THIRD GENERATION


15. Nathaniel PETTIT was born in 1646 in Exiter, New Hampshire. He died in 1714 in Hopewell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Nathaniel PETTIT purchased 800 acres at the falls of the Delaware, comprising ground which the New Jersey State Capitol at Trenton now stands. He moved from the falls of the Delaware probably around 1692. This area was called "Little worth". Nathaniel's will was dated 1714.
As a Quaker, Nathaniel Pettit refused to take the Oath of Allegiance on September 13, 1673. This is the first record of the "Pettit" name with the Society of Friends (Quakers).

Mary BAILEY (daughter of Elias BAILEY and Sarah UNKNOWN) was born in Newtown, Long Island, New York. Nathaniel PETTIT and Mary BAILEY had the following children:

child48 i. Joshua PETTIT.
child49 ii. Moses PETTIT was born about 1665 in Queens, Newtown, Long Island, New York.
child+50 iii. P1719
child+51 iv. P1974
child+52 v. P882
child+53 vi. P1973
child+54 vii. P4961
child+55 viii. P1972

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