On 10 February 1761 in Churston Ferrers, Devon, England, John Pitts married Katherine Gilbert [1].
Children with Katherine Gilbert
Katherine Pitts was baptized 4 December 1761 in Churston Ferrers, Devon, England [2]
John Pitts was baptized about 2 October 1764 in Churston Ferrers, Devon, England [3]
Gilbert Pitts was baptized 12 January 1766 in Churston Ferrers, Devon, England [4]
Ann Gilbert Pitts was baptized 9 July 1770 in Churston Ferrers, Devon, England [5]
Gilbert Pitts was baptized 13 September 1772 in Churston Ferrers, Devon, England [6]
Susannah Pitts was baptized 13 September 1772 in Churston Ferrers, Devon, England [7]
Elizabeth Pitts was baptized 3 October 1775 in Churston Ferrers, Devon, England [8]
Sources
↑ "England, Devon Bishop's Transcripts, 1558-1887," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLYL-SN9T : 11 September 2019), John Pitts and Katharine Gilbert, Churston Ferrers, Devon, England, United Kingdom; citing Marriage, The Devon Record Office, Exeter.
↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JMR3-3QT : 11 February 2018, John Pitts in entry for Katharine Pitts, 04 Dec 1761); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 916,837.
↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWF7-5XW : 11 February 2018, John Pitts in entry for John Pitts, 02 Oct 1764); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 916,837.
↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N5WP-Q3F : 11 February 2018, John Pitts in entry for Gilbart Pitts, 12 Jan 1766); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 916,837.
↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N5WP-C57 : 11 February 2018, John Pitts in entry for Ann Gilbert Pitts, 09 Jul 1770); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 916,837.
↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N5WP-Q3V : 11 February 2018, John Pitts in entry for Gilbart Pitts, 13 Sep 1772); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 916,837.
↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N5WP-H87 : 11 February 2018, John Pitts in entry for Susanna Pitts, 13 Sep 1772); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 916,837.
↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWF7-52J : 11 February 2018, John Pitts in entry for Elizabeth Pitts, 03 Oct 1775); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 916,837.
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My husband is now deceased; however, I had his DNA done quite a few years before his death. His lineage is listed on the Pitts DNA website (Sterling Adair Pitts, Jr., s/o Sterling Adair Pitts, Sr., grandson of Enoch Lee Pitts.
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