Col. William Pettus

A Patriot of the American Revolution for VIRGINIA with the rank of LIEUTENANT COLONEL. DAR Ancestor # A089943

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In 1751, William Pettus witnessed a deed (Book A, p. 444) when his uncle bought 214 acres on Elk and Little Rocky creeks. In 1756, John Pettus sold this 214 acres to William Pettus (Book B, p. 96). This was in St. Martin's Parish.

Named in settlement of the estate of Thomas Graves 1768.

William Pettus was a Captain in the Louisa County Militia in 1772 and a Lt. Colonel in Louisa County in 1778.

In 1775 he was one of twenty-one men appointed by the Virginia Convention to serve as a Committee of Safety for Louisa County.

John Graves of North Carolina inherited land in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, from his father Thomas. John sold his inherited land to Col. William Pettus of Louisa County, Virginia, in 1782. William probably moved to Spotsylvania soon afterwards. The land is described as overlooking the "north fork of the Pamunkey River," now known as the North Anna River.

Virginia County Records SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY 1721-1800 DEEDS, DEED BOOK J 1774-1782 page 424: "Decr. 1788. Wm. Pettus, Senr., and Susannah, his wife, of Spts. Co. to Wm. Pettus, Jr., of same county. 5 shill. 100 a. in Spts. Co., etc. Robt. Dabney, Edward Eggleston, James Pettus, Thomas W. Pettus, Joseph Pettus. April 7, 1789."

Virginia County Records SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY 1721-1800 DEEDS, DEED BOOK O 1794-1797, page 490: "Augt. 6, 1796. Wm. Pettus of Spots. Co. to his children, Louisa Pettus, Hart Pettus, and Joseph Pettus. Deeds of Gift. A negro slave each, etc., etc. Witnesses, Robt. Dabney, Peter Arnold, Wm. Pettus, jr.; Overton H. Pettus, Larkin Reynolds, Jos. Pettus. Recorded Feby. 7, 1797."

Virginia County Records SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY 1721-1800 WILLS, WILL BOOK F 1798-1800, page 53: "PETTUS, WILLIAM, Spotsylvania Co., [will dated] Sept. 18, 1795, Executors Bond dated Sept. 4, 1798. Wit. Sharp Smith, Peter Arnold, Charles Dabney. Ex. sons William, Overton Hart, James, Joseph and son-in-law William Graves. Leg. wife; sons Overton Hart, James, Joseph; friends Jonathan Clarke, Edmund Clarke and Samuel Overton Pettus, as trustees; daughter Louisa; my children Barbary Arnold, William, Nancy Graves, Susanna Davenport, Overton Hart, James, Joseph and Louisa.

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