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Seth Pettypool

Blackard Connection:
No direct connection other than similar migration of descendents from Prince George VA to Granville Co NC.
Indirect connection in that he relocated to Aaron's Creek where the father of Elizabeth Humphries Blackard lived and the name Blacketter was recorded.

John Pettypool was born in Prince George in 1723/5 son of Seth and father of the Seth Pettypool who migrated to NC. Seth was recorded in
Lunenburg in 1747 and then in Granville NC in 1762, 1764 and 1766.

MORE INFO: Colonial Pettypool-Poole-P'Poole Families

1720 Prince George Co VA

Feb 8, 1720 Sith PETTYPOOL, between Drury BOLLING and Middle Creek...134 acres

1722 Prince George Co VA

Sith Pettypoole, 134 acres of new land patented in Prince George County between Drury Bolling and Middle Creek, adjoining Charles Cuzan (Cousin); 22 Jun 1722

1735 Brunswick Co VA

Seth Petty Poole, patent for 385 acres in Brunswick County, north side of Beaver Pond Branch of Stergeon Run, bounded by Massey; 24 Mar 1740

1748-1750 Mecklenburg/Halifax Co VA

Although Seth and Martha still owned land on Modest Creek in 1758 (124), they had moved to Aaron's Creek on the county line between present day Halifax and Mecklenburg County. He was listed with his adult children in the area of present day Mecklenburg County in 1748 and 1750, and in Lunenburg on Couches Creek in 1749.

1748 Lewis Deloney's District (present Mecklenburg County)
Seth Petty Poole, 4 tithes
-Seth Jr Petty Poole
-Peter Petty Poole
John Pettypoole, 2 tithes
-John Sandford

1749 Between Hounds Creek and Meherrin (Couches Creek, present Lunenburg Co.)
Seth Petteypool 5 tithes
John Petteypool
Peter Petteypool
Seth Petteypool, Jr

1750 Cornelius Cargill's District (present Halifax Co.)
Sith PettyPool, 4 tithes
-Sith PettyPool Jr
John PettyPool, 1 tithe

Reference

1755 Halifax VA to Granville NC

IV.d. Seth Pettypool Jr.[4] (of William[1] , William[2] , Seth[3] ) (born c1733 Virginia) married Mary Wood.

Seth Jr., son of Seth and Martha Pettypool, was listed in their household in the 1748-50 Lunenburg County List of Tithes, on the Aaron's Creek land in present day Halifax County, Virginia. He was on the 1755 tax list of Halifax County, Virginia (161).

1755 Poll List in Halifax County:
Seth PettyPool, Jr 140 acres, 0 negroes
Seth Jr[4] moved to Granville County, North Carolina at about the same time as his brother, John[4] having settled their families on on lands between Aaron's and Bluewing Creek (162).

John Harris, warrant to William Churton, to survey 640 acres in Granville County of both sides of Aaron's Creek, joining Sith Pool; 6 Dec 1758, entered 9 Oct 1758; sig: Frances Corbin, execution delayed; granted 1 Dec 1760

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1762-1794 Granville Co NC - John & Seth (IV?)

MORE INFO: Pettypools on Tax Lists in Granville County, North Carolina

1768 Halifax Co VA - Aaron's Creek

Seth Pettypool, planter of Halifax County to his son, William Pettyool of same, for love and affection, 580 acres on Aaron's Creek whereon said Seth lives...the whole estate both real and personal with all estate right, title and interest. William will maintain Seth and his wife, Martha in a plentiful and decent manner. Signed: Seth Pettypool; witnesses: William Stokes, Richard Jones, Thomas Williams, Evan Owen; 14 Oct 1768; recorded: 17 Nov 1768

The John Humphries family also owned land on Aaron's Creek. And also a family who spell their name Blacketter but may be part of our family.

 

1773 Mecklenburg/Halifax Co VA

In March 1773 Seth[3] deeded land to a grandson, Benjamin Pettypool, a son of Peter (131). Seth's land on Bluewing Creek (adjacent to Aaron's Creek) was surveyed at the end of March 1773 (132). Seth Sr[3] was missing from a deed of June 1773, a sale of land of son William[4] on Aaron's Creek that was witnessed by Seth Sr's wife, Martha, and grandson Benjamin Pettypool. These records suggest that Seth Sr. probably died in early 1773 (133). Reference

Note that the John Humphries, father of Elizabeth Humphries Blackard, lived on Aaron's Creek in Mecklenburg during this time. Their in-laws, the Halliburtons, settled on Bluewing Creek in Orange Co NC in what eventually became Caswell and then Person County NC.

1785 Granville Co NC

1785--- Halifax Co, VA, DB 13, p. 362. Aug 20, 1785 from John Pettpool (Pettipool,
Pettypool) of Granville County, NC, to Fredrick Talley (Tally) of Halifax, for 15lbs, about 162
acres in Halifax on the waters of Blew Wing [Blue Wing Cr, Hyco Riv], and bounded by Robert
Glidewell, Daniel Glass, William Arun{Irvin??}, Presley Harrison. Signed - John Pettypool. Wit
- Standley Hite, John Talley(x his mark), Hilker Talley(x his mark) , Peter Overby. Recorded
Jan l9, 1786. -----cwh, Note, both John & Hilikiah Talley signed with an X-----Also this is a
son of Seth Pettypool, brother of William Pettypool of Aaron Ck-Blue Wing Ck--on 1785, Daniel
Glass beside John Talley. Note Stanley Hite witness for Frederick Talley purchasing land.

1789/90 Dinwiddie VA - Seth

WILLIAM AND MARY QUARTERLY RECORDS OF DINWIDDIE COUNTY
Abstracts 1789, 1790

Seth Pettypool, Jun. ap'ted surveyor of the roads. Ref

 

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