from The Pettit Correspondent, Vol. 1, No. 3, page 34
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       The  following  is  the last of several pages written by Mary Ann
       Nicholson (227 Claflin  St.,  Belmont,  MA  02178).  She suggests
       that the subject of this sketch may have been  a daughter of John
       and Rebecca (Haines) Pettit.  This couple married in
       Burlington  County,  NJ  on  3  September 1746.  Furthermore, she
       provides evidence that  suggests  a  close  relationship  between
       Lucretia and William, the tavern-keeper (see "William and Beulah"
       p. 6  of  the  April, `88 issue and related articles in the July,
       `88 issue).  Seemingly, it is this William that helped administer
       the estate of Lucretia's first husband.
       
       
       
                      Lucretia Pettit Haines Moore Bowker
       
                             By Mary Ann Nicholson
       
       
         Lucretia  Pettit  married three times.  She  married  first  by
       license  23 November 1767 Thomas Haines, born about 1735 and died
       by 11 June 1781, son  of  George and Margaret (Lamb) Haines.  She
       married  in  July  1783 Thomas Moore and in  August  1797  Joseph
       Bowker as his third wife.
       
         Thomas  Haines  was  disowned by Burlington Monthly Meeting for
       marrying out of unity, then for mustering and learning the art of
       war in July 1776.  Lucretia and daughter  Mary  had been received
       into  membership  by that meeting upon their request in June 1774
       (Hinshaw, 2:228).
       
         Thomas enlisted 7 January  1777 in Capt. John Anderson's Co. of
       4th Jersey Regiment of Foot as a private,  but  deserted 28 March
       1777,  probably  in  time for the spring planting as many farmers
       did.  He was living near Vincentown.
       
         Thomas and his brother  George  had  inherited  land from their
       father and Thomas sold his share to George 6 April 1771.  In 1794
       George  sold  this  land  for  seven  shillings  sixpence to John
       Hollinshead, John Bishop,  Hudson  Burr,  William  Crick,  Joseph
       Burr,  John  Butterworth,  George Woolston,  Thomas  Moore,  John
       Woolston,  John Burr and Joseph Champion "for purpose of a school
       on the high road from Mt. Holly to Vincentown."
       
         Thomas Haines died intestate and letters of administration were
       granted John Haines, Joseph Eayre of Evesham,  William  Pettit of
       Northampton  and Lucretia Haines 11 June 1781. She made her mark.
       The men signed and duly affirmed (New Jersey Archives,
       35:171;  Liber 73:209).   [Quakers  affirmed  rather  than  swore
       oaths.]
       
         William  Pettit's  ledger  showed  that  "Lucrecia"  [Lucretia]
       Haines  on  15  October  1781  "had  of  the  Estate's rye, seven
       bushels." This presumably  referred to her late husband's estate.
       9 December 1781, "Lucretia Haines debtor for  70  pounds of beef,
       rye,  oats, corn, threshing."  There followed similar entries for
       rye on 26 January, 23 and 28 March 1782 (p. 34, 36).
       
         Lucretia Haines' account  from  23  August 1782 to October 1783
       had  entries  for "butter, taller [tallow],  wheat,  leather  for
       shoes, coffee, sugar, mutton, beef, and threshing."
       
         When  she  married  again  her  second husband would assume the
       responsibility for her  debts  and  assets.  In March 1784, there
       are three entries "settled with Lucrecia Moore  debtor for nails,
       shoe  leather,  etc. œ12.4.8; œ14.14.4" and a final "settled with
       Lurecia Moore credit  œ15."  (Pettit  Ledger at Burlington County
       Historical Society, pp. 40, 41).
       
         Lucretia  married  out  of unity and by license  29  July  1783
       Thomas  Moor(e),  son  of Thomas and Miriam (Ridgway) Moore (NJA,
       22:266).  He was of Northampton  Township  when he died intestate
       before  24 February 1797.  Inventory taken  3  March  showed  his
       estate  was  valued at œ333.7.6.  Lucretia was administrator with
       Thomas Burr and Thomas Doron bondsmen (NJA, 38:257).
       
         "Lucrecy" Moore married  a third time by license 20 August 1797
       Joseph  Bowker  whom she survived (H. Stanley  Craig,  Burlington
       County  Marriages [Merchantville, N.J., 1932], 27). Joseph Bowker
       of Northampton Township, made his will 30 October 1802,
       proved 11 December 1802.   He  left  his wife $40 above her dower
       (NJA, 39:52).  It is not known when she died.
       
         On  27 October 1797, her sons Thomas and Samuel  Haines  "being
       out  of  the wardship of their Guardian in Soccage," chose Joseph
       Burr their guardian  (NJA,  35:171;  38:154;  Minutes  of Orphans
       Court, Burl., Bk. 1:245,313).On 4 November  1797, "Charles Moore,
       ward  son  of  Thomas  Moore  of  Burl Co. deceased, being out of
       wardship of his Guardian  in  Soccage  makes  choice of Job Jones
       Guardian" (NJA, 38:256).
       
           Children by first marriage (surname Haines):
       
                i.   Mary, b. Sept. 1768; d. 22 May, 1849; m. ca. 1790
                     William Stockton.
                ii.  Thomas, d. in Cuba, ca. 1797-1800; unmarried [J.W.
                     Haines' notes].
                iii. Samuel, b. ca. 1780; d. 1864; m. 1811 Hannah Eayre.
       
           Child by second marriage (surname Moore):
       
                iv.  Charles, b. ca. 1784; d. 1829; m. 1805 Mary Burr.