Stephen Pettis

Male Abt 1796 - Bef 1860  (63 years)   Has 4 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Stephen Pettis
    Birth Abt 1796  Wayne County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • The first time Stephen appears in a tax digest is in 1812 indicating he had turned 16 years of age. [1]
    Gender Male
    Kinship Abt 1796  [2, 3] 
    Death Bef 1860 
    Person ID I2658  CookFolger
    Last Modified 1 Apr 2025

    Father AncestorsDavid Pettis
              b. Abt 1766  
              d. 1837, Houston or Macon County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
    Mother Elizabeth
              b. 1762  
              d. 1849, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
    Family ID F874  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife AncestorsEdith Messer
              b. Abt 1792, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 6 Oct 1881, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
    Marriage Abt 23 May 1814  Johnston County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
     1. William Riley Pettis
              b. Abt 1815, Johnston County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Aft 1880 (Age 66 years)
    +2. Wilson Ballard Pettis
              b. 11 Sep 1816, Johnston County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 6 Sep 1876 (Age 59 years)
     3. Debra Pettis
              b. Abt 1820, Johnston County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Alexander Pettis
              b. Abt 1822, Johnston County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Aft 1870 (Age 49 years)
     5. Elizabeth Emiline Pettis
              b. 5 May 1823, Johnston County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 16 Mar 1908 (Age 84 years)
     6. Stephen E Pettis
              b. Abt 1835, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 9 Nov 1862, Mulberry, Crawford County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 27 years)
     7. Sarah L Pettis
              b. 12 Mar 1837, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 20 Mar 1910, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    Family ID F869  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Mar 2022

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1796 - Wayne County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt 23 May 1814 - Johnston County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
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  • Histories
    Stephen Pettis and Edith Messer    		Stephen Pettis and Edith Messer

  • Sources 
    1. [S819] Johnston County, North Carolina, List of Taxables, 1809–1819, David & Stephen Pettis, 1812; imaged at FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/343741 : accessed 5 February 2022); image 44 of 265; imaged from FHL 1759191, digital film DGS 7856961.

    2. [S819] Johnston County, North Carolina, Deeds, I2:276, David Pettis to Stephen Pettis, 1817; imaged at FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898Q-73B2?i=373&cat=332396: accessed 4 February 2022); image 374 of 590; from FHL 19220, digital film 7513677.

    3. [S822] “Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793–1892,” images, Ancestry, (www.ancestry.com : accessed 12 February 2022) Pettis surname, Macon County.

    4. [S819] Johnston County, North Carolina, Marriage Bonds, Stephen Pettes; imaged at FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/157375 : accessed 19 December 2021), image 265 of 1016, Family History Library DGS 4364135.


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