William C. PETTIS
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Ancestral File Number:9N0V-B0 . Breaking News ........ 6 March2006 ............ William Pettis shows - up in the 1774 Rhode Island census , (www.print.google.com ) , and William Pettys , has in his household, two white males above sixteen years , two white females abovesixteen years , two white females under 16 years old , no Indians, no blacks , he is living near his sons Matthew Pettis and Stephen Pettis . I went onlineat this page and found the 1774 R . I . census , listing thisreport , and wrote to the Argyle , N.Y. town clerk . And why thenif he was in Rhode Island at the same time and place , did hemove later in life move to , oddly enough , Argyle , N. Y. , ofall places ?? From " Descendants of John Petty and Ann ( Canning )Petty ," by Norman W. Pettys, Sr.: William Pettis is now known tohave NOT listed all of his marriages and some of his childrenwere also left - out of the family bible . Some family memberswhom say they have seen the original pages said that itappears that someone '' whited - out '' an entry , ( why , I don'tknow ) This is the William Petty of Richmond, R.I., who on 2 Feb .1756 was deeded land in Springfield, Mass. and vicinity by Nathan Pettyof Tiverton , R.I., previously owned by James Pettys ( John1 ) , who wasthe paternal grandfather of this William Petty ... He sold his rights inthis land on 23 Feb 1756 to Daniel Lamb. According to the same book, William started writing first Pettys , then Pettis as his lastname , changing this from Petty , as his father was known . Also ,the town clerk of Argyle , N.Y. , ( tel. # 518 - 638 - 8681 ) ,informs me that William C. Pettis shows - up on voter registrationrolls in 1804 , Argyle , Washington , New York . From the book , ''Civil & Military List of Rhode Island , 1647 - 1800 '' , Prestonand Rounds , 1900 , p. # 250 , '' Oct. 1764 , Richmond , R . I . ,William Pettis ''. ( I 'm assuming this is the same WilliamPettis ) . Also , even though William is still living in 1800 , ( he shows - up onthe voting rolls in Argyle , N.Y. , he isn't listed in the1800 U.S. census . Why not , Richard ?? And Matthew Pettis hastwo men older than 45 living at his house , one would beMatthew , could the other be William ?? WJD .
SURNAME: Kinion aka Kenyon Ancestral File Number:9N0V-LC . Does anyone have this old book: ' The American Kenyon's , History & English Connections of American Kenyons , Genealogy ofthe American Kenyons of R . I . , & Misc. Kenyon Material ',by Capt. Howard N. Kenyon , 1935 , Rutland , Vt. , Tuttle . WJD .
[download.ged.FTW] Ancestral File Number:1PT5-9S8 [ball.ftw] [WJD.FTW.1.FTW] This branch of the family used the spelling Pettis and Pettyes . WJD .
Side note about his Militia Commander - Col . John McCrea : JohnMcCrea was a graduate of Princeton College and worked as a Lawyer at Albany , N.Y. whenthe Revolutionary War started . He was given command of the 13 th Regiment - Albany Company - (commissioned 20 Oct. 1775 ) , until honorably discharged in 1781 , (he 's also listed as having his residence at Turner Point ,Washington Co . , N.Y. and he has 88 acres , of lot # 158 in1789 ) . He was the oldest child of James McCrea , an Episcopalminister and Mary Graham , ( his first wife was Sarah Beekmanand second wife was Eleanor McNaughton ) , and his brothers Samuel, James , and Stephen , ( a surgeon ) , also served as patriots .His sister , Jane McCrea , whom was massacred by the Indians nearFort Edwards , Washington , N.Y. , ( whom were allied with theBritish under Gen. Burgoyne ) , in 1777 . There is a monument todaydedicated to her memory at this site . ***** Matthew moved his family to Argyle ,Washington , New York afterthe Revolutionary War . From the '' Petty Book '' genealogy: ( disclaimer , I added thissolely as a source . WJD. ) : NOTE : Mathew Pettis of Washington County, NY, is not mentioned byWilliam 4 Pettis in his Bible record and there is no positive proof ofhis birth date of 15 December 1746 nor has he been positively identifiedas a son of William, 4, and Mary ( Kenyon ) Pettis and further researchis needed. Yet he appeared to be in this relationship as he named a son" Kenyon " Pettis . Land records indicate that he had a brother, StephenPettis*, living in Kingsbury, Washington County, NY, in 1795 . From RRP . Now , get this everyone , ( especially Richard Pettys ) , this just -in , 1774 - Rhode Island census '' Pettis , Matthew , residing atHopkinton , R . I . , 2 males under 16 , 1 male over 16 , ( himself) , 1 female over 16 , ( Alice ) , lives near Stephen Pettis &William Pettis ''. Odd huh ?? Check it out yourself :www.print.google.com . In the 1790 census report from Argyle ,Washington , New York , Matthew has two free white males above 16 y. o . , three under16 y. o. , six females at home , ( no ages given ) and no slaves or others , from page # 187 ,Argyle , Washington , New York . Now , according to the 1810 U.S. census report , Matthew Pettis isat home , married to Alice , and they have one daughter still athome ( Eliza Pettis - 26 y.o. in 1810 ) , page 468 , line 38 . Fromthe Dictionary of American Family Names , '' Pettis '' - English :From the possessive or plural form of Middle English '' pytte '', '' pitte '' or ''pit '' , ' hollow ' , hence a topographical namefor someone who lived by a pit , or a habitational name froma place named with this word , as for example '' Pett '' in EastSussex in present day south - eastern England . Also , accordingto the military pension record for Stephen Pettis , ( brother /cousin / nephew , take your pick ) , it describes Stephen Pettisin this manner ,' Stephen Pettis is six foot tall , brown hair ,dark eyes '. My wife says that also describes me , ( Bill Delker) , from this web page :http://members.aol.com/lynnash911/spettis.html and while we're at it, try this also ,http://members.aol.com/pionear504/pettisarguments.html . This pagegives various arguments against why researchers shouldn't hold toomuch creedence toward the '' Bible '' of William Pettys . In the 1800U.S. census report from Argyle , Washington Co . , New York , itlists Matthew Pettis household with one male , 45 + y. o. , (himself ) , one female , 45 + y. o. , ( Alice , his wife ) ,and onefemale , 16 - 25 y. o. , ( most likely Eliza , whom is listed inArgyle land records as a lunatic ) . The listing for Baker Cemetery says '' Hudson Falls , Washington ,New York , but more precisely it should say , Baker Cem . , located three miles north of FortAnn , on route # 4 , turn right at Comstock , which would be route # 22 , drive straight about 3 / 4mile , then right again at Quarry Road , then about another halfmile ahead is Baker Cemetery , just before Comstock Cemetery . ......... Breaking News ..... date line ... 25 June 2004 .......... Argyle land records, p. 328 : '' Anny Smith of Argyle , relick , (widow ) , of Daniel Smith , sold 200 acres of lot # 127 to Matthew Pettis of Argyle for 150 pounds .'' 11 - 15 - 1792 , note # B - 2 - 11 . P . 329 , On this date , 6 - 5 - 1818 , '' Matthew and AlicePettis of Argyle sold 52 acres of lot # 127 to Alce Shepard of Argyle for $ 400 . 00 . '' Notation O- 146 , Argyle land records , N.Y. ( This was part of the original 450 acres listed as MatthewPettis's - Argyle land patent # 127 ) . This is direct from Argyle , Washington , New York : Office of the TownHistorian , ( 518 - 638 - 8681 ) , 41 Main Street , Argyle , New York 12809 , or you can e - mail: GiannaL333@aol.com ........ Matthew Pettis , 1746 - 1827 , was the son of William Pettis , 1722- 1794 and his first wife Mary Kenyon . Matthew was born in Richmond , Rhode Island , marriedAlice ... died lot # 127 , and is buried in Baker Cem. , Hudson Falls , Washington , New York .During the Revolutionary War , he served in the 13 th Regiment ,Albany County Militia under Col. John McCrea , brother of thecelebrated Jane McCrea . Matthew and Alice had five , ( or seven ,depends on whom you ask ) , including William M . Pettis , 1770- 1821 , ( we recently received the 1821 death inquest for WilliamM. Pettis ) , whom married Ruth Crandall ,1771 - 1837 , daughter ofNathan Crandall , (??) , I had Elijah Crandall ) . Matthew wasprobably a relative of Joseph Pettis since both were born inRichmond , R . I . Members of the Pettis family were Baptists andof English and Welsh descent . Source ; ( ATN 86 , AHstn , WCHstn ). { *Stephen Pettis is a proved son of William, 4} Matthew Pettis , Sr.served in the New York Militia ( 13 th Regiment , Albany Co . ,New York Militia - Revolutionary War under Col. John McCrea ) .Circumstancial evidence indicates that Matthew Pettis was the son ofWilliam C. Pettys ,b.1722 son of William Petty ,b. 1691 d.1747 , son ofJames Petty , b. 1663, son of John Petty , b. 