Hi List: I am looking fopr information on Julia Lorretta Pettit b. 16 May 1845, (She said at Rochester, but we can find no proof). She first married Jun 1866, Edward Wright born about 1869 in New York. Edward died in a construction accident before about 1870 while the family was living in or near Islip, Suffolk,NY. Edward and Julia's son J. Francis or Norman Wright is on the 1870 census for Saryville. In 1870 she married John Whitney of Florida. They had several children in Suffolk County and were on the 1880 census for Hempstead,Queens, New York. In 1884 they came to Florida. Julia said her parents were Jacob Pettit and Sarah. She had a brother William who died in the Civil War (Cannot prove) and a sister Mary who Married in New York. I have serached the census and city directories and some work house records for Rochester. No records of them was found. Jacob is said to have gone west with the gold rush of 1848. Again, we cannot prove. J. Francis or Norman Wright is on the 1880 census as Francis Whitney (female), in Hempstead which is a mistake. Francis married Deborah A. about 1890 based on the date of birth of their first daughter Maud Wright born 15 Mar 1894. She may have died in Worcester,Mass Feb 1982, unmarried. This is base on SSDI records. The second daughter was Hazel born about 1907. She is on the 1920 census, but have no information on her after that. The only other clue we have on Julia Pettit is that she was in an Orphanage (Workhouse) in Brighton. There is/was a town of Brighton in/near Rochester, but again we can find no information. She said she made a rope of sheets to escape from the second floor of the home. Any information or suggestions on the Pettit's or Wright's will be appreciated. John Whitney

Hello, I will give you the 3 Pettit names I have in my files on the BROUWER family of Brooklyn and NYC. 1. Everardus Brouwer b. 1689 d. 1762, married Mary Pettit d. 1772 (I don't know her ancestry) 2. Wyntie Brouwer b. 1701 d. 1773, married Richard Pettit, d. after 1760. 3. John Pettit married Elizabeth Brouwer on 3-10-1801. Sorry I don't have more to give, but these 3 marriages would all have been either in New York City or Brooklyn area. I hope that this might lead somewhere for you? Perhaps there is someone listed on rootsweb tree, who has worked on these names and understands the Pettit side of the family well? Best regards, Lilly Martin ----- Original Message ----- From: <whitneyj@bellsouth.net> To: <NYSUFFOL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 25, 2005 11:57 PM Subject: [NYSUF] RE: Wright and Pettit > Hi List: > > I am looking fopr information on Julia Lorretta Pettit b. 16 May 1845, > (She said at Rochester, but we can find no proof). She first married Jun > 1866, Edward Wright born about 1869 in New York. Edward died in a > construction accident before about 1870 while the family was living in or > near Islip, Suffolk,NY. Edward and Julia's son J. Francis or Norman Wright > is on the 1870 census for Saryville. In 1870 she married John Whitney of > Florida. They had several children in Suffolk County and were on the 1880 > census for Hempstead,Queens, New York. In 1884 they came to Florida. > > Julia said her parents were Jacob Pettit and Sarah. She had a brother > William who died in the Civil War (Cannot prove) and a sister Mary who > Married in New York. I have serached the census and city directories and > some work house records for Rochester. No records of them was found. > Jacob is said to have gone west with the gold rush of 1848. Again, we > cannot prove. > > J. Francis or Norman Wright is on the 1880 census as Francis Whitney > (female), in Hempstead which is a mistake. Francis married Deborah A. > about 1890 based on the date of birth of their first daughter Maud Wright > born 15 Mar 1894. She may have died in Worcester,Mass Feb 1982, unmarried. > This is base on SSDI records. The second daughter was Hazel born about > 1907. She is on the 1920 census, but have no information on her after > that. > > The only other clue we have on Julia Pettit is that she was in an > Orphanage (Workhouse) in Brighton. There is/was a town of Brighton in/near > Rochester, but again we can find no information. She said she made a rope > of sheets to escape from the second floor of the home. > > Any information or suggestions on the Pettit's or Wright's will be > appreciated. > > John Whitney > > > ==== NYSUFFOL Mailing List ==== > Plainview: Germanic Ancestry: The German Genealogy Group meets 7 p.m. 1st > Thursday, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, the Family > History Center, 160 Washington Ave. Call 631-265-0621 or 718-460 4240. > For online Searches, > www.familysearch.org (Updated) > www.rootsweb.com > www.gencircles.com > www.usgenweb.org > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >