Hi Everyone, I just received a copy of the Pettit Family information from the ANNALS OF THE FORTY #7 LOYALIST AND PIONEER FAMILIES OF WEST LINCOLN 1783-1833 Published by The Grimsby Historical Society 1956. I will give you a quick run down of what is there and try to copy the whole thing within the next few days. "The history of the English colonies in America contains numberous references to the Pettit family, the two main branches of which descent from THOMAS and JOHN PETTIT, who came to America in 1630. They were sons of HENRI PETTIT, of Saffron Walden, Essex County, England, and came to America with the first Winthrop Fleet, which sailed from England in March, 1630. It has been stated that John Pettit, younger brother of Thomas, went to Stamford, Connecticut, where he lived and died, leaving five sons and two daughters. THOMAS PETTIT, born about 1610, married Christian, daughter of Oliver Mellows. They lived for a time in Boston, Mass., where he had been granted a house plot. (This continues on with several moves).....In 1655 Thomas, with his family, moved to Newtown, Long Island, where he died in 1668. Children of Thomas and Christian (Mellows) Pettit as recorded by historians:- Thomas, Hannah, Elizabeth, Sarah, John, Moses, Nathaniel, Joseph, Mary. NATHANIEL PETTIT, son of Thomas and Christian (Mellows) Pettit, was born in Exeter, N.H., in 1645 and came to Newtown with his parents. He married Mary, daughter of Elias Bayley and lived near Newton. When the Dutch captured New York and sent officers to administer the oath of allegiance, Nathaniel elected to stand by his Quaker faith, refusing to give the oath but he promised fealty to the Dutch. He was one of the free holders mentioned in the confirmatory patent known as the Dongan Charter granted 25 November, 1686, to the inhabitants and freeholders of Newtown, L.I. Some time between 1690 and 1696 Nathaniel purchased a lage tract of land in New Jersey, where he and his family went to live. This land was near the Falls of Delaware (now Trenton). An old map shows the location of Nathaniel's house and "Pettit's Run" a stream emptying into Assunpink Creek. The State house is now located on this land. Children of Nathaniel and Mary (Bayley) Pettit as recorded by historians: Moses, Judith, Nathaniel, Elias, Jane, Jonathan, Mary, John. Nathaniel, son of Nathaniel and Mary (Bayley) Pettit, was born about 1676 in Newtown, L.I., and went with his parents to New Jersey. In 1708 he married Elizabeth, daughter of Andrew Heath, a large land owner near the Falls of Delaware. He apparently did not adhere to the Quaker faith of his fathers, as he was connected with the parish of St. Andrew's Episcopal church, Lambertville, New Jersey. It is interesting to note that here is where the name, Andrew, first entered the Pettit family. Also that several children of Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Heath) Pettit form the branches of Loyalist families, who came to Canada. Children:- ABIGAIL, born about 1712 ELIZABETH, born 1714, d 1785, m. Dennis, son of Charles and Mary Woolverton. They resided in Kingwood, New Jersey. ANDREW, born about 1716, m. Dinah_________ JONATHAN, born 1721, married Deborah Robins. AMOS, b 1722, married Esther---surname unknown. NATHANIEL, b 17224, married Margaret McFarlane JOHN, b 1726, married the daughter of Richard Fisher ISAAC, b 1728. He was a Loyalist who came to Canada in 1787. CHARLES, b 1730, married Mary Smith" Do you want me to continue? I do have a question for the group...Mary Pettit married Thomas Wolverton abt 1738. I have her birth 1720 in ??. Who does she belong to? Could she be the Mary, above, daughter of Nathaniel and Mary Pettit? Also, isn't there a male Pettit that married a Wolverton woman? Who? Let me know if you want me to continue this...I'll be glad to send more if anyone wants it. HER Ginny X Core MARK vcore@trib.com Enjoy life to the fullest - It's not a rehearsal ! To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.