Capt. William M. Pettitt

1806 - 1881  (74 years)

• Name	William M. Pettitt  [1]
  Prefix	Capt.
  Birth	11 Oct 1806	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census head of household	1850	Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	He was shown as William Pettit the head of HH#661, age 45 and a farmer with real estate valued at $8,575. Listed with him were Mary Pettitt, age 53; Mary Pettitt, age 12; Matilda West, age 29 and black and Robert Planter, age 22 and a black loborer.
  Record ID	27630
  Death	20 Feb 1881  [2]
  Burial	Ebenezer Church Cemetery, Modest Town, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Thomas Pettitt,   b. Abt 1780   d. Yes, date unknown  (Father)  Nancy (--?--),   b. Abt 1780   d. Yes, date unknown  (Mother)
  Person ID	I27630	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	15 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Thomas Pettitt,   b. Abt 1780   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Nancy (--?--),   b. Abt 1780   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1800
  Family ID	F10044	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary 'Molly' Bundick,   b. 4 Aug 1796, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 26 Oct 1859 (Age 63 years)  Other Partners: ╚═Kendall Hope,   b. 18 Jun 1791, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 11 Apr 1833  (Age 41 years)  m. 27 Dec 1813
  Marriage	7 Jan 1836	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	James Custis was the security on the M.L.B. of William Pettitt and Mary Hope, widow of Kendall.
  Children	1. Mary Pettitt,   b. Abt 1838, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F8794	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth Dickerson White,   b. 13 Oct 1813, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 26 Jan 1859 (Age 45 years)  Other Partners: ╚═John William Feddeman,   b. 11 Dec 1806, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1 Dec 1854, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 47 years)  m. 15 Dec 1830
  Marriage	1 May 1860	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	He was a 53 year old widowed farmer and she was the 46 year old widow Feddeman, the daughter of James and Elizabeth White. Her middle initial was given as D. on the license. They were married by W. Merrill.
  Family ID	F1288	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 3	Mary Jane Cook,   b. 19 Feb 1838, New Jersey d. 28 Jan 1915 (Age 76 years)  Other Partners: ╚═(--?--) Hart, f|o Aaron,   b. Abt 1835, New Jersey d. Yes, date unknown  m. Abt 1855    ╚═William H. Matthews,   b. 28 Aug 1846, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 8 Nov 1916  (Age 70 years)  m. 4 Jun 1890
  Marriage	27 Nov 1869	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	He was a 63 year old widowed farmer and she was Mary Jane 'Hart' aged 32 and a widow, born in Jew Jersey. They were married by M. Oldham.
  Children	+ 1. Mary Alice Pettitt,   b. 6 Dec 1873, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 11 Jan 1937, near Hallwood, Metompkin District, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 63 years) ╚═ John William Taylor  (Age 80 years)  m. Abt 1893
  Family ID	F10040	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 11 Oct 1806 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 7 Jan 1836 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 1 May 1860 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 27 Nov 1869 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Burial - - Ebenezer Church Cemetery, Modest Town, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S551] Miles & Miles, Acc Co Marriages, 1854-1895, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1997), 551. [S503] Mary Frances Carey, M.K. Miles & Barry W. Miles, Tombstones Inscriptions of Upper Accomack County, Virginia, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1995), 503. [S638] Family Tree Maker's Family Archives, 1850 Virginia Census Microfilm Records, CD#309, 6 CD set, (Broderbund Software, Inc., 1997), 638. [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558.