called Petite's Creek.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-2 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-4 sp-pcp-col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post default pcp-item-885\" data-id=\"885\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pcp-post-thumb-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-thumb-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-pcp-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2022\/01\/03\/henry-pettit-1689-boston-sailor-with-a-surprising-origin\/\" target=\"_self\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Henry-Pettit-1698-1721-image2.png\" width=\"901\" height=\"410\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2022\/01\/03\/henry-pettit-1689-boston-sailor-with-a-surprising-origin\/\"  target=\"_self\">Henry Pettit (1689), Boston Sailor with a Surprising Origin<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>Wedding bells rang out on December 28, 1718, as Henry Pettit and Sarah Gibbs were married before the Reverend Sam Miles in Boston, MA.\u00a0 The Presbyterian marriage was just 3 days after Christmas Sunday.  Sarah Gibbs was the daughter of John and Mary Gibbs of Boston.\u00a0 John Gibbs was a painter by trade,  specializing in decorative staining and funeral escutcheons.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-2 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-4 sp-pcp-col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post default pcp-item-2114\" data-id=\"2114\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pcp-post-thumb-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-thumb-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-pcp-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2024\/11\/09\/at-least-6-pettit-immigrants-to-virginia-and-maryland-in-the-1600s\/\" target=\"_self\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/Six-Pettits-in-1600.png\" width=\"791\" height=\"380\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2024\/11\/09\/at-least-6-pettit-immigrants-to-virginia-and-maryland-in-the-1600s\/\"  target=\"_self\">At least 6 Pettit Immigrants to Virginia and Maryland in the 1600s<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>At least 6 Pettit Immigrants came to Virginia and Maryland in the early to mid 1600s.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<span class=\"sp-pcp-pagination-data\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t<nav class=\"pcp-post-pagination pcp-on-desktop\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"pcp-post-pagination pcp-on-mobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<a href=\"#top\">Back to Top \u2191<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Essex Co, NJ Pettit Family and Allied Families<\/h2>\n<h4>(5 Articles)<\/h4>\n<style id=\"sp_pcp_dynamic_style2307\">#pcp_wrapper-2307:not(.sps-glossary-layout) .sp-pcp-row,#pcp_wrapper-2307 .sps-glossary-items-group .sps-glossary-items-content {margin-right: -10px;margin-left: -10px;}#pcp_wrapper-2307 .sp-pcp-row [class*='sp-pcp-col-']{padding-right: 10px;padding-left: 10px; 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This land is shown on an 1845 map produced by historian John Littell.  Neighbors that can be identified on this map include the Badgley, Frazee, Valentine, and Willcox families.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-2 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-4 sp-pcp-col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post default pcp-item-977\" data-id=\"977\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pcp-post-thumb-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-thumb-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-pcp-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2021\/08\/31\/joshua-pettit-of-essex-co-nj-the-land-part-i\/\" target=\"_self\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/08\/joshua-pettit-of-essex-co-nj-scotch-plains-do-we-know-the-man.png\" width=\"1341\" height=\"671\" alt=\"Joshua Pettit of Essex Co, NJ\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2021\/08\/31\/joshua-pettit-of-essex-co-nj-the-land-part-i\/\"  target=\"_self\">Joshua Pettit of Essex Co., NJ:  The Land (Part I)<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>The precise location of Joshua Pettit\u2019s land in Essex County, New Jersey has long been a mystery.  In this article we will attempt to determine where his land was relative to the geography of the 1700\u2019s and where it can be found today.