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Descendants of Thomas PETTUS

Generation No. 6

11. THOMAS (COL)⁶ PETTUS, SR., III (THOMAS (PETYOUS) (ESQ.)⁵, JOHN (SIR)⁴, THOMAS³, JOHN GENT. (PETHOUS)², THOMAS¹) was born February 19, 1597/98 in Norwich, Norfolk, England / Christened 2-19-1598, and died Abt. 1669 in James City Co., VA. He married (1) ELIZABETH MOURING GLENN, daughter of JOHN GLENN. She was born Abt. 1599 in England?, and died January 06, 1710/11 in VA. He married (2) ELIZABETH DURRANT Abt. 1629 in England. She was born Abt. 1600 in England?, and died Aft. 1630 in VA.

Notes for THOMAS (COL) PETTUS, SR., III:
[Nipper Booklet America out 3-99.FTW]

The marriage date of Co. Thomas Pettus and Elizabeth of 1645 is after the birth of John, who was born in 1635? Was John's mother the wife of Thomas's first marriage?

More About THOMAS (COL) PETTUS, SR., III:
Burial: VA
Individual Note: "Thomas Sr. was the powerful colonial colonial council."
Property: 1641, Built residence on James River 4 miles downriver

Notes for ELIZABETH MOURING GLENN:
[Nipper Booklet America out 3-99.FTW]

Elizabeth Mouring was the widow of a Richard Durant so Richard must have died before she married John Pettus Sr. in 1645.

More About ELIZABETH DURRANT:
Burial: VA
Individual Note: Widow of Richard Durant

Children of THOMAS PETTUS and ELIZABETH DURRANT are:

14.	i.	THOMAS (CAPT.) JR.⁷ PETTUS II, b. Abt. 1630, Willliamsburg, James City Co., VA; d. Bef. 1698, Holland.
	ii.	JOHN PETTUS, b. Bet. 1619 - 1650, New Kent Co., VA; d. Bet. 1675 - 1733.
	iii.	STEPHIN PETTUS, b. Abt. 1631.
	iv.	ELIZABETH PETTUS, b. Abt. 1636, Williamsburg, James City Co., VA; d. Bef. May 02, 1701.
15.	v.	JOHN (SR.) PETTUS, b. Abt. 1635, England; d. 1690, New kent Co., VA.
	vi.	AUGUSTINE PETTUS, b. Abt. 1637; d. 1668.
	vii.	CECILY PETTUS, b. Abt. 1641; m. PYE.

12. THOMAS⁶ PETTUS (WILLIUM⁵, THOMAS⁴, THOMAS³, JOHN GENT. (PETHOUS)², THOMAS¹) was born 1608 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, and died Bef. September 20, 1663 in Farnham Parish, Rappahannock, VA. He married KATHERINE MORRIS 1658 in Rappahannock Co, VA, daughter of MAJ MORRIS and ELEANOR. She was born Abt. 1640 in New Kent Co, VA, and died 1719 in VA.

Notes for THOMAS PETTUS:
[Pettus Report in 7-01.FTW]

[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 15, Ed. 1, Tree #0378, Date of Import: Jul 12, 2001]

      The Pettus/Petty family spelled their sirname 'any which way'; but they had a favorite first name, Thomas, and a lack of middle names that gives the genealogists fits. (Sometimes a genealogist will assign a middle Thomas to be 'Jr' just to distinguish him from his same named father and son - even though 'Jr' may not exist in any official records.) But THIS Thomas Petty once used 'Jr' to create purposefull confusion:
      Two Thomas Pettuses left England in 1637-38. This younger one called himself 'Jr'; the older (Col Thomas) was his uncle, who was born in 1598.
      About 1637, the Virginia colonysts petitioned the London Company for help in their struggle with the Indians. Sir John Petty had been a member of the company holding the 3rd charter to Virginia, and probably for sake of his relationship, Col Thomas Petus, then serving on the Continent in the Low Countries during the 30 years war was selected and sent over in command of forty men. About the same time the other Thomas Pettus left for "Parts unknown". There was reason for this vagueness; one of them seemed to have killed a man, and flight may have been the only way to avoid punishment. Six years later in 1643 when England was very busy with Cromwell and his Roundheads it was safe for him (Thomas 'Jr') to slip into Virginia.

Children of THOMAS PETTUS and KATHERINE MORRIS are:

	i.		DOROTHY⁷ PETTY, b. WFT Est. 1652-1664; d. WFT Est. 1681-1753; m. THOMAS FUGET, 1675; b. WFT Est. 1623-1655; d. WFT Est. 1680-1742.
16.	ii.		CAPT THOMAS PETTY II, b. May 1664, Essex Old Rappahannock, Va; d. May 17, 1720, So Farnham Parish, Essex Co, Virginia.

13. SON⁶ PENDLETON (SUSAN⁵ CAMDEN, CECILY⁴ PETTUS, THOMAS³, JOHN GENT. (PETHOUS)², THOMAS¹) was born Abt. 1602. He married SPOUSE. She was born Abt. 1604.

Child of SON PENDLETON and SPOUSE is:

PHILIP⁷ PENDLETON, b. Abt. 1625, VA in 1674.

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