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Thomas Pettus
(19 Feb 1598 - 1663)
=== Biography ===
Thomas Pettus ... Entered by Travis Wagner, May 16, 2012
''No more info is currently available for Thomas Pettus. Can you add to his biography?''
=== Name ===
Thomas Pettus
=== Birth ===
19 FEB 1598 Norwich, Parish, Norfolk, England
=== Marriage ===
1645 VA
=== Death ===
1669 LIttleton, James City Co., VA
=== Sources ===
* Family Tree compiled by Louise Cook Simpson
* One World Tree Title: Henry Childers URL: ancestry.com
* FTM WFT Vol. 100 Tree # 1062 dated 15 Apr 2002.
* [[Wagner-1106 | Travis Wagner]], firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Travis and others.
* This person was created on 22 September 2010 through the import of PittsPenn_2010-09-21.ged.
* WikiTree profile Pettus-81 created through the import of Davidson_Fink.ged on Sep 26, 2011 by [[Davidson-1387 | Shayne Davidson]].
-- MERGED NOTE ------------
[[Category:England, Pre-1700 PPPs]]
}
}'''Please note that this profile is under the protection of both the England Projects and the US Southern Colonies Project due to Thomas Pettus being frequently duplicated, confused with other Thomas Pettuses in his immediate family and also being married to unproven wives.
Please do not add spouses or children to the profile without first discussing this on G2G and tagging the question with "England" and "Southern_Colonies" so that both Projects can follow the discussion. [[Fitz-Henry-9|Fitz-Henry-9]] 19:33, 23 July 2020 (UTC)'''
== Biography =='''Thomas Pettus''' was born sometime before 19 February 1598 (February 1599 in the modern calendar), the twelfth child of [[Pettus-408|'''Thomas Pettus''']] and his wife [[King-947|'''Cicely King''']]. He was their second child to bear the name Thomas in honour of his father, as his elder brother [[Pettus-158|Thomas]] had died young in December 1597.
Thomas was baptised on 19 February 1598/9 at the church of St Simon and St Jude, Norwich, Norfolk, England: Thomas Pettus in: Transcription of the parish registers of St Simon and St Jude, Norwich, Norfolk, England made by E.A. Tillett in 1895 [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSJ9-D5TT?i=156&cat=309592| Image on FamilySearch]:Thomas the sonn of Thomas Pettus was Baptized the xix of ffebruary 1598
In [[Space:Will_of_Thomas_Pettus_of_Norwich_1620|his father's Will]] dated July 1620, Thomas ("and his heirs and assignes forever") was bequeathed several parcels of land in and around Norwich, both in his own right and from reversionary bequests after his mother Cicely's death.
This Will shows that Thomas was in England in July 1620 when the Will was written, as his two brothers who were abroad (Edward and George) were said in the Will to be abroad, their father not knowing whether they were still living.
Thomas' father made bequests to the spouses and the children of his children in this Will. Thomas was not said to have either a wife or children.
