Katherine (Morris) Pettit (abt. 1639 - abt. 1719)

Born about 1639 in New Kent, Virginia Colony [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Pettit — married 1657 in Rappahannock, Colony of Virginia

Descendants

Died about 1719 at about age 80 in Rappahannock, Virginia Colony [uncertain]

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Biography

Katherine was born about 1639 in Virginia, the daughter of George and Eleanor Morris. She married Thomas Pettit/Petty/Pettus about 1655 in Old Rappahannock County, Virginia. They were the parents of two children, Dorothy and Thomas ,Jr. Thomas, Sr. died in 1663 and named daughter Dorothy and wife Katherine in his will; son Thomas was born after his father's death. ^{[1] [2] [3]} Katherine next married John Long. Katherine and John were the parents of a daughter, Katherine. ^{[4] [5]} John died and Katherine married a third time, to a man named Thomas Gaines. Thomas and Katherine were the parents of a daughter, Anne. ^{[6] [7]} Katherine's date of death is unknown.

Research Notes

Will of Thomas Pettit:

Recorded in the Wills of Rappahannock County, Virginia, 1656 - 1692, page 157 - 158

Pettit, Thomas* - 23 September 1663; 7 June 1665 transcribed exactly as printed September ye. 23th in ye year of our Lord 1663

"I Thomas Pettit of ye County of Rappa. and in ye parish of ffarnham being in a Weak Estate of body but in perfect mind & Memory make this my last Will & Testament, first I bequeath my soul unto Almighty God & my body unto ye ground to be buried with assured belief of the Resurection and that after this life my Soul & body shall be united in one & enjoy that Eternall bliss where my Redemer liveth, First I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Dorothy** three ffemale Cattle, one Cow name Cherry, and two heifers Comonly called by ye name of Goodluck, & Slow them & their Increase, I give unto my aforesd, Daughter & her heirs for Ever but ye Male to remaine to those that look after them until she come of age I do also give and bequeath all my Land yt is Really mine yt is to say a pattent of one hundred acres adjoinging to ye Land I now live on ye which Land encludes two hundred & Eighty acres by conveyance specified this Land heretofore mentioned my aforesaid Daughter Dorothy** is to have when she cometh to age for her & her heirs for Ever, and in case of ye death of my aforesd. Daughter Dorothy before she cometh to Enjoy this Land according to ye term of my will then the sd Land here given unto my Daughter to my Wife Katherine for her & her heirs for Ever & in ye meantime untill my Daughter be of age as aforesd. my wife Katherine to inherit & enjoy for her use in every kind whatsoever not destroying any timber nor to make sale nor diminsh any more than what shall go for ye use of her own housing and Cropps & likewise I doe also include that in case my wife Katherine aforesd. keep her self a Widow that she shall freely and wholly enjoy the Land with the proffits thereof according to ye tenor aforesd. during her life I do also give & bequeath unto my Wife after my Death my debts Satisfyed all ye rest of my personal Estate both within doors & without unto her & her hrs for Ever I doe also here ordaine and apoint my friend Nicholas White and my friend Thomas Cooper overseers of this my last will & Testament ye day & year above written Thomas Pettit Seal

Witnesses Richard Glover, aged 37 years or thereabouts. his Richard RN Nightingale, aged 27 years of thereabouts mark

Robert Davis Cl. Cur.

A true copy THOS. New Dep. Cl. Truly recorded according to an order of Essex Court dated ye. 11th: March, 1664

Test Francis Meriwherther Cl. Cur. Page 33."

1662-1664 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 1, Part II; [Antient Press]; Page 344 "KNOW ALL MEN that I KATHERINE PETTIT of the County of Rappa. Widdow do give & make over from(missing) day of the date hereof unto my Son THOMAS PETTIT one black heiffer comonly called Marton & now about fifteen months old marked with two swallow forks & a nick under each ear together with all female increase from this time forwards until my sd Son shall be twelve years old & after he shall be of the aforesd age of twelve years I do hereby give unto my sd Son the increase both male & female to him & to his heirs for ever In Testimony I set my hand this 3 of June 1665 KATHERINE PETTIT Test THo GOODRICH, ROBERT BEVERLEY Recog in Cur Cora Rappa 7 die Junii 1665"

