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Descendants of Thomas Pittman

Generation No. 1

1. IMMIGRANT THOMAS¹ PITTMAN was born 1614 in Monmouthshire County, England ¹, and died 1683 in Surry, Surry County, Virginia ². He married (1) FRANCES 1633 in England ^3,⁴. She was born 1620 in England, and died 1666 in Surry, Surry County, Virginia. He married (2) MARTHA "MARY" MARRIOTT Bef. October 04, 1666 in Surry, Surry County, Virginia ⁵. She was born 1618 in Surry County, Virginia Formed 1652 From James City County ⁶, and died Bef. March 04, 1678/79 in Surry County, Virginia Formed 1652 From James City County^6,⁷. He married (3) LYDIA GRAY September 10, 1672 in Surry, Surry County, Virginia ^8,⁹, daughter of WILLIAM GRAY. She was born Abt. 1635, and died February 1677/78 in Surry County, Virginia Formed 1652 From James City County.

Notes for IMMIGRANT THOMAS PITTMAN:
Thomas PITTMAN was born about 1614, as he gave his age as " about 70" in a deposition of Nov. 4, 1684

The Thomas Pittmans are hard to separate as well as their c hildren. My Thomas Pittman was a captain in the Virginia mi litia by 1650 and is listed 36 times in the original Surr y County Court Records 1651 to 1682. His wife was Franci s _____. She signed a deed of sale on a grinder mill on th e James River in 1666 with her husband, but she died and h e married the widow, Mary Gwaultney, a year or so later. S he must have died for he married a widow, Judkins, in 1672 . Thomas Sr. and the two Judkins stepsons were involved i n Bacon's Rebellion against Berkley, the British governor i n 1675-6. All 3 were pardoned by the king a few months lat er, but Pittman was placed under a peace bond. As far a s I can tell, Thomas Sr. must have died about 1688 for he d oes not appear on the tax rolls after that. Info from Gen e Pitman, 1100 Western Ridge Dr., Waco, Texas 76712 ....... ........................................................... ........ ............................................... . (1) 1. Thomas PITMAN Sr. | Birth Date: 1614 Birth Pla ce: England Death Date: Circa 1688 Death Place: S urry County , Va Burial Place: Surry County , Va Occupati on: Carpenter, Farmer, Capt. In Virginia Militia, Grind er mill owner