'''Married Elizabeth, widow of Richard Durant before April, 1643:'''
The only known wife of Thomas Pettus was '''Elizabeth Freeman''', who was first married to Richard Durant / Durrent, who died before 1643,
secondly married to Col. Thomas Pettus. and after Thomas’ death, married thirdly to '''Capt. John Grove'''. The dates of Durant’s death and the marriage of Elizabeth and Thomas are unknown. In April, 1643, Thomas Pettus claimed the land she had inherited from Durant so they must have married before that date. Elizabeth married John Grove(s) by 1669 after Thomas’ death. “Tylers Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine” Vol. iii p. 180 , available on Internet Archive [https://archive.org/details/tylersquarterlyh03tyle]
'''Thomas and Elizabeth had the following two recorded children:'''
'''Stephen Pettus''' born about 1642 in James City County, Virginia, and died about 1677. If he married the name of his wife is unknown. "Thomas Petyous of Norwich, England and his Pettus Descendants in England and Virginia (Volume 1)" by William Walker Pettus IV. - The author's estimation for his birth date made on the assumption that he had not yet come of age when he made a complaint to the General Court at Jamestown in 1662. He is not seen in any known records after 1677
'''Thomas Pettus''' born between 1650 and 1653 in James City County Virginia, "Thomas Petyous of Norwich, England and his Pettus Descendants in England and Virginia (Volume 1)" by William Walker Pettus IV. - The author's estimation for his birth date made as he was described as an "orphan" in the probate records in 1671, hence he could not be born earlier than 1650 when his mother was aged 42, unlikely to have been born after she was 45 hence not later than 1653. He died about February 1687/8 in Holland. "Thomas Petyous of Norwich, England and his Pettus Descendants in England and Virginia (Volume 1)" by William Walker Pettus IV. - page 158 reference 323 "The year and approximate month of Thomas' death are established by receipt of money... in Holland Feb 1687, the known fact he died in Holland after receiving the money... description of Mournig Pettus as a widow in August 1687"
He married in about 1682, '''Mourning Burgh''' daughter of William Burgh of Chuckatuck, Upper Norfolk County, Virginia and his wife Elizabeth Billingsley.
==Statements for which sources need to be added==
Soldier in Low Countries during the 30 YEAR WAR/immigrated 1637
'''Member of the Virginia Governor’s Council 1641/2 –'''
Image from“Minutes of the Council and General court of colonial Virginia, 1622-1632, 1670-1676 with notes and excerpts from original Council and General court records, into 1683, now lost.” Virginia Council cn; Virginia General Court cn; McIlwaine, H. R. (Henry Read), 1864-1934 ed. cn; Virginia State Library cn, digitized on Internet Archive [https://archive.org/details/minutesofcouncil00virg]
The original council documents are located at the Library of Virginia and in the records of the London Company. There are record losses from the early years, so there is a gapbetween 1633 and 1641. Excerpts from some early records exist, but Thomas Pettus is not named in them. The March 8, 1641/2 record is the first mention of “Thomas Pettus” in Virginia. The fact that Thomas was not sworn in on March 8 may suggest that he was already a member of the Council.
Colonel (Councilor) Thomas PETTUS was an active participant in the affairs of Jamestowne and Old Fields at Middle Plantation, Williamsburg's name until the 66-year-old community was incorporated in 1699, and he is mentioned in many documents of the period. After Colonel Thomas died in 1660, the plantation house and land passed to his son Captain Thomas PETTUS, Jr. :replaced broken link with this one to Geni: https://www.geni.com/people/Colonel-Thomas-Pettus-of-James-City/6000000027216534088 which contains the same unsourced information.
'''Are there any documents which survive to confirm this statement?'''
Death year given as either 1660, 1663, 1665 or 1669 from the two other Pettus profiles merged into this one. '''What date is it?'''
In April, 1671 Capt. John Groves was ordered by the General Court to return the property of [Thomas] Pettus, orphan. The property had been placed in trust for Thomas by his mother. General Court, 7 Apr 1671 NOTE: the term ‘orphan’ in a legal document at this time meant that a person’s father was dead and that the person was under 21 years of age.
Thomas died about 1668:In 1669 a woman named Anne Munford commissioned an agent in Virginia to collect money owed her by Capt. Grove “and his wife Elizabeth, late the widow of Capt. Thomas Pettus” “Tylers Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine” Vol. iii p. 180 , available on Internet Archive [https://archive.org/details/tylersquarterlyh03tyle] In April, 1671 Capt. John Groves was ordered by the General Court to return the property of [Thomas] Pettus, orphan, as described in a deed of trust; Groves was dead by May, 1671 as subsequent records refer to him as deceased. Coll. Nathaniel Bacon is described as guardian to Thomas Pettus in Nov. 1671. General Court, 25 Nov 1671
==Research Notes==The children of William Pettus and Cicely King were baptised at the church of St Simon and St Jude in Norwich, England.
