George Truitt
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George Truitt (abt. 1617 - abt. 1670)

George Truitt aka Trewett Trehett [uncertain]
Born about in Englandmap [uncertain]
Son of [uncertain] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 1641 in Accomack county, Virginiamap
Husband of — married about 1654 in Virginia Colonymap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , , , and
Died about at about age 53 in Accomack, Colony of Virginiamap
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Contents

Biography

This profile is part of the Truitt Name Study.

FREE SPACE

ENGLISH ROOTS

English Immigrants to America
Virginia Colonists -- Accomack County, Virginia Colony
"George Truitt 1617-1680 (will probated 16 Oct 1670)"

There are no sources that prove his father was another George Truitt.


Marriage 1

1: FRANCES GRAVES b: Abt 1621 in Accomac, VA. d. Abt 1645 Date: Married about 1640.

Children with Frances Graves

  1. Henry Truitt b:1643 to Frances Va. (his will 5 Sept.1676)
  2. George Truitt b: 1645 --Muddy Creek Plantation, Accomack, Virginia

Marriage 2

2. Alice WATSON Abt. 1620-1625 d. Abt 1663

••Date: after she arrived from England which was before 1652.

Children With Alice WATSON

  1. Dorothy Truitt b: Aft 1652 ? (between 1654/1663)
  2. Jane Truitt b: Aft 1653 (between 1654/1663) Mar: 3 times
  3. Elizabeth Truitt b: Aft 1650 ?(between 1654/1663)
  4. Job Truitt b: Aft 1657 (between 1654/1663)
  5. Susannah Truitt b: Aft 1654 (between 1654/1663)
  6. John Truitt b: Aft 1658 (between 1654/1663)
  7. James Truitt b:1663 Muddy Creek Plantation, Accomac, VA.
The WILL "to give each of my said CHILDREN their equal portion as they come to age of 18" (no ages given, except they are under the age of 18 in July of 1670)
Frances DIED about 1645 so the the majority of children were probably Alice Watson's who died about 1663. Alice Watson arrived in Virginia before 1652 and was listed as one of the people on the headright patent sponsored by George Truitt in 1654.

Historical Facts

WILL Note:"1670, 10 Jul. George wrote his will" which was probated October 16 of that year. He left land to sons Henry, James, George, John and Job. He mentioned daughters Jane, Dorothy, Susannah and Elizabeth. Henry and George were executors.-[Genealogies of Pennsylvania Families, p. 243]" ~ this data vs. the year of death as "1680" on his gravestone is puzzling..

Interesting Facts ✔"George Truitt sponsored Alice Watson's passage from England along with 5 other persons. . Name: :Alice Watson

Arrival year:1654 from Passenger and Immigration Lists 1500-1900's
Place: Virginia
"Annotation: Includes 25,000 names from records of the Virginia State Land Off. Excerpts of the Irish names from the GREER LIST were published in # 6258, O'Brien, Early Immigrants to Virginia..."

Note: This is the headright patent date and can be years away from the actual arrival date.

THE WILL

✔"Stratton Nottingham,

[1]at google books.
"The Will of George Truitt dated 10 July and probated 16 October 1670, leaving land to his sons..
Henry
James
George
John
Job
"mentions daughters"
Jane
Dorothy
Susannah
Elizabeth."

"He had land at Onancock and at Muddy Creek." "His sons Henry and George were left in charge of the father's estate."

"Henry & George, the sons, were known to be Quakers, In Va. Other grown children moved to Maryland which later fell into Sussex, Delaware.

George was one of 6 trustees who held title to the one acre site of the historic Guilford Quaker Meeting house. George's house "Pocomoke" was named a Quaker meeting house in 1704 and George's will left an acre of land to the Quakers for a burying ground & meeting house in 1720-1 (Torrance 85-111)"

GREAT photos of his "modern" FAMILY HEADSTONE !