1639 d. 1680 . WilliamC. Pettys bought and sold several pieces of property , ( lots #127 and # 128 ) , within a short distance to Matthew Pettis inArgyle , Washington Co . , New York and he did not list all of hismarriages in the family bible , so is it possible that he may haveomitted some of his children as well . Now comes word that otherfamily researchers have openly questioned the family bible ofWilliam C. Pettys , check this out at this site :http://members.aol.com/pionear504/pettisarguments.html . And MatthewPettis named several of his own children William , Kenyon , andMary ; perhaps to signify his relationship to his father and mother .I list one other piece of circumstancial evidence , William C. (Pettis ) Pettys , was the first to start using the Pettis spellingof the name , and I personally have contacted other familydescendants whom today use Petty , Pettys , Pettee , Petteys , butnone whom use the Pettis spelling . However , Matthew Pettis andhis brothers and sisters followed , in my opinion , William C.Pettys use of '' Pettis '', ( like father , like son ?? ) . Before1784 , Washington Co . , New York was known as Charlotte County ,and several boundary changes have also occurred since this time . The 1800 U.S census lists , besides Matthew and his family ,another 45 + y.o. free gentleman , whom I believe to be Matthew's father because William is listedon the voting rolls until 1804 . This last bit is from the Kingsbury , New York web page . Next ,we find our Matthew Pettis , ( listed as Matthew Pettes ), in the book ' New York in the Revolution as Colony & State ', SecondEdition 1898 , by James A . Roberts and Frederic G . Mather . Thisis also available online at :http://www.fortklock.com/nymilitiaalbany13.htm , ( this page maybeoffline or has been moved ) , other sources :http://www.threerivershms.com/nymilitiaalbany13.htm , ( possibly atbattle of Saratoga , his Militia commander Corn. Van Vechten is listed as being at theBattle of Saratoga , New York , try this page :http://www.rootsweb.com/~nysarato/batluv.htm ) , Daughters of theAmerican Revolution - Patriot Index , Vol. III , page # 2105 , HudsonValley , New York area information and history -http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/state/his/bk3/ch3.html , http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ny/washington/1810/argyle.txt, http://www.rays-place.com/census/ny-wash-argyla.htm , ' New York Miltary in the Revolution ', by James A. Roberts , 1898, p. 124 , Heading - Albany Co. Militia - 13th regiment , rank - Enlisted, name - Matthew Pettes ', ' Landholders of Northeastern New York ' , 1739 - 1802 , p. 137 , byFred Q. Bowman , 1983 , ' The Argyle Patent and It's Early Settlers ', by JamesMacNaughton , Jr . , Sleeper Co . , 1999 , The Portrait & Biograghical Record of Muskegon & Ottawa Co. , Mich. ,1893, p. 236 , Bio. Pub. Co . , Rhode Island census , taken 1 June 1774 , Hopkinton , R . I . , onlineat : www.print.google.com , '' New York in the Revolution as a Colony and a State '', by JamesRoberts & Fred Mather . WJD .
[download.ged.FTW] Ancestral File Number:1PT5-9TG
Ancestral File Number:1PT5-9VN . Apparently he had three children,but names not found . The 1774 census showed him in Hopkinton, R.I., with a male above 16, amale under 16 and a female under 16. WJD .
[download.ged.FTW] Ancestral File Number:1PT5-9WV
From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 5 JAN 1998. Ancestral File Number:1PT5-9X3 * Marriage date based on Bible Record of William, 4, Pettyes. DAR showsit as 17 January 1777 . * During the Revolutionary War, Joseph Pettus served as a private in theNew Hampshire Regiment under the command of Capt. William Humphreys.Could this also be the Joseph Pettis whom filed a RevolutionaryWar claim for service in Connecticut number # S 14164 ?? WJD .
[download.ged.FTW] Ancestral File Number:1PT5-9Z9
[download.ged.FTW] Ancestral File Number:1PT5-B0G
He married Mary Kinion 14 Jul 1745 at Richmond, Washington, Rhode Island . Mary Kinion was born at Colchester, New London, Connecticut 10 Sep 1722 .
They were the parents of 9
children:
Sarah Pettis
born 10 Jan 1745.
Matthew Pettis
born 10 Dec 1746.
Alice Pettis
born 5 Dec 1749.
Stephen Pettis
born 1 Nov 1751.
Mercy Pettis
born 9 Dec 1753.
Joseph Pettis
born 4 Jan 1759.
Hannah Pettis
born 27 Feb 1761.
Mary Pettis
born 6 Aug 1763.
Susanah Pettis
born 18 Aug 1765.