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Descendants of John Pruitt Pruett Prewitt

Generation No. 2

2. THOMAS PRUITT PRUETT² PREWITT (JOHN PRUITT PRUETT¹)^1,² was born 1616 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England ³, and died 1692 in Charles City, Charles River Co., Virginia. He married UNKNOWN M. PREWITT.T. UNKNOWN. She was born Bet. 1626 - 1629 in Yorktown, York Co., Virginia, and died in Virginia.

Notes for THOMAS PRUITT PRUETT PREWITT:
1636 came to Charles River Co., Va. `Early Virginia Immigrants` by G.C. Greer. Thomas Prewitt, May 6, 1636, indentured by Joane Bennet to Charles River Co., Virginia. Joane Bennet received 450 aces in Charles River Co., Virginia, upon the Poqueson River, east towards the bay, west into the woods, north upon the Pinye Swamp (river), and south upon Robert Thrasher. 50 acres due for transfer of eight persons...Ann Winter, John Roote, Jon Marshall, Andrew Chant, Jon Morris, Pole Carplights, and Thomas Prewitt. Joane Bennet was a Quaker. On June 2,1636, Thomas Prewitt was granted his 50 acres of land in Clarles River Co., Va. Charles River Co is now York Co., Va.[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #4989, Date of Import: Jan 13, 2002]

Thomas Prewitt is listed as coming to Charles River Co., Virginia in
1636 with seven others (Patent Book No. 1). Nothing more is know about
the circumstances of his arrival.
[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #4989, Date of Import: Jan 13, 2002]

Thomas Prewitt is listed as coming to Charles River Co., Virginia in
1636 with seven others (Patent Book No. 1). Nothing more is know about
the circumstances of his arrival.
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THOMAS PREWITT was born at Salisbury, Wiltshire, England in 1616. In 1636, Thomas Prewitt and seven others were transported to Charles River Co., Virginia (Patent Bk 1). Early Virginia Immigrants, by G.C. Greer, Clerk of the VA State Land Office, contains a list of some 25,000 persons who came to Virginia from 1623 to 1666, together with the patentee or person who brought them over. In this list is: Thomas Prewitt, 1636, by Joane Bennet, to Charles River Co.

On May 6, 1636, Joane Bennett, widow, received 450 acres in Charles River Co., VA., upon the new Poqueson River, east towards the bays, west into the woods, north upon the Pinye Swamp (River) and south upon Robert Thrasher. 50 acres due for transfer of 8 persons: Ann Winter, John Roote, Jon Marshall, Thomas Prewitt, Andrew Chant, Jon Morris and Pole Carplights (Patent Bk I, part I, p. 346).

At first, land could only be had by paying the passage of settlers to poor to pay their own; the man who paid the transportation costs got 50 acres of land for each person brought into Virginia. The transported person usually had to spend five years in working out the costs of his passage, but at the end of that time, he or she also received 50 acres of land.

On June 2, 1636, Thomas Privett was granted 50 acres of land in Charles River Co., VA, being a neck of ground at the New Poqueson, west upon William Clarke a creek, then east upon Thomas Harwood a creek. The said 50 acres of land being due unto him the said Thomas Privett for the transportation of one servent into this colony (Patent Bk I, p. 357).

This seems strange that an indentured servant would be transporting an indentured servant to do his work for him.

Much has been written about the indentured servants that came to the colonies. Like most immigrants, they were of all classes, but they were mostly young men with little or no material goods, believing that they could make a killing quickly in the new world and return home. There were some who, for political or religious beliefs, chose to come as indentured servants because, in doing so, they would not have to take an oath to support Church or King.

Charles River Co., VA was changed to York Co.. In 1646, Thomas Privet confessed he borrowed a canoe from John Wilson and lost it. Ordered to pay Wilson 2 bushels of corn for it 1st November next (York Co. Records, Virginia Colonial Abstracts, Vol. 25, p. 14).

More About THOMAS PRUITT PRUETT PREWITT:
Event 1: Lived Charles River Co. Virginia, gave ⁴
Event 2: Mortgage in neighboring York Co. VA⁴

Children of THOMAS PREWITT and UNKNOWN UNKNOWN are:

3.	i.	JOHN PRUITT PRUETT³ PREWITT, b. Abt. 1648, Charles River, Virginia; d. WFT Est. 1649-1738.
4.	ii.	WILLIAM PRUITT PRUETT PREWITT, b. 1651, Charles River Co., Virginia; d. February 10, 1748, Caroline Co., Virginia.
5.	iii.	HENRY 1 PREWETT, b. September 02, 1654, Charles City, Virginia; d. Bef. June 04, 1722, Henrico Co., Virginia.

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