Notes: The Account of Bacon's rebellion This is an accoun t of a rebellion in Virginia over 100 years before the Revo lutionary War, started by the people against unjust ruler s from England, who were 'Taxing without representation' . The problem arose primarily because of the unequal taxat ion of many of the common farmers of the counties around th e James River during that time. The first echo of troubl e was when charges were brought against 14 men for having a n unlawful meeting at the Parish Church at Lawnes Creek. A t that time in our history, it was unlawful for people to m eet without notifying the lawful authorities, and these 1 4 men met secretly for the purpose of seeking to lower thei r taxes.
Sir William Berkeley, the British governor, had refus ed to allow the settlers to elect any new assemblymen sinc e 1662. He had simply dismissed the assembly before new el ections could be authorized each year. The assembly was com posed of mostly royalists. The sheriff and the justices o f the counties were appointed by the governor. The vestrym en were virtually self-perpetuating. These two bodies acce ssed taxes without a voice by the people. The assembly o f 1670 then substituted property ownership qualifications f or voters, and excessive taxes and fees were demanded by th e tax accessors and the sheriffs with little recourse by th e common people. Earlier in 1651 and 1660 the English Navi gation Act restricted colonial shipping to English Vessels . The monopolies reduced the price of tobacco and other go ods, and the excessive shipping fees and increased taxes re duced profits to the point that farmers often were tempte d to quit farming. With these things in mind, it is not dif ficult to see why the Lawnes Creek settlers had the unlawfu l meeting. A second secret meeting was held in "Old Devil' s Field". When these meetings were reported, arrests wer e made of all, and fines were accessed. Matthew Swan wa s apparently the ringleader, and his sentence was far heavi er than the others. Some think that these things broke th e back of the rebellion in Lawnes Creek Parish because whe n the rebellion really broke two years later, most of the f ollowers of Bacon were from Southwark Parish of Surry Count y. With the passage of time, increasing Indian raids on th e settlers in Henrico and Charles City and Stafford brough t increasing demands for the Governor to give protection . Berkeley had established a profitable trade in fur wit h the Indians, and he did little to satisfy the settlers . By March 1675, it was said that 300 settlers had been k illed in Indian raids. When the assembly met that month, th ey voted to call 500 men from the counties for military ser vice and build 9 forts. Most of these forts seem to have b een located in areas where there was little danger from Ind ians. A two million pound tobacco tax was levied on the set tlers to build these forts. It was apparent that contracto rs were Berkeley's friends because most of the forts were n ever started, or at the most, finished. The fort for Surr y County was in Southwark Parish, and the Indians in the s outhern part had never made trouble for the settlers.
Henerico and Charles City Counties had problems wit h Indian raids and when 300 men gathered in Charles City Co unty they resolved to go after the Indians without Berkeley 's consent. Nathaniel Bacon, a young squire of Henrico Cou nty, had been educated in England, but he was in sympathy w ith the movement. He and others from Henrico Country rowe d across the river the night of the meeting, and after a vo te, Bacon was elected leader. Late in April 1675, he and th e band went after the Indians and Berkeley, having gotten w ord of the uprising, began organizing a group to stop the y oung rebels. He was too late and on May 10, he declared Ba con a rebel and a traitor. By that time, there were sign s of rebellion throughout the region, and Berkeley reluctan tly ordered elections for a new House of Burgesses, the fir st in 14 years. Later in the month, Bacon and his group re turned with word of victory over the Indians. Bacon was el ected to the new Assembly, and Berkeley had to call a truc e in arresting Bacon. The assembly of June and July enacte d many new laws such as raising army from each county, allo wing the men to elect their own officers. There was to b e no trade with the Indians, all freemen were to be voters , legal fees were set, no sheriff could hold office more th an one year in succession, no one could hold two county of fices at once, and officials were taxed at the same rate a s others.
Just at the end of the assembly, word was recieved t hat a massacre by the Indians had occurred 40 miles away, a nd Bacon and his men left almost immediately, apparently wi th the blessings of Berkeley. Berkeley repented of that ac t and issued an order for the arrest of Bacon shortly there after. But the second successful venture against raiding In dians brought Bacon home a hero. During this second encoun ter against the Indians, Captain Thomas Pitman, a former le ader in the Virginia militia, and others from Surry Count y joined Bacon. When Bacon's group returned, Berkeley an d other leaders fled Jamestown. Bacon and his men realize d the inportance of Jamestown and decided to cross the Jame s river and take the unprotected royal capitol. Bacon deci ded to burn the town in order to prevent Berkeley from usin g it as headquarters in the future. Jamestown, with most o f the records before 1676, were destroyed by fire on Sept 1 9, 1676. It was said that many of the records were hidden b efore the burning, but they were never recovered. Bacon a nd his men set up headquarters across the river near Surr y in the brick home and estate of Arthur Allen, who had fle d with the governor. The house still stands and is known a s 'Bacon's Castle'.
With the return of Bacon and the absence of Berkele y and other local leaders, Bacon and the remaining leader s began reforms in that area during September and early Oct ober in 1676. But the reforms were short-lived for Bacon t ook sick with diarrhea and died 26 October l676. There wer e no other serious leaders to step into his shoes, and th e rebellion ended. Thomas Pitman, Sr. was noted in Surry Co unty records of 1651, to be a Captain in the Virginia Mili tia. He was noted to have been with Bacon's group at Bacon 's Castle, and was asked to secure dogs to round up the cat tle so that they could kill one for food. Thomas, along wi th his 2 stepsons, Robert and Samuel Judkins, were pardone d by the king in early 1677 for their part in the rebellion . On March 26, 1677 Thomas Pitman and 7 others were place d under a peace bond, especially 'toward ye Rt Honoble Si r Wm Berkeley knt Governor and Capt Genll of Virginia'.
Governor Berkeley had the new assembly meet Feb 20 , 1677, and all of the previous reforms were resended, bu t some relief was given the settlers. The representatives o f the King had brought orders that people of the various co unties were to have the right to freely express their griev ances and make formal petitions to the Assembly. Thus ende d the rebellion of 1676 against unjust taxes without repres entation in the government. Little did the settlers know th at about 100 years in the future, the Revolutionary War wou ld be fought over the same problems.

