The picture is a scan of a Xerox copy of an old tin type picture a distant cousin has.
I have no positive proof as to who Zacheriah's parents are at this time although I have recently (July 2000) received a copy of two letters dictated by an eighty-seven year old lady who seems to be giving us the proof we need to confirm his parents to be Benjamin Pettit and Rebecca Larrimore Pettit/Pettitt. The lady was married to one of Zacheriah's grandsons (more info to follow in the future - possibly a reproduction of her letters).
After my own research, I came to the conclusion Zacheriah's parents were George Pettitt and Martha Poindexter Pettitt. In the last couple of years, people have told me Zacheriah's parents were Benjamin Pettit and Rebecca Larrimore Pettit. Benjamin and George were brothers. Note that Benjamin is a "3 t" Pettit and Zacheriah is a "4 t" Pettitt. It was quite common in the 1800s for brothers in the same family to spell their names differently. Many people added or dropped letters from their names.
The people that are telling me Zacheriah is the son of Benjamin are telling me he was born in KY. Benjamins other children were born in KY, but according to the census report, Zacheriah was born in North Carolina. This is confusing. I do know that Zacheriah was married in Guilford County, North Carolina. He was living in Guilford County, North Carolina in 1830 with his new wife Elizabeth "Betsy" Willis. I do not know who Betsy's parents were, but family lore says she was part or full Cherokee Indian. There is some information that seems to confirm that fact according to one descendant who has done a great deal of research on our Zacheriah's family.
Son of ZACHERIAH M PETTITT & BETSY WILLIS PETTITT Malinda was the daughter of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN VAUGHT and SARAH MacANALLY VAUHT Picture was made in the late 1860s
Henry (center back, died as teenager), Arkansas Jr (left), Vera (right), Zack (center front) Son of Peter Widows, grandson of Zacheriah M Urilla was the daughter of GABRIEL WHEELER and MARTHA CORDELIA HASKINS WHEELER Picture made about 1916
Son of ARKANSAS Sr, grandson of PETER WIDOWS, great grandson of ZACHERIAH M Chloie was the daughter of ROBERT ANDREW GLADDEN and JULIA ANN ROBBINS GLADDEN Picture was made in 1976 at their 50th wedding anniversary
