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Ancestors of Chasity Rene' Morales

Generation No. 13


      7168. Thomas Pruitt217, born 1616 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England; died 1692 in Charles City, York Co, VA. He was the son of 14336. John Pruitt and 14337. Margaret Pinernell. He married 7169. Sarah Unknown 1647 in Yorktown, York Co, VA.

      7169. Sarah Unknown217, born Bet. 1626 - 1629; died Unknown.

Notes for Thomas Pruitt:
We shall probably never know who the person was who first bore the surname which became, over time, Prewett. He may well have been a Norman soldier or journeyman who came to England either or following the Conquest of 1066. Another possibility is that he may have been a half-savage Welshman from the Western Marshes.
"Many years ago, there was a Pruitt family reunion held in SC. A member of the family, Dr. L. C. Branyon, address the reunion and later reprinted his talk in a small pamphlet...He had this to say about the
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Prewitt origins:
I have been able to trace the earliest historical beginnings of the family and name back to the 11th century. By the unusual application of the laws of "ethnology and genealogy, I find tht the first trace of the name appears as Norman blood, with a name
strikingly similar to the poresent name. At this early stage I find the names of Guelliaum Pritte, John Pritt, Jean Proute enrolled in the army of William the Conquerer. There, after the Saxon tongue became blended with the Norman French, during the next 200 years, giving rise to old English, we find the name appearing as Prewett which was maintained for several centuries even into Scotland.

"Whoever that first Prewett was, he began a line bearing name which as come down for many centuries. In any event, the name Prewett is a venerable one which, in one form or another, has appeared in English hsitorical chronicles many times over the centuries. It has been spelled a variety of ways---Prewett, Prewit, Prewitt, Pruit, Pruitt, Pruwit, Pruwitt, Prewet, Prewette, Pruet, Pruett, Prouitt, Prout, etc.

"One account suggests that its ancient origin may have been a combination of an archaic French root "prue" or "proud" plus the affixes "ett" or "itt" which are identical. Phonetic spellings of names were common until spelling became somewhat codified during the past 100 years. The Prewett name as used in English speaking countries is probably related to the Anglo Saxon word "prut" or "pryte" denoting "proud," "gallant," or "arrogant," probably imported by the Normans after 1066. The affixes are diminutives denoting "small" or "son of". While spelled many differnt ways, the name is invatiably pronounced the same in both England and America -- -"prew-itt."
"The Halls of Names, Ltd., in England, reports that the name Prewett (or its variations) has been found in ancient Welsh chronicales pre-dating 1066. Therefore, the name's origin may not be French. The source says that the name was first found in Carmathenshire in Wales. Versions of the family name also appear as early as the 13th century in such records as the Doomsday Book, the Hearth Rolls, the Black Book of Exchequer, and the Curia Rolls.

"In 12-2, Matthew Pruet was listed in the "Pipe Rolls." In another document, it was recorded that in 1249 William Pruet and his son Adam "did damage ot the King's property in Winchester." We also learn from the Charter Rolls of King Henry VIII that in 1273 the Earl of Darby released Reginald Pruet and his issue and their lands and holdings from "servetutem" and made them freemen. In 1273, Andrew and William Pruet were mentioned in the "Hundred Rolls of Cambridge." In 1275, Henry Pruet
was pardoned a 12 shilling fine for conempt. In 1278, Hugh Pruet of Somerset went surety for L. 40, and in 1317, Thomas Pruwett of Devon was mentioned in Dwelly's Name Indices. Records from 1327 in Somersetshire list Thomas Pruwet, Walter Pruwet, and Juliana Prouet. A Mary Pruett, said to have been a nurse in London who died in 1717, is buried at St. Dionis Backchurch, London.

"There appear to have been several coats of arms granted in the Middle Ages to people bearing the Prewett name. The most ancient one was "silver with a black lion rampant, sometimes with a raven crest and bearing the motto. ~ Author Unknown ~
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More About Thomas Pruitt:
Religion: Quaker

More About Thomas Pruitt and Sarah Unknown:
Marriage: 1647, Yorktown, York Co, VA
     
Children of Thomas Pruitt and Sarah Unknown are:
  i.   John Pruitt, born 1648 in Charles City, York Co, VA; died 1704 in VA, USA; married Sarah Lessene 1683 in Bladensburg, Frederick Co, VA; born 1662 in Frederick Co, VA; died Unknown.
  More About John Pruitt and Sarah Lessene:
Marriage: 1683, Bladensburg, Frederick Co, VA

  3584 ii.   Henry Pruitt, born 1656 in Charles City, New York Co, VA; died Bef. Jun 1722 in Henrico Co, VA; married (1) Ann Fields 1680 in Henrico Co, VA; married (2) Rebecca Ann Dobbs 20 Aug 1691 in Henrico Co, VA.
  iii.   William Pruitt, born 1654 in Charles City, York Co, VA; died 1748 in Spotsylvania or Caroline Co, VA; married Mary Stone; born Bet. 1647 - 1667 in Caroline Co, VA; died Unknown in Charles City, York Co, VA.


      7170. James Dobbs, born 1642 in England; died Unknown.
     
Child of James Dobbs is:
  3585 i.   Rebecca Ann Dobbs, born 1670 in Varina Parish, Henrico Co, VA; died 1748 in Henrico Co, VA; married Henry Pruitt 20 Aug 1691 in Henrico Co, VA.


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