Research: Surry County Records, Virginia, 1651 to 1684 . I have seen the original records and have copies of page s 8, 9, 12, 179, and vol 2 page 166. This volume was writte n by Eliza Timberlake Davis and published in 1980. It is a n abbreviated edition because the writing is very difficul t to read, but it apprears to be accurate. These pages est ablish the facts that Thomas Pitman was a carpenter (sued f or not finishing a house on time), a farmer (tobacco was gr own by most of the settlers), a grinder mill operator whic h he and Francis Pitman sold their half in 1661 and Thoma s Pitman agreed to do the repairs in the future. Early i n his career in Virginia he was listed as a Captain in th e Virginia Militia. This occurred as early as 1651, and on e has to anticipate from this that he had been a Cavallie r under King Charles, probably an officer, and had fled t o save his head. He lists Joseph Wall as a son-in-law, an d William Pitman as a grandson. We think that William Pitma n must have died before he married and had children. He a s listed once on the tax roll and no more. Thomas Sr. mus t have been an honorable man, called as witness and to repr esent friends in court on several occasions. He married Ma ry Gwaltney, a widow, in 1666, and another widow, Lidia J udkins in 1672. He was involved in Bacon's rebellion wit h his two Judkins stepsons, was pardoned by the king in 167 7, and was placed under peace bond by Gov. Berkeley abou t a month later. He gave a lengthly deposition in 1677, sta ting that he was 63 years old, and born in England. He is l isted a total of 36 times in these two books of county reco rds. There is no record of him after 1687 and he must hav e died shortly thereafter at age 74.

There Must Be A Record Here Regarding The Warren House, Bui lt By Thomas Warren About 1652. This House Is Known Now A s The Smith Fort Plantation. The Land Was Given To John Rol fe By Powhatan, The Indian Chief In About 1635. This Appare ntly Was A Gift Or Dowry Since He Married The Daughter, Pok ihuntas. In 1652, His Son, Thomas Rolfe, Sold The Plantat ion To Thomas Warring (Warren), Who Then Proceeded To Buil d A Brick House On It. That House Is Still Standing And I s Known Today As Smith Fort Plantation House. I Had The Ple asure Of Touring Through The House Several Years Ago, And I t Is Now A Landmark In Surry County, Virginia

Thomas Pitman, Sr. , Gave A Court Deposition In Surry Count y March 5, 1677. In That Deposition He Declared That He Wa s 63 Years Old, And Was Present As A Witness When Rolfe Too k The Money From Warren And Was Told That It Was Enough Fo r The Land. Mr. Warren Was Said To Have Lived There 28 Yea rs And Had Begun To Build A Brick House There 25 Years Befo re The Deposition. Mr. Rolfe Had Visited There Many Times A nd Lived Nearby During The 25 Years, And Thomas Pitman Ha d Never Heard Him Dispute The Ownership Of The Land To Th e Time Of The Deposition.

