This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: milesbarnesjr Surnames: Pitts-Fosmire-Ellis Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.pitts/971.2.2.1.1.1.6/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Will you send me any original document showing the presence of a Joseph Pitts in Dutchess County, New York during the 1750/1760s? I checked deeds, mortgages, and tax lists and only came up with a Philip Pitts taxed in Crum Elbow-Amenia precincts 1753-1767. Levi Pitts,was born circa 1764 in Dutchess Co, died 20 January 1856 in the Town of Onondaga, Onondaga Co, NY; finding no other Pitts, I presume Philip was his father. I beieve my great(3)-grandmother Anna Pitts, born 17 July 1779 in Columbia Co, died 13 Aug 1874 in Saratoga Co, married Elijah Ellis about 1795, is a daughter of Amasa Pitts b. ca 1755-died 1739/40 in the Town of Chatham. In his Will, Amasa only shows 2 children (1) Philip, and (2) his daughter Salie who married Henry Fosmire,but I believe he had more than these two. All my records are posted on RootsWeb. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.