Younger Pitts (abt. 1738 - 1808)

Husband of Susanna (Elliott) Pitts — married [date unknown] in Virginia, USA

Descendants

Died 1808 at about age 70 in Fork of Elkhorn, Scott County, Kentucky, USA

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Name

Younger Pitts

Rev Younger R. Pitts

Birth

ABT 1738

One tree on ancestry.com has place of birth as Lundenburg Co., VA. Source; unknown.

Marriage

Virginia, USA

Tax Records

Josiah and Younger Pitts are listed on the 1800 tax list in Scott Co KY. Younger is thought to be the father of Josiah Pitts.

Death

Another death date is died abt 1793 in Scott Co., KY (Source: Forks of Elkhorn Church, page 240)

1808 Folk of Elkhorn, Scott Co KY (source; ancestry.com trees)

Caroline County, Va. (I don't believe this place to be correct)

Census

There is another Younger Pitts listed in the 1840 & 1850 census in King and Queen Co. VA males -,-,2,-,1,0,-,1,-,-,-,-,-, females -,-,1,2,-,1,- So maybe there are two different Younger Pitts in Virginia.

Possible connections

1. A Younger Pitts was also mentioned as a Baptist Minister in 1775 in Old Colonial Caroline Co., Virginia.

2. Smith Bible Record: I do not have an image of the original of the Smith Family bible, only a transcription from the DAR as follows. Bible of the Smiths of Mecklenburg County, Virginia brough by descendants to Anson County, North Carolina and now (1932) in possession of Ola Keelyn burgess, Ansonville, North Carolina. These were the ancestors of Lula Volmer who wrote the photo-play "Sun Up". George Smith came to Anson County, North Carolina to run a tannery for Joseph F. Dunlap and brought with him this Bible.

William Smith, son of Thomas Smith, born May 9th 1749, died May 5th,1825. Married Ann Simmons, daughter of Samuel Simmons, born April 8th,1758 and died February 12, 1819.

John Smith son of Wm and Ann Born (month and date torn off) 1787. John married December 29th, 1812 Celia Andrews, daughter of George Andrews. George Andrews born August 6, (year torn out) died September 13th, 1821.

George Andrews married Mary Pitts, died May 22, 1824. Mary Pitts was daughter of Pittman Pitts, born May 13, (year gone) and Pittman Pitts was son of Younger Pitts (dates gone).

3. Forks of Elkhorn Church, page 240

Sources

• Ancestry.com One World Tree's

• Burnell Pitts Genealogy Home Page

Acknowledgments

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

• This person was created through the import of Weaver.ged on 03 January 2011.