William Pettit, Sr.

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William Pettit, Sr.

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Birthplace: Long Island, New York, United States
Death: November 16, 1801 (76)
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Place of Burial: Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Mary Pettit
Husband of Charity Pettit
Father of William Pettit, Jr. and Daniel Pettit

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About William Pettit, Sr.

Profile portrait by Benjamin West

Had a slave who went over to the British during the Revolution

~• from The Book of Negroes (1783)

Schooner Sally bound for Port Roseway (Nova Scotia)John Prim Silas, 31, stout B fellow, (John Kerniche). Formerly slave to William Pettit, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; left him about 6 years ago.

see the Birchtown Project here on Geni

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William Pettit, Sr.'s Timeline

1725
January 1, 1725
Long Island, New York, United States
1748
November 7, 1748
Coryell's Ferry, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
1749
February 19, 1749
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
1801
November 16, 1801
Age 76
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
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Chester, Pennsylvania, United States