1670-1672 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 4, Part II; [Antient Press]; Page 287-288 "KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that I ROBERT ARMSTRONG wth DOROTHY my Wife do for a valuable consideration by me received assigne over all my right and title of foure hundred acres of land acccording to the bounds of this within mentioned Pattent to NICHOLAS CATLETT his heirs and assigns and do warrent the said land from me my heirs and assigns or any person or persons laying any claim or clayming any part or parcel thereof and to acknowledge the same the next Court held for this County as Witnesse my hand this Twentieth of januarie 1671 Test THOMAS GAINES, ROBERT ARMSTRONG KATHA GAINES her mark her mark DOROTHY ARMSTRONG Recognitr, in Cur Rappa, 7th die March Anno Dom 1671"

• Old Rappahannock Co Va Deed Book 5, Part I - 1672-1674; Antient Press: page 12

"KNOW ALL MEN that I NICHOLAS CATLETT doe assigne over all my right title and interest of this within mentioned Bill of Sale to DOROTHY ARMSTRONG her heirs or assignes from me my heirs or assignes and to acknowledge it the next Court held for the County as Witness my hand this 21st of Feby 1671 Test THOMAS GAINES, NICHO. CATLETT CATHARINE GAINES"

• 1674-1676 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 5, Part II; [Antient Press]; Page 330-331

"KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that Whereas there is a MARRIAGE intended between JAMES FUGATT and DOROTHY PETTIS both of the County of Rappa to bee forthwith solemnized the said JAMES FUGATT and DOROTHY PETTIS freely and voluntarily give their consent that. Whereas THOMAS GAINES have intermarried wth KATHARINE the Mother of the said DOROTHY by wch Marriage he is Intitled by right of Dower wth the thirds of a Divident of land given by Will to DOROTHY PETTIS by THOMAS PETTIS her deceased Father this present writing doe witness that in case the said THOMAS GAINES shall survive KATHARINE the Mother of the said DOROTHY the said THOMAS shall have possess & enjoy those houses that are upon the said divident of land whereon he now liveth for and during the time he shall live unmarried he not committing any waste upon the Timber or wood growing upon the said land other then for his necessary building and fencing during his abode there and at his MARRIAGE to surrender the same up againe unto the said JAMES and DOROTHY their heirs or assigns wth the houses fences & edificies that shall then be upon the said land in good condition the same to enjoy wth sufficient ground to plant in fire wood and Timber & fencing Stuff during the time as abovementioned without the let hindrance disturbance eviction or ejection of them the said JAMES FUGATT and DOROTHY PETTIS their heirs or assigns or any of them In Witness whereof the said JAMES and DOROTHY have set their hands and affixed their seals this 9th day of November 1675 in presence of us EDMUND CRASE, JAMES FUGET WILLIAM JOHNSON DOROTHY PETTIS Recordatr Test EDMO. CRASK Cl Cur"

• 1679-1682 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Will & Deed Book 6, Part II; [Antient Press]; Page 245

"I underwritten doe hereby freely give unto PETER GOODRICH, the Son of Coll. THOMAS GOODRICH deced, a Cow called Dainty marked with a crop on the right eare and a nick over &a nick under & a crop & 3 slits in the left eare To have use and enjoy the said Cow with all her increase to said PETER GOODRICH his heires & assignes for ever, as Witness my hand this 18th day of Decembr: 1679 Test PHI: PENDLETON, KATHERINE GAINES LEONARD HILL Recordatr xx9 die xbris 79"

• 1682-1688 Rappahannock (old) County, Virginia, Deed Book 7^[8]

"KNOW ALL MEN by these prsents that I GEORGE MORRIS of the County of NEW KENT out of the love I beare to THOMAS PETTUS and unto his Sister, Mrs, CATHARIANE LONGE, doth give all my right I have in & unto Eight hundred acres of land lying in the County of Rappa: to them their Exectrs. to be equally devided them vch land is granted by Pattent bearing date 29th 7ber 1667 to me the aforesd MORRIS and Mr. JOHN LONG deced for One thousand six hundred acres and it is so given by the sd MORRIS that if either THOMAS PETTUS or CATHARINE LONG shall die before they are married that the Survivor shall have the whole quantity aforesaid and to the truth of this my Guift I have hereunto set my hand and seale this first day of Aprill 1685 Signed sealed and delivrd. in the prsence of CHRIST: PETERSON, GEORGE MORRIS JOHN GRIFFIN STEPHEN BENBRIDGE his marke Recordatr. in Cur Com Rappa x die Aprillis 1685"

• 1692-1693 Essex County, Virginia Deed, Will & Order Book; [Antient Press]; (Page 67-68)