Son of ARKANSAS Jr, grandson of ARKANSAS Sr, great grandson of PETER WIDOWS, great great grandson of ZACHERIAH M Sammie is the daughter of GEORGE WILLIAMS and DOROTHY ALLEN WILLIAMS Pictures made 1981 and 1998
She may be Martha Milner Poindexter Pettitt, wife of George Pettitt.
Thomas Pledge and Sarah Ann Poindexter Pettitt
Benjamin Pettitt, son of William Pledge and Jane Ridings Pettitt
James and Hannah A Marsh Pettitt, son of William Pledge and Jane Ridings Pettitt
1. Zacheriah M PETTITT (1795 NC - 1878 Montgomery Co., AR) & Elizabeth "Betsy" WILLIS (1799 - 1860 AR)
1.1 Rebecca Elizabeth PETTITT (1827 - ) & Nachadosis D NICKELSON (About 1830 - )
1.1.1 Mary NICHOLSON (About 1854 - )
1.1.2 Martha Christian NICHOLSON (24 Nov 1855 - 2 Sep 1925) & John Anderson TACKETT (27 Jun 1852 - 2 Feb 1928)
1.1.2.1 William Murdock TACKETT (11 Jul 1887 - 1 Mar 1947) & Mittie Pearl KIRK (25 Jul 1887 - 2 Apr 1936)
1.1.2.1.1a Mattie Ione TACKETT* (14 Jul 1909 - 15 Mar 1991) & Guy Hearld WILLIAMS (6 Dec 1904 - 4 Jun 1973)
1.1.2.1.1a.1 Living
1.1.2.1.1a.1.1 Living
1.1.2.1.1a.1.2 Living
1.1.2.1.1a.1.3 Living
1.1.2.1.1a.2 Living
1.1.2.1.1b Mattie Ione TACKETT* (14 Jul 1909 - 15 Mar 1991) & James Bully ROBBINS
1.1.3 George NICHOLSON (About 1857 - )
1.1.4 Zachariah NICHOLSON (About Oct 1859 - )
1.2 Thomas W PETTITT (1830 - )
1.3 Elizabeth M PETTITT (8 Nov 1830 - 24 Jul 1859) & James W BEVILLE (25 Aug 1827 - 23 Jan 1885)
1.3.1 Cynthia E BEVILLE (15 Aug 1855 - 8 Oct 1905) & Richard TALLANT (26 Mar 1839 - 3 Feb 1906)
1.3.1.1 James William TALLANT (8 Feb 1881 - 3 May 1959) & Emma Frances LONG
1.3.1.2 Thomas Jefferson TALLANT (23 Mar 1882 - Aug 1945) & Ollie Lula HUGGINS
1.3.1.3 Louis LeRoy TALLANT (21 Nov 1883 - 18 Sep 1884)
1.3.1.4 John Edmond TALLANT (20 Mar 1885 - 31 Aug 1886)
1.3.1.5 Ida Emily Callaway TALLANT (3 Sep 1887 - 1 Dec 1938) & William Grady FOSTER
1.3.1.6 Arthur Bunyon TALLANT (8 Feb 1889 - 22 Nov 1939) & Flora SIGMAN (9 Dec 1901 - 22 Feb 1981)
1.3.1.6.1 Living
1.3.1.6.1.1 Living
1.3.1.6.1.2 Living
1.3.1.6.2a Clyde Alton TALLANT* (27 Jun 1920 - 19 Dec 1985) & Glenna
1.3.1.6.2b Clyde Alton TALLANT* (27 Jun 1920 - 19 Dec 1985) & Amy NEWSOM
1.3.1.6.3a Oliver Denzel "Jack" TALLANT* (27 Oct 1922 - 15 Sep 1991) & Carol LEWIS
1.3.1.6.3b Oliver Denzel "Jack" TALLANT* (27 Oct 1922 - 15 Sep 1991) & Sarah McNABB
1.3.1.6.4a Living
1.3.1.6.4b Living
1.3.1.6.5 J C TALLANT (20 Sep 1927 - 20 Sep 1927)
