NameSamuel Pettit, GGG Grandfather
Birthabt 1810, Montgomery Co., Kentucky
Death1870/1880, Greenup Co., Kentucky
FatherMatthew Pettit (1760-~1836)
MotherMolly [Pettit] (~1778->1838)
Other spousesRebecca Jane Foster
Marriage29 Dec 1828, Bath Co., Kentucky
SpouseNancy Ann Sharp, GGG Grandmother
Birth24 Oct 1808, Montgomery Co., Kentucky
Deathabt 1841, Bath Co., Kentucky
FatherStephen Sharp (1773-1825)
MotherMary Sharp (1784-1870)
Children
1 MBenjamin Pettit, GGG Uncle
Birthabt 1831, Bath Co., Kentucky
2 FMary Ann Pettit, GGG Aunt
BirthOct 1832, Bath Co., Kentucky
DeathRowan Co., Kentucky
3 FLucinda Pettit, GGG Aunt
Birthabt 1834, Bath Co., Kentucky
Deathbef 1866, Lewis Co., Kentucky
4 MBluford Pettit, GGG Uncle
Birth9 Oct 1834, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death14 Apr 1886, Pendleton Co., Kentucky
5 MPreston ("Pressie") Pettit, GG Grandfather
BirthJun 1837, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death1907/1908, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseMary Susan Riddle , GG Grandmother
Birthabt 1839, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death18 Nov 1927, West Liberty, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Spouse<unknown>
Notes for Samuel Pettit
In November 1869 Samuel bought land in Greenup Co. (Deed Book X, p. 68), but he did not move there right away, because he is still in Lewis Co. in the 1870 census. Perhaps he had to get a house built on the Greenup Co. land before moving there. The deed was not recorded until 1886, well after Samuel's death, since Rebecca was widowed by 1880. It reads:

To all to whom it may concern, That I, Benjamin Spriggs, do relinquish any right, a part of boundary lying on the waters of Stackun Fork of White Oak above the Kenton Furnace to the said Samuel Pettit, designated as follows. Commencing at a stone in the Northwest line of the Conley boundary, running with said line on to a stake in the Grayham line Thence with the Grayham line Westwardly to the top of the hill to a Road. With the meanders of said road Northwardly to two Black Oaks and White Oak to an old line. Thence with said line South Eastwardly with an old marked line to place of beginning, To have and to hold all my right and title to that part of said boundary containing One Hundred acres, more or less, for and in consideration of the sum of One Hundred Dollars paid in hand, That witness whereof the said Spriggs affix his name this November 26, 1869.
Attest Joseph Spriggs Benj-n Spriggs
his
John X Pettit
mark
State of Kentucky
County of Greenup
I, George A. Corum, Clerk of the Greenup County Court, certify that the foregoing deed from Benjamin Spriggs to Samuel Pettit was this day produced to me in my office, and proven to be the act and deed of said Benjamin Spriggs by the oath of John Pettit a subscribing witness thereof who also proved the attestation of Joseph Spriggs, the other subscribing witness to said deed. Whereupon the said Deed, together with this certificate hath been duly recorded in my office. Given under my hand this 22nd day of July 1886.
George A. Corum, C.G.C.C.
By G. W. Davidson, D. C.

This same land was sold by Samuel's heirs in Sep 1896, but the deed was not recorded in Greenup Co. books until April 1902, having been delivered to the Mayor of Murray City, Hocking Co., Ohio, in August 1901. Here is the deed as recorded in Greenup Co. Deed Book 31, p. 14 (typed, exactly as below):