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-2 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-4 sp-pcp-col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post default pcp-item-1015\" data-id=\"1015\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pcp-post-thumb-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-thumb-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-pcp-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2021\/09\/06\/joshua-pettit-of-essex-co-nj-the-insolvent-debtor\/\" target=\"_self\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/08\/joshua-pettit-of-essex-co-nj-scotch-plains-do-we-know-the-man.png\" width=\"1341\" height=\"671\" alt=\"Joshua Pettit of Essex Co, NJ\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2021\/09\/06\/joshua-pettit-of-essex-co-nj-the-insolvent-debtor\/\"  target=\"_self\">Joshua Pettit of Essex Co., NJ:  The Insolvent Debtor (Part II)<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>The reason Joshua Pettit's petition cannot be found in the record books of the Court of Common Pleas is because he was not a free man. He was in one of the jails in Essex County for the \"crime\" of being an insolvent debtor.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-2 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-4 sp-pcp-col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post default pcp-item-1061\" data-id=\"1061\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pcp-post-thumb-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-thumb-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-pcp-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2021\/12\/31\/joshua-pettit-of-essex-co-nj-smallpox-and-clinker-lots-part-iii\/\" target=\"_self\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/08\/joshua-pettit-of-essex-co-nj-scotch-plains-do-we-know-the-man.png\" width=\"1341\" height=\"671\" alt=\"Joshua Pettit of Essex Co, NJ\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2021\/12\/31\/joshua-pettit-of-essex-co-nj-smallpox-and-clinker-lots-part-iii\/\"  target=\"_self\">Joshua Pettit of Essex Co., NJ:  Smallpox and Clinker Lots (Part III)<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>The Valentine family was decimated by smallpox in the late winter of 1766.  Two minor Pettit grandchildren were named as heirs.  The Valentine, Baker, Osborn and Pettit families lived very near each other in the Stony Hill and Scotch Plains area near the Green Brook.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-2 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-4 sp-pcp-col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post default pcp-item-1167\" data-id=\"1167\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pcp-post-thumb-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-thumb-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-pcp-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2021\/12\/31\/joshua-pettit-of-essex-co-nj-on-the-map-part-iv\/\" target=\"_self\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/08\/joshua-pettit-of-essex-co-nj-scotch-plains-do-we-know-the-man.png\" width=\"1341\" height=\"671\" alt=\"Joshua Pettit of Essex Co, NJ\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2021\/12\/31\/joshua-pettit-of-essex-co-nj-on-the-map-part-iv\/\"  target=\"_self\">Joshua Pettit of Essex Co., NJ:  On the Map (Part IV)<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>Now it is time to take this data and plot it out on a map.\u00a0 In doing so we will identify the most likely location of Joshua Pettit's land in Scotch Plains, NJ and see where it would be located today.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<span class=\"sp-pcp-pagination-data\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t<nav class=\"pcp-post-pagination pcp-on-desktop\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"pcp-post-pagination pcp-on-mobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<a href=\"#top\">Back to Top \u2191<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>New York Pettit Families<\/h2>\n<h4>(3 Articles)<\/h4>\n<style id=\"sp_pcp_dynamic_style2316\">#pcp_wrapper-2316:not(.sps-glossary-layout) .sp-pcp-row,#pcp_wrapper-2316 .sps-glossary-items-group .sps-glossary-items-content {margin-right: -10px;margin-left: -10px;}#pcp_wrapper-2316 .sp-pcp-row [class*='sp-pcp-col-']{padding-right: 10px;padding-left: 10px; 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P. Nostrand in New York from a G. W. Pettit.\u00a0  It begins with a man named Joshua Pettit who was from Springfield, Long Island, NY.\u00a0 According to the letter, Joshua Pettit married a \"rich English lady\" and was the father of an Increase Pettit. In this paper we will compare this newly discovered letter to a deed found in Bristol England from the Ashton Court estate which may explain the source of some of these forgotten legends.