Individual Details

James Petts

(1756 - 6 Apr 1837)

History of Washington, New Hampshire (p. 565) says he "resided at the south part of the town, a short distance east of the farm where Stephen Mead settled, and where Jerry and Silas P. Gleason now reside. . . . Before coming to Washington, James Petts was a soldier in the Revolution."

Events

Birth1756Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
MarriageSusannah Brockway
Census1790Winchester, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
Census1800Washington, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
Census1810Washington, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
Census1820Washington, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
Census1830Washington, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States
Death6 Apr 1837Washington, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States
Alt nameJames Patts

Families

SpouseSusannah Brockway (1764 - 1819)
ChildBetsy Petts (1788 - 1856)
ChildJames Petts Jr. (1790 - )
ChildSusanna Petts (1792 - 1857)
ChildSarah Petts (1794 - 1882)
ChildPolly Petts (1796 - 1851)
ChildPhebe Petts (1797 - 1843)
ChildJonathan Petts (1797 - )
ChildAsa Petts (1801 - )

Notes

Marriage

The History of Washington (Committee) says his name was James Petts and that he was of Washington.

Census

There are 4 people in the household, one male over 16, one male under 16 and 2 females.

Census

There are 8 persons in the household, 1 male age 10-15, 1 male age 26-44, 4 females under 10, 1 female age 10-15 and 1 female age 26-44.

Census

There are 10 in the household, 1 male under 10, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 16-25, 1 male over 45, 2 females age 10-15, 3 females age 16-25 and 1 female over 45.

Census

There are 6 in the household, 2 male age 16-25, 1 male over 45 and 3 females age 16-25.

Census

There are 3 in the household, one male age 20-29, one male age 70-79 and 1 female age 20-29.

Endnotes

1. A Committee Chosen by the Town, History of Washington, New Hampshire (Claremont, New Hampshire: Claremont Manufacturing, 1886), 565.

2. A Committee Chosen by the Town, History of Washington, New Hampshire (Claremont, New Hampshire: Claremont Manufacturing, 1886), 319.

3. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 7 September 2013), photograph, gravestone for Susannah Patts (1764-1819), Memorial No. 33675283, Old Cemetery, Washington, New Hampshire, photograph (c) Skeeter..

4. 1790 census, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire, population schedule, Winchester, p. 127, James Petts household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 September 2013); National Archives microfilm publication M637, roll 5.

5. 1800 census, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire, population schedule, Washington, p. 1060, James Petts household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 September 2013); National Archives microfilm publication M32, roll 20.

6. 1810 census, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire, population schedule, Washington, p. 258, James Patt household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 September 2013); National Archives microfilm publication M252, roll 23.

7. 1820 census, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire, population schedule, Washington, p. 252, James Petts household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 September 2013); National Archives microfilm publication M33, roll 59.

8. 1830 census, Sullivan Co., New Hampshire, population schedule, Washington, p. 363, James Patts household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 September 2013); National Archives microfilm publication M19, roll 74.

9. A Committee Chosen by the Town, History of Washington, New Hampshire (Claremont, New Hampshire: Claremont Manufacturing, 1886), 565.