Peter Pitts (1625 - 1692)

Born 1625 in England

Husband of Mary (Andrews) Pitts — married 2 Apr 1654 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Descendants

Died 9 Jun 1692 at about age 67 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts

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Disputed Parents

He was not a son of Edmund Pitts of Hingham. His parents are unknown.

Biography

Peter Pitts was born about 1625.

Peter married Mary (Andrews) Hodges, as her second husband, about 1655. They had six children.^[1]

In 1655, he signed his wife's deed of gift to her sons by her first husband.^[2]

Peter was one of the 87 owners who signed the South Purchase (which eventually became Dighton) on November 26, 1672.^[3]

In 1672, he (as a cousin) and his children (Samuel, Peter, Mary, Sarah, and Alice) are mentioned in Alice Paine's will.^[4]

Peter Pitts died June 9, 1692.^[1]

Probate

The will of Peter Pitts of Taunton was dated 9 June 1692 and proved on 12 January 1692/93 in Bristol. He mentions, his wife Mary (executor), and his children, Samuel, Peter, Ebenezer, Mary, Sarah, and Alice. His inventory was taken on 9 January 1692/93 in Bristol. His wife, Mary "a very ancient & infirm woman" gave oath to the inventory.^[5]

Sources

• #Emery: Emery, Samuel Hopkins. "History of Taunton Massachusetts", Syracuse, NY, D. Mason & Co., 1893. On Googlebooks
• #Hodges: Hodges, Almon D., Jr. Genealogical Record of the Hodges Family of New England, Third Edition, Frank H. Hodges, Boston, 1896 On Archive.org
• New England Marriages Prior to 1700, by Clarence Almon Torrey (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011) Vol. II, p. 1202. PITTS, Peter (-1692?) & Mary (ANDREWS)[HODGES], w. William; soon aft 2 Apr 1654; Taunton {Reg. 51:455, 52:16, 60:313, 62:282; Paine 1:45; Taunton 1:31; Hodges 71-3; Babbitt 30; Bassett-Preston 7; Williams (#18) 52; Munsey-Hopkins 56}U

US Fed Census 1790 MA Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index 2790-2890 American Genealogical Biographical Index (AGBI) US and International Marriage Index 1560-1900

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} #Hodges Page 71
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-VSVQ : 6 March 2023), Wills 1633-1686 vol 1-4 > image 150 of 616; State Archives, Boston. Page 3
3. ↑ #Emery Page 120.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-V3V8 : 15 March 2023), Wills 1633-1686 vol 1-4 > image 556 of 616; State Archives, Boston.
5. ↑ " Probate records 1687-1916; index, 1687-1926 [Bristol County, Massachusetts]," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YT-98XD : 3 August 2023), Film# 007703530, Bristol, Massachusetts, image 42, Vol 1.

• https://www.geni.com/people/Peter-Pitts/6000000008176442538