A Copy Of The Original Deposition Is In My Records. Gene P itman. 7/14/97 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This i s from Volume IV, page 535 of "Genealogies of Virginia Fami lies': His widow, Lydia Judkins, married in the fall of 167 2 Thomas Pittman, Sr., Gent., called variously Lieutenant a nd Capt. Thomas Pittman (marriage contract dated Sept. 10 , 1672, D. & W. 1672-84,p. 20), and was dead prior to Mar.4 , 1678/9, when Lieut. Pittman 'at the request of his decea sed wife' transferred property to Charles Judkins, orphan ( id., p. 201). This Thomas Pittman was born about 1614, as h e gave his age as 'about 70' in a deposition Nov. 4, 1684 . He had at least two sons, Thomas and William, born of pre vious marriages. His first wife was named Frances (cf. D . & W. 1645-71, p. 180); his second, whom he married prio r to Oct. 4, 1666, was Mrs. Martha Gwaltney, widow of Thoma s Gwaltney, whose first husband was Thomas Atkinson, and wh o had a son James Atkinson by her first marriage, and at l east one son William Gwaltney by the second (cf. D. & W. 16 45-71, pp. 281,299)." Info from Gene Pitman, 1100 W estern Ridge Dr., Waco, Texas 76712 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> 1. I do not have any record of Thoma s Pittman, Sr. and his first marriage. The only referenc e is Francis Pittman co-signed a deed with him when he sol d a grinder mill on Jan 2, 1661. This is in book one, Pag e 179 of the Surry County court records. It states that Th omas Pittman sells to Maj. Wm. Marriott all his rights i n a water mill, jointly belonging to said Pittman and Joh n Rawlings, and Pittman sells his half of said mill. It i s signed by Thomas and Francis Pittman. Francis was no t a witness, but a signer. I can find no other answer tha n she was the wife of Thomas Pittman, Sr.
In this same record, page 273, Mayre Gualtney, age d 48 is mentioned. On page 281, on 4 Oct. 1666, it is stat ed in the record that Thomas Pitman and Mary Gualtney recor ded an agreement before marriage, and settled distributio n of her posessions and care of her children, especially Wm . Gaultney, the youngest son.
On Nov. 7, 1667, it is noted that Mary has been pre viously married to Thos. Atkinson and Thos Gualtney, both d eceased.
Mary apparently died within 5-6 years for Thomas Pi ttman married Lydia Judkins, another widow, in 1672. Thoma s Pittman and the Judkin brothers, were pardoned by the Kin g of England in 1777 for their part in Bacon's Rebellion. W hether there was an additional Thomas Jr before the one i n Isle of Wight who died in 1730, I don't know, but I am ve ry doubtful. Generally families had their children abou t 2 years apart, and I count 14 (not counting William) chil dren. The deposition of Robert Lancaster in the Isle of Wi ght County, Virginia On 28 Sept. 1730 states that the wil l was correct and mentions that sons Sampson and Joseph wer e to have the Plantation divided between them when they cam e of age. To have 12 children by 1712 would take 24 year s by that guess, and that would mean that his Thomas Jr. Be gan to have his children by 1688 or if William was an earl y child who died, then about 1686. He would have married a bout 1684-5, which would place his birthdate of 1659-60 no t very far wrong. There really would not be a time span lo ng enough to include a second Thomas Jr., as some think the re was.

The will of Robert Lancaster in 1720 in the Isle of Wight C ounty , VA, established that his daughter, Elizabeth, marri ed Thomas Pittman Jr. Prior to the time of the will and h e mentioned Samuel, Lettis, and Ann as his grandchildren . Elizabeth is thought to have been born about 1680, and p erhaps married Thomas Jr. Just prior to 1700 and that woul d certainly make some of the children of Thomas Jr. mention ed in his will the children of another mother rather than E lizabeth. In the list of tithables in 1702, Thomas was lis ted on the plantation of Richard Hollyman and perhaps tha t is the relationship to "Mary Holloman" you mentioned . I would like to know where you got the information abou t her, for I think it possible that she could be the mothe r of our Ambrose.

