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Kentucky Pettit lineage

mike-d

Hi,

My most recent Pettit ancestor is Mary Pettit, 1802-1872, who lived in Greenup, Kentucky. I'm curious if she connects to the Pettit lineage discussed here. I'm confident of Mary's basic data along with that of her father, Samuel, but the lineage gets weak beyond that point. It looks like Thomas was an immigrant from England.

Here's what I have:

John Pettit 1598-1748 & Mary Scott 1690-1774
Thomas Pettit 1734-1779 & Elizabeth Winchester 1734-1788
Samuel Pettit 1755-1842 & Rachel 1755-1829
John Jones 1793-1877 & Mary Pettit 1802-1872

Any pointers are welcome.

Thanks, Mike

Brandon

Hi Mike,

It is my understanding that 3 Pettit men descended from two different sons of Samuel 1755 have done Y-DNA tests, The results show that this clan of Pettits is related to other Pettit families believed to be descendants of Thomas Pettit b1609 who immigrated to Boston, MA. The paper trail genealogies appear to run out at Samuel, however. Some say this family came from Pennsylvania and that a Johnathan Pettit was the grandfather to Samuel but I have nothing to substantiate this.

It might be helpful if you post what sources you have relative to the last proven ancestor and we can go from there. I have not researched this family myself but I am sure there are others who have.

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