Thomas Pettus Jr. (1644 - 1687)

Born 1644 in James City County, Colony of Virginia

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Descendants

Died Feb 1687 at about age 43 in Rotterdam, Holland, Netherlands

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Biography

Thomas Pettus was probably born about 1650. This parents are Thomas Pettus and Elizabeth Freeman.

His parents, Thomas and Elizabeth, were married about 1642, and this Thomas was still a minor when his father died about 1666, certainly before 1699. Elizabeth placed her husband’s estate into trust for son Thomas before she remarried, but apparently her new husband attempted to appropriate young Thomas’ property for himself. On 7 April 1671, Capt. John Groves was ordered by the General Court to return the property of Thomas Pettus, orphan.^[1]

Thomas is believed to have married twice, although there is no record of his first marriage. He had only one documented child, a daughter named Elizabeth. She is named in the will of Nathaniel Bacon, who had been Thomas' guardian. On 15 March, 1691, Bacon wrote, "If Elizabeth Pettice daughter of Mr. Thomas Pettice shall happen to live to the age of twenty-one or be married, ..."^[2] His second wife was a woman named Mourning Burgh. According to William Pettus' book, Thomas went to Holland in 1686 to recover money from an estate of a person related to his wife, Mourning. He did obtain the inheritance, but died before he could return to America.^[3]

Timeline

1669 - York County, Virginia: "In 1669 Anne, widow of Augustine Munford, grocer of London and John Munford, grocer of the same place, appointed William Munford of York River, in Virginia, to demand certain debts from Capt. John Grove, of James River, and Elizabeth his wife, late wife of Col. Thomas Pettus. The latter (William Munford) describing himself as 'citizen and mercer of London' entered into an agreement with Robert Baxter, Robert Booth, Samuel Powell and John Munford, citizens and grocers of London, to manage very considerable adventures of money in Virginia. (York County, Virginia, records.)"^[4]

1671 April 7 - Council and General Court of Colonial Virginia: "In the difference betweene Coll Bacon as ffeoffee in trust of Thomas Pettus pl't and Cap't Jn'o Grove defend't It is ordered y't the said Cap't Grove deliver unto the said Coll Bacon as ffeoffee aforesaid what good and Chattles is due to the said Pettus menconed in a Deed of ffeoffment made by the mother of the said Pettus to the said Coll Bacon and Mr ffreeman in trust for the said orp't and that he make Speedy paym't and delivery thereof"^[1]

1671 May 25 - Council and General Court of Colonial Virginia: "Mr Will'm Monford in Court relinquifheth his executorship to the will of Cap't Groves"^[5]

1671 May 25 - Council and General Court of Colonial Virginia: "Judgement is granted Nath Bacon Esq'r on behalfe of Thomas Pettus orp't ag't the estate of Cap't Jn'o Grove decd for paym't of tenn Ewes and lambs w'ch are to be paid by Coll Swann and Cap't Ramsey Exec'rs of the will of the said Cap't Groves"^[5]

1671 Sep 29 - Council and General Court of Colonial Virginia: "Coll Nath Bacon Guardian to Tho: Pettus Sueing Coll Tho Swann and Cap't Edward Ramsey Exec'rs to Cap't Jn'o Groves for fourteene Cropps of Corne and Tob'o made by the said orphants Servants and a negroe weoman ptended by the said Coll Bacon to be due … due from the Said Groves to the said orphant and after a Large plea in Court on both sides It did not appeare that the said Cropps were Sued for in the life tyme of the Said Groves nor any thing vnd'r his hand to oblige his Exec'rs to pay the same and therefore is not allowed ag't the Exec'rs but it appeareing by certaine oathes that a negro woman was confest by the Said Cap't Groves to be pduced out of Pt of the Said Cropps It is ordered that the said Exec'rs forthwith deliver the said negroe woman to the said Coll Bacon for the use of the said orphant w'th her Cropps, But upon a Second heareing the Cropps made by the said English Servants is referred to the next Court the third day."^[6]

1671 Nov 25 - Council and General Court of Colonial Virginia: "The Order that Colonel Bacon as guardian to Thomas Pettus obteyned ag't Colonel Swann and Cap't Ramsey execut'rs of Cap't Groves deceased at last Court relating to y'e negro and her Crops is confirmed, and the said Execu'rs Ordered to deliver y'e same als Executn and the other differences about y'e English serv'ts Cropps is referred for determinacon to the third day of the next Court.^[7]

Research Notes

Identity

This is the Thomas Pettus II 64 of William Walker Pettus IV "Thomas Petyous of Norwich, England and his Pettus Descendants" vol 1 2011, p 206.

Prior Merges

This Thomas Pettus-7 was originally attached to Thomas Pettus-8 and Elizabeth Mourning-7. Noting this as merging 3 Thomas Pettuses today Fitz-Henry-9 14:10, 24 March 2019.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} H.R. McIlwaine (editor), Minutes of the Council and General Court of Colonial Virginia, 1622–1632, 1670–1676, With Notes and Excerpts From Original Council and General Court Records, Into 1683, Now Lost> (Richmond, Virginia: The Virginia State Library, 1924) p253; Archive.org (p253).
2. ↑ Cited in Pettus, William Walker. Thomas Petyous of Norwich, England and his Pettus descendants in England and Virginia. Otter Bay Books, Baltimore, MD. 2011 p. 1082.
3. ↑ "Thomas Peytous," p. 1076.
4. ↑ "Mumford and Munford Families. (Continued from page 68.)," Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine Vol. III, No. 3 (January, 1922): p180; Archive.org ([p180).
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} H.R. McIlwaine (editor), Minutes of the Council and General Court of Colonial Virginia, 1622–1632, 1670–1676, With Notes and Excerpts From Original Council and General Court Records, Into 1683, Now Lost> (Richmond, Virginia: The Virginia State Library, 1924) p259; Archive.org (p259).
6. ↑ H.R. McIlwaine (editor), Minutes of the Council and General Court of Colonial Virginia, 1622–1632, 1670–1676, With Notes and Excerpts From Original Council and General Court Records, Into 1683, Now Lost> (Richmond, Virginia: The Virginia State Library, 1924) pp276-277; Archive.org (pp276-277).
7. ↑ H.R. McIlwaine (editor), Minutes of the Council and General Court of Colonial Virginia, 1622–1632, 1670–1676, With Notes and Excerpts From Original Council and General Court Records, Into 1683, Now Lost> (Richmond, Virginia: The Virginia State Library, 1924) p289; Archive.org (p289).

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