Updated January 3, 2009

 

Pitts

 

Group 1

 

Younger Pitts was born in 1738 and married Susannah Elliott. His son, Pitman, was born about 1784 in Virginia and married Mary C Andrews on Sept 7, 1811 in Granville County, North Carolina. Mary was born about 1792 in Virginia. They had three children in Virginia: Elizabeth Ann, Younger, and Benjamin Franklin. With the outbreak of war with England, President Madison called up the state militia, and Pitman Pitts was drafted in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, just across the border from where they were married. He was mustered near Norfolk Virginia on about May 15, 1814 and Pitman served as an Ensign in Capt. Ralph Hubbard?s Company of Riflemen, attached to the 5 Regiment of the Virginia Militia. In December of 1814 the Treaty of Ghent was signed in Belgium and Pitman Pitts was honorably discharged at Fort Nelson near Norfolk Virginia. The family migrated through Kentucky to Madison County, Alabama and probably traveled along the Wilderness Road in Western Virginia which Daniel Boone had blazed through the Cumberland Gap in 1774. They may have come through Montgomery County, Kentucky, as Pitman had two war land grants there. The family bible was lost somewhere along this route between Kentucky and Alabama. We know that they were in Madison County, Alabama, by 1825 and they had three more children in Madison County Alabama (Susan Ware, William Charles, and John P. S. Pitts). Between 1841 and 1851 some of the family moved to Tishomingo County Mississippi and Washington County Arkansas, while some stayed in Madison County Alabama. We have accounted for over 1,200 descendants of Pitman Pitts and Mary C Andrews Pitts. Many descendants of these families live in the northeast Mississippi area. Others have been traced to Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama, Oregon, California, Washington, Arizona, Virginia and many other states. However, very few descendants have been found for the line of Younger Pitts (b. 1812 Virginia, son of Pitman).

 

  • Younger Pitts, b c1738, m Susannah Elliott
    • Pitman, b 1784 VA, m Mary Ann Andrews (or Mary C. (Polly) Andrews)
      • Benjamin Franklin, b Jan 17, 1816 VA, m Sally Sarah Hazel [David paw281 AT sbcglobal.net]
        • Robert Henry, b Sept 1, 1841, Tishomingo Co MS, m Phoebe La Vona Dillard, 1864, GA
          • Nathaniel Thomas, b March 29, 1878, Prentiss Co MS, m Rosa Elizabeth Wright
            • Sidney Albert, b Aug 1, 1901, Cooper, Delta Co TX, m Alma Imogene P-1
      • William Charles, b Mar 6, 1826 Mecklenberg, VA m Apphia Fauntleroy Carter [Sue s.smith212 AT sbcglobal.net]
        • John Thomas, b Mar 8, 1860, Boonville, MS m Ella Paden
          • Robert Hugh, Apr 12, 1899 Milan, TN m Agnes Caldwell P-2

 

 

Group 2 (Group 2a and Group 2b share the same DNA)

 

Group 2a

 

During the mid 1700s four brothers migrated from Isle of Wight Co, Virginia, to Newberry Co, South Carolina. These brothers were Henry, Charles, William, and Daniel. In the early 1800s many descendants of this family migrated to Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Florida, and Mississippi, and from there moved on to Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and many other states. Much research has been done on this family of Pitts. Books have been written tracing this family back to England and beyond but there are disagreements between researchers, therefore, the information will vary depending on which book one reads. I have chosen Charles Pitt, born abt 1677 as the earliest known ancestor because most published genealogies that I have seen agree on this information, although dates may vary somewhat. Charles Pitt was born about 1677 in Isle of Wight Co, Virginia. Some published genealogies have the date of 1667. He was the son of Henry Pitt and Mary Galloway. Charles married Sarah Ann Hardy, daughter of George Hardy and Mary Jackson. Charles died in 1751 at Surrey, Virginia. His son, Joseph Pitt, was born 1700 in Isle of Wight, Virginia, and he married Nancy Slaughter. Joseph died in Virginia in 1789. It is generally accepted that Charles, William, Daniel, and Henry were all sons of Joseph Pitt. The spelling changed from Pitt to Pitts with this generation. Research says that the Newberry, South Carolina, Pitts were brothers, uncles, and cousins, however, there was another Henry Pitts in Newberry about the same age as Henry, Sr, son of Joseph Pitt. I have found no information substantiating that these two Henry Pitts were related. The families intermarried and many of the same names are found in both, making research difficult. Mark Pitts, of Lincoln Co., Tennessee, Can be traced back to Henry, Sr, as he is named in Henry?s will. The common ancestor for Group 2 could be Joseph Pitt but at this time we believe it will be Charles.

