See also
| Husband: | Laurence PITTS (1733- ) | |
| Wife: | Elizabeth PRETTEJOHN (c. 1728- ) | |
| Children: | Nicholas PITTS (c. 1768-1858) | |
| Joanna Prettejohn PITTS (1774-1849) | ||
| John PITTS (1776-1847) | ||
| Marriage | 26 May 1767 | Stokenham, Devon, England1 |
| Name: | Laurence PITTS2 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Father: | Laurence PITTS (1702-1746) | |
| Mother: | Elizabeth BALL (1702?- ) | |
| Birth | 1733 | Stokenham, Devon, England |
| Baptism | 20 May 1733 (age 0) | Stokenham, Devon, England3 |
| Name: | Elizabeth PRETTEJOHN2 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | Nicholas PRETTEJOHN (1701- ) | |
| Mother: | Elizabeth TUCKER (c. 1700- ) | |
| Birth | c. 1728 | Stokenham, Devon, England |
| Baptism | 30 Jul 1728 (age 0) | Stokenham, Devon, England |
| Name: | Nicholas PITTS2 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse 1: | Sarah CHOPE (1777-1819) | |
| Spouse 2: | Dorothy PRESTON (c. 1772-c. 1857) | |
| Birth | c. 1768 | Stokenham, Devon, England4 |
| Census | 30 Mar 1851 (age 81) | Stokenham, Devon, England4 |
| Chillington | ||
| Occupation | 30 Mar 1851 (age 82-83) | retired farmer; Stokenham, Devon, England4 |
| Death | 5 Mar 1858 (age 89-90) | Chillington, Devon, England |
| Name: | Joanna Prettejohn PITTS2 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Spouse: | Peter GILLARD (1767-1853) | |
| Birth | 5 Jan 1774 | |
| Baptism | 5 May 1774 (age 0) | Stokenham, Devon, England |
| Census | 6 Jun 1841 (age 67) | Stokenham, Devon, England5 |
| Cotmore | ||
| Death | 1849 (age 74-75) | |
| Burial | 2 May 1849 | |
| Name: | John PITTS2 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse: | Sarah H ELLIOTT (c. 1785-1878) | |
| Birth | 1776 | |
| Baptism | 16 Jul 1776 (age 0) | Stokenham, Devon, England6 |
| Occupation | Farmer | |
| Census | 6 Jun 1841 (age 60) | Stokenham, Devon, England7 |
| Muckwell Farm | ||
| Occupation | 6 Jun 1841 (age 64-65) | Farmer; Stokenham, Devon, England7 |
| Death | 23 Aug 1847 (age 70-71) | Stokenham, Devon, England8 |
| Burial | 28 Aug 1847 | |
Banns read 12 October 1766 by Thos Whingate, Rector of Charleton, and on 19 and 26 October by G Langworthy - Vicar
He signed, she made her mark. Both of this parish [Stokenham].
Winessed by John Prettejohn and William Randall. Marriage performed by William Winter, curate.9
| 1 | Stokenham MFs, Devon RO. Cit. Date: 26 May 1767. |
| 2 | www.heardfamilyhistory.org.uk. This GEDCOM is predominantly the work of Nick Heard, but it incorporates the collaborated work of many other family historians. You are welcome to use the information herein but please acknowledge the source. Every effort has been made to ensure the data is accurate, but any use you make of it is entirely at your own risk. (c) Nick Heard 2009 |
| 3 | Stokenham MF Devon RO. |
| 4 | Text From Source: Census England 1851 Address: Chillington Place: Stokenham, Devon, England Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity Nicholas Pitts,Head,Mar,M,81,retired farmer,Stokenham, Devon, England, Dorothy Pitts,Wife,Mar,F,79,,Staverton, Devon, England, There was a servant, Ann Mingo, 34 |
| 5 | Text From Source: Census England 1841 Address: Cotmore Place: Stokenham, Devon, England Name,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born Peter Gillard,M,75,independent,Y Joanna Prettejohn Gillard,F,67,,Y John Matthews, 30, agricultural labourer, and Elizabeth Rendle, 15, domestic servant, were living with the Gillards. |
| 6 | Stokenham MFs, Devon RO. Cit. Date: 16 July 1776. |
| 7 | Text From Source: Census England 1841 Address: Muckwell Farm Place: Stokenham, Devon, England Name,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born John Pitts,M,60,Farmer,Y Sarah H Pitts,F,50,,Y John Prettyjohn Pitts,M,25,,Y Nicholas Prettijohn Pitts,M,22,,Y Living alongside the family are four male servants aged between 12 and 21, including a William Elliott, and two female servants, 50 and 14.All born locally. |
| 8 | Stokenham churchyard. |
| 9 | Stokenham MFs, Devon Record Office. Cit. Date: October 1766. |