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***Descendants of James (*) Pettyjohn I***

Generation No. 1

1. JAMES (*)¹ PETTYJOHNI was born Abt. 1635 in of Northampton County, Virginia, and died Abt. June 06, 1665. He married ISABEL HEATH Abt. 1654 in Virginia.

Notes for JAMES (*) PETTYJOHNI:
James birthplace is a matter of conjecture. He is considered the emigrant ancestor of the Pettyjohns and others included in this data base. James and his wife Isabel died in Northampton County, Virghinia in 1665, leaving four small children. Captain John Custis was appointed administrator of the estate, which under order of the court was sold at public outcry (auction), bringing 27,308 pounds of tobacco and casks. After paying the debts there remained for distribution to the children 12,324 pounds of tobacco and casks.
Pettijohn Book

More About JAMES (*) PETTYJOHNI:
Fact 1: 1660, Living in Hungars Parish, Northampton County, Va.
Fact 2: named often spelled Pettijohn
Fact 3: Captain John Custis administrator of James' estate
Fact 4: June 06, 1665, Estate sold at public auction

Children of JAMES PETTYJOHN and ISABEL HEATH are:

JAMES² PETTYJOHNII, b. Abt. 1655, Northampton County, Virginia.

Notes for JAMES PETTYJOHNII:
James Bruce was directed that he have the "tuition and bringing up of James Pettyjohn, the eldest son of James Pettyjohn, deceased, until eighteen years of age or the court ruled otherwise".

ii.

WILLIAM PETTYJOHN, b. Abt. 1657, Northampton County, Virginia; d. 1712, Princess Ann County, Virginia.

Notes for WILLIAM PETTYJOHN:
William Satchell was ordered "to have the tuition and bringing up of William Pettyjohn, son of James Pettyjohn, deceased".
William was born about 1657. On October 18, 1678 he had evidently reached full legal age for n that date he released his guardian, William Satchell from liability. He appears in the records of Accomac county, Virginia froim 1660 to 1702, at which latter date he purchased land in Princess Anne County, Virginia from his brother-in-law, John Oakman. His place of death is assumed to be Princess Anne County because it is the last known location where William owned property.

More About WILLIAM PETTYJOHN:
Fact 1: 1684, Living in Accomac County
Fact 2: October 28, 1678, he evidently came of age, for he released his guardian on that date
Fact 3: 1691, still living in Accomac County
Fact 4: 1702, purchased land in Princess Anne County from John Oakman

iii.

ISABEL PETTYJOHN, b. Abt. 1660, Baptism recorded in Hungar Parish register, May 16, 1660, Northampton County, VA; m. (1) RICHARD LESTER; m. (2) JOHN OAKMAN.

Notes for ISABEL PETTYJOHN:
Isabel Pettyjohn was placed under the care of Abraham Heath for her tuition and bringing up, until the age of eighteen. Abraham had kept James Pettyjohn's Bible for her use.
On December 11, 1678 Isabel, then having reached the age of eighteen years, discharged her guardian (Nicholas Powell) and at that time described herself as the wife of Richard Lester. This Richard Lester died in 1694 and before 1702 Isabel married John Oakham, the man who had bought the land in Princess Anne County from her brother William.

More About ISABEL PETTYJOHN:
Fact 1: December 11, 1678, she discharged her guardian and described herself as the wife of Richard Lester
Fact 2: 1702, by them married to John Oakman

More About RICHARD LESTER:
Fact 1: first husband

iv.

JOHN (*) PETTYJOHN, b. Abt. 1662, Hungars Parish, Northampton County, Virginia; d. November 14, 1733, Sussex County, Delaware.

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