Luke Pitts (1776 - 1857)

Born 21 Nov 1776 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Charity Unknown Alexander — married about 1820 in Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA

Descendants

Died 23 Jul 1857 at age 80 in Springfield, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA

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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: Luke /Pitts/^[2][3][4][5]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 21 NOV 1776

Place: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA^[6][7][8]

Death

Death:

Date: 23 JUL 1857

Place: Springfield, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA^[9][10]

Residence

Residence: Relation to Head of House: Wife's Father

Date: 1855

Place: Mount Morris, Livingston, New York, USA^[11]

Residence:

Date: 1850

Place: Mount Morris, Livingston, New York, USA^[12]

Note

Note: #N26

Marriage

Husband: Luke Pitts

Wife: Sarah Wright

Child: Almira B. Pitts

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Valaria M. Pitts

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Luke Nobel Pitts

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Sarah Pitts

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Wright Pitts

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: BET 1801 AND 1802

Imported only 1801 from Marriage Date and marked as uncertain.

Husband: Luke Pitts

Wife: Charity Unknown Alexander

Child: Samuel Pitts

Relationship to Father: Step

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Hannah Pitts

Relationship to Father: Step

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: BET 1820 AND 1826

Place: Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA

Imported only 1820 from Marriage Date and marked as uncertain.

Husband: Samuel Pitts

Wife: Hannah Nobel

Child: Samuel Pitts

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Silence Pitts

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Noble Pitts

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Luke Pitts

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Hannah Pitts

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Cynthia Pitts

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Charles Pitts

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Henry Pitts

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: John Pitts

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Cynthia Pitts

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Quartus Pitts

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Thankful Pitts

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 26 JUL 1769

Place: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ Pitts-1881 was created by JoAnn Miller through the import of Pitts Family Wiki.ged on Oct 10, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S27
3. ↑ Source: #S68 Page: SAR Membership Number: 74138
4. ↑ Source: #S87 Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: Mount Morris, Livingston, New York; Roll: M432_524; Page: 107B; Image: 447
5. ↑ Source: #S88
6. ↑ Source: #S68 Page: SAR Membership Number: 74138
7. ↑ Source: #S87 Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: Mount Morris, Livingston, New York; Roll: M432_524; Page: 107B; Image: 447
8. ↑ Source: #S88
9. ↑ Source: #S29
10. ↑ Source: #S68 Page: SAR Membership Number: 74138
11. ↑ Source: #S88
12. ↑ Source: #S87 Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: Mount Morris, Livingston, New York; Roll: M432_524; Page: 107B; Image: 447
13. ↑ Source: #S82 Page: Birth year: 1745; Birth city: Westfield; Birth state: MA

• Source: S27 Title: Orin Bennett
• Source: S29 Title: Richard Sands Repository: #R5 NOTESource Medium: Electronic
• Repository: R5 Name: Copy in possession of Jo Ann Miller Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S68 Author: Ancestry.com Title: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Repository: #R8
• Repository: R8 Name: Ancestry.com Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S87 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1850 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Repository: #R8
• Source: S88 Author: Ancestry.com Title: New York, State Census, 1855 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Repository: #R8

Notes

Note N26In the 1800 census for Vermont, Rutland County, Pawlet, shows Luke Pitts (b. 1776) age 16 to 25 living alone

Luke Pitts, a native of Westfield, Mass., came to Springfield from Queensburg, N. Y., 1806. In 1813 he built a grist-mill, the first in the town, at Springfield Center. His family consisted of his wife, Sally, and children: Almira, Valaria, Sally (Mrs. Benedict Bostwick), Wright and Luke. The first celebration of our national Independence was July 4, 1811, at the house of Luke Pitts; Theodore Leonard was speaker and Isaac Cooley marshal of the day. From the Tri-Counties website Springfield Township by Heverly

Luke Pitts, born November 21, 1776, at Westfield, Mass.; settled in Springfield, February 5, 1806. The first grist mill was built by Luke Pitts, commenced in 1813, where Dr. William Cory's mill now stands. OTHER PIONEERS William Harkness came in the fall of 1804, and took up the land now owned by S. D. Harkness. Ichabod Smith came the same year, and Josephus Wing in 1805. In 1806 there was quite an accession to the settlement: James Mattocks, Luke Pitts, Joshua Spear, Stephen Bliss, Oliver Gates, Henry Stever, Amaziah Thayer, and Joseph and Gurdon Grover. The two last named located land around what is now Springfield Centre. From the Tri-Counties website, History of Bradford County by Craft

In the 1810 census for Pennsylvania, Lycoming County, Smithfield; Luke Pitts is shown in the following household: 2002030010

My speculation:

2 males -10 Luke N. (b. 1808)

Wright (about 1809)

2 males 26-44 Luke (b. 1776)

unknown, perhaps one of his younger brothers

3 females-10 Almira (b. 1803)

Valaria (about 1805)

Sarah (b. 1810)

1 female 26-44 Sally Wright (b. 1784)

In the 1820 census for Pennsylvania, Bradford County, Springfield Luke Pitts is shown in the following household: 01001011100

My speculation:

1 male 10-16 Wright (about 1810)

1 male 26-45 Luke (b. 1776)

1 female to 10 Sarah (b. 1810)

1 female 10-16 Valaria (about 1805)

1 female 16-26 Almira (b. 1803)

Sally died in 1814

In the 1830 census for Pennsylvania, Bradford County, Springfield Luke Pitts is shown in the following household: 10010001000001001001

My speculation:

1 male under 5 Samuel (b. 1827)

1 male 15 to 20 Wright (b. about 1810)

1 male 50-60 Luke (b. 1776)

1 female under 5 Hannah (b. 1828)

1 female 15-20 Sarah (b. 1810)

1 female 40-50 Charity (?)

In the 1840 census for Pennsylvania, Bradford County, Springfield Luke Pitts is shown in the following household: 001000001000000100001

My speculation:

1 male 10-15 Samuel (b. 1827)

1 male 60-70 Luke (b. 1776)

1 female 10-15 Hannah (b. 1828)

1 female 50-60 Charity (b. 1777-1786)

In the 1850 census for New York, Livingston County, Mt. Morris; Luke is found living with his daughter, Almira, her husband William W. Huggins and their children.