The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Elizabeth Pettit [Hayward], daughter of Thomas Hayward and Ann Hayward [Eastwood]
Generation No. 1
  1. Elizabeth Pettit [Hayward] was the daughter of Thomas Hayward and Ann Hayward [Eastwood]. She was born 1783 at Etchingham, Sussex; christened 23rd Apr 1783 at The Assumption & St. Nicholas Church, Etchingham, Sussex, parents Thomas & Sarah Hayward
  She married John Pettit on 16th Nov 1801 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex. He was born 1774 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 27th Feb 1774 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Robert Pettit and Mary Pettit; buried 13th Mar 1829 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, aged 55 years. They had the following children:
2 iJohn who was born 1803 at Heathfield, Sussex; buried 6th Feb 1891 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 88 years
3 iiSamuel who was born 1806 at Heathfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. John Pettit was the son of John Pettit and Elizabeth Pettit [Hayward]. He was born 1803 at Heathfield, Sussex; buried 6th Feb 1891 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, aged 88 years
  He married Eliza Baxter on 11th Jan 1827 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex. She was born 1807 at ??. They had the following children:
  iGeorge Baxter who was born c Nov 1827 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 25th Dec 1827 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex; buried 8th Nov 1828 Heathfield, Sussex, aged 1 year, s of John & Eliza
  iiMary Elizabeth who was born 1832 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 4th Mar 1832 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
4 iiiElizabeth Ann who was born 1833 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Mar 1833 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Jul 1865 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 32 years; buried 21st Jul 1865 Mayfield, Sussex
5 ivAnne who was born 1837 at Stone House, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 18th Jun 1837 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, mother Mary Pettit
6 vHannah Ann who was born 1840 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 7th Nov 1847 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  viSarah Ann who was born Oct to Dec 1842 at Heathfield, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1842 Q3 Vol 7 Page 326; christened 7th Nov 1847 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; buried 30th Dec 1857 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 15 years
  viiJane who was born 1847 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Nov 1847 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; buried 1st May 1858 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 10 years
7 viiiWilliam Thomas who was born July to Sep 1850 at Mayfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1850 Q3 Vol 7 Page 553; christened 1st Dec 1850 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, mother Mary Pettit
   
  3. Samuel Pettit, farm labourer was the son of John Pettit and Elizabeth Pettit [Hayward]. He was born 1806 at Heathfield, Sussex
8 iLucy who was born 19th Mar 1823 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 20th Apr 1823 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex
  He married Mary Walter on 31st Oct 1834 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex. She was born 14th Dec 1817 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 18th Jan 1818 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
9 iThomas who was born 1st May 1836 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 5th Jun 1836 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex
  iiSamuel who was born 1838 at Heathfield, Sussex
  iiiJohn who was born 1840 at Heathfield, Sussex
  ivSarah who was born 1842 at Heathfield, Sussex
  vLucy who was born 1844 at Heathfield, Sussex
  viElizabeth who was born 1846 at Heathfield, Sussex
  viiMary who was born 1849 at Heathfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  4. Elizabeth Ann Saunders [Pettitt] was the daughter of John Pettit and Mary Pettit [Pettit]. She was born 1833 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Mar 1833 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Jul 1865 at Mayfield, Sussex, aged 32 years; buried 21st Jul 1865 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  She married George Saunders, farm labourer on 8th Nov 1856 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1856 Q4 Vol 2b Page 187, witnesses George Skinner & Hannah Ann Pettit. He was born 1833 at Coggins Mill, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 12th Mar 1837 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of James Saunders (labourer) and Mary Saunders. They had the following children:
  iGeorge Edwin who was born 1857 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st Feb 1857 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of George Saunders (labourer) and Elizabeth Saunders
  iiWilliam Henry who was born 1859 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st Jan 1860 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of George Saunders (labourer) and Elizabeth Saunders; died Feb 1860 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 6 months; buried 6th Feb 1860 Mayfield, Sussex
  iiiThomas David who was born 1863 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th Apr 1863 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of George Saunders (labourer) and Elizabeth Saunders
  ivRobert James who was born 1865 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Aug 1865 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of George Saunders (labourer) and Elizabeth Saunders; died Dec 1865 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 6 months; buried 20th Dec 1865 Mayfield, Sussex
   
