Posted on: Columbia County NY. Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Columbia/11812 Surname: Pettit, Kidder ------------------------- John B. Pettit b. about 1804 in Columbia County, husband of Catherine Berthina Kidder, later moved to Cattaraugus County NY, then to Wayne County. Looking for birthplace of John and parents. Thanks! Please email to steal22@aol.com

In "The Columbia " Vol 2, Number 2, 1986 on page 42 the Right Rev. Gordon Proper transcribed the guardianship papers for Columbia County. Listed is the guardianship papers for Patty, Sally and Charlotte Whitmore dated 13 Jun 1818. It lists the parents as John Whitmore of Canaan and wife Lyephia Pettit. The guardian/bondsman were listed as Lyephia Pettit, Christopher Pettit and Royal Torry, all of Canaan. I need to find copies of these papers and I've checked the LDS FHC catalog and the microfilmed records for the county do not go that far back. Christopher Pettitt is the ancestor I'm looking for.He was born in Ireland in either 1781 or 1792. He had two children, Almira born 01 Jan 1818 in Canaan and William Henry, born in 1823 (who married Mary Brown in 1844). This is the first mention I've found of Christopher other than in the 1850 MA census. Could any tell me if the courthouse would still have these papers?