1.3.1.6.6 Living
1.3.1.6.7 Living
1.3.1.6.8 Living
1.3.1.7 Alexander Buel Cornelius TALLANT (21 Jan 1891 - Aug 1943) & Charlotte BROWN
1.3.1.8 Dona Lela Bell TALLANT (21 Jul 1893 - 4 Dec 1959) & Earnest LASHLEE
1.3.1.9 Losson Leonard TALLANT (31 Jan 1896 - 27 Feb 1965) & Effie Malinda LAWLESS
1.3.2 Alabama BEVILLE (18 Feb 1857 - 5 Sep 1865)
1.3.3 William Thomas BEVILLE (3 Dec 1858 - 8 Nov 1889)
1.4a Peter Widows PETTITT* (3 May 1833 - 28 Jul 1918) & Malinda Catherine VAUGHT (About 1838 - 31 Aug 1876)
1.4a.1 Matilda Ann PETTITT (18 Feb 1856 - 10 Dec 1868)
1.4a.2 Zachriah Benjamin PETTITT (19 Jan 1858 - 1888) & Josephine Jane "Josie" TOLBERT (1857 - 1895)
1.4a.2.1 William Peter PETTITT (11 Mar 1882 - 24 Dec 1954) & Clara WEAVER (1886 - )
1.4a.2.1.1 PETTITT (1905 - )
1.4a.2.1.2 PETTITT (1907 - )
1.4a.2.1.3 PETTITT (1909 - )
1.4a.2.2 Linda Jane PETTITT (18 Aug 1884 - 8 Dec 1939) & Nathan Lonzo HOOD
1.4a.2.2.1a Lula Edna HOOD* (6 Dec 1906 - 25 Feb 1947) & John Earl WALLIS
1.4a.2.2.1a.1 WALLIS
1.4a.2.2.1a.1.1 Sharon Ann COFFER (19 Dec 1948 - 14 Oct 1975)
1.4a.2.2.1a.1.2 Living
1.4a.2.2.1b Lula Edna HOOD* (6 Dec 1906 - 25 Feb 1947)
1.4a.2.3 James "Jim" PETTITT (18 Mar 1886 - 22 May 1954) & Ida Mae FIGLEY (1 Oct 0888 - 3 Jun 1948)
1.4a.2.3.1 Marion PETTITT (29 Jul 1909 - 17 Aug 1909)
1.4a.2.3.2 Thomas Edward PETTITT (5 Dec 1910 - 4 Feb 1988) & Olene COVEY
1.4a.2.3.3 Orvall Lee PETTITT (29 Dec 1912 - ) & Ola Inez WALLACE
1.4a.2.3.4 Sybil Vennie PETTITT (16 Jan 1916 - 24 Jun 1986) & Richard Cecil HISE
1.4a.2.3.4.1 Living
1.4a.2.3.5 Audrey PETTITT (14 Oct 1921 - 31 Dec 1938) & John Charles WILLIAMS
1.4a.2.3.6 Living
1.4a.3 Peter Widows PETTITT Jr (19 Sep 1860 - ) & Victoria MOFFETT
1.4a.4a Francis Elizabeth PETTITT* (19 Dec 1862 - ) & HARPER
1.4a.4b Francis Elizabeth PETTITT* (19 Dec 1862 - ) & MURPHY
1.4a.5 James Caswell PETTITT (4 Mar 1865 - 1948) & Donnabelle Louise HOWARD (24 Jan 1878 - 6 Oct 1909)
1.4a.5.1 Louise Belle PETTITT (17 Jun 1893 - 1918) & Walter BREWSTER
1.4a.5.1.1 Louisa BREWSTER (1918 - 1918)
1.4a.5.2 James Peter PETTITT (18 Mar 1895 - Sep 1895)
1.4a.5.3 Edna Arkansas PETTITT (19 Oct 1897 - 2 Apr 1970) & Isaac Floyd; KENDRICK (16 Jan 1889 - 20 Jan 1963)
1.4a.5.3.1 Robert Floyd KENDRICK (16 Apr 1921 - 22 Apr 1922)
1.4a.5.3.2 Living
1.4a.5.3.2.1 Living
1.4a.5.3.2.2 Living
1.4a.5.3.3 Living
1.4a.5.3.3.1 Living
