Christian (Dethick) Pettus (1527 - abt. 1578)

Born 1527 in North Elmham, Norfolk, England

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Pettus — married 29 Oct 1548 (to 25 Jun 1578) in St. Simon's and St. Jude's, Norwich, Norfolk, England

Descendants

Died about Jun 1578 at about age 51 in Norwich, Norfolk, England

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Biography

Christian (bur. 25 Jun 1578 St. Simon's and St. Jude's, Norfolk) is the daughter of Simon Dethick of North Elmham, Norfolk. Harvey (1878), states that her mother is Rose, daughter of Christopher Crowe of Mileham, Norfolk.

Marriage

She married Thomas Pettus, esq. (d. 1598), tailor and alderman of Norwich, Norfolk, England on 29 October 1548 at the church of St. Simon and St. Jude in the City of Norwich: ^[1]

Thomas Pettus Singleman did take to his wife Christian Dethick Singlewoman the xxix th daye of October in Anno Do'ni 1548

Their children were:

• John Pettus of Elm Street, Norfolk (1550 - 1614)

m. Bridget, dau. and co-heir of Augustine Curtis, gent. of Honnington, Suffolk.[1]

• Thomas (d. 1620), mayor of Norwich in 1614

m. Cecily, dau. of William King of Hempstead, Norfolk

• Alexander

• William (d.s.p)

• Elizabeth

m. Augustine Whale gent. of Norwich

• Ciceley

m. Humphrey Camden of London, gent.

• Anne

m. Mr. Alderman

m. Robert Debney of Norwich

She died in 1578 and was buried at the Pettus' family church of St Simon and St Jude, Norwich, Norfolk on 25 June 1578: ^[2]

Christian the wife of Thomas Pettus Aldr [Alderman] was Buryed the xxv th daye of June 1578

Sources

• Burke, J. & Burke, J.B. (1844). "Pettus of Rackheath," in A genealogical and heraldic History of the extinct and dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland, 2nd ed., pp. 407. London: John Russ. Google Books.

• "Thomas Pettus and Christian Dethick, 29 Oct 1548." England Marriages, 1538–1973. FamilySearch.[2], citing Saint Simon And Saint Jude, Norwich, Norfolk; FHL microfilm 993,654.

• Harvey, W. (1878). The Visitation of Norfolk in the Year 1563, 1, pp. 249. Miller and Levins. Google Books.

• Wotton T. (1741). The English baronets, a genealogical and historical account of their families, II, pp. 270. London. Google Books.

• Thrush, A. & Ferris, J.P. (2010). Pettus, John (1550-1614), of Elm St., Norwich, Norf. HOP. Web.[3]

1. ↑ Transcription of the parish registers of St Simon and St Jude made by E.A. Tillett in 1895 Image on Family Search
2. ↑ Transcription of the parish registers of St Simon and St Jude made by E.A. Tillett in 1895 Image on Family Search

See Also...

• One World Tree Title: Henry Childers ancestry.com: Birth: 1527 Norfolk