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-2 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-4 sp-pcp-col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post default pcp-item-2007\" data-id=\"2007\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pcp-post-thumb-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-thumb-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-pcp-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2024\/01\/11\/james-pettit-1725-and-martha-mccune-family-record-book\/\" target=\"_self\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/James-Pettit-and-Martha-MCune-Family-Record-Book.jpg\" width=\"733\" height=\"419\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2024\/01\/11\/james-pettit-1725-and-martha-mccune-family-record-book\/\"  target=\"_self\">James Pettit (1725) and Martha McCune Family Record Book<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<ul><li>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\">January 11, 2024<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>A James Pettit and Martha McCune Family Record Book was recently discovered which gives the names and birth dates of their children.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-2 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-4 sp-pcp-col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post default pcp-item-2751\" data-id=\"2751\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pcp-post-thumb-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-thumb-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-pcp-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2025\/06\/22\/1833-sheriffs-writ-benjamin-rushmore-suffolk-co-ny-vs-benjamin-pettit-of-jamaica\/\" target=\"_self\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/Benjamin-Pettit-Benjamin-Rushmore-NY.png\" width=\"805\" height=\"520\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2025\/06\/22\/1833-sheriffs-writ-benjamin-rushmore-suffolk-co-ny-vs-benjamin-pettit-of-jamaica\/\"  target=\"_self\">1833 Sheriff&#8217;s Writ: Benjamin Rushmore Suffolk Co, NY vs Benjamin Pettit of Jamaica<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<ul><li>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\">June 22, 2025<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>In June of 2025 The Pettit Research Project acquired this 1833 Sheriff's writ from an antique document dealer in New York.\u00a0 The dealer was unsure of the paper's origins but believed she had purchased it about 25 years ago from the estate of Tim Green who was a lawyer in Southhold, NY.\u00a0 The document is a legal writ from the Court of Common Pleas in Suffolk County, NY on behalf of Benjamin Rushmore of Riverhead.\u00a0 Rushmore sued Benjamin Pettit of Jamaica, NY for $206.26 1\/2.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<span class=\"sp-pcp-pagination-data\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t<nav class=\"pcp-post-pagination pcp-on-desktop\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"pcp-post-pagination pcp-on-mobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<a href=\"#top\">Back to Top \u2191<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>John Pettit (1608) Family and Descendants<\/h2>\n<h4>(4 Articles)<\/h4>\n<style id=\"sp_pcp_dynamic_style2309\">#pcp_wrapper-2309:not(.sps-glossary-layout) .sp-pcp-row,#pcp_wrapper-2309 .sps-glossary-items-group .sps-glossary-items-content {margin-right: -10px;margin-left: -10px;}#pcp_wrapper-2309 .sp-pcp-row [class*='sp-pcp-col-']{padding-right: 10px;padding-left: 10px; padding-bottom:20px;}.pcp-wrapper-2309 .sp-pcp-title a {color: #111;display: inherit;} .pcp-wrapper-2309 .sp-pcp-title a:hover {color: 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href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2022\/03\/29\/found-another-old-genealogy-of-john-pettit-1608-hand-written-by-elnora-pettit-1808-1886-daughter-of-dr-james-pettit-1777-1849-and-lucy-felt-1777-1859\/\"  target=\"_self\">FOUND: Another Old Genealogy of John Pettit (1608) Hand Written by Elnora Pettit (1808-1886), Daughter of Dr. James Pettit (1777-1849) and Lucy Felt (1777-1859)<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<ul><li>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\">March 29, 2022<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>\"In my possession is a record given by my grandfather Johnathan Pettit, taken from his lips by my brother William, about the year 1825, of which the above is a copy also that his ancestry were farmers, persons of information, and respectability...