ARCHIVES of the STATE OF NEW JERSEY FIRST SERIES Vol. XXXIII VOL. IV OF CALENDAR OF WILLS COLONIAL HISTORY of the STATE OF NEW JERSEY FIRST SERIES— VOL. XXXIII CALENDAR OF NEW JERSEY WILLS, ADMINISTRATIONS, ETC. VOLUME IV— 1761-1770 EDITED BY A. VAN DOREN HONEYMAN OF COMMITTEE ON COLONIAL DOCUMENTS SOMERVILLE, N. J. The Unionist-Gazette Association, Printers 1928 BEGIN 1768, Oct. 20. Pettit, Jonathan, of Easton, Northampton Co., Penna., yeoman; will of. My wife, Deborah, and my sons, Nathaniel, Jona- than, Isaac, Andrew, John, and William, and my daughters, Dinah and Elizabeth, shall share equally in my real and personal estate; except that Nathaniel and Dinah, shall have £20 less each than the rest. My real estate is not to be sold till my youngest child, Wil- liam, is 21. Executors - wife, Deborah, my brother, Nathaniel Pettit, and my brother-in-law, William Robins. Witnesses - William Ledlie, John Godfrey Enax, Robert Praill. Proved Feb. 4, 1769. 1769, Feb. 4. Renunciation by William Robins. 1768, Nov. 15. Inventory, £166.19.1, made by Tunis Young and George Geasser. Lib. 13, p. 543. END from https://sites.google.com/site/webstergriggsfamilies/walker/pettit BEGIN 6. Nathaniel Pettit (Nathaniel2, Thomas1).1 Born ca 1680 in Newtown, Long Island, NY.1 Nathaniel died in 1768; he was 88.1 Moved to Trenton, Hunterdon Co., NJ in 1695 with parents.1 1723: Of Amwell Twp., Hunterdon Co. Moved here between 1719 and 1723. Apparently moved to northeast part of Hunterdon Co. between 1723 and 1735, probably Holland Twp or Alexandria Twp.1 Frank C. Baldwin: “The date of Nathaniel Pettit's birth has been given as 1676 but without confirmation from public sources. The date may be too early since it would make him about 35 at the time of his marriage. He was born in Newtown, Long Island. He moved with his parents to Hunterdon County, New Jersey in 1695. About 1711 he married Elizabeth Heath. “Nathaniel was named in his father's will written March 15, 1714/15. On Mar. 11, 1718 he bought 1 3/4 acres of his father's estate from his brother, Jonathan Pettit. The following year on Apr. 23, 1719 he bought another quarter acre from William Trent which was adjacent to the first purchase. Nathaniel was listed as a carpenter on these deeds (E:14). “On Feb. 15, 1723 he sold the two above lots to Robert Eaton. By this time Nathaniel was listed as a carpenter of Amwell Township, Hunterdon County, which indicates that he made a move from the vicinity of Trenton to Amwell Township between 1719 and 1723. “It is said that he was an organizer and founder of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Ringoes, New Jersey about this time. He witnessed the deed from William Lummox to the trustees of the church for 11 acres in 1725. “By 1735 he held a 100 acre tract in the New Jersey Society's Great Tract (the northeast part of Hunterdon County). So apparently the family relocated to this part of the county between 1723 and 1735. The Pettit land was probably in Holland Township or Alexandria Township of Hunterdon County. “On Apr. 14, 1746 William Taylor assigned his servant Elizabeth Siblin to Nathaniel Pettit of Hunterdon County, New Jersey. She was to serve the remainder of her time of ten years from Mar. 22, 1741 for the consideration of œ10 customary dues. This action took place before James Hamilton, the mayor of Philadelphia. “In 1747 the field notes of Robert Emley spoke of the road to "Petit's Mill". Some have identified this with Spring Mills in Holland Twp., Hunterdon County. Milling seems to have been a popular occupation of this family because a number of his sons later ran mills. “By 1749 sons of Nathaniel Pettit began moving north to Sussex County, New Jersey. Eventually eight sons settled in Sussex County but there is no evidence that their father, Nathaniel Pettit, ever lived there. “On May 15, 1753 Nathaniel Pettit was named in the will of his sister, Mary (Pettit) Moore Watkinson of the city of Burlington, New Jersey. This will was proved Feb. 2, 1754 (31:349). “A 1757 manuscript by John Emley, an agent of the West Jersey Society, named the tenants living "westward of Pierce's Road" (the road from Pittstown to Bloomsbury). Among these tenants was listed Nathaniel Pettit. “During