1.4a.5.3.3.1.1 Living
1.4a.5.3.3.2 Living
1.4a.5.3.3.2.1 Living
1.4a.5.3.3.2.2 Living
1.4a.5.3.3.2.3 Living
1.4a.5.3.4 Living
1.4a.5.3.4.1 Charles Kendrick MILLER (4 Jul 1954 - 4 Jul 1954)
1.4a.5.3.4.2 Living
1.4a.5.3.4.2.1 Living
1.4a.5.3.4.2.2 Living
1.4a.5.3.4.3 Living
1.4a.5.4a Jessie PETTITT* (17 Mar 1900 - 22 Sep 1981) & Jess BATES (17 Mar 1900 - 23 Sep 1981)
1.4a.5.4a.1a Lola Mae "Bobbie" BATES* (12 May 1921 - Before 1990) & Matthew BURNETT
1.4a.5.4a.1b Lola Mae "Bobbie" BATES* (12 May 1921 - Before 1990) & James M BURNETT
1.4a.5.4a.2 Jimmie William BATES (25 Feb 1924 - Before 1990) & Yvonne
1.4a.5.4a.3a Ruth Esther BATES* (16 Apr 1927 - Before 1990) & Ethrel GARNER
1.4a.5.4a.3a.1 Living
1.4a.5.4a.3a.2 Living
1.4a.5.4a.3b Ruth Esther BATES* (16 Apr 1927 - Before 1990) & Dewey COLBAUGH
1.4a.5.4a.3b.1 Living
1.4a.5.4b Jessie PETTITT* (17 Mar 1900 - 22 Sep 1981) & Freeman LOY
1.4a.5.4b.1 Living
1.4a.5.4b.2 Living
1.4a.5.4b.3 Living
1.4a.5.4b.4 Living
1.4a.5.4b.5 Living
1.4a.5.5 Olen Elvin PETTITT (1 Oct 1902 - 1931) & Vera PETTITT (6 Jan 1905 - 26 Nov 1976)
1.4a.5.5.1 Olen Elvin PETTITT (23 Jan 1927 - 27 Aug 1996) & Louella May SCRIVER ( - 23 Mar 1993)
1.4a.5.5.1.1 Robert PETTITT (1950-1997)
1.4a.5.5.1.1.1 PETTITT
1.4a.5.5.1.2 PETTITT (please contact samloupet@aol.com (your cousins wife) if and when you see yourself listed here. I lost your address and phone number)
1.4a.5.5.2 Donna Catherine PETTITT (8 Dec 1930 - 1961) & Bob BLAIR
1.4a.5.5.2.1 Living
1.4a.5.5.2.2 Living
1.4a.6 Arkansas "Kance" PETTITT Sr (27 Jun 1869 - 1 Sep 1949) & Urilla Catherine WHEELER (2 Mar 1873 - 8 May 1949)
1.4a.6.1 Henry PETTITT (2 Sep 1900 - 20 Oct 1917)
1.4a.6.2 Arkansas PETTITT Jr (17 Jul 1902 - 7 Apr 1980) & Chloie Lee GLADDEN (5 May 1905 - 10 Dec 1997)
1.4a.6.2.1a PETTITT
1.4a.6.2.1a.1a Living
1.4a.6.2.1a.1b Living
1.4a.6.2.1a.1b.1 Living
1.4a.6.2.1b PETTITT
1.4a.6.2.1c PETTITT
1.4a.6.2.2 PETTITT
1.4a.6.2.2.1 PETTITT
1.4a.6.2.2.1.1 PETTITT
1.4a.6.2.2.1.2 PETTITT
1.4a.6.2.2.1.3 PETTITT
1.4a.6.2.2.2a PETTITT
1.4a.6.2.2.2b PETTITT
1.4a.6.2.2.2b.1 PETTITT
1.4a.6.2.3 Kenneth PETTITT (1940) & Sammie Lou WILLIAMS (1941)
1.4a.6.2.3.1 PETTITT
1.4a.6.2.3.1.1 Randi Layne WILLIAMS (28 Apr 1997 - 28 Apr 1997)
1.4a.6.2.3.1.2 Living Williams (12 Aug 1998 -)
1.4a.6.3 Vera PETTITT (6 Jan 1905 - 26 Nov 1976) & Olen Elvin PETTITT (1 Oct 1902 - 1931)