 

  • Charles Pitt, b c1677 Isle of Wight Co, VA, d 1751 Surry Co, VA m Sarah Ann Hardy b 1677 [Nancy McClellan nanmc AT bellsouth.net]
    • Joseph Pitt, b 1700 Surry Co, VA, d 1789 Isle of Wight Co, VA m Nancy Slaughter
      • Henry Pitts, Sr, b Nov 1, 1725 Isle of Wight Co, VA d 1803 Newberry Co, SC m Hannah Collier, b 1727 VA, d 1808 Newberry Co, SC
        • Mark Pitts, Sr, b Apr 1757 Newberry Co, SC d abt 1825 Lincoln Co, TN m Suzannah Hembree, b abt 1760 SC, d aft 1840 Lincoln Co. TN
          • James Pitts, b Aug 29, 1784 Pendleton Dist, SC, d May 23, 1862 Lincoln Co, TN m Rachael Young b Sept 8, 1792 SC d Apr 10, 1867 Lincoln Co, TN
            • Henry Porter Pitts, b Sept 2, 1814, Pendleton Dist, SC d July 2, 1869 Lincoln Co, TN m Rebecca Rutledge b June 21, 1816 Surry Co, NC d Nov 11, 1856 Lincoln Co, TN
              • William Alfred Pitts, b May 2, 1848 Lincoln Co, TN d June 18, 1915 Bedford Co, TN m Martha Jane Brown b Oct 25, 1847 Lincoln Co, TN d Jan 2, 1830
                • William Aaron Pitts, b Apr 19, 1892 Lincoln Co, TN d Mar 1, 1959 Bedford Co, TN m Leona Mai Austin b Sept 1, 1894 Jackson Co, AL d June 14, 1989 Coffee Co, TN
                  • James Roscoe Pitts, b Jan 28, 1920 Lincoln Co, TN d Oct 4, 2003 Lincoln Co, TN P-10
            • James Jackson Pitts, b Dec 6, 1838 Lincoln Co TN m Martha Jane Albright [Melvin Pitts mrpitts AT pldi.net]
              • Wiley Washington Pitts, b Apr 30, 1878 Buckeye, Lincoln Co TN m Mattie Belle Price
                • Luther Keys Pitts, b Nov 2, 1903 Erick, OK m Florene Bucy P-28

 

  • Joel Pitts, b c1796, d 1867, Pickens Co, SC, m Charlotte [india sttiplis AT gmail.com]
    • William C. Pitts, b 1836, SC, d c1896, Oconee Co, SC m Rachel Youngblood
      • David N Pitts, b 1858, Pickens Co., SC, d 1950, Stephens Co, GA m Salina Long
      • Nettie Frances Pitts, b 1866, Oconee Co SC
      • Joel Thomas Pitts, b 1867 Oconee Co, SC, d 1937 Habersham Co, GA, m Delie McEntyre
      • Robert Hill Pitts I, b 1868, Oconee Co, SC, d 1944, Columbia Co, FL, m Mary Alexander P-5
      • Julius Andrew Pitts, b 1871 Oconee Co, SC, d 1945, Habersham Co, GA m Sarepta Southerland
      • Lugenia Pitts, b 1873 Oconee Co, SC
      • Clifton Pitts, b 1875 Oconee Co, SC
      • Sarah Elizabeth Pitts, b 1877, Texas, d 1939 Oconee Co, SC m John D Hudson
    • Charles Pitts, b c1824 Oconee Co, SC m Artelissa Stubblefield [Fran Pitts rdnfsp AT aol.com]
      • Joseph D Pitts, b Mar 1853 d June 28, 1933 m Ruth Fannie Lyles
        • Edward Walter Pitts, b Oct 11, 1878 d Mar 28, 1935 m Ethyl Wall
          • Fred James Pitts, b May 11, 1917 d Sept 12, 1996 m Estell Burton P-29

 

 

