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Putnam Stith Sr.

Birth
Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Death
1867 (aged 62–63)
Nottoway County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Petersburg, Petersburg City, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Ward D, Section 18, Square 4
Memorial ID
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Son of John Stith and Ann Washington.

Married Mary Poythress Epes, daughter of Francis Epes and Sarah "Sally" Williams, abt. 1827, Nottoway, Virginia.

Putnam Stith was the son of Major John Stith, an officer of the Revolution who served on Lafayette's staff. His mother was Anne Washington, daughter of Lawrence Washington of Chotank, King George County. Lawrence Washington, of Chotank, was a cousin of General George Washington. Putnam
Stith was also a kinsman of William Stith, the historian, one of the early presidents of William and Mary College, and a brother of Mrs. William Blunt Irby of Pleasant Hill.

OAK MOTTE is on the road from Nottoway Court House to Crewe built by Francis Epes of Lunenburg County, whose wife was Sally Williams. He built the house for his daughter, Mary Elizabeth Poythress Epes, who married Putnam Stith. Francis Epes of Lunenburg was a son of Colonel Peter Epes (1730-1807) of High Peak in Prince George County, and was a member of the House of Delegates from Lunenburg County 1798-1800, and Mary Poythress (1730-1792).

Children:
1. Francis Epes Stith m. Rhoda Boykin Bennett
2. Sarah A. Stith
3. John W. Stith (1832, Petersburg, VA-1850/60) Unmarried
4. Eliza Epes Stith (1834, Petersburg, VA-June 4, 1914, Petersburg, VA) Unmarried
5. Susan Beverley Stith
6. Pvt. Cincinnatus Stith
7. Pvt. Putnam Stith
8. Rosalie Medora Stith
9. William Junius Stith m. Frances Beverley Woodson
10. Mary Poythress Stith m. Rev. George C. Sutton
Son of John Stith and Ann Washington.

Married Mary Poythress Epes, daughter of Francis Epes and Sarah "Sally" Williams, abt. 1827, Nottoway, Virginia.

Putnam Stith was the son of Major John Stith, an officer of the Revolution who served on Lafayette's staff. His mother was Anne Washington, daughter of Lawrence Washington of Chotank, King George County. Lawrence Washington, of Chotank, was a cousin of General George Washington. Putnam
Stith was also a kinsman of William Stith, the historian, one of the early presidents of William and Mary College, and a brother of Mrs. William Blunt Irby of Pleasant Hill.

OAK MOTTE is on the road from Nottoway Court House to Crewe built by Francis Epes of Lunenburg County, whose wife was Sally Williams. He built the house for his daughter, Mary Elizabeth Poythress Epes, who married Putnam Stith. Francis Epes of Lunenburg was a son of Colonel Peter Epes (1730-1807) of High Peak in Prince George County, and was a member of the House of Delegates from Lunenburg County 1798-1800, and Mary Poythress (1730-1792).

Children:
1. Francis Epes Stith m. Rhoda Boykin Bennett
2. Sarah A. Stith
3. John W. Stith (1832, Petersburg, VA-1850/60) Unmarried
4. Eliza Epes Stith (1834, Petersburg, VA-June 4, 1914, Petersburg, VA) Unmarried
5. Susan Beverley Stith
6. Pvt. Cincinnatus Stith
7. Pvt. Putnam Stith
8. Rosalie Medora Stith
9. William Junius Stith m. Frances Beverley Woodson
10. Mary Poythress Stith m. Rev. George C. Sutton


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