Young William grew up on his fathers plantations, having been born on Bonarva Plantation. He attended Hillsborough Academy and then to the University of North Carolina from 1834-1837 where he obtained a degree in law. However, he returned to the plantation and was given by his father on his 21st birthday the plantation named Belgrade. He would later inherit Magnolia Plantation upon the death of his father.
He would work those two plantation until the federal occupation. He was a member of the Secession board of North Carolina. He was not in favor of leaving the union until Lincoln called for troops.
As for many planters in the south after the Civil War there was much struggling. In the end he had to sell both is plantations to pay his debts.
Even during the earlier years he had been plagued by ill health and spent time away from his home, leaving two of his trustworthy slaves, Moses and Henry to run the plantation. They communicated regularly by letters. He personally wrote to them and they in return had a neighbor write their return letters as neither could read or write.
He was ordained an Episcopal minister in 1869 and would serve in various churches throughout the area.
He had had an ill fated courtship early in life, which was the reason that he never married. He was serving at Ridgeway at the time of his death.
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Brother of General James Johnston Pettigrew, hero of Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg July, 1863.
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He would work those two plantation until the federal occupation. He was a member of the Secession board of North Carolina. He was not in favor of leaving the union until Lincoln called for troops.
As for many planters in the south after the Civil War there was much struggling. In the end he had to sell both is plantations to pay his debts.
Even during the earlier years he had been plagued by ill health and spent time away from his home, leaving two of his trustworthy slaves, Moses and Henry to run the plantation. They communicated regularly by letters. He personally wrote to them and they in return had a neighbor write their return letters as neither could read or write.
He was ordained an Episcopal minister in 1869 and would serve in various churches throughout the area.
He had had an ill fated courtship early in life, which was the reason that he never married. He was serving at Ridgeway at the time of his death.
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Brother of General James Johnston Pettigrew, hero of Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg July, 1863.
http://ncpedia.org/print/6910
Young William grew up on his fathers plantations, having been born on Bonarva Plantation. He attended Hillsborough Academy and then to the University of North Carolina from 1834-1837 where he obtained a degree in law. However, he returned to the plantation and was given by his father on his 21st birthday the plantation named Belgrade. He would later inherit Magnolia Plantation upon the death of his father.
He would work those two plantation until the federal occupation. He was a member of the Secession board of North Carolina. He was not in favor of leaving the union until Lincoln called for troops.
As for many planters in the south after the Civil War there was much struggling. In the end he had to sell both is plantations to pay his debts.
Even during the earlier years he had been plagued by ill health and spent time away from his home, leaving two of his trustworthy slaves, Moses and Henry to run the plantation. They communicated regularly by letters. He personally wrote to them and they in return had a neighbor write their return letters as neither could read or write.
He was ordained an Episcopal minister in 1869 and would serve in various churches throughout the area.
He had had an ill fated courtship early in life, which was the reason that he never married. He was serving at Ridgeway at the time of his death.
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Brother of General James Johnston Pettigrew, hero of Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg July, 1863.
http://ncpedia.org/print/6910
He would work those two plantation until the federal occupation. He was a member of the Secession board of North Carolina. He was not in favor of leaving the union until Lincoln called for troops.
As for many planters in the south after the Civil War there was much struggling. In the end he had to sell both is plantations to pay his debts.
Even during the earlier years he had been plagued by ill health and spent time away from his home, leaving two of his trustworthy slaves, Moses and Henry to run the plantation. They communicated regularly by letters. He personally wrote to them and they in return had a neighbor write their return letters as neither could read or write.
He was ordained an Episcopal minister in 1869 and would serve in various churches throughout the area.
He had had an ill fated courtship early in life, which was the reason that he never married. He was serving at Ridgeway at the time of his death.
∼Bio located at below web page. Copy and Paste
Brother of General James Johnston Pettigrew, hero of Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg July, 1863.
http://ncpedia.org/print/6910
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