  • Joseph Pitts, b c1800 SC, m Mary Barnett, b c1800 SC [Nancy McClellan nanmc AT bellsouth.net]
    • William Barnett Pitts b, 1823 m Mary Ann Walker b 1824 [see Walker DNA grp 2]
      • William Newton Pitts, b 1844 Limestone Co, AL, m 1. Isabelle Ann Williams, m 2. Mary Tennessee Coffman
        • William Alfred Pitts, b 1866 Limestone Co, AL, m Susan Leana Joyner
          • Alphy Edgar Pitts, b Nov 2, 1902 Red River Co, TX, m Molie Cowser b May 31, 1906 Hopkins Co, TX P-3
      • George W Pitts, b 1845 m Mary E Coffman
      • James Hamilton Pitts, b 1848 AL m Susan Legg b c1848 Limestone Co AL
      • John Lovell Pitts, b 1850 m Sarah L Coffman
      • David Pleasant Pitts, b 1854 Limestone Co, AL married several times
    • Jasper Pitts, b 1832 Lauderdale Co, AL m possibly named Susan
      • John Calvin Pitts, b 1856 Limestone Co, AL, d Jan 7, 1913 Pemiscot Co, MO m 1. Eliza J Henry 2. Fannie Wheeler b Jan 19, 1882 d Dec 5, 1961 Pemiscot Co, MO
        • Preston William Pitts, b Oct 1882 d July 16, 1938 Pemiscot Co, MO m Edna Tyree
          • Ules William Pitts, b Mar 5, 1914 Pemiscot Co, MO d Dec 28, 1971 m Eva Lee Fisher Smith b Osceola AR P-24
    • Calvin M Pitts, b c1819 AL, d May 8, 1862 Burksville, MS (d in Civil War) m 1st Mary unknown b c1822 d before Nov 1859 Lauderdale Co AL, m 2nd Elvina Baugher b 1834 Lauderdale Co, AL d before 1900 in probably Giles Co, TN
      • William Calvin Pitts, b Jan 1862 Lauderdale Co, AL or maybe Giles Co TN, d Jan 22, 1951 Noble Co, OK, m Elizabeth Hannah Thigpen b Aug 1865 Lauderdale Co, AL d bet 1910-1920 Seminole Co, OK
        • Robert Calvin Pitts, b Dec 1884 TN probably Lawrence Co, d June 14, 1966 Little Rock, AR m Myrtle Sabre Clouse b May 17, 1897 TX, d Nov 13, 1934 Enid, OK P-42

 

 

  • Abner Pitts, b unk, d May 4, 1801 Newberry Co, SC m Mary Waldrop [Lib Pitts libsportal AT bellsouth.net]
    • Richard Henderson Pitts, b 1788 Newberry Co, SC d Dec 2, 1829 m Hulda Pitts
      • Reuben Griffin Pitts, b Oct 14, 1826 d July 27, 1911 Laurens Co, SC m Martha Meadors
        • Enoch Lee Pitts, b Sept 29, 1862 d Feb 1, 1919 Laurens Co, SC m Nancy Ann Lovinia Adair
          • Sterling Adair Pitts, Sr, b Oct 1899, d Jan 24, 1979 Laurens Co, SC m Katie Belle Hargrove P-12

 

 

  • Henry Pitts, Jr, b June 14, 1759, Newberry Co, SC d Jan 15, 1847 Laurens Co, SC m Elizabeth Anderson, b May 21, 1761, Newberry Co, SC d Mar 3, 1842 Laurens Co, SC [Henry Pitts henpitts AT charter.net]
    • Henry Pitts III, Oct 1, 1792 Laurens Co, SC d Mar 13, 1861 Laurens Co, SC m Mary Hitch, b Oct 10, 1794 Somerset Co, MD, d Nov 3, 1863 Laurens Co, SC
      • Edwin Leroy Pitts, b Dec 11, 1818 Laurens Co, SC d Dec 18, 1882 Laurens Co, SC m Catherine Harris Boyd, b Jan 21, 1824 Laurens Co, SC d Dec 18, 1882
        • William Henry Pitts, b Feb 13, 1849 Laurens Co, SC d Jan 31, 1923 Laurens Co, SC, m Nancy Elizabeth Murff, b Dec 29, 1852, Laurens Co, SC d Oct 30, 1882, Laurens Co, SC
          • Henry Lee Pitts, b Aug 3, 1876 Laurens Co, SC d June 21, 1932 Laurens Co, SC m Mary Emma Eugenia Caldwell, b Dec 13, 1875, d Feb 6, 1943 Laurens Co, SC
            • Claude Mills Pitts, b Feb 4, 1918 Mountville, SC, d Mar 19, 1987 Forest Park, GA, m Maria Schutz, b June 8, 1923 Hirschberg, Bavaria, Germany, d Aug 25, 2001, Decatur, GA P-39