A list of the Pettus baptisms at this church is [[Space:Pettus_BMDs_at_St_Simon_and_St_Jude|'''here''']]
The main source of this biography is the excellently researched and sourced
"Thomas Petyous of Norwich, England and his Pettus Descendants in England and Virginia (Volume 1)" by William Walker Pettus IV.
Pub. Otter Bay Books 2011.
The original print run was limited to 300, but pdf copies may be purchased by contacting the author directly.
==Sources==
'''Pettus-137''' was created by [[Alsford-1 | Dawn Griffis]] through the import of Griffis Ragland Alsford Wrighton Family Tree_2014-01-29.ged on Jan 29, 2014.
Research Notes transferred in from merge with Pettus-137
* http://www.mikesclark.com/genealogy/pettus/pettus.html
* http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/pettus/939/
Thomas Pettus ... Entered by Travis Wagner, May 16, 2012
''No more info is currently available for Thomas Pettus. Can you add to his biography?''
=== Name ===
Thomas Pettus
=== Birth ===
19 FEB 1598 Norwich, Parish, Norfolk, England
=== Marriage ===
1645 VA
=== Death ===
1669 LIttleton, James City Co., VA
=== Sources ===
* Family Tree compiled by Louise Cook Simpson
* One World Tree Title: Henry Childers URL: ancestry.com
* FTM WFT Vol. 100 Tree # 1062 dated 15 Apr 2002.
* [[Wagner-1106 | Travis Wagner]], firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Travis and others.
* This person was created on 22 September 2010 through the import of PittsPenn_2010-09-21.ged.
* WikiTree profile Pettus-81 created through the import of Davidson_Fink.ged on Sep 26, 2011 by [[Davidson-1387 | Shayne Davidson]].
-- MERGED NOTE ------------
[[Category:England, Pre-1700 PPPs]]
}
}'''Please note that this profile is under the protection of both the England Projects and the US Southern Colonies Project due to Thomas Pettus being frequently duplicated, confused with other Thomas Pettuses in his immediate family and also being married to unproven wives.
Please do not add spouses or children to the profile without first discussing this on G2G and tagging the question with "England" and "Southern_Colonies" so that both Projects can follow the discussion. [[Fitz-Henry-9|Fitz-Henry-9]] 19:33, 23 July 2020 (UTC)'''
== Biography =='''Thomas Pettus''' was born sometime before 19 February 1598 (February 1599 in the modern calendar), the twelfth child of [[Pettus-408|'''Thomas Pettus''']] and his wife [[King-947|'''Cicely King''']]. He was their second child to bear the name Thomas in honour of his father, as his elder brother [[Pettus-158|Thomas]] had died young in December 1597.
Thomas was baptised on 19 February 1598/9 at the church of St Simon and St Jude, Norwich, Norfolk, England: Thomas Pettus in: Transcription of the parish registers of St Simon and St Jude, Norwich, Norfolk, England made by E.A. Tillett in 1895 [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSJ9-D5TT?i=156&cat=309592| Image on FamilySearch]:Thomas the sonn of Thomas Pettus was Baptized the xix of ffebruary 1598
In [[Space:Will_of_Thomas_Pettus_of_Norwich_1620|his father's Will]] dated July 1620, Thomas ("and his heirs and assignes forever") was bequeathed several parcels of land in and around Norwich, both in his own right and from reversionary bequests after his mother Cicely's death.
This Will shows that Thomas was in England in July 1620 when the Will was written, as his two brothers who were abroad (Edward and George) were said in the Will to be abroad, their father not knowing whether they were still living.
Thomas' father made bequests to the spouses and the children of his children in this Will. Thomas was not said to have either a wife or children.
