Henry Newton Pettit

Henry Newton Pettit is the second son of Jonathan and Susanna (DuPue) Pettit. He was born March 12, 1795 in Sussex, New Jersey. The family moved to Randolph County, Illinois and settled in the Kaskaskia area in 1798.

Henry married on February 5, 1818, in Randolph County, to Elizabeth Heard who was born about 1799 in Virginia. Her parents are Joseph and Martha (Gilbreath) Herd/Heard.

Henry and Elizabeth had 9 known children:

• Jonathan - born December 1818 and died July 1851 in Randolph County, Illinois. Married Mary Pillers December 15, 1843 in Randolph County.
• James Heard - born February 1820 in Randolph County, Illinois; died February 1884 in San Bernardino, California. Married Jane Bilderback December 28, 1844 in Randolph County. He is buried in the Pioneer Memorial Cemetery.
• Henry Newton, Jr. - born August 29, 1822 in Randolph County, Illinois; died July 13, 1893 in Alachua County, Florida. Married Louisa Conant January 1, 1845 in Randolph County. He is buried in the Laurel Grove Cemetery.
• John - born December 17, 1823 in Randolph County, Illinois and died March 18, 1867 in California.
• Joseph - born February 15, 1826 in Randolph County, Illinois; died May 1887 in Florida. Married to Lizzie Hanson.
• Martha - born February 12, 1826 in Randolph County, Illinois; died before 1900 in Kansas. Married William H. Mann on January 3, 1843 in Randolph County.
• Susannah - born October 17, 1830 in Randolph County, Illinois; died August 1840 per family sources.
• Sophia Jane - born April 21, 1833 in Randolph County, Illinois; died January 1, 1879, possibly in California. Married James Rogers in California, per family sources.
• Benjamin - born and died April 21, 1833 in Randolph County, Illinois.

Henry Newton Pettit died November 19, 1834 in Randolph County, Illinois. Elizabeth died sometime after the 1850 Census for Randolph County, where she is listed as 62 years of age living with son John.

Elizabeth Woodside

Elizabeth is the 10th child of Samuel Cunningham and Jane (Morrow?) Woodside. She was born about 1790 in South Carolina.

Not much is known about Elizabeth other than she married Anthony L. Hamilton on September 11, 1810 in Livingston County, Kentucky. Anthony was born about 1789 in South Carolina. Her death is unknown.

Elizabeth and Anthony had the following known children:

• Woods L. - born 1814 in Kentucky, died 1868 in Perry County, Illinois. Married Nancy Jane Armstrong on September 17, 1841 in Perry County.
• Anthony Stewart - born about 1827 in Kentucky, death unknown. Married Mrs. Jane (Brown) Kimzey on August 9, 1855 in Perry County.
• John - born about 1835 in Kentucky. No more is known.

I would appreciate hearing from anyone who has more information on Elizabeth and her family.

James Woodside

James Woodside, the 8th child of Samuel Cunningham and Jane (Morrow?) Woodside, was born about 1786/1787 in Chester County, South Carolina.

After moving to Kentucky, James married first Ann Brown on February 15, 1811 in Caldwell County, Kentucky. Ann is believed to be the daughter of William Brown and Jennet Smith, but I have no proof of this. Nothing more is known about Ann.

James married second to Nancy Baugher on April 10, 1821 in Livingston County, Kentucky. Nancy was born about 1798 in North Carolina and died about 1844 in Randolph County, Illinois.

James built a watermill on Beaucoup Creek at a crossing called "Woodside Ford" south of Pinckneyville, in Perry County, Illinois.

Children of James and Ann (Brown) Woodside:

• David Brown - born about Feb 1812 in Kentucky. Nothing more is known.
• Samuel Morrow - born January 31, 1814 in Kentucky, died August 13, 1885 in Perry County, Illinois. Samuel married first Elizabeth Jane Pyle on October 19, 1837 in Perry County. He married second Maria Susan (surname unknown) about 1848. Samuel and Maria are buried in Hopewell Cemetery. (a separate blog listing will follow soon)
  
• Ann Luticia - born about September 1815 in Kentucky. Nothing more is known.

Children of James and Nancy (Baugher) Woodside:

• James M. - born about 1824 in Livingston County, Kentucky, died October 29, 1897 in Perry County, Illinois. He married Sarah Jane McCoy on February 7, 1844 in Washington County, Illinois. James died in September 1834 in Perry County, Illinois. (More to come on this family in a separate listing.)
• Robert John - born about 1827 in Kentucky, died October 13, 1862 in Perry County, Illinois. Married Mrs. Martha Jane (Pettit) Glaspell on December 19, 1848 in Pinckneyville, Perry County, Illinois. (More on this family in a separate listing.)
• Susannah Jane - birth and death unknown.
• William King - birth and death unknown.
• Mary Katherine - birth and death unknown.

James died in September of 1834 in Perry County.

Note: Some of the above information/dates was found in History of Perry County, Illinois, Volume II, 1998, Perry County Historical Society, Pub: Turner Publishing Company, page 301.