the 1750s and 1760s Nathaniel Pettit was mentioned in several estate settlements in Hunterdon County. These probably refer to the subject of this sketch but it is possible that some refer to his son or even a grandson. On Nov. 19, 1752 Nathaniel Pettit was mentioned in the account of the estate of John Thatcher of Kingwood Twp (30:476). On May 16, 1757 Nathaniel was mentioned in the estate settlement of Richard Heath of Bethlehem Twp (30:228). On Apr. 10, 1761 he was mentioned in the account of the estate of Stephen Pitcock of Amwell Twp (30:381). “The date of Nathaniel Pettit's death has been given as 1768 but, like the date of his birth, there is no confirmation from public record sources. However, the fact that Nathaniel's son, Nathaniel III, is referred to as Nathaniel Jr. in Sussex Co. Court Records as late as 1766 would tend to support the traditional date.”1 Ca 1711 when Nathaniel was 31, he married Elizabeth Heath1, daughter of Andrew Heath & Elizabeth Barrett.1 They had the following children: 20 i. Elizabeth (ca1712-1785) 21 ii. Abigail (ca1714-) 22 iii. Andrew (ca1716-1748) 23 iv. George 24 v. Jonathan (1721-1768) 25 vi. Nathaniel (1724-1803) 26 vii. Amos (-1790) 27 viii. John (1726-1797) 28 ix. Thomas (-1758) 29 x. Isaac (-ca1805) 30 xi. Charles (1730-ca1806) 24. Jonathan Pettit (Nathaniel3, Nathaniel2, Thomas1).1 Born in 1721.1 Jonathan died in Easton, Northampton Co., PA, in 1768; he was 47.1,7 Morris Co. 1749, in 1753 became part of Sussex Co.; tavern owner; place named Log Gaol, later Johnsonburg; became part of Warren Co. in 1824. Later to Sussex Co (Easton, PA). Will dated 20 Oct 1768, proved 4 Feb 1769.1 Jonathan married Deborah Robbins1. Deborah died in Mar 1791 in Hardwick Twp., Sussex Co., NJ.1,7 Returned to Hardwick Twp., Sussex Co., NJ after Jonathan’s death.1 They had the following children: 47 i. Nathaniel (ca1744-) 48 ii. Dinah (1746-1804) 49 iii. Jonathan (ca1748-) 50 iv. Isaac (ca1753-1787) 51 v. Andrew (1756-1841) 52 vi. Elizabeth (1758-1835) 53 vii. John (1761-1851) 54 viii. William (ca1763-) 47. Nathaniel Pettit (Jonathan4, Nathaniel3, Nathaniel2, Thomas1). Born ca 1744.1 Moved to Canada, then returned to Easton, PA.1 48. Dinah Pettit (Jonathan4, Nathaniel3, Nathaniel2, Thomas1).1 Born in Feb 1746.1 Dinah died on 8 Nov 1804; she was 58.1 killed by falling tree. Husband (and presumably Dinah) was a Loyalist, moved to Grimsby, Ont. 1787.1 Dinah married John Moore1, son of Edward Moore & Mary. Born in 1739 in New Jersey.1 John died in Grimsby, Ont., Canada, on 16 May 1803; he was 64.1 49. Jonathan Pettit (Jonathan4, Nathaniel3, Nathaniel2, Thomas1).1 Born ca 1748.1 Sussex Co., NJ 1787; later to Canada.1 50. Isaac Pettit (Jonathan4, Nathaniel3, Nathaniel2, Thomas1).1 Born ca 1753.1 Isaac died in Hardwick Twp., Sussex Co., NJ, in 1787; he was 34.1 Isaac married Mary Buckner1. 51. Andrew Pettit (Jonathan4, Nathaniel3, Nathaniel2, Thomas1).1 Born on 22 Mar 1756.1 or 27 Mar. Andrew died on 17 Oct 1841; he was 85.1 Settled on farm near Log Gaol, NJ; in 1787 moved with other Loyalists to Canada (Grimsby, Ont.).1 Andrew married Sarah Smith1, daughter of John Smith & Sarah. 52. Elizabeth Pettit (Jonathan4, Nathaniel3, Nathaniel2, Thomas1).1 Born in 1758.1 Elizabeth died in 1835; she was 77.1 Moved to Canada after her monther’s death (ca 1791), settling in Grimsby Twp., Ont.1 Elizabeth married Benjamin Bell1. Benjamin died in 1820.1 53. John Pettit (Jonathan4, Nathaniel3, Nathaniel2, Thomas1).1 Born on 22 Apr 1761 in near Easton, PA.1 John died on 7 Jun 1851; he was 90.1 Loyalist, to Canada in 1787.1 On 20 Jan 1780 when John was 18, he first married Sarah Carpenter1, daughter of Ashman Carpenter & Mary Boyle.1 Born on 9 Nov 1761.1 Sarah died on 24 Oct 1813; she was 51.1 On 17 Jun 1814 when John was 53, he second married Mary Carpenter1, daughter of Ashman Carpenter & Mary Boyle.1 54. William Pettit (Jonathan4, Nathaniel3, Nathaniel2, Thomas1).1 Born ca 1763.1 May have d. young.1 END from http://ancestraldata.com/PETTIT/3-2-126.html BEGIN 5. Jonathan Pettit was born in 1721.7 John Reading, a large landholder in colonial New Jersey, mentioned writing a deed to Jonathan Pettit in his diary entry of May 26, 1749. The deed was written at the home of Samuel