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About Amy Ann Pettus
Amy Ann Pettus (Walker)
Find A Grave Memorial ID # 106325375
Amy is the daughter of David Walker and his wife, Mary. She married Thomas Pettus on 10 November 1735 in Virginia.
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HER HUSBAND, THOMAS PETTUS: Member of Vestry of Cumberland Parish, 1759-1779 Lunenburg, Virginia. He was a Member of the House of Burgesses 1765-1776. Thomas was a Member of The House of Burgess: 1769-1771, 1772-1774 and 1775-1776. Thomas is listed as a DAR Patriot.
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Amy & Thomas Pettus's Descendants:
William Albert Pettus (1781-1844)- grandson, moved to Texas and played a roll in Texas gaining it's independence.
Samuel Overton Pettus II (1803-1836)- great-grandson died in the Goliad Massacre in Texas in 1836, fighting for Texas Independence.
William Pettus Hobby (1878-1964) - 3rd great-grandson became Governor of Texas.
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The children of Amy and Thomas Pettus:
1) John Pettus (1736-1799)
2) Thomas Pettus (1741-1797)
3) Mary (Pettus) Brown (1746-1812)
4) Anne (Pettus) Shelburne (1749-1831)
5) Samuel Overton Pettus (1751-1819)
6) David Walker Pettus (1755-1805)
7) Rebecca Pettus (1759-)
Origins
From message posted on 6 July 2004: Surnames: Walker/Munford/Kennon: < link >
"I think some doubt has been cast on Amey Walker, born February 1717, as the daughter of David Walker and Mary Munford. There were at least four David Walkers in Tidewater Virginia around this time, and sorting them out is a real puzzle. I don't think there is any doubt that Amey Walker was probably the daughter of a man named David Walker - she named her first son David Walker Pettus - but the question is, which one?
I believe the current thinking is that the Mary Munford who married David Walker was born around 1702, and they were not married until after 1717, which would make her an unlikely candidate to be Amey's mother. Also, Amey Walker did not have any siblings, indicating that her mother may have died at or shortly after the time of her birth, and Mary Munford Walker lived for decades afterward. I live in Virginia and have access through the "Virginiana room" of the Fairfax County Library to a couple of well-researched histories of the Kennon family written by scholars rather than family members (Mary Munford was the daughter of Martha Kennon) which are out of print and may not be available everywhere. If you would like the information, e-mail me at sehoytwo[at]aol.com. Perhaps DNA can illuminated a solution to this problem.
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Amy Ann Pettus's Timeline
| 1717 |
February 25, 1717
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Lunenburg County, Virginia, Colonial America
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| 1736 |
September 17, 1736
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Louisa County or Lunenburg, Lunenburg County, VA, United States
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| 1740 |
March 10, 1740
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Lunenberg Co, Virginia, United States
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| 1746 |
November 6, 1746
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Hanover County, Virginia, United States
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| 1749 |
January 31, 1749
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Lunenburg County, Province of Virginia
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| 1750 |
1750
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Virginia, United States
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| 1751 |
March 1, 1751
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Hanover, Virginia, United States
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| 1753 |
April 30, 1753
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Lunenberg Co, Virginia, United States
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| 1755 |
July 3, 1755
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Louisa County, Province of Virginia
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