"At a Court held for Essex County April ye 11th Ano 1693 - JAMES FUGEET and DOROTHY his Wife, Daughter & Devisee of THOMAS PETTITT, late of ye County of RAPPA: deced, in all humility complains that her deced Father. THOMAS PETTITT, in and by his last Will in Writeting bearing date September ye 13th 1663 did give & devise unto her, ye Complainant, and to her heires forever, all his land then lying and being in ye County of RAPPA: now this County, being perticularly One hundred acres of land taken up & patented by the said THOMAS PETTITT and Two hundred & eighty acres adjoyning thereto by him purchased & by Conveyance assured to him as by ye said Will more at large doth & may appeare Now so it is, may it please yor: Worps: that ye Complts. have great cause to suspect that the said Patent Deed Writeing conveyance & Charter did all of them come into ye hand and Custody of THOMAS GAINES & KATHERINE his Wife, late ye Wido: of ye said deced PETTITT,. or into ye hands of one of them, and may still in possibility be in their or one of their Custody keeping and possession; And ye sd Complts. humbly conceive that ye said Patent, deed, writeing, conveyance or Charters justly belong to them and they, ye Complts., being utterly remediless at ye Comon Law to recover ye same, humbly pray that by the Decree of this Court ye Respondts., THOMAS GAINES & KATHERINE his Wife may be compelled upon their Corporall Oaths to lett forth and declare what Patents deeds, writeing, conveyances, charters or other evidences they or either of them at any time before or since ye death of ye abovesd PETTITT have had in their hands, custody and possession , & what and how many of them and that yor: Worps: will please to decree that they, the said THOMAS GAINES & KATHERINE his Life, do forthwith surrendr: & deliver up to these Complts., all ye said writeings, papers and evidences relateing to ye said lands as shall seem most agreeable to Equity in such cases & that they pay costs pleaded, To which ye said THOMAS GAINES appeared and alledged that the summons did not agree with ye Docqts: & therefore pray'd that ye suit might be dismist, Wherefore the Court have dismist ye same. - JAMES FUGEET and DOROTHY his Wife, Daughter & Devisee of THOMAS PETTITT late of RAPPA. County deced, complaines against THOMAS GAINES in a Plea of Trespasses for that, that is to say, the Compit. DOROTHY hath good right title & interest by the Guift of & devise of her deced Father, THOMAS PETTITT, in his last Will in writeing menconed & exprest, of in and to Three hundred & Eighty acres of land more or less situate lying and being in this County, and was the proper Estate and freehold of him ye sd deced PETTITT, & of which he dyed seised, into which the said THOMAS GAINES with force and armes &c. on or about ye Month of December now last past did then enter & the Timber and Trees thereon growing did cutt fall maul and destroy, and did & many other Injuries & Trespasses before and since dayly hath and doth comitt, And ye possession thereof from ye Complts, do wrongfully keep & withold, all wch: is contrary to ye Laves & to ye Complts. damage One hundred pounds Sterl:, for which they bring their suit and pray Judgmt. with costs and that the Sheriff be commanded by Writt of habere facias seisinam to eject the said GAINES and to put the Complts, into quiet and peaceable possession of the premisses To which ye Deft. appear'd and pleaded that ye Writt did not agree with the Docquet & therefore pray'd that the suit might be dismist, Wherefore this Court have dismist ye same (the following crossed out: JAMES FUGEET & DOROTHY as Marrying DOROTHY PETTIS & Legatee to THO: PETTIS deceast brought their accon of Trespass to this Court agt, THOMAS GAINES to wch: ye Deft. appear'd & pleaded that ye Writt by wch: he was arrested did not agree with ye Docqt: & therefore pray'd that ye suit might be dismist, Wherefore this Court have dismist)"

• 1693-1694 Essex County, Virginia Deed, Will & Order Book; [Antient Press]; Page 99

"Essex County Court 10th of May 1693 - JAMES FUGEET and DOROTHY his Wife. Daughter and Devisee of THOMAS PETTITT deced, brought their accon of Trespasse to this Court against THOMAS GAINES but not fileing their Declaracon (upon ye mocon of Mr. JAMES BOUGHAN ye said GAINES Attorney) a nonsuit is granted him against ye sd JAMES FUGEET and DOROTHY his Wife to be paid with costs - JAMES FUGEET and DOROTHY his Wife, Daughter and Devisee of THOMAS PETTITT deced, causing THOMAS GAINES and KATHERINE his Wife to be summoned in Chancery to this Court, but not exhibiting their Bill (upon ye mocon of Mr. JAMES BOUGHAN ye sd GAINES Attorney) a nonsuit is granted against ye sd JAMES FUGEET and DOROTHY his Wife to be paid with costs als Exo."

