John Pettit was born on February 7, 1720 at Stamford Township, Fairfield, Connecticut. John is the son of Jonathan Pettit and Hannah Holly.
John marries to Hannah Dunham in about 1741 at Colchester, New London County, Connecticut. Hannah is the daughter of Jonathan Dunham and Judith Luce. Hannah was born in about 1721 at Colchester, Connecticut.
John dies on August 4, 1754. Hannah dies in about 1805 at Sherburne, New York.
Children of John Pettit and Hannah Dunham are:
John Pettit was born on June 6, 1743 in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut. He marries to Lydia Dunham in Sharon. John dies in about 1770.
Hannah Pettit was born on October 17, 1744 in Sharon, Connecticut.
James Pettit was born on March 25, 1748 in Sharon, Connecticut.
Mary Pettit was born on January 1, 1750 in Sharon, Connecticut. She married Andrew Crocker. Mary is buried in Vermont.
Jonathan Pettit was born on July 25, 1751 in Sharon, Connecticut. He marries to Agnes Riddle on July 5, 1775 in Saratoga, Saratoga, New York. Agnes was born on November 2, 1757 in Saratoga, New York. Jonathan dies on March 2, 1833, Agnes dies on April 30, 1833 both in Cazenovia, New York.
Dunham Pettit was born on October 31, 1753 in Sharon, Connecticut.
Birth
"Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
Name: John Pettit
Gender: Male
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Birth Date: 07 Feb 1720
Birthplace: STAMFORD TWP,FAIRFIELD,CONNETICUT
Father's Name: Jonathan Pettit
Mother's Name: Hannah
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: 7450357
System Origin: Connecticut-ODM
GS Film number: unknown. Reference ID:
Death
Burial: Amenia Union Cemetery
Sharon, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Death - Find A Grave Memorial no. 67433349,Find A Grave, database and images: accessed 02 December 2017, memorial page for John Pettit (7 Feb 1721–4 Aug 1754), , citing Amenia Union Cemetery, Sharon, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Kenneth Dwayne Pettit (contributor 47443400).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John: