James Pitt (1715)

Born 11 Sep 1715 in Bilston, Staffs, England

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Biography

Questionable Existence

This profile carries the category of the Goodman Genealogy Fabrication because most of the bio and family connections that were used to create it are a result of the Goodman Fraud. While this profile is (likely) based on a real person, the details provided are false. Additionally, the parents, siblings, & children are fabricated and as such, they have all been disconnected (links to the disconnected family are below). This category placement does not mean that this profile is bogus but serves as a reference and as such it should not be removed.

This profile is conflated in that it is a mix of the birth record of a real person and the fraudulent record of a fabricated person tied to the baptismal record of the real person.

Records in existence

There are two records^[1][2] that support the existence of James Pitt. Both records are supposedly transcribed from the original but as of this writing the original is not available for examination. The transcripts are identical with the exception of the name of the transcriber and both indicate (only) the following information:

Baptism record (transcript)

County Staffordshire

Place Bilston

Church name St Leonard

Register type Unspecified

Baptism date 11 Sep 1715

Person forename James

Person sex M

Father forename Richard

Father surname PITT

Mother forename Elizabeth

Detached family members

The family members who were previously linked to this profile have all been detached. Each is unsourced and is most likely part of the fraud. As such, each is being detached in order that this profile can be connected to its actual family members should they ever be discovered.

The detached family members:

Father: Richard Pitt (1681 - 1741)

Mother: Elizabeth Kelly (Grandhome) Pitt (1683 - 1717)

Wife: Sarah (Howell) Pitt (bef. 1707 - 1745)

Wife: Elizabeth (Stevens) Pitt (1728 - 1776)

Son: Thomas Pitt

Daughter: Catherine Pitt

Daughter: Elizabeth Pitt

Son: William Pitt

Son: Thomas Pitt

Daughter: Eliza Pitt

Daughter: Ella Pitt

Daughter: Catherine (Pitt) Rutgers)

Daughter: Sarah Jane Pitt

Daughter: Emily Anne Pitt

Son: Arthur Ezra Pitt

Research Notes

• A search on Freereg found no matches with any of the children listed, nor were the marriages listed as taking place in Bilston. Son Thomas (who has descendants listed was also checked on Family search but was not found)
• There is the burial of a Richard Pitt (possibly Jame's father ) on 5th April 1730, the transcription notes that he was a tow dresser, Someone who prepares hemp for spinning) a pauper; (not a sheep 'baron'.
• Bilston Staffordshire is about as far as you can get from the sea in the UK. It is a long way from the Isle of Wight, house of Burgesses? Governors?

Previous profile text

The text appearing below appeared at the creation of this profile and is known to be false. It has been retained solely as a reference in order to identify possible duplicate profiles on the internet. It should not be assumed that it lends any credibility to the existence of the personality portrayed in this profile:

7th Great Grandfather James was a sea merchant & owned ships, He was also a member of the House of Burgesses for Isle of Wight. Served as a Lt. Col in the Militia on the Governor's council.

Previous Citations

The previously listed citations below are part of the fabrication and are not real sources and are retained solely for reference purposes:

• Pitt Private Genealogy Records
• Vital statistics 1538-1950 of England

Sources

1. ↑ Transcribed by Michael Clarke. "Baptism transcription for James Pitt." FreeReg.org.uk Last accessed 8 January 2019.
2. ↑ Transcribed by Pat Galloway. "Baptism transcription for James Pitt." FreeReg.org.uk Last accessed 8 January 2019.