from The Pettit Correspondent, Vol. 1, No. 3, page 42 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Queries Seeking proof of marriage place of Alexander Pettit and Elizabeth Hughes md. 6 April 1819 -- probably in Miami County Ohio or neighboring county (or maybe KY). Bess Parmer, 100 Fairview Sq. 2-P, Ithaca, NY 14850 until Dec. 1, 1988 then 6106 Vance Jackson 42, San Antonio, TX 48230 Any information desired on John Larrimore Pettit, MD, b. 14 Aug. 1792, Pettit's Station, KY, d. 11 Oct. 1853, Wayne Co., MO. Shot by a highwayman. Married three times. Married first, possibly in Texas, Mary Temple Berry, who d. 29 May 1819. Children: George; Artemesia E. b. 1 Aug. 1816, TX, d. 5 Dec. 1892 St. Louis, MO, married Edwin C. Sebastiam 4 Dec. 1836. By second wife (unknown): Minerva and Mary Catherine b. 23 Aug. 1824, married Newton McFarland who d. 1847. Third wife, Sarah Summers Williams, b. 12 March 1800, d. 6 Oct. 1881 Wayne Co., MO. Children: William M., MD, b. 1826, d. 1862, married Emma ____; John Larrimore b. 1828, d. 1829; Rebecca M. b. 1833, d. 1907 married Wm. K. Toney; Lee McDowell b. 1836, d. 1906, married Rebecca A. Lewis; Marie Jane b. 1838, d. 1929, married John F. Edwards. Sara Meglitsch, 2107 NW 128th St., Vancouver, WA 98685 Seeking info on Annie McCormick, wife of Asa Frances Pettit (son of Job E. Pettit). She was b. Mar. 1867, PA. Both parents from Ireland. Married 25 Aug. 1886 in Plymouth, CA to Asa. Died Feb. 1911 in Angels Camp, CA. Located in 1880 Plymouth, Amador Co., CA living with James and Mary O'Brien (also had parents from Ireland). She was listed as a boarder, age 12. Two other children listed as boarders, last name Purcell. Asa and Annie had 13 children. Is Annie related to the O'Briens or Purcells? Would like to correspond with descendants having a possible connection. Radine Willis, P.O. Box 670, Angels Camp, CA 95222, tel: (209) 728-1352 Eunice Pettit b. NY according to 1850+ censuses, 1823. Married on Dec. 10, 1841 in Portage Co., Ohio. Lived for a little while near Akron, OH. Married Martin Stroud who, according to family information, was also born in NY and grew up close neighbors to Eunice's family. Was Eunice's father Noah Pettit? Does anyone out there have any data on a Noah Pettit, wife Elizabeth? Siblings of Eunice may have been Ruth, Phoebe, Mary (m. Ira Jaques), Catherine? m. Josiah Gilbert) Ira and Charles. If Noah is her father, he may have married a second and possibly a third time and had other children. Need some positive data on Eunice's family. Marianne Montgomery, 4106 N. 27th St., Tacoma, WA 98407. James A.M. Pettit b. 22 June 1802 in ______, KY. On 1820 St. Clair Co., Illinois census. Apparently married to Elizabeth Simpson, b. June 1799 in ______, Ohio, dau. of James Simpson, b. in Virginia. The above couple moved to Fayette Co., Ill. in the 1840's - both died there. There were nine children. Muriel Hall, Rt. #4, Box 584, Gilmer, TX 75644 Searching for origins & parents of Jonas/Jones Pettit who married Elizabeth (Betsy) Colvin, 1808, Adams Co. OH. Kay Pettit, 803 Nichols St., Fulton, MO 65251 Searching for parents of Joseph Pettit. He was born about 1815 in PA. Married Elizabeth Moler 20 Jan. 1835, Morgan Co. Ohio. Some time between 1835 & 1850 they lived in Taylorville, Ohio then moved back to Morgan Co. as he was there in 1850 census. Then between 1857 & 1860 he and his family went by wagon to Putnam Co. MO. Bonnie Bartlett, 3251 Partridge Way, Springfield, OR 97477 Am working on the following Pettit family. Will correspond & exchange info. Henry Pettit, m. 1783 Ann Pool; ch. Wm, Sarah, Henry, Mary Ann, Rebecca, Eliz., Hannah, Anna, John B. 1805 Spartanburg, SC who m. Eleanor Mooney. Betty J. Huss, 2631 Burlington, Billings, MT 59102 Seek the whereabouts of my first cousins Larry and Danny Pettit, b. ca. 1934. They lived in the San Jose area (Santa Clara County, CA) after their father, Francis "Dan", was lost at sea during WWII. Randolph E. "Gene" Pettit, 3423 Georgetown, Houst on, TX 77005-2909 Lewis Pettit (b. 17 March 1801; d. 28 June 1864) m. Mary Elizabeth Anderson. Last known to live in Quebeck, TN formerly known as "Holder's Switch" and resided in horseshoe mt. area called "Pettit's Cove" - all living in the area are connected to th e Pettit family. Any help with Lewis will be appreciated. Joe Pettit, 817 Williams, Madera, CA 93637 Seek information regarding the identity of the parents of Joseph Pettit (c. 1650-1715) of Hempstead, Long Island. Also interested in any information about a Huguenot Petit in NYC. Marjorie D. Chamberlain, P.O. Box 25, East Poland, ME 04230 I am searching for Silas and Frances Poyner Pettit. Silas was born in Ohio in 1820. Frances was born in Boone Co., Indiana and they married there, 6 June 1841. By 1858 they had settled in Black Hawk Co., Iowa. Their children were Cornelia, Nancy, James, Sarah and Lavina. Jean Angel, Rte. 3, Girard, KS 66743 Seeking any information concerning: parents/siblings/children of John Pettit, b. 27 Sept. 1793 (place unknown), m. 30 Dec. 1817 Elizabeth Dye, d. April 1848 Troy, Miami Co., Ohio. Constance Stevenson, 1004 South Post Oak Lane, Houston, TX 77056 Seeking any information concerning parents/siblings/children of Charlie Thomas Pettett, m. Radie Elizabeth Crider, Gordon Co., Georgia -- probably Fremont township. They had at least four children: Samuel Barnett Pettett, b. 27 Jan. 1889, m. Stella Mae Teague; Christopher Columbus Pettett, m. Cora Teague (sister to Stella); Nancy Electra Pettett; Emma Pettett. The Teague sisters also had another sister who married Walker Pettett (a nephew of Charlie Thomas Pettett). Cynthia Pettit, 220 Lower Dam Pike, Arkadelphia, AR 71923