1.4a.6.3b Vera PETTITT* (6 Jan 1905 - 26 Nov 1976) & Clifton Breckiuro ROBBINS (4 Sep 1891 - 11 Feb 1978)
1.4a.6.4 Zack PETTITT (30 Oct 1909 - 12 May 1970) & Hattie Mae YARBROUGH (8 Mar 1918 - 13 Oct 1986)
1.4a.6.4.1 PETTITT
1.4a.6.4.1.1 PETTITT
1.4a.6.4.2 PETTITT
1.4a.6.4.2.1 Living
1.4a.6.4.2.2 Living
1.4a.6.4.3 PETTITT (has the family bible of either Zacheriah or Peter)
1.4a.6.5 Peter PETTITT (18 Mar 1912 - 24 Oct 1912)
1.4b Peter Widows PETTITT* (3 May 1833 - 28 Jul 1918) & Mima Elmina unknown (About 1840 - )
1.4b.1 Mima Elmina PETTITT (30 Jun 1878 - Before 1918) & McBRIDE
1.4b.1.1 Oma McBRIDE & EMERSON
1.4b.1.2 Frona McBRIDE & WACASTER
1.4b.2 George Franklin PETTITT (14 Dec 1880 - )
1.4b.3 Newton J PETTITT (9 Sep 1883 - 1945) & Martha Jane HARRISS (12 Feb 1889 - 12 Sep 1980)
1.4b.3.1 Bessie PETTITT (17 Nov 1915 - ) & Howard Judson "Happy" LAU (17 Oct 1913 - 21 Aug 1958)
1.4b.3.1.1 Living
1.4b.3.1.1.1 Living
1.4b.3.1.1.2 Living
1.4b.3.1.1.3 Living
1.4b.3.1.2 Living
1.4b.3.1.2.1 Living
1.4b.3.1.2.2 Living
1.4b.3.1.3a Living
1.4b.3.1.3a.1 Living
1.4b.3.1.3b Living
1.4b.3.1.3c Living
1.4b.3.1.4 Billy Dale LAU (4 Mar 1947 - 15 Oct 1985) & Linda KIEL
1.4b.3.1.4.1 Living
1.4b.3.1.4.2 Living
1.4b.3.2 Vina Elmina "Snooks" PETTITT (24 Sep 1917 - ) & Russell C BUNDY (12 Jun 1906 - 8 Apr 1964)
1.4b.3.2.1 Living
1.4b.3.3 PETTITT
1.4b.3.3.1 PETTITT
1.4b.3.3.1.1 Living
1.4b.3.3.1.2 Living
1.4b.3.3.2 PETTITT
1.4b.3.3.3 PETTITT
1.4b.3.4a PETTITT
1.4b.3.4b PETTITT
1.5 George W PETTITT (9 Aug 1835 - 11 Jun 1911) & Elizabeth Ann TODD (10 Jan 1838 - 14 Jul 1920)
1.5.1 William Thomas PETTITT (Jul 1862 - ) & Mary Jane REECE (Nov 1866 - )
1.5.1.1 George A PETTITT (Apr 1891 - ) & Mary HIGHSMITH
1.5.1.2 William Martin "Willie" PETTITT (Jul 1893 - 1961) & Lily Othel KEMP (1906 - )
1.5.1.2.1 PETTITT (1936 - )
1.5.1.2.1.1 PETTITT
1.5.1.2.1.2 PETTITT
1.5.1.2.1.3 PETTITT
1.5.1.2.2 PETTITT (1938 - )
1.5.1.2.2.1 PETTITT
1.5.1.3 Hattie A PETTITT (Aug 1899 - )
1.5.2 Sarah E "Betty" PETTITT (10 May 1865 - 29 Aug 1930) & Mack Middleton HAYS (18 Jul 1847 - 2 Sep 1919)
1.5.2.1 James Gilford HAYS (7 Aug 1888 - 29 Aug 1968) & Armor HITCHCOCK (24 Jul 1892 - )
1.5.2.2 George HAYS & Vada DRIGGERS
1.5.2.2.1 HAYS
1.5.3 Zacary M PETTITT (2 Dec 1870 - 1 Jun 1908) & Vicie L DUTTON (28 Aug 1869 - 7 Feb 1923)
1.5.3.1 Iley Lee PETTITT (About 1900 - 1980) & Mantha MULLINS
1.5.3.1.1a PETTITT*
