from The Pettit Correspondent, Vol. 1, No. 3, page 40
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                            Some Pension Abstracts
       
                          Compiled by Loretta Taylor
               (6411 Seven Oaks Drive, Falls Church, VA  22042)
       
       
       John  Pettit,  Rev. Pension #14,969. Born in Sheffield, Berkshire
       Co., MA 8-27-1764.  Family  moved  to Stockbridge, Berkshire Co.,
       MA  in  1779.  Enlisted  7-14-1780  in Stockbridge.   12th  Mass.
       Regiment  under  Col. Sprout.  Lived in Greenfield, Saratoga Co.,
       NY at time of pension app.  68 ys. old in 1832.  Died 1-2-1840.
       
       James  K.  Pettit, CW  Pension  Inv.  #691429,  2-22-1889;  Cert.
       #662844. b.  1830;  d. 7-8-1912 Okfuskee Co., OK; Enlisted  11-5-
       1864.  Disch.  11-4-1865  in Montgomery, AL; Wife: Arra E. Davis,
       d. 12-6-1900,  marr.  12-1855  in  Montgomery  Co.  #2  Henrietta
       Brittan, d. 10-15-1908;  Child: Joel T. Pettit, 7-30-1858.
       
       George W.D. Pettit, CW Pension Inv. #531270,  Cert. #573779; Wid.
       #739271,  Cert.  #544620.  Wife: Tabitha E. Jennings, marr. 2-28-
       1856 at Lawrence Co.,  MO; d. 2-1-1901 at Turner Station, MO.  49
       yr. old in 1886; Child.:  D.C. Pettit, 8-19-1865, Eve F.
       Pettit, 11-9-1873
       
       Jasper  N.  Pettit, CW Pension Mother #463502.  Enl.  10-29-1864.
       Disc. 6-14-1865.   Company  D,  7th  Tenn.  Inf.;  d. 10-17-1866;
       Parents: Malinda (71 in 1890 at  Tabor,  Meigs  Co., TN) & Elijah
       Pettit who d. 12-4-1861; Sister: Mary E. Grubb, b. 1842, says
       she is sister of Jasper; William Pettit also mentioned.
       
       Jonathan Pettit, Rev. Pension #12,716. d. 3-2-1833;  son James is
       oldest  son  (55 in 1833) Caronovia, Madison Co., NY; Wife Agnes,
       d. 4-30-1833 at Fabius, Onadonga Co., NY;  Children, all over 21 in
       1832:
       
                     George           )
                     Agnes Linnott    )  Carinovia, Onadonga Co., NY
                     David               Bloomfield Co., NY
                     John R.             Jackson, Allen Co., Ohio
       
       Child David is on pg. 249 of 1850 C. in Allen  Co.,  OH with wife
       Acenith  age  56  &  George  25,  James  23, Helen 16, Arnett 12,
       Elizabeth 25.  [This is  the only Pettit household found in Allen
       County for 1850 - ed.]