'''Married Elizabeth, widow of Richard Durant before April, 1643:'''
The only known wife of Thomas Pettus was '''Elizabeth Freeman''', who was first married to Richard Durant / Durrent, who died before 1643,
secondly married to Col. Thomas Pettus. and after Thomas’ death, married thirdly to '''Capt. John Grove'''. The dates of Durant’s death and the marriage of Elizabeth and Thomas are unknown. In April, 1643, Thomas Pettus claimed the land she had inherited from Durant so they must have married before that date. Elizabeth married John Grove(s) by 1669 after Thomas’ death. “Tylers Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine” Vol. iii p. 180 , available on Internet Archive [https://archive.org/details/tylersquarterlyh03tyle]
'''Thomas and Elizabeth had the following two recorded children:'''
'''Stephen Pettus''' born about 1642 in James City County, Virginia, and died about 1677. If he married the name of his wife is unknown. "Thomas Petyous of Norwich, England and his Pettus Descendants in England and Virginia (Volume 1)" by William Walker Pettus IV. - The author's estimation for his birth date made on the assumption that he had not yet come of age when he made a complaint to the General Court at Jamestown in 1662. He is not seen in any known records after 1677
'''Thomas Pettus''' born between 1650 and 1653 in James City County Virginia, "Thomas Petyous of Norwich, England and his Pettus Descendants in England and Virginia (Volume 1)" by William Walker Pettus IV. - The author's estimation for his birth date made as he was described as an "orphan" in the probate records in 1671, hence he could not be born earlier than 1650 when his mother was aged 42, unlikely to have been born after she was 45 hence not later than 1653. He died about February 1687/8 in Holland. "Thomas Petyous of Norwich, England and his Pettus Descendants in England and Virginia (Volume 1)" by William Walker Pettus IV. - page 158 reference 323 "The year and approximate month of Thomas' death are established by receipt of money... in Holland Feb 1687, the known fact he died in Holland after receiving the money... description of Mournig Pettus as a widow in August 1687"
He married in about 1682, '''Mourning Burgh''' daughter of William Burgh of Chuckatuck, Upper Norfolk County, Virginia and his wife Elizabeth Billingsley.
==Statements for which sources need to be added==
Soldier in Low Countries during the 30 YEAR WAR/immigrated 1637
'''Member of the Virginia Governor’s Council 1641/2 –'''
Image from“Minutes of the Council and General court of colonial Virginia, 1622-1632, 1670-1676 with notes and excerpts from original Council and General court records, into 1683, now lost.” Virginia Council cn; Virginia General Court cn; McIlwaine, H. R. (Henry Read), 1864-1934 ed. cn; Virginia State Library cn, digitized on Internet Archive [https://archive.org/details/minutesofcouncil00virg]
The original council documents are located at the Library of Virginia and in the records of the London Company. There are record losses from the early years, so there is a gapbetween 1633 and 1641. Excerpts from some early records exist, but Thomas Pettus is not named in them. The March 8, 1641/2 record is the first mention of “Thomas Pettus” in Virginia. The fact that Thomas was not sworn in on March 8 may suggest that he was already a member of the Council.
Colonel (Councilor) Thomas PETTUS was an active participant in the affairs of Jamestowne and Old Fields at Middle Plantation, Williamsburg's name until the 66-year-old community was incorporated in 1699, and he is mentioned in many documents of the period. After Colonel Thomas died in 1660, the plantation house and land passed to his son Captain Thomas PETTUS, Jr. :replaced broken link with this one to Geni: https://www.geni.com/people/Colonel-Thomas-Pettus-of-James-City/6000000027216534088 which contains the same unsourced information.
'''Are there any documents which survive to confirm this statement?'''
Death year given as either 1660, 1663, 1665 or 1669 from the two other Pettus profiles merged into this one. '''What date is it?'''
In April, 1671 Capt. John Groves was ordered by the General Court to return the property of [Thomas] Pettus, orphan. The property had been placed in trust for Thomas by his mother. General Court, 7 Apr 1671 NOTE: the term ‘orphan’ in a legal document at this time meant that a person’s father was dead and that the person was under 21 years of age.
