George Pettit first appeared in New Jersey records as the witness to the
will of Samuel Hunt Sr. of Hardwick Township, Morris County (later
Sussex) dated Mar. 13, 17524 (31:170-171). His brother Isaac Pettit was
also a witness. George Pettit served on juries in Sussex County in
November 1755, August 1757, August 1758, and November 1760.18 In March
1756 he served with his brothers Jonathan, Amos, and Thomas on a
coroner's jury ruling on the death of David Allen of Sussex County.19
His name does not appear in Sussex County records after 1760. It is
believed that he eventually moved with his brother Isaac Pettit to
Loudoun County, Virginia. A George Pettit appeared on lists of Loudoun
County tithables in the years 1770, 1771, 1774 and 1775.20 There was a
tradition that George also lived for a while in Bucks County,
Pennsylvania21 perhaps between 1760 when the last mention of him was
found in New Jersey in 1770 when the first mention of him is found in
Virginia. Another family tradition gave the name of George's wife as
Sarah.22 There is no listing of George Pettit's children but the
following appear to belong to him:

Andrew Pettit. He was listed as the son of George in Loudoun
County tithable lists. He married Jerusha Schooley and lived at
Pettit's Mill about half-way between Waterford and Leesburg in
Loudoun Co. They had ten children: Joab, Sarah, Rachel, Dorothy
(Dolly), Susan, Polly, Nancy, Jonathan, George K., and Andrew
Pettit.21

Mary Pettit, d. Oct. 28, 1828. She married Joseph Baldwin in
1774 at Alexandria, a small community in Loudoun County.22 Joseph
Baldwin was the son of Joseph Baldwin Sr. and his wife Susannah of
Loudoun County. Joseph and Mary Baldwin moved about 1795 to
Shenandoah (now Warren) County, Virginia. About 1818 they moved
again to Shenango Township, Beaver (now Lawrence) Co.,
Pennsylvania.23 They had children: Samuel, John, Susannah, Nancy,
Joseph, Massa, Mary, and Betsy Baldwin.22

Amos Pettit. An Amos Pettit was listed among Loudoun Co.
taxables in 1782.20 About 1800 (or a couple years earlier) an Amos
Pettit settled in Pendleton Co, Kentucky. Family tradition among
his descendants said that he came from Loudoun Co., Virginia. The
same tradition states that Amos died at age 90 and was a member of
the Christian Church.24 The maiden name of his wife was Glenn.
They were said to have "many" children, including: Absalom, John
McCargo, James, and Elijah Pettit.24

Nathaniel Pettit. He was born between 1765 and 1770 according to
entries in the Beaver Co., Pennsylvania census in 1830 and 1840.
About 1792 in Loudoun Co., VA he married Abigail Wood, the
daughter of Joseph and Abigail Wood. The Woods were a Quaker
family and Abigail was dismissed from Fairfax Monthly Meeting for
marrying out of unity on Nov. 24, 1792.25 Nathaniel eloped with
Abigail against her families wishes and they came over the
mountains on horseback to Pennsylvania.26 Nathaniel was still
living in 1844 when he executed a deed in Beaver County27 but
apparently died before 1850 because he did not appear in the 1850
census. Nathaniel and Abigail had children: Joseph, Ruth(ette),
Susannah, George, Perninah, Josiah W., Nathaniel, and Naomi
Pettit.26

References:

1 Harry Macy Jr.: research on the Pettits of Newtown, Long Island, done for Sandra McIntire of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 1983. 2 West Jersey Deeds; on microfilm at Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. (film nos. 460-050; 460-058) 3 Edwin Robert Walker & others: "A History of Trenton, 1679-1929", 1929. 4 New Jersey Wills recorded in "New Jersey Archives", Vol. 23, 30-41. 5 Mrs. Louise H. Tunison and Mrs. Althea F. Courtot: "The Heath Family of Hunterdon County, New Jersey", 1977, typed manuscript in collections of Hunterdon County Historical Society, Flemington, New Jersey. 6 Henrietta Brady Brown: "Some Venables of England and America", 1961. In Burlington County Library, New Jersey. 7 John S. Wurts: "Magna Carta", pp. 2288-2318. 8 Phyllis B. D'Autrechy: "Some Records of Old Hunterdon County, 1701-1838", 1977. 9 "Rev. William Frazier's Three Parishes - St. Thomas', St. Andrew's, and Musconetcong, New Jersey 1768-70", in "Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography", Vol. 12 (1888) 212-232. See also Vol. 10:258-261. 10 "The West Jersey Society's Great Tract in Hunterdon County", in "The Jerseyman", Vol. 3 (1895) pp. 1-5. 11 "Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography", 31:352. 12 James P. Snell: "History of Somerset and Hunterdon Counties, New Jersey", 1881. 13 R. Janet Powell: "Annals of the Forty", Grimsby Historical Society, Grimsby, Ontario. 14 "Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey". 15 National Archives pension application of Mary (Wolverton) Bray, file W5920. 16 Article on Charles Pettit in "Dictionary of American Biography", Vol. 14. 17 Franklin County, Pennsylvania wills. 18 Sussex County Court Records in Sussex County Courthouse, Newton, New Jersey. 19 Pettit notes in Charles C. Gardner Collection of the Genealogical Society of New Jersey, Alexander Library, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. 20 Loudoun County Tithables, original records in Loudoun County courthouse, Leesburg, Virginia. 21 "Colorado Genealogist" Vol. 4 (1943) p. 104. 22 Family notes of Zoe Lenore (Baldwin) Sublette, ca. 1920. 23 Frank C. Baldwin: "The Baldwins: From Virginia Westward", 1985. 24 E.E. Barton: notes on the families of northern Kentucky, on microfilm (BMR #234) in Falmouth Public Library, Pendleton County, Kentucky. 25 Fairfax Monthly Meeting in William Wade Hinshaw's "Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy", Vol. 6. 26 American Historical Society: "Biographical History of Pittsburgh", 1922. 27 Beaver County, Pennsylvania deeds. 28 National Society of Colonial Dames of America in the State of New Jersey: "New Jersey Colonial Civil List 1667-1776". 29 James P. Snell: "History of Sussex and Warren Counties, New Jersey", 1881. 30 Minutes of Sussex County Freeholders on microfilm at Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. (film no. 961-013)

Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Heath) Pettit of Hunterdon County, New Jersey - Part One
by Frank C. Baldwin (848 Lake Street, Oak Park, IL 60301)

Info taken from The Pettit Correspondent: http://ancestraldata.com/PETTIT/3-2-126.html