Hi Shelley, If you saw my post on the Pruitt list you know that I am descended from Elizabeth Pruitt born about 1828 in Gibson County, TN to Thomas J Pruitt and Sarah (Sally) Estes. Elizabeth married John P. Gill 1848 in Gibson County, and both lived there the rest of their lives. Both are buried on the Gill plot in Rose Hill Cem. in Humboldt. Elizabeth and John Gill are my GG-GP. What info I have comes from "John Pruitt and Elizabeth Bradford, Their Descendants", by Richard Prewitt, Des Moines, 1998. Page 100 of the above shows Ben Pruett/Pruitt as born 1825 in Granville County, NC. Page 101 quotes the 1850 Census (Gibson County) as follows: Ben Privitt age 24 Born NC Farmer Etha age 29 Born NC William age 3 months Born TN Sarah age 70 Born NC Mary age 27 Born TN It would appear that the William you refer to above was born about March 1850 and not 1857. The Sarah age 70 is surely Sarah Estes Pruitt. I am not sure who the Mary is, although it could be Mary Pruitt born 1821 (another child of Thomas J. and Sarah). This is the extent of information I have on Ben Pruitt/Pruett. If you do not have Richard Prewitt' s book I recommend you secure same. It is not the last word on the Thomas Pruitt line but it is helpful. As I recall it is reasonably priced. Walker K. McCulloch > Hello All, > > I am also a decedent of Thomas J. PRUETT and Sarah ESTES. I am a > decedent of their son Ben PRUETT, b. 1826 and Eathea M. B. SUMMERS, b. > 1830. Unfortunately, Richard's PRUITT book stops with Ben PRUETT (who > is listed along with Sarah ESTES on the Gibson County, TN Census as Ben > PRIVITT). > > Finding information on this branch has been difficult. Ben and Eathea > seem to "disappear," and there is no record of them being buried with > their kin in the PRUITT cemetery in Gibson County, TN. They might, of > course, be buried in an unmarked grave. I believe that Eathea may be > related to William and Polly SUMMERS from Gibson County, but have been > unable to prove this. > > It seemed to me for a long time that their son, my GGG Grandfather > William W. (Bud) PRUITT, b. 1857 in Gibson County, was an only child, > and that Ben and Eathea died young. Recently, I have found information > to the contrary that came from living relatives of William PRUITT. At > times, I have had doubts that my William W. PRUITT is indeed the same > William PRUITT who is the son of Ben and Eathea. The information is > confusing. > > I would love to compare information with other PRUITT researchers who > are researching the Thomas J. PRUETT line or other lines in Gibson > County, TN. Here is some new information on my line. Before anyone > decides to copy and post this information to a web site, know that much > is family lore and may not be correct: > > 1 Ben Pruett b: 1826 > .. +Eathea M. B. Summers b: 1830 > ......... 2 William W. (Bud) Pruitt b: February 1857 d: 1934 (Where is > he buried) > ............. + Mrs. Amanda Steele (maiden name unknown) > ......... *2nd Wife of William W. Pruitt: > ............. +Amanda E. Fisher b: September 1856 (Buried in Dyer Co., > TN) > .................... 3 Lou Mamie Pruitt b: June 29, 1884 > ........................ +John William Hill b: April 23, 1882 > .................... 3 Lil Pruitt b: January 1886 > ........................ +Charlie Canada > .................... 3 Rose Pruitt b: 1887 > ........................ +Unknown Palmer? > .................... 3 Dollie Pruitt b: 1889 > ........................ +Luther Canada b: 1887 d: 1950 > .................... 3 Lular Pruitt b: 1889 > ........................ +Unknown Palmer? > ......... *3rd Wife of William W. Pruitt: > ............. +Martha Ann Fisher (Williams neice) b: September 30, 1867 > > ......... 2 Wylie P. Pruitt b: 1865 (Brother of W. W. Pruitt?) > ............. +Liddie E. Unknown > > Thanks, > Shelley > -- > Shelley R. Woodson > Sgreenle@ttacs.ttu.edu > > > > ==== PRUITT Mailing List ==== > Is the Pruitt list of any help to you? Have you made any connections? > This list only works when subscribers share information with everyone on the list > Share your success stories, too! >