Thomas Pittman IV (abt. 1684 - bef. 1730)

Born about 1684 in Surry County, Virginia, Colonial America [uncertain]

Ancestors

Descendants

Died before 28 Sep 1730 before about age 46 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia

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Biography

Thomas Pittman IV was a Virginia colonist.

Thomas was the great-grandchild of the immigrant Captain Thomas Pitman. His father was Thomas, and his grandfather was also Thomas.

He was born about 1684 in Surry County, Virginia. One of the ways his birth date can be pinpointed is by the tax records (tithables), and he shows up in these in 1700, implying that he was about sixteen at the time of these records ^{[1] [2]}.

Thomas married Elizabeth Lancaster, daughter of Robert Lancaster; in Surry County in about 1704.

Thomas named 14 children, 2 boys still minors, when his will was written in 1728 (probated in 1730) ^[3] and/or the will of his father in-law, Robert Lancaster:

1. Thomas
2. Samuel
3. Robert
4. Ambrose
5. John
6. Arthur
7. Sampson
8. Joseph
9. Ann
10. Olive
11. Pratta
12. Elizabeth
13. Lucy
14. Faith
15. Lettis

He died before 28 Sep 1730, when his will was presented in court in Isle of Wight County ^[4].

Research Notes

With at least five generations of men with the given name Thomas, it's no wonder that many of the records are conflated. At times, at least three generations were living simultaneously. This Thomas apparently lived and died in Virginia. His son Thomas apparently migrated to North Carolina.

Olive (Pitman) Fort was attached as a daughter along with other possibilities of parents. She was removed as the daughter then added back on the basis of being named in Thomas' will.

A Thomas had a will that was probated 28 Sep 1730, naming children Thomas, Samuel, Robert, Ambrose, John, Arthur, Samson, Joseph, Ann, Olive, Pratta, Elizabeth, Lucy and Faith.

At least some of his children can be found from names in his will and that of his father in-law, Robert Lancaster.

Robert Lancaster/Lanquishear left a will that was probated 23 May 1720 in which he named son in law Thomas Pitman and daughter Elizabeth Pitman; also grandchildren Lettis, Samuel and Ann. Thomas4 had other children by 1720, but presumably these three were old enough to receive personal property from an estate. Perhaps the oldest children of Thomas.

Unplaced note: The marriage was recorded in 1720.^[5] They were thought to be Charity's great-grand parents. ^[6]

DNA

There are a number of patrilineal descendants who have results in the CTP DNA Study. From the Y DNA a branch tree has been built that can be used to help test theories about which Thomas is which. This Thomas is currently thought to be the person at the BY57632 node on the branch tree. See "Group A" chart of Pittman Project Background page.

Also, with a number of people claiming to be descendants and having DNA results on gedmatch, some collaborative study of the autosomal DNA should be possible.

Sources

1. ↑ Descendants of Thomas Pitman (1614 – about 1686) of Surry County, Virginia, Compiled Genealogy by Forrest King, p.44, 24. Thomas(4) Pitman, a discussion of his birth year and tax records.
2. ↑ MacDonald, Edgar, and Richard Slatten. Surry County [Virginia] Tithables 1668-1703. Baltimore, Maryland: Reprinted for Clearfield Co. by Genealogical Publishing Co., 2007. p. 153.
3. ↑ "Virginia, Isle of Wight County Records, 1634-1951," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89SG-8JWC?cc=2034267&wc=SJ7K-K6R%3A344503801%2C344563501 : 4 November 2014), Probate records > Wills and administrations bk II 1719-1760 > image 60 of 258; Isle of Wight County Courthouse; Vol. 3 1726-1734; FHL Film # 007645159, image 514/605 (p.219). Pitman, Thomas: Leg. - son Thomas; son Samuel; son Robert; son Ambrose; son John; son Arthur; son Samson; son Joseph; to daughters, Ann, Olive, Pratta, Elizabeth, Lucy and Faith. Trustee, Robert Lancaster, John Dunkley and Robert Monger, Jr.
   Proved, September 28, 1730.
   Wit. Joseph Strickling, Thomas Pitman, Edward Hood.
   Robert Lancaster's deposition in reference to the location of his land. Page 220.
4. ↑ "Virginia, U.S., Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850", Book: 3-220, Ancestry Record 7832 #95427 (accessed 12 January 2024), abstracted records from "Isle of Wight County, Virginia, Deeds, Wills, Great Book Volume 2, Part 2 1715-1726", Thomas Pitman probate.
5. ↑ Chapman, p. 37: GB 2, Wills, p. 28.
6. ↑ Page reference and photocopies are coming from Dorothy Pourteau. 1/24/2016 LGP.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Pittman-317 created through the import of stacy murr family tree.ged on Oct 4, 2012 by Stacy Krout.
• Greg Rose, Wednesday, February 12, 2014.
• First-hand information as remembered by HC, Saturday, December 27, 2014.