I think that the confusion recorded in Americans of Gentl e Birth and Their Ancestors by Pittman was the result of co nfusion between the Northern Neck Pittmans in Northumberlan d and Lancaster Counties and the Southern Pittmans in Surr y and Isle of Wight Counties.

1. Our Thomas Pittman was in Surry County by at least 1650 . 2. There was a Thomas Pittman Sr. In the northern area w hose will was probated in 1743, and he had sons Thomas, Joh n, George, Elizamond, Benjamin, and Isaac. It appears tha t this Thomas Jr. was the one who married Hannah Fielding , and they had sons Ambrose and Richard (page 56). These tw o were said to have married sisters named Warren and move d in 1790 to Kentucky. Their descendents can be trace d to some rather famous Pittmans in that area. You can se e that they were of a different line and time frame from ou r Ambrose, their move being after the death of our Ambrose.

I do not say that the two lines were not related, but I d o say that our line came from the Surry County Pittmans. W e have so much more information available than they had a t the time that book was written. I must say that the Will iam and Mary quarterlies have to be examined very closely f or some of their information is questionable.

Keep digging, Craig. Every bit of information we get need s to be placed along side that which we know for certain an d see if it fits. Its a big crossword puzzle and we want t o fill in all the blanks. If something doesn't fit, set i t aside until we can find its place. I am convinced that t he internet is the way we can best communicate the informat ion.

I may be wrong in my rationalization of the history, bu t I want someone to be able to prove it to me if I am. Gen e Pittman Elisha Pittman & Elizabeth COFIELD
1. Elisha PITMAN
2. Ambrose PITMAN
3. Harrison PITMAN & LYncH
1. Harrod PITMAN
2. Henry PITMAN
3. Emily PITMAN
4. Penelope PITMAN
The above is my record on Elizabeth Cofield. I hav e no record that she married Elisha Pittman. I do have th e will of Elisha Pittman with a list of his children, I wou ld like to know where the information came from that Elizab eth Cofield was the wife of Elisha. The only informatio n I have seen indicates that she was married to his brother , Elijah (I have a hunch Elisha and Elijah were twins--no p roof)

I am interested in any and all information about the Pitman s-Pittmans so keep sending. --Gen e Pitman--8/5/97

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This family is mentioned in an article about the JUDKINS fa mily in Genealogies of Virginia Families, From the Virgini a Magazine of History and Biography. The author writes: " The progenitor of the family was Samuel JUDKINS, who firs t appears in the records of Surry County on Mar. 7, 1667/8 , when Thomas BARLOWE assigned him a patent of land (D. & W . 1645-72, p. 304). His wife was named Lydia _____, and h e had three sons: (1) Samuel JUDKINS, born 1657-8 (first a ppears as a tithable in 1674); (2) Robert JUDKINS, born 16 60-61 (tithable first in 1677); and Charles JUDKINS born 1 670-71 (tithable first in 1687). Samuel Sr. died in 1672 . His will, dated 1671 and probated May 7, 1672 in Surry , leaves property to his eldest son Samuel, sons Robert an d Charles, and wife Lydia. His widow, Lydia JUDKINS, marri ed in the fall of 1672 Thomas PITTMAN, Sr., Gent., called v ariously Lieutenant and Capt. Thomas PITTMAN (marriage cont ract dated Sept. 10, 1672, D. & W. 1672-84, p. 20), and wa s dead prior to Mar. 4, 1678/9, when Lieut. PITTMAN "at th e request of his deceased wife" transferred property to Cha rles JUDKINS, orphan (id., p. 201). This Thomas PITTMAN wa s born about 1614, as he gave his age as "about 70" in a de position of Nov. 4, 1684. He had at least two sons, Thoma s and William, by previous marriages. His first wife was na med Frances (cf. D. & W. 1645-71, p. 180); his second, who m he married prior to Oct. 4, 1666, was Mrs. Martha GWALTNE Y, widow of Thomas GWALTNEY, whose first husband was Thoma s ATKINSON, and who had a son James ATKINSON by her first m arriage, and at least one son William GWALTNEY by the secon d (cf. D. & W. 1645-71, pp. 281, 299)."
A reference in Seventeenth Century Colonial Ancestors o f Members of the National Society of Colonial Dames reports : Thomas PITMAN (1615-1684) Va; m. Frances ---. Landowner ; Miller. Capt. Thomas PITMAN apparently had a daughter wh o married Joseph WALL. Her name appears to have been Susa n or Susannah. In 1666 Roger POTTER of Surry sold Sto Tho mas PITMAN for the use of Joseph WALL, his son in law, 1 bl ack heifer.T In 1671 Joseph and Susan WALL of Surry sol d some land to Richard JORDAN Junur. The witnesses to th e sale were Christopher HOLLEMAN and Thomas PITTMAN Junur.
There are many references to Capt. Thomas PITTMAN, Thoma s PITTMAN Sr., Thomas PITTMAN, Thomas PITTMAN Jr., etc., i n the records. With careful study of the dates, many of th e entries will be identifiable, but sorting out the men nam ed Thomas PITTMAN has so far proven very difficult.