Inscription
In Loving Memory of
George Truitt d.1680
Alice Watson his wife
James Truitt d.1718
his wife
Sarah Riley
Thomas Truitt d.1764
his wife
Mary Truitt
James Truitt d.1787
Josiah Truitt d.1836
his wife
Lenina Truitt d.182_
Josiah Truitt (Jr) d.186_
his wife
Nancy Melson d.187_
Phillip Thomas Truitt
his wife
Elinor Ann Vincent

I have "On 24 March 1655, George Truett was granted 300 a. at Nandui Creek in Northampton Co. for the transpotation of 6 persons, including Alice Watson." Source: Page 284, Colonial Families of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Volume 10, by Vernon L. Skinner, Jr. & F.Edward Wright George Truitt and Frances Peddenton were the parents of the following children: HENRY; GEORGE; JANE, b. c1652; DOROTHY, b. c. 1654 m. William Jarman (d.1708) George Truitt and Alice Watson Were the parents of the following children: JOHN; JAMES; JOB; ELISABETH, b. prior to 1665, may have m. John Rickards in 1676; SUSANNA. Source: Page 284, Colonial Families of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Volume 10, by Vernon L. Skinner, Jr. & F.Edward Wright Has this information about the children been unproved even though she is now considered Frances Graves and not Peddenton?

Research Notes

✔"Dr. Groves Research"

Dr. Groves research info starts at 1617-[2]
"GEORGE TRUITT PROBABLY WAS BORN DURING 1617 IN PERHAPS WALES OR CORNWALL OR KENT, ENGLAND.[Shannonhouse; Houston] (George's birthdate is inferred from [Houston] who mentions a deposition of George Truitt, age 46, in November 1663."
Note: Dr. Groves does not make mention to whom George's parents were.
"All those references about removing and adding Frances Peddenton, etc." moved to the OneNameStudy.
  1. Research Note: From Court Records and shows that Alice was here by 1651/2.

"Primo die mensis February 1652 (p 133) Where as George Truhett is presented to the court by the jury of inquest for incontinence with his wife before marriage and hath made his humble submission to the court (imploring their favorable consure) its therefore ordered that the said George Truhett be fined two hundred pounds of tobacco, pay court charges and put in security for payment there of (at the next crop) atr exec " [3]

  1. Why do you have this person in a project that is an unproven place of birth?
the Project is not JUST about his place of birth, it is about finding the answer and pinpointing it.
  1. RESEARCH NOTE; It has not been proven that GEORGE TRUITT came from Kent, ENGLAND. To assume this is to discourage research in other areas of England such as Cornwall where he may have been born per Dr. Groves research referenced below.

Sources

  1. ↑ Wills And Administrations, Accomack County, Virginia, 1663-1800" Onancock, VA. 1931, Page 3]
  2. ↑ Truitt Family by Dr. Groves
  3. ↑ Northampton County, VA orders, deeds, & wills, 1651-1654, book IV Author: Frank V Walczyk Publisher: Coram, N.Y. : Peter's Row, ©1999.
  1. Title: The Compendium of American Genealogy, 1600s-1800s -- Repository: Page: Volume VII, p. 203 Author: Virkus, Frederick A. ALSO in wikitree.com
  2. Dr. Wm E. Groves available, as of 8/6/19. He has done extensive research for the family.
  3. rootsweb Tree Sigurd Snake Eyes Ragnarsson--Death: 873 in Louvain, Brabant, Flanders, Belgium--Birth: 786 in Line, Kings Danes, Odin, Denmark no sources except the ancestry TREE.
  4. Find A Grave: Memorial #68006399 Cenotaph photo
  5. Settlers of Maryland, 1731-1750 [1] at openlibrary.org . (need to LOG-IN)
  6. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. Volume VI: Virginia on ancestry.com Also available in the libraries........
  7. Lineages of Members of the national Society of Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims, Vol. III on ancestry.com ALSO NATIONAL SOCIETY SONS AND ​DAUGHTERS OF THE PILGRIMS
  8. book "Martin and allied families" on ancestry.com or BUY the book on googlebooks
  9. book " Old Somerset on the Eastern Shore of Maryland: a study in foundations and founders" on ancestry.com ALSO in libraries
  10. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500's to 1900's on ancestry.com
  11. Settlers of Maryland 1679-1700 (on ancestry.com)
  12. Settlers of Maryland,1679-1783. (Consolodated edition -on ancestry.com)
  13. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

category Space:U.S._and_International_Marriage_Records%2C_1560-1900'|wikitree has a space that gives the ancestry access

  1. Northampton County, VA Orders, Deeds, & Wills, 1651-1654, book IV Author: Frank V Walczyk, Publisher: Coram, N.Y. ,Peter's Row, ©1999. Print copy.




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Information from the Will of George Truitt, d. 1670
Information from the Will of George Truitt, d. 1670
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Gresham-1033 Mary Gresham
We do not know who the father of George Truitt of Virginia was or if he was the son of another George. Please do not add II to George Truitt's name to indicate he was the son of an older George until valid sources can be provided.

