Also married Roberta Boone and sired Robert, Sarah, and Homer Prewitt.

Father of sixteen children.
Spelled his name "Pruitt."

Had 300 slaves.
Large landowner.

He was a Colonel in the Revolutionary War.

Served in the Union Army during the Civil War.

Information provided by Richard Ames <richard4@@clark.net.>

Died in Mexican War.
He served in Company C, 2nd Mississippi Infantry.

See marriage record book G, page 76, Iowa City, Iowa.
Address: 501 Carpenter Street, Fairfield, Iowa 52556
A professor of journalism.

From "Histroy of Fayette County Kentucky," page 771: Levi Prewitt was a farmer
at Post Office Pine Grove of old English stock. He was a member of the
Christian Church and a valuable citizen. He fattened 30 to 40 beef yearly.

!BIRTH: poss Randolph Co AL
!MARRIAGE:
!DEATH:

! From the history of Friendship Baptist Church, Oxford, Alabama, ... Letters
of Dismission in 1852. Received by experience and baptism 1846 Martha Vise,
Roebuck Vice, and Phillip Prewitt. On Feb 9, 1856, Brother E.D. Lewis charged
sister Martha Vise of getting drunk and using unbecoming language.

! From the minutes of Friendship Meeting House (sic), Benton County, Alabama,
now Calhoun County, which is now the First Baptist Church of Oxford, Alabama:
"Dec 1840 received by letter into friendship sister Mary Vise."

! Martha Ann Pruitt may have married a Pettit after Richard Spurr died and
before 1880.

Had six children.

Married first George Garner about 1819-1822.

Also married a Powers.

!BIRTH: abt 1798 SC. See deed note for Elizabeth PREWITT.
!MARRIAGE: abt 1825, Elizabeth MORGAN.

Resided in Pickens Co, AL 1830, 1840, 1850.

!DEATH: aft 1850, Pickens Co, AL.

Resided in Fayette County Illinois 1855-1880.

Will of Michael Prewet, County of Shelby, Kentucky, Will Book 1, page 41:

February the 18th, 1798
In the name of God, Amen, I Michael Prewet, being in sound sence (sic) and good
memory calling to mind that it is appointed for all men once to die, I do make
this my last will and Testament in manner and dorm following, towit, my will is
that all my Just debts and funeral charges be paid first and satisfied further
my will is
Item, I give and bequeath to my Daughter Betsey ADams one Shilling Starling to
her and heirs forever - further my will is that after my Decease that all my
Estate both real and personal, to wit, five Negros Peter, Mager, Old Jenny
Young Jenny and her young child, Will, and their increase with Three Horses and
one mare with fifteen head of cattle with my stock of sheep and hogs with all
my house hold and kitchen furniture together with my still and plantation
utenshals (sic) be equally divided amongst my Eight children to wit, James
Prewet, Judy Mitchell, Elisher (sic) Prewet, Michael Prewet, Byrd Prewet,
Joseph Prewet, Robert Prewet, and Joshua Prewet, to them and their heirs
forever I do appoint my sons Elisha Prewet, David Mitchell, Byrd Prewet, and
Joseph Prewet, Robert Prewet, Executors to this my last will.
In witness Whereoff I have hereunto set my had and Seal. Michael Prewet (Seal)

Jeremiah Crabb
William Gregory
Richard M. Booker
SHELBY SS May County Court 1798

This last will and Testament of Michael Prewet Sen., dec'd was proved to be his
Act and deed by the oaths of Jeremiah Crabb, William Gregory and Rich. M.
Booker, witnesses thereto and bro. to be recorded. Test. James Craig, C.C.

STATE OF KENTUCKY
COUNTY OF SHELBY SCT.

I, James C. Ray, Clerk of hte Shelby County Court, do hereby certify that the
foregoing is a true and correct copy of the Will of Michael Prewet, deceased,
as it appears on Will Book 1, page 41 in the records in my office.
Witness my had this August 20, 1930. James C. Ray, Clerk

DEATH: Records indicate that Minerva died at an early age. Unverified.

He married Adlin M. Unknown Aft 1850.

He married Harriet A. Unknown Abt 1865.

! Mourning may have died in Patrick County, Virginia.