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This family is mentioned in an article about the JUDKINS fa mily in Genealogies of Virginia Families, From the Virgini a Magazine of History and Biography. The author writes: " The progenitor of the family was Samuel JUDKINS, who firs t appears in the records of Surry County on Mar. 7, 1667/8 , when Thomas BARLOWE assigned him a patent of land (D. & W . 1645-72, p. 304). His wife was named Lydia _____, and h e had three sons: (1) Samuel JUDKINS, born 1657-8 (first a ppears as a tithable in 1674); (2) Robert JUDKINS, born 16 60-61 (tithable first in 1677); and Charles JUDKINS born 1 670-71 (tithable first in 1687). Samuel Sr. died in 1672 . His will, dated 1671 and probated May 7, 1672 in Surry , leaves property to his eldest son Samuel, sons Robert an d Charles, and wife Lydia. His widow, Lydia JUDKINS, marri ed in the fall of 1672 Thomas PITTMAN, Sr., Gent., called v ariously Lieutenant and Capt. Thomas PITTMAN (marriage cont ract dated Sept. 10, 1672, D. & W. 1672-84, p. 20), and wa s dead prior to Mar. 4, 1678/9, when Lieut. PITTMAN "at th e request of his deceased wife" transferred property to Cha rles JUDKINS, orphan (id., p. 201). This Thomas PITTMAN wa s born about 1614, as he gave his age as "about 70" in a de position of Nov. 4, 1684. He had at least two sons, Thoma s and William, by previous marriages. His first wife was na med Frances (cf. D. & W. 1645-71, p. 180); his second, who m he married prior to Oct. 4, 1666, was Mrs. Martha GWALTNE Y, widow of Thomas GWALTNEY, whose first husband was Thoma s ATKINSON, and who had a son James ATKINSON by her first m arriage, and at least one son William GWALTNEY by the secon d (cf. D. & W. 1645-71, pp. 281, 299)."
A reference in Seventeenth Century Colonial Ancestor s of Members of the National Society of Colonial Dames repo rts: Thomas PITMAN (1615-1684) Va; m. Frances ---. Landow ner; Miller.
Capt. Thomas PITMAN apparently had a daughter who marr ied Joseph WALL. Her name appears to have been Susan or Su sannah. In 1666 Roger POTTER of Surry sold Sto Thomas PIT MAN for the use of Joseph WALL, his son in law, 1 black hei fer.T In 1671 Joseph and Susan WALL of Surry sold some la nd to Richard JORDAN Junur. The witnesses to the sale wer e Christopher HOLLEMAN and Thomas PITTMAN Junur.
A new theory about the Joseph WALL family was suggeste d 1997 by Forrest King of Vienna, Virginia Surry County, V irginia, Deed Book 1 p.53, contains this record of a land s ale: SJoseph WALL with wife Susannah to Roger WILLIAMS, 7 0 acres on the south side of Cypress Swamp (land part o f a patent for 1850 acres granted to Capt. William CORKER , decd., on 6 Aug 1671 which was sold to James KILPATRICK o n 5 July 1690 and descended to his only daughter Sarah KILP ATRICK who died in her minority and the land descended to h er aunt, Susannah WALL, the wife of Joseph WALL) dated 2 No v 1697; wit Dionisius (signed) WRIGHT, Joseph (signed) CORE N, and William (signed) FOREMAN; sig Joseph (IW) WALL and S usannah (x) WALL.S This document would seem to show that Jo seph WALL was not Sson-in-lawT to Capt. Thomas PITMAN in th e modern sense of the word, but may have been a step-son in stead.
That theory got this response from a descendant of Jo seph WALL of Surry SConcerning the use of tson-in-lawu fo r Joseph Wall in the deed from Roger Potter to Thos. Pittma n, I really think that Joseph Wall was indeed Pittmanus son -in-law. Let me explain why. John Wall, Josephus father, h ad died the preceding year in Charles City County, and John us son (Joseph) and Johnus widow (Elizabeth) are mentione d in the estate papers. Josephus mother remarried within th at year to John Tate, making Joseph the stepson of John Tat e. He couldnut have been the stepson of Thos. Pittman, beca use his mother Elizabeth never married Thos. Pittman. Thatu s how I see it, anyway. Or am I overlooking something? (M y references are: Charles City Court Orders, p. 596; Hopkin s, Surry County , Virginia Court Records Vol II, p. 27; Dav is (older edition), p. 78; Fleet, Charles City County Cour t Orders 1664-1665, Vol 13, p. 67; Fleet, Virginia Colonia l Abstracts, Vol. 3, pp. 316, 319, 330-331, 339; Jester an d Hiden, Adventures of Purse and Person: Virginia 1607-1625 , p. 192.)T Joseph Hammer, 2910 Barton Skyway #1711, Austi n Texas 78746 (1996). Occupation-Carpenter,Planter, Capt. I n Virginia Militia, Grinder mill owner

