Andrew J and Miranda J Tennant Pyeatt
Andrew J Pyeatt was born to Peter and Polly Miller Pyeatt in 1835 in Washington Co, Arkansas. He married on August 21, 1855, in Washington County, Arkansas, Miranda Jane Tennant (book A pg 453) who was the daughter of Thomas H and Christine Hacker Tennant and was born c1838 in Arkansas.
Andrew served in the Confederate Army in Company H 15th (Northwest) Arkansas Infantry. Also in this unit were brothers Alvin F Pyeatt and William H Pyeatt.< p>
The known children of Andrew and Miranda are:
- M(argaret?) C Pyeatt b: c1856 AR
- ?Boid Pyeatt (male) b: c1860 AR
- William W Pyeatt b: c1864 AR
- Edgar E Pyeatt b: c1866 AR
- Mary L Pyeatt b: c1868 AR
- Ervin W Pyeatt b: c1870 AR
- Charley T Pyeatt b: c1873 TX
Miranda's sister, Ada Tennant, was married to Andrew's brother, John. Their younger sister half-sister, Henrietta "Hettie" Josephine Tennant (d/o Thomas H and Clarissa White Tennant) later married Peter C Pyeatt, a nephew to the two Pyeatt brothers.
Andrew's family appeared in a household with his brother, Jacob Pyeatt, on the 1860 census in Cane Hill, Washington County, Arkansas:
- Peyatt, Jacob age 30 born AR / M / farmer / $1200/$400
- Peyatt, Ellen age 26 born TN / F
- Peyatt, Peter age 3 born AR / M
- Peyatt, Charles age 1 born AR / M
- Peyatt, Andrew age 27 born AR / M / farmer / $800/$100
- Peyatt, Jane age 21 born AR / F
- Peyatt, Margarett age ?1 born AR / F
- Peyatt, ?Boid? age 8/12 born AR / M
This family was enumerated #738/163 pg 580 image 106/338. Neighbors were #734 Jacob Sexton, #735 Ebenezer Miller, #736 Samuel Clipin, #737 Eli Smith, #739 Richard Leach. Margaret shouldn't be 1 if the baby is 8 months old. In 1880 they had a daughter age 14 with the same initial. So, I think the age of Margarett might be "4".
Andrew and family appeared as follows on the 1870 census of Boonesboro, Cane Hill, Arkansas:
- Pyatt, Andrew age 34 born AR / wm / Farmer / $1000/$500
- Pyatt, M age 32 born AR / wf / KH (keeping house)
- Pyatt, M C age 14 born AR / wf / at home / att school
- Pyatt, W W age 7 born AR / wm / at home
- Pyatt, E E age 4 born AR / wm / at home
- Pyatt, M ?S/L age 2 born AR / wf / at home
- Pyatt, E W age 3/12 born Mar AR / wm / at home
This family was enumerated #203 pg 96B Boonesboro Sep 1870. Living nearby was Andrew's brother, Jesse Pyatt. Other neighbors were J R Brim (includes 12-year-old female Pyatt Brim), Jesse Rector, G W Scott, Thos Morrow, Robert Leach, M E Janes, Wm Sexton, D H Caldwell.
Andrew and his family moved from Washington County, Arkansas, to Bell County, Texas, between 1870 and 1873 and appeared in Enumeration District #6 as follows on the 1880 census:
- Andrew Pyeatt age 44 born AR / WM / Married / Farmer / father born SC/mother born KY
- Miranda J Pyeatt (Wife) age 41 born AR / WF / Married / Keeping House / father born NC/mother born KY
- Willie W Pyeatt (Son) age 16 born AR / WM / Single / Works On Farm / father/mother born AR
- Edgar E Pyeatt (Son) age 14 born AR / WM / Single / Works On Farm / father/mother born AR
- Mary L Pyeatt (Daughter) age 12 born AR / WF / Single / At School / father/mother born AR
- Ervin W Pyeatt (Son) age 10 born AR / WM / Single / Works On Farm / father/mother born AR
- Charley T Pyeatt (Son) age 7 born TX / WM / Single / At School / father/mother born AR (pg 406A)
Sources:
- Sources for Peter Pyeatt listed on his page
- Washington Co, AR, marriage records
- Civil War rosters
- 1880 census of Bell County, TX
- Candace Wellman of Bellingham, WA (Pyeatt-Tennant researcher) Candace918@aol.com
- Ed Pyeatt of Oakland, CA, ned_ludd@webtv.net
Updated Apr 2009
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