Family Group Sheet

Name Henry Prewitt25,11,12 Birth abt 1654, Charles City, York, VA Death bef 1722, Henrico, VA25 Residence 25 Apr 1679, henrico Co., VA28 Alternate spelling Pruitt21 Father Thomas Prewitt (1616-) Mother Unknown (~1626-) Other spouses Ann Fields
Marriage 20 Aug 1691, Henrico, VA21
Spouse Rebecca Ann Dabbs20,11,12 Death 1748, Henrico, VA Birth abt 1654, Henrico Co., VA Alternate spelling Dobbs Father James Dabbs Mother UNNAMED
Children
1 M Andrew Prewitt25,11,12 Birth 1694/95, Varina Parish, Henrico, VA21,25 Birth abt 1694, Goochland Co, VA11 Death 1763, Bedford, VA21
Spouse Agnes
2 M Hugh Prewitt11,12 Birth 1697, Henrico, VA21,25
3 M Richard Prewitt11,12 Birth 1698/1700, Henrico, VA25 Death abt 1757, Lunenburg Co., VA21 Birth abt 1698, Henrico Co, VA Death abt 1757, Lunenburg County, VA
Spouse Frances Murrell Marriage 172621
4 M Uriah Prewitt33,11,12 Birth 1699, Henrico, VA21 Death BET. 1738 - 1790, Henrico County, Virginia
Spouse Elizabeth Marriage abt 1730
5 M Samuel Pruett11,12 Birth 1700, of, Henrico, VA Birth 1 FEB 1699/00, Northumberland C, Virginia
6 M Thomas Prewitt Sr.25,11,12 Birth abt 1700, Varina Parish, Halifax Co11 Birth 1692/93, Varina Parish, Henrico, VA25 Death abt 1759, Halifax Co., Virginia
Spouse Mary Chastain Marriage abt 172021
7 F Rebecca Prewitt25,26,11,12 Birth 1702, Henrico, VA25 Death 1748, Henrico Co, VA Birth abt 1702, Henrico Co, VA
Spouse James McGehee Marriage 9 Dec 1721, Henrico Or Hanover, VA
8 M William Pruett Birth 1702, of, Henrico, VA
9 M Henry Pruett Birth 1704, of, Henrico, VA
10 M John Pruett Birth 1706, of, Henrico, VA
Notes for Henry Prewitt
On April 25, 1679, Henry was listed with the heads of families in Henrico County, V irginia when he was tithable and assessed to support an army to defend against the Indians. In the same group of 40 neighbors was Col. William Byrd. Henry evidently owned land at that time since he was taxed. He was not a large land owner by comparison to the Carter's, Byrd's, Randolph's, or Washington's, who owned thousands of acres, but to be a land owner at age 25 was of some importance. In 1686, Henry was granted 220 acres on the north side of the James River in Henrico County, which tract he sold to Mary (Fields)Jones in 1697. On April 20, 1687, Henry Prewitt and John Fields were granted 440 acres of land in Varina Parish, Henrico County, on the north side of the James River, beginning at Almond Creek. Henry was involved with the Fields and Jones families throughout the records of Henrico County. Mary Fields, sister of Thomas and John Fields, married Edward Jones, and Henry Prewitt administered the estate of Edward Jones in 1695. On August 3, 1691, Henry Prewitt, supported by John Fields, was sued by William Byrd. The only connection found between the Prewitt and Byrd families is that they resided in the same area. Henry Prewitt's land on Almond Creek was about 20 miles up the James River from William Byrd's plantation "Westover". Many families followed the Byrds into southern Virginia, the Prewitts among them, settling in northern Halifax County in 1745. Henry Prewitt married Rebecca Dobbs in Henrico County, Virginia on 20 August 1691. According to depositions taken in court that month, Henry was age 37, so this may have been a second marriage for him. Henry may have first married a Field, or else John Field married a sister of Henry Prewitt. In 1711, Henry Prewitt, an over aged person, was exempt from paying poll tax. At the June Court, 1722, Henrico County, Rebecca Prewitt, widow of Henry, was summoned to administer the estate of her husband. Rebecca died in Henrico County, Virginia in 1748.11
Misc. Notes
1st-Wife: possibly Ann Fields21
Property
PROPERTY: Land at Almond Creek is where the City of Richmond VA now located. With information from "Henshaw's Encyclopedia. of American Quaker Genealogy" LifeNotes: Settled on the James River in Henrico Co., VA. From "Out on a Limb," a publication of the Smith family, he was listed as a young man with a group of 40 in Col. William Byrd's muster in Henrico Co., VA, who were tithables and could support defense against the Indians in 1679. Had a patent for a tract of land on the north side of the James River in 1686. He sold 220 acres of it, that year, to Mary Fields Jones. In 1687, he and John Field got a patent for 440 acres, Varina Parish, north side of the James River, beginning at Thomas Field's corner, [for the imp of 9 pers] , 4/20/1687. He made a deposition 8/1691, and stated on 9/2 that he was about 37 yrs old. He was a Henrico Co., VA juryman on 4/17/1693. His land was about 20 miles upriver from William Byrd's Westover and Col. Byrd operated a trading post close to Henry's land. 21
Notes for Henry & Rebecca Ann (Family)
According to "Henshaw's Encyclopedia. of American Quaker Genealogy": Henry and Rebecca Dabbs Prewitt were members of the Henrico Monthly Meeting of The Society of Friends (Quakers).21
Notes for Andrew (Child 1)
On October 20, 1751 Andrew petitioned the court that "he has lost his sight very much which prevents him from maintaining himself; whereupon it is considered that he (be) free hereafter from paying his county leveys (order bk 7, (1750-1757), p 75)11
Notes for Hugh (Child 2)
Thought to have been named for Hugh Jones, who wrote the first history of VA. Lived in Goochland Co., VA and Lunenburg Co., VA.21
Notes for Uriah (Child 4)
1783 - Elizabeth Prewit vs Uriah Prewit, chauncery for alimony (so a divorce was issued or considered) (order bk 10, p 359)11
Notes for Thomas (Child 6)
Thomas Prewitt, Sr. married Mary Chastain Ducray, the widow of Nicholas Ducray. Mary and Nicholas were French Huguenots, and this is believed to be the only Huguenot connection with the Prewitt family. Mary was the daughter of Pierre Chastain. Thomas and Mary settled further up the James River from his father's land at Almond Creek, for when Goochland County was formed from Henrico County in 1727, Thomas was one of the first residents. Thomas purchased land on Stocks Creek, Amelia County, Virginia in 1737, and resided there until his move to southern Virginia. On July 19, 1745, Thomas began to dispose of his land holdings on Stock's Creek, and over the next two years, purchased 1,000 acres on Catawba Creek in Brunswick (Lunenburg) County, Virginia. In 1752, the portion of Lunenburg County where Thomas lived was placed in the newly organized Halifax County. On May 16, 1759, Thomas Prewitt, blacksmith, gave three of his sons, John Farmer, Renny Prewitt, and Abraham Prewitt, 150 acres each on Catawba Creek, Halifax County. All these deeds were witnessed by Thomas Prewitt, Jr. and William Prewitt. It appears that Thomas Prewitt, Sr . died about 1759, and that his son, Thomas Prewitt, Jr. gained control of the estate. In 1729, Goochland County, Va, Thomas Pruet(sic) paid fine of 50 pounds of tobacco for saying a bad word (order Bk1, p. 89) In 1737 Thomas Pruit (sic) moved to Amelia County (Order Bk5, p. 46, 254, 246)
Notes for William (Child 8)
spelled Pruitt, according to descendent Jerry Pruitt22

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