Perthenia Rachel (Pittman) Trueax (1742 - 1781)

Born 15 Mar 1742 in Tinton Falls, Monmouth County, Province of New Jersey

Ancestors

Wife of Benjamin Phillip Truax Sr — married 1761 in Monmouth County, New Jersey, Colonial America

Descendants

Died 31 Oct 1781 at age 39 in Warfordsburg, Fulton County, Province of Pennsylvania

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Biography

Perthenia Rachel (Pittman) Trueax was born on 15 Mar 1742 in Tinton Falls, Monmouth County, Province of New Jersey, daughter of William Pittman (about 1717–1824) and Hannah (Kemble) Pittman (about 1720–1776).^[1]

Her siblings were:

• Psyche (Pitman) Clevenger (about 1743–1847)
• Obediah Pittman (1764–1815)
• Elias Obediah Pittman (about 1765–about 1839)
• Richard Pittman (1777–1858)
• Hester (Pittman) Mellott (1781–1866)

Perthenia died on 31 Oct 1781 in Warfordsburg, Fulton County, Province of Pennsylvania, aged 39. She was buried in Tonoloway Primitive Baptist Church and Cemetery, Warfordsburg, Fulton County, Pennsylvania.^[1]

Perthenia married Benjamin Phillip Truax Sr (born on 25 Nov 1731 in Middletown, Monmouth County, Province of New Jersey; son of Larue Jacob Truax and Rebecca Abigail (Stillwell) Truax) in 1761 in Monmouth County, New Jersey, Colonial America. Their known children were:

• William Truax (1762–1835)
• Rebecca (Truax) Mugg (about 1769–1844)
• Benjamin Phillip Truax Jr. (1774–1846)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15537030/perthenia_rachel-trueax: accessed), memorial page for Perthenia Rachel Pittman Trueax (15 Mar 1742–31 Oct 1781), Find a Grave Memorial ID 15537030, citing Tonoloway Primitive Baptist Church and Cemetery, Warfordsburg, Fulton County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Janet Euler Brady (contributor 46854674).

See also:

• Ancestry Website