This indenture made this __ day of September 1896 between Rebecca Pettit and John Pettit and Susan Pettit, his wife, Preston Silvey and Georgia Ann Silvey, his wife, Charles Pettit and Laura Pettit, his wife, James Kidd and Florence Kidd, his wife, David Floyd Pettit and Jennie Pettit, his wife, Henry Hite and Nancy Cordelia Hite, his wife, and Samuel Pettitt, widow and heirs of Samuel Pettit, deceased, of the first part, and Charles Pierce of the second part, witnesseth: That for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred dollars in hand paid the said party of the first part have bargained and sold and by these presents convey and confirm unto the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns forever, a certain tract or parcel of land lying in the County of Greenup and State of Kentucky and bounded and described as follows: <same description as above, word for word>. It being the same land conveyed to said Samuel Pettit by Benjamin Spriggs by deed recorded in Deed Book X, p. 58. To haved and to hold the same with the appurtenances unto the party of the second part, his heirs and assigns forever. And the party of the first part further covenant with the party of the second part that they will warrant generally the title to said land. In testimony whereof the parties of the first part hath hereunto subscribed their names.

Witnes: Maggie Trimmer, R. J. Pettit, is X mark, John Pettit, His X mark
Herb Trimmer, Susan Pettit, Her X mark,
J. B. Groves Charles Pettitt
William Snowden James Kidd
Florence Kidd
Henry Hite, - Cordelia Hite, - Sam Pettit,
Preston Silva Hix X mark,
Gorgeann Silva Her X Mark

THE STATE OF OHIO
COUNTY OF HOCKING

Before me, William Snowden, Mayor of the village of Murray City in and for the County aforesaid certify that the foregoing deed from Rebecca J. Pettit, John Pettit, and Susan Pettit, his wife, Charles Pettit and Laura Pettit, his wife, James Kidd and Florence Kidd, his wife, D. F. Pettit and Jennie Pettit, his wife, Henry Hite and Nancy Cordelia Hite, his wife to Charles Peirce was this day produced to me and duly acknowledged by the grantors; and Susan Petit, wife of the said John, and Laura Pettit, wife of the said Charles, and Florence Kidd, wife of the said James, and Jennie Pettit, wife of the said David F., and Nancy Cordelia Hite, wife of the said Henry, having the contents and effects of said instrument explained to them by me separate and apart from their said husbands, thereupon declared that they did freely and voluntarily execute and deliver the same to be their act and deed, and consented that the same might be recorded.
Given under my hand and official seal this 10th day of August 1901.
William Snowdon, Mayor.

STATE OF KENTUCKY
COUNTY OF GREENUP
I, George A. Corum, Clerk of the Greenup County Court, certify that the foregoing Deed was this day filed in my office for record; and that the same and the foregoing certificate hath been recorded in my office.
Given under my hand this 25th day of April, 1902.
G. A. Corum, Clerk.

Note that the Mayor's list does not include Preston and Georgeann. I don't know if that is just an oversight, or if it means that they were not among the group of heirs who brought the deed to be recorded in Aug 1901.

Samuel's heirs should have held out for a better deal. The very next deed in the book, recorded the same day (25 Apr 1902), and written on 13 Sep 1901, is from Charles Peirce and Pearly Pierce, his wife, conveying the same parcel of land to Samuel Harvey Anderson, for two hundred dollars.
Census
1830 census of Bath Co., KY, p. 213, line 20, records this family as:
Samuel Pettit, 1 male 15-19 yrs, 1 female 20-29 yrs. (The line immediately above was for the Mathew Pettit family.)

1840 census of Bath Co., KY, district east of Slate Creek, lists on page 67, line 8:
Pettit, Saml (farmer), 1 male 20-29, 1 male 5-9, 2 males under 5, 1 female 20-29, 2 females 5-9, 1 female under 5.
In 1840, Samuel would have been 29, Benjamin 9, Bluford 5, Preston 3, Mary 8, Lucinda 6, and Elizabeth 1. If the female 20-29 is Nancy, and the age is correct, then she must be just at the dividing line, as she was also listed as 20-29 in the 1830 census.

1850 census of Morgan Co., KY, 16 Aug, lists on p. 106, family #273, between Simon Link and Samuel Elliott Sr:
Petitt, Samuel, 39 (farmer); Rebecca, 23; Benjamin, 19; Mary, 18; Lorinda, 16; Bluford, 15; Preston, 13; Elizabeth, 11; Louisa, 3. All born in KY.