\"<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-2 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-4 sp-pcp-col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post default pcp-item-1742\" data-id=\"1742\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pcp-post-thumb-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-thumb-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-pcp-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2023\/09\/18\/pettit-family-bible-of-james-pettet-b-4-20-1798-and-eleanor-bernett-married-1812-in-ny\/\" target=\"_self\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/James-Pettit-Pettet-Family-Bible-pettitresearch.jpg\" width=\"2501\" height=\"1857\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2023\/09\/18\/pettit-family-bible-of-james-pettet-b-4-20-1798-and-eleanor-bernett-married-1812-in-ny\/\"  target=\"_self\">Pettit Family Bible of James Pettet (b. 4-20-1798) and Eleanor Bennett married 1812 in NY<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<ul><li>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\">September 18, 2023<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>James Pettet was born in the town of Westfield County of Saraotga Washington N.Y. on the 20th day of April AD 1798.  Eleanor Bennett was born in the town of Halfmoon on the 17th day of April AD 1803.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-2 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-4 sp-pcp-col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post default pcp-item-2170\" data-id=\"2170\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pcp-post-thumb-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-thumb-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-pcp-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2025\/01\/06\/1839-letter-george-pettit-in-fabius-ny-to-john-r-pettit-in-lima-oh\/\" target=\"_self\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/1839-Pettit-Letter-Cover.png\" width=\"1204\" height=\"631\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2025\/01\/06\/1839-letter-george-pettit-in-fabius-ny-to-john-r-pettit-in-lima-oh\/\"  target=\"_self\">1839 Letter George Pettit in Fabius, NY to John R. Pettit in Lima, OH<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<ul><li>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\">January 6, 2025<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>On April 5, 1839, George Pettit (1780-1866) of Fabius, NY wrote this letter to his brother John Riddell Pettit (1793-1855) in Lima, OH.  In it George discusses his fluctuating health and his plans to sell the farm and move to the northwest.  He mentions their brother David Pettit and David\u2019s son Jonathan Pettit.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-2 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-4 sp-pcp-col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post default pcp-item-2377\" data-id=\"2377\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pcp-post-thumb-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-thumb-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-pcp-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2025\/02\/12\/another-1839-letter-from-george-pettit-in-fabius-ny\/\" target=\"_self\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/2nd-1839-George-Pettit-Letter.png\" width=\"1523\" height=\"868\" alt=\"1839 Letter from George Pettit of Fabius, NY\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2025\/02\/12\/another-1839-letter-from-george-pettit-in-fabius-ny\/\"  target=\"_self\">Another 1839 Letter: George Pettit in Fabius, NY to William Corbin in Logansport, IN<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<ul><li>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\">February 12, 2025<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>1839 Letter from George Pettit in Fabius, NY to William Corbin Logansport, IN As mentioned in another article, in January of 2025, The Pettit Research Project acquired a letter written on April 5, 1839, by George Pettit in Fabius, NY to John R. Pettit in Lima, OH.\u00a0 Now a second letter also written that year&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<span class=\"sp-pcp-pagination-data\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t<nav class=\"pcp-post-pagination pcp-on-desktop\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"pcp-post-pagination pcp-on-mobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<a href=\"#top\">Back to Top \u2191<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>General History and Genealogy<\/h2>\n<h4>(4 Articles)<\/h4>\n<style id=\"sp_pcp_dynamic_style2314\">#pcp_wrapper-2314:not(.sps-glossary-layout) .sp-pcp-row,#pcp_wrapper-2314 .sps-glossary-items-group .sps-glossary-items-content {margin-right: -10px;margin-left: -10px;}#pcp_wrapper-2314 .sp-pcp-row [class*='sp-pcp-col-']{padding-right: 10px;padding-left: 10px; padding-bottom:20px;}.pcp-wrapper-2314 .sp-pcp-title a {color: #111;display: inherit;} .pcp-wrapper-2314 .sp-pcp-title a:hover {color: #e1624b;}.pcp-wrapper-2314 .sp-pcp-post-content{color: #444; }#pcp_wrapper-2314 .sp-pcp-post {padding: 0 0 0 0;}#pcp_wrapper-2314.sp-slider_layout .sp-pcp-post .sp-pcp-post-details {top: 0; right:0; bottom:0; left:0;}#pcp_wrapper-2314 .sp-pcp-post {border: 0px solid #e2e2e2; border-radius: 0px }#pcp_wrapper-2314 .sp-pcp-post{background-color: transparent;}#pcp_wrapper-2314 .pcp-post-thumb-wrapper{border: 0px solid #dddddd;border-radius:0px;}.pcp-wrapper-2314 .sp-pcp-post-meta li,.pcp-wrapper-2314 .sp-pcp-post-meta ul,.pcp-wrapper-2314 .sp-pcp-post-meta li a{color: #888;}.pcp-wrapper-2314 .sp-pcp-post-meta li a:hover{color: #e1624b;}#pcp_wrapper-2314 .pcp-post-pagination .page-numbers.current, #pcp_wrapper-2314 .pcp-post-pagination a.active , #pcp_wrapper-2314 .pcp-post-pagination a:hover{ color: #ffffff; background: #e1624b; border-color: #e1624b; }#pcp_wrapper-2314 .pcp-post-pagination .page-numbers, .pcp-post-pagination a{ background: #ffffff; color:#5e5e5e; border: 2px solid #bbbbbb;border-radius: 2px; }#pcp_wrapper-2314 .pcp-post-pagination{text-align: left;}@media (min-width: 1200px) {.sp-pcp-row .sp-pcp-col-xl-1 {flex: 0 0 100%;}.sp-pcp-row .sp-pcp-col-xl-2 {flex: 1 1 calc( 50% - 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If you are interested in Virginia or South Carolina colonial or Revolutionary period history, the fine details of Indian trade and traders, the dark and dirty deeds of Loyalists and Patriots in the struggle for independence, and the ultimate fate of those who were exiled from the United States, I strongly recommend these books.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-2 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-4 sp-pcp-col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post default pcp-item-1516\" data-id=\"1516\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pcp-post-thumb-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-thumb-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-pcp-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2023\/10\/29\/1785-south-carolina-surveyor-instructions\/\" target=\"_self\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/SC-dept-surveyor-instructions-1785-cropped.png\" width=\"489\" height=\"358\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2023\/10\/29\/1785-south-carolina-surveyor-instructions\/\"  target=\"_self\">c.1785 South Carolina Surveyor Instructions<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<ul><li>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\">October 29, 2023<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>At the end of this document you will find the full text of the South Carolina General Assembly's official instructions for the State's Deputy Surveyors in place by 1785.  Studying these brief instructions will help researchers properly interpret and understand the land warrant and survey process in South Carolina and contextualize early grants of vacant land.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-2 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-4 sp-pcp-col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post default pcp-item-1133\" data-id=\"1133\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pcp-post-thumb-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-thumb-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-pcp-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2022\/01\/01\/pettit-family-name-meaning-and-origin\/\" target=\"_self\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Pettit-Family-Name-Origins.png\" width=\"510\" height=\"340\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2022\/01\/01\/pettit-family-name-meaning-and-origin\/\"  target=\"_self\">Pettit:  Family Name Meaning and Origin<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<ul><li>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\">January 1, 2022<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>The origin of the Pettit family name.  Who were the first Pettits and where did they come from?<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-2 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-4 sp-pcp-col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post default pcp-item-1293\" data-id=\"1293\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pcp-post-thumb-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-thumb-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-pcp-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2022\/01\/10\/pettit-family-tree-index\/\" target=\"_self\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/pettit-family-tree-index.jpg\" width=\"1339\" height=\"744\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2022\/01\/10\/pettit-family-tree-index\/\"  target=\"_self\">Pettit Family Tree Index<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<ul><li>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\">January 10, 2022<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>This pages provides a link to name indexes for the Pettit family tree so our cousins can easily find which Pettit clan they belong to.