 

 

  • Isaac Pitts, b abt 1808 SC d unknown m Mildred Clore b abt 1808 Laurens Dist, SC d abt 1892 Ozark, Franklin Co, AR [Gerald Pitts gr.pitts2 AT verizon.net]
    • James Henry Pitts, Sr, b July 1838 Laurens Dist, SC d maybe abt 1901 Sequoyah Co, OK m Elizabeth Louisa Hill b abt 1844 Jackson Co, AL d bet Dec 1886 & Sept 1889 Sequoyah Co, OK
      • John Rufes Pitts, b Mar 10, 1874 Bridgeport, Jackson Co, AL d Jan 1, 1943 Peoria, Maricopa Co, AZ m Magnolia Belle James b Oct 1878 AR, d bet 1930-1935 Caddo Co, OK
        • James Thelbert Pitts, b Oct 12, 1899 Sallisaw, Sequoyah Co, OK d Oct 7, 1981 Albany, Linn Co, OR m Stella Lee Hart b June 25, 1903, Texanna, McIntosh Co, OK d Aug 1, 1987, Albany, Linn Co, OR P-21

 

 

  • Levi Pitts, b Jan 16, 1814, TN d Sept 20, 1864 Pulaski Co, AR m Elizabeth Matthews b July 15, 1816 TN d Mar 10, 1883 WashingtonCo, AR [Bill Guynes captzap AT sbcglobal.net]
    • John Samuel Pitts, b June 6, 1836 Overton Co, TN m Ellen Kazar Hatchett b c1845 Overton Co, TN
      • Uriah Pitts, b 1867 m Mary Meeks
        • Toy Pitts, b July 24, 1882 m Nettie Mae Hinson
          • Harley Vernon Pitts, b 1920 and Elizabeth Eaton P-16

 

 

  • Charles C Pitts, Jr, b c1798, SC m Mary Ann Standridge, b c1794, SC [Nancy McClellan nanmc AT bellsouth.net]
    • Elijah Andrew Pitts, Sr, b July 7, 1824 Pickens Co, SC d Jan 5, 1909 White, GA m 1. Martha E Cobb, b Dec 6, 1828 Pickens Co, SC 2. Caroline Boswell
      • John Warren Pitts, b abt 1847 Pickens Co, SC m Lydda
        • Martin Coffee Pitts, b July 16, 1867 Oconee Co, SC d Dec 22, 1955 Toccoa, Stephens Co, GA m Lucy Luna Ables, b Jan 1869, SC
          • William Leslie Pitts, b July 29, 1897, SC d Nov 17, 1972 Hall Co, GA m Flora Wilson, b Sept 18, 1897 Jackson Co, GA d July 22, 1949 Hall Co, GA P-30

 

 

  • Levi Solomon Pitts, b c1797 SC, d Mar 5, 1865 Wayne Co, TN m Jemima Gately b c1801 NC d abt 1865 Wayne Co, TN [Marshia Vance marshia.vance AT gmail.com]
    • Levi William Pitts, b 1838 Wayne Co, TN d Jan 1879 Izard Co, AR m Martha Jane Prater, b 1838 Wayne Co, TN d July 13, 1930, Gaylor, AR
      • Andrew Johnson Pitts, b Mar 22, 1875, Wayne Co, TN, d Apr 19, 1949 Fifty Six, Stone Co, AR m Mattie Lou (Emma) Fitzhugh, b May 19, 1883 Flat Rock, AR d Feb 12, 1953 Sylamore, Stone Co, AR
        • Harvey Lamuel Pitts, b Aug 22, 1905 Gaylor, AR, d Dec 25, 1997 Mountain View, Stone Co, AR m Dixie Vada Covey, b Apr 25, 1908, Mountain Home, AR d Apr 24, 1997 Batesville AR P-31

 

 

  • Martin Pitts, b c1790, SC, m Elizabeth Ray Dec 22, 1812 in Wilkes Co, GA. Both believed to have been born in SC. DOB for Elizabeth is believed to be April 13, 1792 [Alton Pitts fayeandalton AT bellsouth.net]
    • Stanmore Butler Pitts, b c1816, GA married 3 times. 2nd wife Mary (Polly) Jennings or Wilkins b c1818
      • Bartley Pitts, b Oct 4, 1859, GA m Martha S (Mattie) Weatherly, b Sept 27, 1861 GA
        • Elijah Aaron Pitts, b Jan 23, 1892 GA m Eva Appie Burnette, b