More About IMMIGRANT THOMAS PITTMAN:
Burial: Surry County, Virginia Formed 1652 From James City County

Notes for FRANCES:
Spouse: Francis (PITMAN)
Death Date: ? 1666
Death Place: Surry County , Va
Occupation: Housewife

Spouse Notes:
We know nothing of Francis except she signed with him fo r the sale of the
grindermill in 1662. This is listed in Surry County , Virg inia records volume one.

Francis is likely his wife who come from England with hi m or married him
shortly after he arrived in Surry County With the birth o f Thomas Jr.
occurring probably in 1659, she must have been the mother o f Thos Jr..

Occupation-Housewife

Marriage Notes for THOMAS PITTMAN and FRANCES:
Reference Number:35734

Notes for MARTHA "MARY" MARRIOTT:
From "Historical Southern Families" by Boddie Vol 2. 1958
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Mrs. Gwaltney married the third time, about October 4, 1666 , Captain Thomas Pitman, for the Captain made a marriage ag reement with Mrs. Mary Gwaltney on that day as follows: "T homas Pitman gives bond that the widow Gwaltney shall afte r marriage with him have the whole disposal of a horse an d mare which she now has - to dispose of at her pleasure, a s also pewter dishes and cattle, now called and known to b e for the two youngest children, also her youngest son, Wil liam Gwaltney, may have two years schooling." (bk. 1, p. 28 1)