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<span class=\"sp-pcp-pagination-data\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t<nav class=\"pcp-post-pagination pcp-on-desktop\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"pcp-post-pagination pcp-on-mobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<a href=\"#top\">Back to Top \u2191<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Pettit Family -Notable People<\/h2>\n<h4>(2 Articles)<\/h4>\n<style id=\"sp_pcp_dynamic_style2315\">#pcp_wrapper-2315:not(.sps-glossary-layout) .sp-pcp-row,#pcp_wrapper-2315 .sps-glossary-items-group .sps-glossary-items-content {margin-right: -10px;margin-left: -10px;}#pcp_wrapper-2315 .sp-pcp-row [class*='sp-pcp-col-']{padding-right: 10px;padding-left: 10px; 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Evening had just swept in. General George Washington looked out over the Delaware River as the first snowflakes began their gentle but ominous swirling descent into the darkening water below. He, like so many of the men under his command, had given up the warmth and comfort of his home to fight for a cause that now seemed desperately out of reach.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" sp-pcp-col-xs-1 sp-pcp-col-sm-2 sp-pcp-col-md-3 sp-pcp-col-lg-4 sp-pcp-col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post default pcp-item-1629\" data-id=\"1629\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pcp-post-thumb-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-thumb-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-pcp-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2023\/03\/24\/early-black-oklahoma-lawman-charles-pettit\/\" target=\"_self\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/Chalres-Pettit-black-lawman.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pettitresearch.com\/familyhistory\/2023\/03\/24\/early-black-oklahoma-lawman-charles-pettit\/\"  target=\"_self\">Early Black Oklahoma Lawman Charles Pettit<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t<ul><li>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\">March 24, 2023<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>\u201cUnbuckle your gun belt carefully and drop your gun,\u201d Pettit told him.  Lewis unbuckled his gun and handed the whole outfit to me.  Pettit reached for this handcuffs and just then the whole window burst out on him with shotgun shells.  I covered Lewis and started for the door and at the same time Pettit went in through the window.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<span class=\"sp-pcp-pagination-data\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t<nav class=\"pcp-post-pagination pcp-on-desktop\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"pcp-post-pagination pcp-on-mobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<a href=\"#top\">Back to Top \u2191<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Genealogy Miscellany Research Log<\/h2>\n<style id=\"sp_pcp_dynamic_style2744\">#pcp_wrapper-2744:not(.sps-glossary-layout) .sp-pcp-row,#pcp_wrapper-2744 .sps-glossary-items-group .sps-glossary-items-content {margin-right: -10px;margin-left: -10px;}#pcp_wrapper-2744 .sp-pcp-row [class*='sp-pcp-col-']{padding-right: 10px;padding-left: 10px; padding-bottom:20px;}.pcp-wrapper-2744 .sp-pcp-title a {color: #111;display: inherit;} .pcp-wrapper-2744 .sp-pcp-title a:hover {color: #e1624b;}#pcp_wrapper-2744 .sp-pcp-post {padding: 0 0 0 0;}#pcp_wrapper-2744.sp-slider_layout .sp-pcp-post .sp-pcp-post-details {top: 0; right:0; bottom:0; left:0;}#pcp_wrapper-2744 .sp-pcp-post {border: 0px solid #e2e2e2; border-radius: 0px }#pcp_wrapper-2744 .sp-pcp-post{background-color: transparent;}#pcp_wrapper-2744 .pcp-post-thumb-wrapper{border: 0px solid #dddddd;border-radius:0px;}.pcp-wrapper-2744 .sp-pcp-post-meta li,.pcp-wrapper-2744 .sp-pcp-post-meta ul,.pcp-wrapper-2744 .sp-pcp-post-meta li a{color: #888;}.pcp-wrapper-2744 .sp-pcp-post-meta li a:hover{color: #e1624b;}#pcp_wrapper-2744 .pcp-post-pagination .page-numbers.current, #pcp_wrapper-2744 .pcp-post-pagination a.active , #pcp_wrapper-2744 .pcp-post-pagination a:hover{ color: #ffffff; background: #e1624b; border-color: #e1624b; }#pcp_wrapper-2744 .pcp-post-pagination .page-numbers, .pcp-post-pagination a{ background: #ffffff; color:#5e5e5e; border: 2px solid #bbbbbb;border-radius: 2px; }#pcp_wrapper-2744 .pcp-post-pagination{text-align: left;}@media (min-width: 1200px) {.sp-pcp-row .sp-pcp-col-xl-1 {flex: 0 0 100%;}.sp-pcp-row .sp-pcp-col-xl-2 {flex: 1 1 calc( 50% - 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