• Magazine of Virginia Genealogy Vol 24 1986, No. 2; Page 15

Virginia Land Patent Book 15 "James Garnett, gentleman, 200 acres in Essex County, on the South side of Hawkins Swamp at the uppermost line of 200 acres formally purchased by Francis Gouldman late of Essex County, gent, deceased of Francis Aubrey late of Essex, deceased; (P. 483) outside line to be patent formally granted to Thomas Gouldman, deceased or 1200 acres dated for April 1667; the 200 acres were escheated to the County 10 February 1713 at the death of Catherine Long (P. 483). 13 April 1735"

• • Married (1) 1675, James Fugett; (2) Godfrey Stanton

3 June 1665, Katherine Pettit makes a deed of gift (cow with female increase until he attains the age of 12 years then he is to have both male and female) to her son Thomas Pettit. Deeds &c. 1656-1664, page 418, Book 2.

Thomas Pettit (Pettis, Pettus, Petty) and Katherine Morris had the following children:

1. Dorothy Petty was born on 1662.
2. Thomas Petty II was born in May 1664 in Rappahannock, Virginia (born after father's death). He died on 18 Nov 1719 in Essex, Virginia.

Sources

1. ↑ Sweeney, William M. Wills of Old Rappahannock County, Will of Thomas Pettit, 23 September 1663
2. ↑ "Descendants of the Morris Family of Colonial Virginia." By: Wanda Ware DeGidio.
3. ↑ " Land Trials 1711-1716, page 19.
4. ↑ Major George Morris and Mr. John Long received a land patent for 1600 acres on July 29, 1667 (Land Patent Book #6, page 158). On April 1, 1685 George Morris of New Kent county conveyed his half interest in this 1600 acres to "Thomas Pettit and unto his sister Mrs. Catherine Longe" Rappahannock County Record Book #7, page 179).
5. ↑ Sparacio, Ruth and Sam. Rappahannock County Record Book #7, Antient Press, McLean, VA. p. 179 April 1, 1685 George Morris of New Kent county conveyed his half interest in 1600 acres patented by Major George Morris and Mr. John Long to "Thomas Pettit and unto his sister Mrs. Catherine Longe."
6. ↑ Sparacio, Ruth and Sam, eds. Old Rappahannock Co VA Deed & Will Book 6, Part II - 1679-1682; Antient Press, McLean, VA. p. 245.

   I underwritten doe hereby freely give unto my Sister, ANNE GAINES, a Cow called Snackit ... to her the said ANNE GAINES her heires and assignes forever as Witness my hand this 18th day of December 1679

   Test PHI: PENDLETON, DOROTHY FUGET LEONARD HILL Recordatr xx9 die Xbris 1679
7. ↑ Sparacio, Ruth and Sam, eds.. Old Rappahannock Co Va Deed Book 5, Part II - 1674-1676; Antient Press, McLean, VA. pp. 330-331

   KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that Whereas there is a MARRIAGE intended between JAMES FUGATT and DOROTHY PETTIS both of the County of Rappa to bee forthwith solemnized the said JAMES FUGATT and DOROTHY PETTIS freely and voluntarily give their consent that. Whereas THOMAS GAINES have intermarried wth KATHARINE the Mother of the said DOROTHY...

8. ↑ Rappahannock (old) County, County Court, Deeds, wills, etc., 1656-1901; general indexes, 1656-1936, Deed books (Rappahannock), v. 6-7, 1676-1688 (Also known as Deed and will (or Will and deed) books.; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9P6-38SC), image 388.

• "Descendants of the Morris Family of Colonial Virginia." By: Wanda Ware DeGidio.
• Watt, Irene Petty, Pettys in America and Some Kith and Kin, tngenweb.org, From Preface: The Family Tree. https://www.tngenweb.org/smith/pia/index.htm.
• Virginia, U.S., Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia, U.S., 1649-1800, Ancestry.com, Thomas Pettit and Katherine Morris (Accessed 1 Jun 2021). https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/5063/gpc_marriedwellandoften-0293?indiv=try&h&db.
• Sweeny, William Montgomery, Wills of Rappahannock County, Virginia, 1656-1692, FamilySearch, Will of Thomas Pettit, Page 157, dated 23 Sept 1663. https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/168889-wills-of-rappahannock-county-virginia-1656-1692?viewer=1&offset=1#page=174&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q=.
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