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John and Deborah Brunson Pyott

John Pyott, a weaver, was born about 1714 and died in 1787 in Loudoun County, Virginia with a will. John was married about 1735 to Deborah ?Brunson, whose surname is a family tradition but has not been proven. At the time of their marriage Deborah was expelled from her Quaker meeting for "marrying out of unity," (i.e., for marrying a non-Quaker). Neither the parents of John or Deborah have been determined.

John Pyott was recorded on tax lists of Chester County, Pennsylvania, in 1735 in Lower Darby Township, in 1739 in Haverford Township, and from 1740 to 1762 in Upper Darby Township. From 1753 to 1759 John's tax was shared with Elizabeth Rhodes, whose relationship to him is unknown. John Pyott moved to Loudoun County, Virginia, by 1765, in which year he leased land and was granted a license to operate an ordinary (i.e., a tavern). In 1766 Deborah Pyott managed to be reinstated to Quaker membership by the Darby Hicksite Monthly Meeting and she then secured a certificate of transfer to the Fairfax Monthly Meeting in Loudoun County, Virginia.

The children of John and Deborah (for who I have information):

  • James Pyott ot) m: 1772 Old Swede's Church, [or Christ's Church] Philadelphia, PA, Rosanna Kearnes
  • Ebenezer Pyatt b: 1755, Upper Darby Twp, Chester Co, PA (now Delaware Co PA) d: 30 Jan 1835, Jackson Co, IL (buried Walker Cemetery, Pulaski Co, IL) m1: 20 Jun 1782 Henry Co, VA Rebecca Milburn (d/o Henry Milburn) b: 10 Sep 1765 (or 1762) Loudoun Co, VA d: 1798-1801 (one source had 1846)who may have been briefly married to ? Vincent?

    When John and Deborah Pyott moved to Virginia with their younger children, their son, James Pyott, took over their homestead in Upper Darby Township, a transition that is evident in the Upper Darby tax lists. The last year that John "Piet" was listed in Upper Darby was 1762. The next year, 1763, James Pyett, a free (single) man, was listed instead.

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    Updated Apr 2004

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