I would love to hear from any of the Surry co., NC descendants of Benjamin Pettit and Rebecca or Benjamin Pettit and Elizabeth about this Thomas Pettit. We would like to do a simple DNA test of targeted SNP's to see how closely this family may be related to the family of Thomas Pettit and Christian Mellows. Targeted SNPs can be done for about $18.

First Pettits in America Series #2 -Thomas Pettit, Rapp. Co, VA 1656

Thomas Pettit and Katherine his wife were in the Rappahannock River settlement in Virginia as early as 1656. They had one son, Thomas Pettit Jr and one daughter, Dorothy. It is likely that this Thomas is the ancestor of many of the Pettits in America today including those who trace their line back to Surry Co., NC.

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