Thomas died about 1668:In 1669 a woman named Anne Munford commissioned an agent in Virginia to collect money owed her by Capt. Grove “and his wife Elizabeth, late the widow of Capt. Thomas Pettus” “Tylers Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine” Vol. iii p. 180 , available on Internet Archive [https://archive.org/details/tylersquarterlyh03tyle] In April, 1671 Capt. John Groves was ordered by the General Court to return the property of [Thomas] Pettus, orphan, as described in a deed of trust; Groves was dead by May, 1671 as subsequent records refer to him as deceased. Coll. Nathaniel Bacon is described as guardian to Thomas Pettus in Nov. 1671. General Court, 25 Nov 1671
==Research Notes==The children of William Pettus and Cicely King were baptised at the church of St Simon and St Jude in Norwich, England.
A list of the Pettus baptisms at this church is [[Space:Pettus_BMDs_at_St_Simon_and_St_Jude|'''here''']]
The main source of this biography is the excellently researched and sourced
"Thomas Petyous of Norwich, England and his Pettus Descendants in England and Virginia (Volume 1)" by William Walker Pettus IV.
Pub. Otter Bay Books 2011.
The original print run was limited to 300, but pdf copies may be purchased by contacting the author directly.
==Sources==
'''Pettus-137''' was created by [[Alsford-1 | Dawn Griffis]] through the import of Griffis Ragland Alsford Wrighton Family Tree_2014-01-29.ged on Jan 29, 2014.
Research Notes transferred in from merge with Pettus-137
* http://www.mikesclark.com/genealogy/pettus/pettus.html
* http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/pettus/939/
Events
| Birth | 19 Feb 1598 | Norwich, Parish, Norfolk, England | |||
| Birth | Feb 1599 | Norwich, Norfolk, England | |||
| Marriage | 1638 | James City County Virginia - Elizabeth Freeman | |||
| Death | 1663 | Littleton, James City County, Virginia Colony | |||
| Death | 1669 | Littleton, James City County, Virginia Colony | |||
| Marriage | Elizabeth Mourning | ||||
| Reference No | 431853 | ||||
| Reference No | 447901 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Mourning (1598 - 1671) |
| Child | Stephen Pettus (1619 - 1686) |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Freeman (1608 - 1680) |
| Child | Stephen Pettus (1642 - 1677) |
| Child | Captain Thomas Pettus Jr. (1644 - 1687) |
| Father | William Pettus (1583 - 1648) |
| Mother | Mary Gleane (1585 - 1631) |
| Sibling | Stephen Pettus (1619 - 1686) |
| Sibling | Thomas Pettus (1608 - 1660) |
| Sibling | Col. Thomas Pettus IV (1608 - 1664) |
| Father | Thomas Pettus (1552 - 1620) |
| Mother | Cecily King (1552 - 1641) |
| Sibling | Ann Pettus (1582 - 1660) |
| Sibling | Sir Thomas Pettus (1552 - 1620) |
| Sibling | John Pettus (1584 - 1620) |
| Sibling | Edward Pettus (1584 - 1620) |
| Sibling | Henry Pettus (1586 - 1588) |
| Sibling | Susan Pettus (1589 - ) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Pettus (1590 - ) |
| Sibling | George Pettus (1591 - 1631) |
| Sibling | Frances Pettus (1592 - 1641) |
| Sibling | Mary Pettus (1594 - 1597) |
| Sibling | Thomas Pettus (1596 - 1597) |
| Sibling | Theodore Pettus (1600 - 1626) |
| Sibling | Christian Pettus (1601 - 1620) |
| Sibling | Ann Pettus (1605 - ) |
| Sibling | Robert Pettus (1607 - 1607) |
| Sibling | Henry Pettus (1605 - 1673) |