Dr. James and Sarah King Pyatt
James Piatt was born September 27, 1784, in Piscataway Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey to Ephraim and Mercy Steele Piatt. He died October 26, 1864. His headstone reads: DR. JAMES PYATT / DIED / October 26, 1864 / Aged 80 years & 23 days. I can’t see the verse to read it from the photo. He married Sarah King on February 6, 1808, at the First Presbyterian Church, Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey ( Vol 1:144, by Rev. Thomas Grant). Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Marriage Records, 1795-1875, Vol. 1, Hiram E. Deats (1918) (1986 Reprint, Hunterdon House) lists: James Pyatt & Sarah King 6 Feb. 1808 (Vol. 1:144 by Grant) s/o Ephraim Pyatt & Mercy Stelle. Sarah was born February 6, 1788, the daughter of Jerimiah King and died April 9, 1874. Her headstone reads: SARAH / WIDOW OF / DR. JAMES PYATT / Died April 9th 1874 / Aged 86 years 2 mo’s & 3 days. I can’t see the verse to read it from the photo.
James Pyatt studied medicine with Dr. Freeman of Woodbride, attended medical lectures in New York, then located about 1805 at the "Boar's Head" in Amwell, near Croton in Hunterdon County, where he resided until his death. He maintained his practice for many long years until shortly before his death.
Children of James and Sarah:
- Elizabeth Pyatt b: 4 Jan 1809 d: 22 Mar 1809
- Rachel Pyatt b: 25 Sep 1810 d: 13 Apr 1876
- Margaret (Margaretta) Pyatt d: 1829
- King Pyatt b: 19 Jan 1817 Upper Boars Head Tavern, Croton, N.J. d: 5 Oct 1895 when fire swept through the tavern which was his home m1: Elizabeth Bellis m2: Elizaabeth Laing of Quakertown on 25 Oct 1845
- John Pyatt b: c1827 m: 21 Feb 1865 Hunterdon Co, NY, (by Rev. Dailey 3:422) Abby Heiner/Hiner (one of them died 1866)
James and family appear as follows on the 1830 census of Hunterdon County, NJ, Amwell twp., p 353:
Dr. James Pyatt 1m40-50; 1m20-30; 1m10-15; 1m0-5; 1f40-50; 1f20-30; 1f10-15
By the 1840 census of Raritan Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, pg 339, the family was considerably smaller:
Dr. James Pyatt 1m50-60; 1m10-15; 1f50-60
They were still in Raritan Township on the 1850 census as follows:
Pyatt, James age 65 born NJ / WM / Physician / $6000 Pyatt, Sarah age 62 born NJ / WF Pyatt, John age 21 born NJ / WM / Carpenter Pyatt, Emma age 12 born NJ / WF / attended school
This family was enumerated #250/275 pg 064 (Ancestry.com image 33/73). James' name looks like 'Payatt' because of a swirl on the front side of the 'y' which is not present on the other family member's names. Living in nearby Delaware Township was their son, King Pyatt, and his family.
Pyatt, King age 33 born NY / WM / Farmer / $3,200 / attended school within the year '2' (for family? Marked this way on other families) Pyatt, Elizabeth age 30 born NJ / WF Pyatt, Sarah E age 11 born NJ / WF / attnded school Pyatt, Ellen age 4 born NJ / WF Pyatt, Mary (twin) age 1 born NJ / WF Pyatt, Margaret (twin) age 1 born NJ / WF
This family was enumerated #390/421 pg 130 (Ancestry.com image 55/61).
On the 1860 census of Hunterdon County, New Jersey, p 230, Raritan township, Flemington P.O. 199/208:
- Pyatt, Dr. James age 75 born NJ / physician
- Pyatt, Sarah age 72 born NJ
- Pyatt, John age 33 born NJ / farmer
- Pyatt, Emma age 22 born NJ
Sources:
- David C Piatt
- 1830/1840/1860 Hunterdon Co, NJ, census
- Joan joanieg@blast.net
- Piatt Family Newsletter Volume 9
Updated May 2004
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