1860 census of Morgan Co., Ky, district 1, enumerated 17 July, lists on p. 72 as family #445/441:
Samuel Pettitt, 49; Rebecca, 34; Lucinda, 24; Elizabeth, 20; Louisa G. A., 13; John A., 9; Samuel, 6; Charles, 4; Florence, 1. All born in Ky. There is a remark "idiot" by Elizabeth.

1870 census of Lewis Co., KY, 19 Aug, lists on p. 461, family #121:
Petitt, Samuel 59 (laborer); Rebecca J. 42; John A., 19; Samuel, 16; Charles, 14; Florence J., 10; David F., 7; Nancy C., 2. All born in KY. Rebecca and the three oldest children are marked as unable to read or write (this data field is only recorded for people over 12.)

See Rebecca's notes for later census readings on this family.
Notes for Nancy Ann Sharp
Nancy's death date is estimated as ca 1841 because she was apparently alive in 1840, and only 29, but Samuel had no children born after 1840 until after he married Rebecca, or at least none that were listed in 1850.

The attribution of Stephen Sharp as Nancy's father is from age distribution in 1820 census, hence tentative. The 1820 census of Bath Co., KY, lists family:

Stephen Sharp, 2 m < 10, 1 m 16-18, 1 m over 45; 2 f < 10, 2 f 10-15, 1 f over 45.

This is the only Sharp family in the 1820 census of Bath Co. with any daughters under 16, and Nancy should be 9 or 10 in 1820. There is a Richard Sharp family with 1 m < 10, 1 m 16-18, 1 m 26-45, 1 f 16-25 (the female would probably be either a daughter or a second wife, since she is too young to be the mother of the teenage male); and a family headed by Elizabeth Sharp (the widow of Moses Sharp), with 3 white males 19-25, and 1 f over 45.

The trouble with this attribution is that the marriage record for Nancy lists her parents as both deceased, and Stephen Sharp’s widow Mary was still alive (at age 87) in 1870. The most likely explanation for this is that Stephen married twice, and Mary was not the mother of his older children.

All that I have documented proof for is that Nancy was the sister of Elizabeth Sharp who married William Fielders. So whoever was Elizabeth’s father is hers as well. Elizabeth has also been attributed as a daughter of both Stephen and Moses. The census record suggests, though, that all daughters of Moses had already married and left home by 1820.
Notes for Samuel & Nancy Ann (Family)
Bath Co. Marriage Bonds, on LDS Microfilm 272003 (no page numbers, each bond is a separate sheet of paper, folded and bundled together):

Know all men by these presents that we Samuel Petitt & Geo Sadler are held and firmly bound unto the Commonwealth of Ky in the just & full sum of L50 current money of Ky which payment well and truly to be made we bind ourselves our heirs etc jointly & severally firmly by these presents sealed & dated the 29th day of Dec 1828 the condition of the above obligation is such that whereas a marriage shortly intended to be had & solomnized between the above bound Samuel Petitt & Nancy Sharp Now should there be no lawful cause to obstruct said intended marriage then this obligation to be void else to remain in full force & virtue. Samuel Petitt Geo Sadler

Of this the 27th day of December 1828 I Mathew Petett and and (sic) Molly Petett wee doe boath agre and ortherize the Clark of Bath County to esew a par of marridge Lisons for Samuel Petett and nancy Sharp this giving under our hands of this the 27 day of December 1828 signed Mathew Petett Attest George Sadler John Jones

Of this the 27th day of December 1828 I William Fielders and I Elizabeth Fielders wee doe boath agree and ortherize the Clark of Bath County to Eshew a pare of marriage Lisons for nancy Sharp that has bin living with us and is Destitute of parients and shee makes chawes of hir brother en law and sizter to act for hir as farther and mother signed William Fielders Attest George Sadler
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