  5. Anne Foard [Pettit] was the daughter of John Pettit and Mary Pettit [Pettit]. She was born 1837 at Stone House, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 18th Jun 1837 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, mother Mary Pettit
  She married William Foard, policeman on 6th Aug 1865 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, witnesses George & Hannah Ann Catt. He was born 1817 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 30th Nov 1817 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
   
  6. Hannah Ann Catt [Pettit] was the daughter of John Pettit and Mary Pettit [Pettit]. She was born 1840 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 7th Nov 1847 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  She married George Catt on 9th Apr 1864 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, witnesses David Dann & Anne Pettit. He was born 1840 at Warbleton, Sussex
   
  7. William Thomas Pettit, farm labourer was the son of John Pettit and Mary Pettit [Pettit]. He was born July to Sep 1850 at Mayfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1850 Q3 Vol 7 Page 553; christened 1st Dec 1850 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, mother Mary Pettit
  He married Sarah Harriett Foard on 28th Jan 1880 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1880 Q1 Vol 2b Page 145, witnesses William Foard & Anne Hoad. She was born Oct 1854 at Camberwell, London, registered at Camberwell District, London, ref: 1854 Q4 Vol 1D Page 405; christened 1st Nov 1877 at North Cray, Kent. They had the following children:
  iWilliam J who was born 1881 at Mayfield, Sussex
  iiMary A who was born 1884 at Mayfield, Sussex; died 28th Apr 1937 Mayfield, Sussex; buried 2nd May 1937 Mayfield, Sussex
  iiiAlice E who was born 1887 at Mayfield, Sussex
  ivRobert E who was born 1888 at Mayfield, Sussex
  vAlfred who was born 1889 at Mayfield, Sussex
   
  8. Lucy Pettit [Walter] was the daughter of Samuel Pettit, farm labourer and Mary Pettit [Walter]. She was born 19th Mar 1823 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 20th Apr 1823 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex
  She married William Pettit, school master on Oct to Dec 1851 at Brighton, Sussex, registered at Brighton District, Sussex, ref: 1851 Q4 Vol 7 Page 528. He was born 29th Apr 1824 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 27th Jun 1824 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iWilliam Walter who was born Jan to Mar 1853 at Brighton, Sussex, registered at Brighton District, Sussex, ref: 1853 Q1 Vol 2B Page 220
   
  9. Thomas Pettit was the son of Samuel Pettit, farm labourer and Mary Pettit [Walter]. He was born 1st May 1836 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 5th Jun 1836 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex
  He married Charlotte Reed on July to Sep 1860 at Uckfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1860 Q3 Vol 2b Page 159. She was born 1837 at Framfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iCharlotte who was born 1862 at Isfield, Sussex
10 iiMary Ann who was born 1865 at Framfield, Sussex
  iiiJohn who was born 1869 at Heathfield, Sussex
11 ivGeorge who was born 1871 at Heathfield, Sussex
  vCarry who was born 1874 at Framfield, Sussex
  viSamuel who was born Dec 1880 at Framfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 4
  10. Mary Ann Duplock [Pettit] was the daughter of Thomas Pettit and Charlotte Pettit [Reed]. She was born 1865 at Framfield, Sussex
  She married Ebenezer Duplock on 5th Jan 1889 at Hope Chapel, Framfield, Sussex. He was born 6th Nov 1866 at Toll Gate, Willingdon, Westham, Eastbourne, Sussex; died Dec 1944 at Ashford, Kent. They had the following children:
  iAgnes Miriam who was born Jun 1890 at Uckfield, Sussex
  iiEbenezer who was born 17th Feb 1896 at Uckfield, Sussex
   
  11. George Pettit was the son of Thomas Pettit and Charlotte Pettit [Reed]. He was born 1871 at Heathfield, Sussex
  He married Eunice Ashdown on 24th Jun 1897 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex. She was born 1870 at Mayfield, Sussex
   

The Weald is at  Database version 14.05 which has ongoing updates to the 395,000 people; 9,000 places; 613 maps; 3,308 pictures, engravings and photographs; and 248 books loaded in the previous version

ODNB  
British Libarary  
High Weald  
Sussex Record Society  
Sussex Archaeological Society  
Kent Archaeological Society  
Mid Kent Marriages  
Ancestry  
Genes Reunited  
International Genealogical Index  
National Archives  

Top
of the
page