John Pettus (1672 - 1730)

Born 25 Dec 1672 in Littletown, James City, Virginia

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 1730 at about age 57 in Lunenburg, Virginia

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Biography

Name

Name: John Dabney /Pettus/^[1][2]

Death

Death:

Date: 1730

Place: Lunenburg, Virginia^[3]

Marriage

Husband: John Dabney Pettus

Wife: @I10769@

Marriage:

Date: 1700^[4][5]

Husband: Captain Thomas Pettus

Wife: Mary Elizabeth Dabney

Child: John Dabney Pettus

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Stephen Pettus

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Ann Pettus

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: @I2125@

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 1675

Place: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia^[6]

Per the SAR application of a descendant, John was born in 1672 and passed away in 1730.

This person was created on 22 September 2010 through the import of PittsPenn_2010-09-21.ged.

Research Notes

Stephen Pettus called himself "Stephen Pettus of Hanover" in deeds to his sons in 1745 and 1754...In 1729 Stephen Pettus patented extensively in western Hanover. Louisa, set off from Hanover in 1742, included part of his holdings. He deeded Louisa lands to sons Dabney, John and George. To son, Stephen, he deeded or willed Hanover land....Stephen Pettus of Hanover's sons all left Hanover and Louisa. And oddly, as they went elsewhere, Overton-Pettuses moved into Hanover and Louisa, and are known as the Pettuses of Louisa...^[7]

This is the John (125) in William Walker Pettus IV "Thomas Petyous of Norwich, England and his Pettus Descendants" vol 1 2011, p 310. The author is not certain of his middle name as Dabney. His wife is listed as Anne Overton without dates of birth and death. The information below is taken from that book

Nothing is known about John's childhood. However, His father was a vestryman in 1704. John was a land owner in St. Paul Parish, up the Pamunkey river from his father's holdings. John's neighbors included William Harris, Edward Bradley, Cpt Thomas West, James Terry, Lewis David, Mr. Munrow, Col. Walker, and Mr. Henry Fox. John may have acquired land from his father in law, William Overton, called "The Forest". This property is in the neighborhood of present day Kings Dominion amusement park. This John also witnessed a deed in 1737 from Manoah Chiles to John Smith. Another witness to this deed was Pat Henry. Pat's brother John was father to Patrick Henry.

John's Children according to this book's nomenclature

1. Anne Pettus (138) b.1702 d. 24 Oct 1736 m. Joseph Eggleston (was his second wife).

2. Thomas Pettus (139) b. 25 Dec 1712 d. 18 Mar 1780 in Lunenburg County VA m. Amey Walker on 10 Nov 1735.

3. John Pettus (140) b. 1716. m in 1755 (app) to unknown; father of Barbara Overton Pettus (182), who married Thomas Pettus (248) from a different line of Pettus'. This pair are then direct ancestors of William Walker Pettus (IV)

4. Lucy Pettus (141) b. 1718 (est) m. Chambers Humphreys.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S525 Page: Volume: 337; SAR Membership Number: 67230
2. ↑ Source: #S524 Page: Source number: 270.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DAP
3. ↑ Source: #S525 Page: Volume: 337; SAR Membership Number: 67230
4. ↑ Source: #S524 Page: Source number: 270.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DAP
5. ↑ Source: #S524 Page: Source number: 270.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DAP
6. ↑ Source: #S529 Page: Birth year: 1660; Birth city: of; Birth state: VA
7. ↑ Genealogies of Virginia Families By Tylers Quarterly Historical and Geneological Magazine

See also:

• Source: S524 Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Name: Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.; Repository: #R1
• Repository: R1 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S525 Title: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.; Repository: #R1
• Andrew Meade of Ireland and Virginia : his ancestors and some of his descendants and their connections. Located at ancestry.com.
• Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents. Source Information: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
• U.S. Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, available at ancestry.com