Hi Margaret, You are probably already aware of this, being that you know Pett was a common name in Kent, but in case it helps I thought you may be interested to hear there was a family of shipbuilders by the name of Pett who leased an area of woodland in around 1577, causing the place to become known as Petts Wood, which it is still called today. It is near Orpington and Chislehurst. Rumour has it that they supplied the wood for ship's masts for the Battle of The Spanish Armada and there is a pub (a Wetherspoons) named The Sovereign of The Seas in recognition of this,in Queensway, Petts Wood. I'm afraid I don't have anymore info on this and don't know whether the family actually lived in the area. Regards, Kathy Wadlow > From: mthackray@btinternet.com > To: derbysgen@rootsweb.com > Subject: [DBY] PETT in Hartington/Biggin > > Hi > > I have been trying to trace back the Pett family that lived in Biggin, Hartington Nether Quarter. I've got back as far as 1685, to a William Petty born in Hartington, married to Alice Hall, with children Elizabeth b1709, Ellen b 1712, Thomas b1715, Alice b 1719, William b 1723 and James b 1726. (I'm descended from Thomas) > > Can anyone suggest how I could find out about earlier generations? Pett/Petty is a common name in Kent and Cornwall, but not in Derbyshire! I have theorised that the family came north to find work, maybe in lead mining, but it is only a theory! > > Thanks > > Margaret > > > ________________________________ > From: Charani <charani.b@gmail.com> > To: derbysgen@rootsweb.com > Sent: Sunday, 19 May 2013, 12:10 > Subject: [DBY] Brickwall Demolition - PQ > > > OK, you proved me wrong last week :)) > > Anyone with surnames beginning with P or Q which they are stuck at? > > -- > Charani (UK) > OPC for Walton, Ashcott, Shapwick, > Greinton and Clutton, SOM > http://wsom-opc.org.uk/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DERBYSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DERBYSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message