There is more information on the Pettit family Bible I will be publishing in a paper in the near future. I have identified the last known family member who had it in their possession. There is also a family Bible that belonged to Benjamin Pettit (b1769) that may still be in the Spartanburg Co., SC area. More to come...
On the 13th day of June in 1846 in Gilmer County, Georgia, John Pettit stood before his brother Henry Pettit Jr. (b. 1790), the Justice of the Inferior Court. His deposition that day was in regards to the settlement of the Revolutionary War pension account of his father Henry Sr. (b. 1763). John’s mother, Anna (Poole) Pettit, who had been in his care since the death of his father, had recently passed on as well...
After pleading my case to the National Archives they agreed to pull these Bible records from the vault for viewing. I was able to examine them in person under the supervision of the lead archivist. I was also allowed to take full color photos. I will be posting a new article about this soon and will be including the pictures for all to share.