Bacheler Family Tree » Thomas "Mayor of Norwich" Pettus Esq. (± 1519-< 1598)

Personal data Thomas "Mayor of Norwich" Pettus Esq. 

• Nickname is Mayor of Norwich.
• He was born about 1519 in Rackheath ManorNorwich
  England.
• Occupations:
• Sheriff (1566), Mayor (1590), Alderman (1591, 1592), sheriff and mayor of Norwich.
• Sheriff (1566), Mayor (1590), Alderman (1591, 1592), sheriff and mayor of Norwich, Mayor.
• He died before January 12, 1598Norwich
  England.
• He is buried on January 12, 1598 in St. Simon &, St. Jude ChurchNorwich
  England United Kingdom.
• A child of John Pettus and Joan Dethick

Household of Thomas "Mayor of Norwich" Pettus Esq.

He is married to Christian Dethick.

They got married on October 29, 1548 at St. Simon Jude, Norwich, Norfolk, England.

Child(ren):

1. Elizabeth Pettus  < 1554-1621 

Notes about Thomas "Mayor of Norwich" Pettus Esq.

WFT Vol. 1, Tree #1893
Mayor of Norwich in 1591.

{geni:about_me} 1.Thomas Pettus (John Pettus2, Thomas Pettus1) was born ABT 1519 in Rackheath Manor, Norwich, England. Burial: St. Simon & Jude's Church.

===family===

He married Christian Dethick 29 OCT 1548 in St Simon & St Judes, Norwich, Norfolk, England., daughter of Simon Dethick and Rose Crowe. Both were single.

By his wife Christian DETHICK he had issue
* I. Sir John PETTUS, knight, knighted at Richmond 29 June 1607. M.P. for Norwich 1601, and Mayor of Norwich 1608. He died in 1614, and was ancestor of the Baronets PETTUS, now extinct.
* II. Thomas PETTUS of Norwich, baptized 1552; Mayor of Norwich 1614; died 1620. He married Cicely KING and had many descendants.
* III. William PETTUS, citizen and merchant of London, married Elizabeth, daughter of Henry ROLFE of Kelvedon, Essex, gent., and was ancestor of the ROLFES of Kelvedon. Elizabeth, widow of William PETTUS, married as her second husband Sir Francis JONES, knight, Lord Mayor of London, 1620.
* IV. Alexander PETTUS, alive 1591, of whom nothing more is known.
* V. Elizabeth PETTUS, married at St. Simon & St. Jude's, Norwich, 1573, Augustine WHALL of Catton, Norfolk, and had issue five children: Thomas, Mary, married Martyn MONDEFORD of Wereham, Norfolk, Ann, Elizabeth, and Christian, married before 1613, John FINCHAM of Ostwell, Norfolk, and had issue.
* VI. Isabel PETTUS, baptized at St. Simon and St. Jude's, Norwich, 1557.
* VII. Cicely PETTUS (see table), married to Humphrey CAMDEN.
* VIII. Anne PETTUS, baptized 1564, married (licence dated 25 February 1586) Robert DEBNEY, Alderman of Norwich. She died between 1591 and 1597, having had issue a daughter, Cicely DEBNEY, married JACOB.


--------------------

From http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=tweed&id=I30662

>Thomas Pettus, Gent., 1519-97, was sheriff of Norwich in 1566 and may or in 1590, and alderman in 1591 and 1592. In 1591 he bought Rackheath Hall, about 8 miles from Norwich. He married in S.S. Simon and Jude'sOct. 2 9, 1548 Christian, daughter of Simon Dethick, Esq. of Wormegay, Suffolk. M arriage in Norwich shows she was Thomas's stepmother's daughter. Otherwi se the marriage would have been in Suffolk. Christian died in 1578. She a nd husband buried in S.S . Siman and Jude's churchyard. Ch. John, Thomas, William, Alexander, Elizabeth, Cecily, Anne , Isabel, d.y.
--------------------

Thomas Pettus, singleman did take to wife Christian Dethick, singlewoman the 29th October 1548 at St. Simon and Jude, Norwch, Norfolk, England (church record)

Mayor of Norwich 1591,

last will and testament of January 4th, 1597
Sir Thomas Pettus was Sheriff of Norwich in 1566. In 1590, he was the Mayor of Norwich, co Norfolk, England. He married Christian Dethick in 1548. A website, St Simon & St Jude, Norwich, England posted by Simon Knott, 2005, gives some history of this church. The site includes pictures, taken by Mr. Knott, of the interior of the church and murals of Thomas Pettus.

(He was never knighted, and was listed as esquire.)
SOURCE: Todd Whitesides...2014-01-21...

POSSIBLE CHILDREN:
Alexander Pettus b abt 1550
Sir John Pettus
Isabel Pettus
William Pettus
Thomas Pettus
Cecily Pettus
Anne Agnes Pettus m Robert Dabney
* Reference: [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105815146 Find A Grave Memorial] - [http://www.geni.com/projects/SmartCopy/18783 SmartCopy]: ''Aug 22 2019, 14:28:41 UTC''

--------------------
=== GEDCOM Note ===
1. Thomas Pettus (John Pettus2, Thomas Pettus1) was born ABT 1519 in Rackheath Manor, Norwich, England. Burial: ST. Simon & Jude's Church. family He married Christian Dethick 29 OCT 1548 in St Simon & St Judes, Norwich, Norfolk, England., daughter of Simon Dethick and Rose Crowe. By his wife Christian DETHICK he had issue I. Sir John PETTUS, knight, knighted at Richmond 29 June 1607. M.P. for Norwich 1601, and Mayor of Norwich 1608. He died in 1614, and was ancestor of the Baronets PETTUS, now extinct. II. Thomas PETTUS of Norwich, baptized 1552; Mayor of Norwich 1614; died 1620. Hemarried Cicely KING and had many descendants. III. William PETTUS, citizen and merchant of London, married Elizabeth, daughter of Henry ROLFE of Kelvedon, Essex, gent., and was ancestor of the ROLFES of Kelvedon. Elizabeth, widow of William PETTUS, married as her second husband Sir Francis JONES, knight, Lord Mayor of London, 1620. IV. Alexander PETTUS, alive 1591, of whom nothing more isknown. V. Elizabeth PETTUS, married at St. Simon & St. Jude's, Norwich, 1573, Augustine WHALL of Catton, Norfolk, and had issue five children: Thomas, Mary, married Martyn MONDEFORD of Wereham, Norfolk, Ann, Elizabeth, and Christian, married before 1613, John FINCHAM of Ostwell, Norfolk, and had issue. VI. Isabel PETTUS, baptized at St. Simon and St. Jude's, Norwich, 1557. VII. CicelyPETTUS (see table), married to Humphrey CAMDEN. VIII. Anne PETTUS, baptized 1564, married (licence dated 25 February 1586) Robert DEBNEY, Alderman of Norwich. She died between 1591 and 1597, having had issue a daughter, Cicely DEBNEY, married JACOB. From http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=tweed&id=I30662 Thomas Pettus, Gent., 1519-97, was sheriff of Norwich in 1566 and may or in 1590, and alderman in 1591 and 1592. In 1591 he bought Rackheath Hall, about 8 miles from Norwich. He married in S.S. Simon and Jude'sOct. 2 9, 1548 Christian, daughter of Simon Dethick, Esq. of Wormegay, Suffolk. M arriage in Norwich shows she was Thomas's stepmother's daughter. Otherwi se the marriage would have been in Suffolk. Christian died in 1578. She a nd husband buried in S.S . Siman and Jude's churchyard. Ch. John, Thomas, William, Alexander, Elizabeth, Cecily, Anne , Isabel, d.y.

Information from Glenda Lee Scott Oates - Sept. 5, 2000

Do you have supplementary information, corrections or questions with regards to Thomas "Mayor of Norwich" Pettus Esq.?
The author of this publication would love to hear from you!

Timeline Thomas "Mayor of Norwich" Pettus Esq.

Click on the names for more info. Symbols used:  grandparents    parents    brothers/sisters    children