1.5.3.1.1a.1 TALLENT
1.5.3.1.1a.2 TALLENT
1.5.3.1.1a.3 TALLENT
1.5.3.1.1b PETTITT*
1.5.4 Rachel E PETTITT (1874 - )
1.5.5 George Washington PETTITT (3 Nov 1875 - 17 Jan 1938) & Nancy Anne ROYAL (18 May 1879 - 7 May 1925)
1.5.5.1 Willie PETTITT (30 Jun 1897 - 10 Nov 1918) & Maude
1.5.5.2 Alfred A (Bud) PETTITT (2 Feb 1899 - Aug 1966)
1.5.5.3 Baby PETTITT (6 Nov 1904 - 6 Nov 1904)
1.5.5.4 Grace PETTITT (3 Jul 1906 - Feb 1990) & Burman JAMESON ( -1987)
1.5.5.5 Luther Clyde PETTITT (20 Oct 1908 - 27 Sep 1960) & Viola MANOUS (2 Apr 1910 -19 Dec 1983)
1.5.5.5.1 Willie Hurston PETTITT (1926) & Beatrice Mae LANGFORD
1.5.5.5.2 Mary Ruth PETTITT (1928) & Arville Lee COWELL
1.5.5.5.3 James Donald Delano PETTIT (1934) & Glenda Ann CROSS
1.5.5.5.4a Vera Joann PETTITT (1936) & Billy PATTON
1.5.5.5.4b Vera Joann PETTITT (1936) & Billy LITTLEPAGE &
1.5.5.5.5 Nola Lee PETTITT (1938) & J W JACKSON
1.5.5.5.6a Samuel Lee PETTITT (1942) & Wanda Louise GRAHAM
1.5.5.5.6b Samuel Lee PETTITT (1942) & Mennie GRIFFITH HECTOR
1.5.5.5.7a Linda Maxine PETTITT (1947) & John Wesley SPICER
1.5.5.5.7b Linda Maxine PETTITT (1947) & Troy TIMMERMAN
1.5.5.6 Beryl PETTITT (16 Aug 1910 - Jun 1968) & Sarah Ann (15 Aug 1882 - 21 Mar1966)
1.5.5.7 Baby son PETTITT (13 Oct 1913 - 13 Oct 1913)
1.5.6 Minnie P PETTITT (1879 - )
1.6 Zacarah Martin PETTITT (1837 - ) & Mary DEA (LEA) (About 1844 - )
1.7 James W PETTITT (1839 - Before 3 Jan 1855) & Mary Ellen SMITH (Jan 1837 - )
1.7.1 Anne Ellen PETTITT (3 Jan 1855 - 6 Oct 1930) & George Washington HOLDER (21 Nov 1849 - 24 Aug 1920)
1.7.1.1 George Lee HOLDER (21 Mar 1873 - 16 Jan 1923)
1.7.1.2 Martha Louella HOLDER (19 Oct 1875 - 10 Jul 1954)
1.7.1.3 Temperance Isabelle HOLDER (20 Aug 1877 - )
1.7.1.4 John SMITH HOLDER (5 Dec 1874 - 5 Mar 1965)
1.7.1.5 Frank A HOLDER (27 May 1881 - )
1.7.1.6 Ollie Joanne HOLDER (24 Feb 1886 - 12 Oct 1965)
1.7.1.7 Elviria Janette HOLDER (31 Jan 1888 - 1984)
1.7.1.8 Thomas HOLDER (8 Jul 1890 - 30 Jan 1973)
1.7.1.9 Charlie Newman HOLDER (2 Mar 1892 - 30 Nov 1959) & Flora CLINGER
1.7.1.9.1 Living
1.7.1.10 Mamie Clingan HOLDER (2 Oct 1894 - 14 Jul 1960)
1.8 William Cox PETTITT (1842 - )
1.9 Nancy PETTITT (12 Oct 1844 - 19 Feb 1901) & Jobe WILSON (8 Sep 1842 - 2 Apr 1932)
1.10 Martha Margaret PETTITT (1849/1850 - )
1.11 John C PETTITT (1849/1850 - )
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