Andrew
John
Pitts
Born about in Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of John Pitts
and Elizabeth (Gardner) Pitts
Husband of
Martha (Stroud) Pitts
— married
1749 in Guilford, North Carolina
Descendants 
Father of
Alfred Pitts, Mary L. (Pitts) Harrold, Elizabeth (Pitts) Knight, Thomas Pitts, John J Pitts, Jonathan Pitts, Andrew Pitts, Samuel Pitts, Isaac Pitts, Martha (Pitts) Jordan and William Pitts
Died before
before about age 52
in North Carolina
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Andrew was a Friend (Quaker)
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Biography
He was born about 1725 in Virginia and was the son of Elizabeth (Gardner) and John Pitts.
On 07 June 1745, Andrew Campbell and Ralph Humphrey were appointed Andrew' s guardians (presumably when his mother remarried to Henry Robinson).
On 03 Nov 1748 he sold 320 acres of land in Frederick County, Virginia to Lawrence Washington.
On 07 Nov 1748 he sold 207 acres of land in Frederick County, Virginia to Richard Stevenson.
Both of the above tracts of land were from a grant by patent to Jost Hite. No records have been found that Andrew Pitts owned this land. It is possible that Andrew was acting as agent for Jost Hite. These land transferrals are the last known records of Andrew Pitts in Frederick County, Virginia.
He moved from Virginia to North Carolina.
Andrew John Pitts married about 1749 in Guilford County, North Carolina to Martha Stroud (1730-1823), daughter of Anna and Samuel Stroud.
He worked as a tailor.
He owned land on the north bank of the West Fork of Deep River, just west of Forsyth County eastern boundary (established 1849) which was about one mile northeast of Bunker Hill Church and Cemetery, south of Kernersville, Anson County, North Carolina. All the old Anson County records were destroyed by fire during the American Revolutionary War.
In 1753 part of Anson County, North Carolina went into the formation of Rowan County, North Carolina.
The first known record of Andrew Pitts in Rowan County, North Carolina are a 1759 tax list and some court records. [1] [2]
The last known record of Andrew is in 1770 when his daughters, Mary and Elizabeth, were married at New Garden Monthly Meeting.
He died about 1775 in North Carolina.
Children
- Mary Pitts, b: c1750; d: 1818; m: 1770 Richard Harrold [3]
- Alfred Pitts, b: c1750 Anson County, NC
- Thomas Pitts, b: 1752
- Elizabeth (Pitts) Knight, b: c1753 NC
- John Pitts b: c1754 Anson County, NC
- Samuel Pitts, b: c1754 Anson County, NC
- Jonathan Pitts, b: 12 Apr 1756 Bladen, NC
- Andrew Pitts, b: b: c1765 Bladen, NC
- Patsy (Pitts) Jordan, b: c1767 NC
- Isaac Pitts, b: 1767 NC
- William Pitts, b: 1768 Guilford County, NC
Research Notes
Many of the children's birth years don't seem to quite line up properly.
Sources
- ↑ Pitts Book p16
- ↑ Rowan County, North Carolina Court records which included ...
- - 1759/Oct/13 Andrew Pitts, a tailor, let Robert Barkley, both of Rowan County, have five cows, five calves, and one gray horse about four years old, branded NE on the buttocks, for 14 pounds and 10 shilling; witness: Herman Butner.
- - 1765/Jan/22 Richard ??? vs Andrew Pitts, Debt, Jury; Henry Sloan, Will Harges, Edward McGuire, John Long, Joseph Bryan, James Harper, Luke Dean, and John Howard - we find for the defendant that there is no such record.
- - 1765/March/ Andrew Campbell vs Andrew Pitts; & 1766/July/11 Pearusass vs Andrew Pitts (tailor)
- ↑ U.S., Quaker Meeting Records 1681-1935 on ancestry.com citing Men's Minutes 1783-1800 at Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina; Marriage Intention at New Garden Monthly Meeting in Guilford County, North Carolina & North Carolina Yearly Meeting for daughter, Mary Pits & Richard Harrold (son of Jonathan Harrold);
- "North Carolinian": a quarterly journal of genealogy and history v4 #2 (June 1958); witnesses to North Carolina Quaker Marriages; p443; p82; Text: Thomas Knight, son of Abel, Roan Co., married Elizabeth Pits, daughter of Andrew, same place, 12 of 4 Mo. 1770 at Deep River. Witnesses: ...
- MyHeritage family tree #462954121-1 by Jim Sky
- MyHeritage family tree #260190931-1 by Danny Pitts; for Andrew Pitts
- OneWorldTree via ancestry.com
- Ancestry.com Public Member Tree
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Andrew and Martha came from Frederick County, VA to Rowan County, NCa bout 1750. They owned land about one mile northeast of Bunker Hill Church andCemetery, South of Kernersville; on north bank of the West Fork of DeepRiver, just west of Forsyth County eastern boundary (Established 1849) The old records of Rowan County do not show a deed to this land.Pr esumably, it was recorded in Anson County,NC before Rowan was formed in 1753. All the old Anson County records were destroyed by fire during t heRevolutionary War.June 7, 1745, Andrew Campbell and Ralph Humphrey were appointed Andrew' sguardians. presumably when his mother married Henry Robinson.November7, 1748, Andrew sold 207 acres of land to Richard Stevenson, an dNov. 3, 1748, Andrew sold Lawrence Washington 320 acres. Both thesetr acts of land were from a grant by Patent to Jost Hite. There are norec ords that Andrew Pitts owned this land. It is possible that Andrewwas a cting as agent for Jost Hite. The land transferrals to Stevensonand Wa shington are the last records of Andrew Pitts in Frederick County,Virgi nia.The first records of Andrew Pitts in Rowan Co. are court records and a1 759 tax list. (See Pitts Book).From the Pitts Book - copied from Tom Pitts, Winston-Salem, NC Compiled by Mrs. Farrell Coffman Stewart, Billings, Montana and the above TomPit ts. Page 16: Andrew Pitts, a tailor, let Robert Barkley, both ofRowan C ounty, have five cows, five calves, and one gray horse about fouryears o ld, branded NE on the buttocks, for 14 pounds and 10 shillings;witness, H erman Butner,13 Oct 1759.page 16 (cont) Richard ? vs Andrew Pitts, Debt, Jury; Henry Sloan, Will Harges, Edward McGuire, John Long, Joseph Bryan, James Harper, Luke Dea n,and John Howard --we find for the defendant that there is no such rec ord.22 Jan 1765. Pearus ass. vs Andrew Pitts (tailor) Friday 11 July 1766 Andrew Campbell vs Andrew Pitts, March, 1765 The last record we have of Andrew is in 1770 when his daughters,M ary and Elizabeth, were married at New Garden, Monthly Meeting.The last record we have of Andrew is in 1770 when his daughters weremar ried at New Garden Monthly Meeting. Came to America about 1740Andrew and Martha came to Rowan County, NC about 1750. They had land o nthe head waters of the Deep River section. This land was situated sou thof Kernersville, NC near the community of Bunker Hill , NC. Old reco rdsof Rowan do not show a deed. Presumably, it was recordfed in AnsonCo unty, NC which is the name of the county before 1753. All the oldAnso n Co. records were destroyed by fire during the Revolutionary Was.This individual was found on GenCircles at:http://www.gencircles.com/us ers/asbernard/1/data/899