*Thomas Pruitt, Sr.
born about 1693 Varina Parish, Henrico County, Virginia
died
about 1759 Catawba Creek, Halifax County, Virginia
buried about 1759 Catawba Creek,
Halifax County, Virginia
father:
*Henry Pruitt
born
about 1654 Charles River County, Virginia
died about 1723 Henrico County, Virginia
mother:
*Rebecca
Dobbs (Dabbs)
born about 1670 Henrico County or Charles River County,
Virginia
died about 1748 Henrico County, Virginia
buried 1748 in Henrico County,
Virginia
married 20 August 1691 Henrico County, Virginia
siblings:
Hugh
Pruitt born 1693-1705
Richard Pruitt born 1693-1705
Uriah Pruitt
born 1693-1705
Rebbeca Pruitt born 1693-1705
Andrew Pruitt born
1696 died 1755
spouse:
*Mary Chastain (Ducray)
born
1700 Manakin Town, Henrico County, Virginia
died 1729 Goochland County, Virginia
married
1721 Henrico County, Virginia
children:
Michael Pruitt born between
1721and 1729
David Pruitt born between 1721/29
probably Halifax County Virginia
died before 1811 probably Spartanburg County
South Carolina
*Thomas Pruitt, Jr. born about
1720 Henrico County, Virginia
died 1806 Spartanburg, South Carolina
Abraham
Pruitt born between 1721and 1729
Rene Pruitt born between 1721and 1729
biographical
and/or anecdotal:
*Thomas Pruitt Sr. married *Mary
Chastain Ducray, the widow of Nicholas Ducray. Mary and Nicholas were French
Huguenots, and this is beleived to be the only Huguenot connection with the Pruitt
family. Mary was the daughter of *Pierre Chastain.
Thomas and Mary settled further up the James River from his father's land at Almond
Creek, for when Goochland County was formed from Henrico County in 1727, Thomas
was one of the first residents.
Thomas purchased land on Stocks Creek , Amelia
County , Virginia in 1737 , and resided there until his move to Southern Virginia.
On July 19, 1745 Thomas began to dispose of his land holdings on Stocks Creek
and over the next two years, purchased 1,000 acres on Catawba Creek in Brunswick
(Lunenburg) County, Virginia. In 1752, the portion of Lunenburg County where Thomas
lived was placed in the newly organized Halifax County.
On May 16, 1759, *Thomas
Prewitt Sr. , blacksmith , gave his three sons John a farmer , Renny
and Abraham 150 acres each on Catwba Creek , Halifax County. All these deeds
were witnessed by *Thomas Pruitt Jr. and William. It appears that
Thomas Sr. died about 1759, and that his son Thomas Jr. gained control
of his estate.
notes or source:
ancestry.com
(Source: (1) TREE# 4315
VOL # 1. Tree #4989 vol. 1 Patent book # 1, (2) PRUITT ANCESTORS BY CHARLES DILLON.)
http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/s/a/p/Terry--Sappah/GENE4-0002.html
http://www.intersurf.com/~rcollins/pruit2.html