Mrs. Gwaltney's first husband was Thomas Atkinson as show n by the following order February 27, 1667: Thomas Atkinso n and James Atkinson, sons of thomas Atkinson, deceased, re lased Captain Thomas Pitman, "he marring the relict of Thom as Atkinson, dec., and Thomas Gwaltney, dec., from all debt s and obligations to them." (b. 1, p. 299)
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From a Court Record in Surry County:
"30th June 1666. Mathe Gualtney aged forty-eight years o r thereabouts sworne and examined saith that on this day fi ve weekes or thereabouts Goodman Bartley came unto her & sd . that his wife were not well & there fore desired to com e to her - when she came she found Ann Simpson to be delive red of a female child who when she asled her how she di d & whoe was the father of ye. child she answered that non e but Joh. Browne she alsoe asked how often he had Laine wi th her & she Answered Never but once & askin when & what ti me she sd. when ye bull was kild beinge about seven month s & some what more before her delivery & askin where her mo ther was all that time she sd. she was gone to ye Spring fo r water & her father was gone into ye woods & further sait h not.
The Marke of Mathe. Gualtney."
when Lieut. Pittman 'at the request of his deceased wife' t ransferred
property to Charles Judkins, orphan (id., p. 201). This Tho mas Pittman was
born about 1614, as he gave his age as 'about 70' in a depo sition Nov. 4,
1684. He had at least two sons, Thomas and William, born o f previous
marriages. His first wife was named Frances (cf. D. & W. 1 645-71, p. 180);
his second, whom he married prior to Oct. 4, 1666, was Mrs . Martha
Gwaltney, widow of Thomas Gwaltney, whose first husband wa s Thomas Atkinson, and who had a son James Atkinson by he r first marriage, and at least one son William Gwaltney b y the second (cf. D. & W. 1645-71, pp. 281,299)."

More About MARTHA "MARY" MARRIOTT:
Burial: ¹⁰

Marriage Notes for THOMAS PITTMAN and MARTHA MARRIOTT:
Reference Number:35680

Notes for LYDIA GRAY:
Notes for LIDIA GRAY JUDKINS: 10 Sep 1672 ... Tho. PITMAN o f Surry County gent., bind myself not to make use o f any part of estate of Lidia JUDKINS, but she may dispos e of all estate she now enjoys in her widowhood to whom sh e pleases whenever she dyeth. Ack. 7 Jan 1672/3. wit: Samue l JUDKINS, Wm. HAYES. [ 1 ] 14 Mch 1678 ... Charles JUDKINS , an orphan, is to stay in custody of Thos. PITTMAN, Sr., u ntil he is 21 years old at the request of Thos. PITTMAN's d eceased wife. [ 1 ]

Marriage Notes for THOMAS PITTMAN and LYDIA GRAY:
Reference Number:35740

Children of THOMAS PITTMAN and FRANCES are:

2.	i.	WILLIAM² PITTMAN, b. 1640, England; d. 1682, Surry County, Virginia Formed 1652 From James City County.
3.	ii.	SUSANNA PITTMAN, b. Abt. 1642, Surry County, Virginia Formed 1652 From James City County; d. Aft. 1727, Surry County, Virginia Formed 1652 From James City County.
	iii.	FRANCIS PITTMAN, b. Abt. 1644, Surry County, Virginia Formed 1652 From James City County¹⁰; d. Y.
	iv.	JOHN PITTMAN, b. Abt. 1646, Surry County, Virginia Formed 1652 From James City County¹⁰; d. Y.
4.	v.	EDWARD PITTMAN, b. Abt. 1648, Surry County, Virginia Formed 1652 From James City County; d. Y.
5.	vi.	JR. THOMAS PITTMAN, b. 1650, Surry County, Virginia Formed 1652 From James City County; d. September 26, 1730, Isle Of Wight County, Virginia Formed 1634.
	vii.	JOSEPH PITTMAN, b. Abt. 1652, Surry County, Virginia Formed 1652 From James City County ¹¹; d. Y.

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