Just trying to have everything sourced.

Thanks, Mary

posted by Mary Gresham
Gresham-1033 Mary Gresham
It is totally unproven that George Truitt the Immigrant was born in Kent, England. Please do not remove the research note because it encourages future researchers to search for his birthplace in areas other than Kent. Why someone put him into a special project for Migrants from Kent to Virginia is unclear?

Thank you, Mary Gresham

posted by Mary Gresham
edited by Mary Gresham
Taylor-25258 Carole Taylor
was not me... I still see the research note... but I have not touched this since May 2021..............I think it is safe to say in 1617-1670 that MOST of us Europeans that came to the New World were born in England, don't you? The FREE SPACE is a workshop to put ideas, sources, etc.... that is all. and one of the "TASKS" is to prove where he was born.
posted by Carole Taylor
edited by Carole Taylor
Gresham-1033 Mary Gresham
I know it wasn't you. lol I reversed the changes on the note change yesterday. It was removed.

Take Care, Mary

posted by Mary Gresham
Gresham-1033 Mary Gresham
When George Truitt was brought up in court on charges of his marriage being inconsistent, it means that he and Alice were living together at least in 1652. The 1655 date is the headright patent date and that can be sometimes up to 5 years after the actual arrival in Virginia. I am speculating that Alice arrived the next year after the death of Frances Graves as a caretaker for his young children. George and Alice began their relationship then. He was then brought up on charges of marital inconsistency.

"Primo die mensis February 1652 (p 133) Where as George Truhett is presented to the court by the jury of inquest for incontinence with his wife before marriage and hath made his humble submission to the court (imploring their favorable consure) its therefore ordered that the said George Truhett be fined two hundred pounds of tobacco, pay court charges and put in security for payment there of (at the next crop) atr exec." I do not have an actual copy of this transcription. A print copy is available for inter library loan or at Family History Centers. Title: Northampton County, VA orders, deeds, & wills, 1651-1654, book IV Author: Frank V Walczyk Publisher: Coram, N.Y. : Peter's Row, ©1999.

posted by Mary Gresham
edited by Mary Gresham
Taylor-25258 Carole Taylor
Mary, oh my, how could you say such a thing about our grandfather........hhhhmmmmmmmmmmmmm But you are probably right, and it does then make more sense.. I just read our bio, and I do not see the above mentioned... can you attach a copy of the court document or the address. And surely you have to add your comment.
posted by Carole Taylor
Gresham-1033 Mary Gresham
Research Notes don't require citations. They are just notes for guidance. If George Truitt was born in Kent, England then that is the place where a citation is needed. His profile is currently marked uncertain as to where he was born. In Dr. Groves Research, he makes the statement that George may have come from Cornwall.
posted by Mary Gresham
edited by Mary Gresham
Gresham-1033 Mary Gresham
This profile looks the best it has ever looked!! Thanks to the profile managers for the neatness and clarity!!!! Mary
posted by Mary Gresham
AM Hayes
Looking at Coldham 1679-1700, I don't see a reference to THIS George. There are two Georges with Somerset county land records, but one has 1684 and 1687 dates. I would assume son George. The other, "George, Jr., of Virginia" 1699 record -- maybe Henry's son, George? But both too late to be this man.

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posted by AM Hayes
Gresham-1033 Mary Gresham
Was working on my Shorter line and saw a notation that said John Shorter was born in Kent, England and had moved from Virginia to Delaware, probably Quakers. Remembered then that my Truitt line and Shorter lines intersect in Georgia. Knew the other allied family was Render and they were also Quakers. Now if we find Shorters and Truitts and Renders in Kent, England that would be something!
posted by Mary Gresham
Taylor-25258 Carole Taylor
I wonder, "Henry", George named his first born son Henry, could it be that he honored his father by naming his child after his father, Henry? do we know someone in Kent England? to ask for a look-up.

AND that son, Henry, named a son Henry, sounds like what our ancestors did...

posted by Carole Taylor
Taylor-25258 Carole Taylor
George could also have a brother named Henry..that he named a child after??? If we could only find George's family in England................ maybe someone with a dna test can be lucky...
posted by Carole Taylor
Taylor-25258 Carole Taylor
Any information of internet sites that were placed on the profile were moved to the One_Name_Study: Truitt
posted by Carole Taylor

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