Green who lived in the area that later became Sussex County14 (63:47). Jonathan Pettit became a justice of the peace on May 13, 1749 in Morris County.28 Sussex County was erected from Morris County in 1753 and one of the first acts recorded in Sussex County was Jonathan's application for a tavern license on Nov. 20, 1753.18 He was appointed one of the first justices of Sussex County.29 The first court in Sussex Co. was held at the house of Jonathan Pettit in Hardwick (now Frelinghuysen) Township. The next year the county built a jail near Jonathan's tavern and the place received the name "Log Gaol". It is now called Johnsonburg and became part of Warren County when that county was erected in 1824. The family later moved to the southwest corner of Sussex County where they owned land on both sides of the Delaware River at Easton, PA and Phillipsburg, NJ.7 Jonathan Pettit wrote his will on Oct. 20, 1768 and it was proved Feb. 4, 1769. The inventory of his estate was done on Nov. 15, 17684 (33:327). Jonathan Pettit married Deborah Robbins.13 She survived him and moved back to Hardwick Twp., Sussex County, NJ. She died in March 1791. Her will was written Mar. 21, 1791 and proved Mar. 31, 17914 (37:282). Jonathan and Deborah Pettit had the following children:13 28. Nathaniel Pettit, b. ca. 1744.13 He moved to Canada and then later returned to Easton, Pennsylvania.7 Several sources state that this Nathaniel remained a bachelor7 13 but Rev. William Frazier baptized two children of Nathaniel and Margaret Pettit of Phillipsburg, Sussex Co., on Jan. 15, 1769. On the same day Rev. Frazier baptized the two youngest children of Jonathan and Deborah Pettit. This record leads to the conclusion that this Nathaniel had at least two children: Jonathan and John Pettit and possibly others.9 29. Dinah Pettit, b. Feb. 1746, d. Nov. 8, 1804 (killed by a falling tree); married John Moore. He was born in New Jersey in 1739, son of Edward and Mary Moore. He was a Loyalist during the American Revolution. They moved to Grimsby, Ontario in 1787. He died May 16, 1803. Children: Mary, Deborah, Elizabeth, Jonathan, Rachel, William, Pierce, Dinah, Margaret, and Charles Moore.13 30. Jonathan Pettit, b. ca. 1748; was executor of his brother Isaac's will in 1787 in Sussex Co., NJ; later moved to Canada; may have been the Jonathan Pettit who settled on Patterson's creek on Lake Erie. 31. Isaac Pettit, b. ca. 1753; married Mary Buckner and died in 1787 in Hardwick Township, Sussex Co., NJ. His will was written Jan. 12, 1787 and proved Jan. 234 (36:177). In it he mentioned his children: Rachel, John, Elizabeth, Deborah, and Jonathan Pettit. 32. Andrew Pettit, b. Mar. 22 or 27, 1756; married Sarah Smith, daughter of John and Sarah Smith on Apr. 9, 1780. They settled on a farm near the Log Gaol. In 1787 they moved with other Loyalist families from New Jersey to Canada. Andrew was instrumental in establishing the Episcopal church at Grimsby, Ontario. He died Oct. 17, 1841. Their children were: Jonathan, Elizabeth, Sarah, John Smith, Andrew, Martha, Nathaniel, Deborah, Isaac, and Asa Pettit. 33. Elizabeth Pettit, b. 1758, d. 1835; m. Benjamin Bell. They stayed in New Jersey to care for her mother and moved to Canada after the mother's death. Benjamin went in 1791 and when he did not return the following year Elizabeth made the trip on her own with eight children under the age of 16. They settled in Grimsby Township, Ontario. Benjamin died in 1820. They had children: Anna (Nancy), Jonathan, Deborah, Elizabeth, Mary, Isaac, Nathaniel, Sarah, and Benjamin Bell. 34. John Pettit, b. Apr. 22, 1761, near Easton, PA, d. June 7, 1851. He married Jan. 20, 1780, Sarah Carpenter, daughter of Ashman & Mary (Boyle) Carpenter. She was born Nov. 9, 1761 and died Oct. 24, 1813. He m-2 June 17, 1814 Mary Carpenter (Sarah's sister). John served with the loyal New Jersey volunteers during the Revolutionary War. In 1787 he joined other Loyalists in their move to Canada. Children of John & Sarah (Carpenter) Pettit were: Mary, Deborah, Elizabeth, Jonathan Isaac, Ashman, Sarah, Margaret, Ruth, John Carpenter, Pamela, and Martha Pettit. 35. William Pettit, b. ca. 1763, bapt. Jan 15, 1769, by Rev. William Frazier9; may have died young. END