Some Pyatt's of Virginia
Marriage of James Peatt and Mary Donahue - Rockbridge County, VA 1805
"Know all men by these presents that we JAMES PEATT & JNO DONAGHOW alias JNO W
DONAUGH, are held and firmly bound to John Page, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia or his successors in the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars to which payment well and truly to be made we bind ourselves, our heirs, Executors &c jointly & severally, firmly by
these presents witness our hands and seals this 17th day of July 1805. The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas there is a marriage shortly intended to be solumnized between the above bound James Peatt and MARY DONAGHOE, daughter of said Donaghoe, of Rockbridge County. If therefore there shall be no lawful cause to obstruct the same then this obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force.
James (his X mark) Peatt (SEAL) /s/ John Donhoe (SEAL)
Rockbg. County to Wit: James Peatt came before me in the office of said County Court & made oath that from the information of his parents & his own knowledge he is now above the age of Twenty one years & that there is no undue means about to be used in order to obtain a license to
intermarry with Mary Donaghe, daughter of John Donaghe, alias Jno W Donagh. Given under my hand this 17th day of July 1805. A Reid, Clk.
Marriage of Benjamin Pyatt and Rachael McWilliams - Rockbridge County, VA 1827
BENJAMIN PYATT and James Pyatt are held and firmly bound...this 6th day of February
1827...[marriage]to be solemnized between the above bound Benjamin Pyatt and RACHAEL MCWILLIAMS,
daughter of John McWilliams of Rockingham Co....[Rockingham Marriage Book 3:632]
{Note by Laverne: The same bond is also found with a date of 8 February 1827.}
Marriage of William Peat and Mary Smith - Augusta County, VA 1814
WILLIAM PEAT and John Miller are held and firmly bound...this 17th day of November 1814...[marriage] to be solemnized between the above bound William Peatt & MARY SMITH, daughter of Martin Smith decd? of Augusta Co...(Augusta Co)
Marriage of Isabella Peat and John McWilliams Jr - Augusta County, VA 1826
JOHN MCWILLIAMS JR and James Peat are held and firmly bound...this 25th day of July 1826
...[marriage] to be solemnized between the above bound John McWilliams Jr and ISABELLA PEAT of Augusta Co...(Augusta Co)
{Note by Laverne: Another record refers to Isabella Peatt as "orphan of Moses Peatt.")
Marriage of Catherine Peyatt and Elijah Turner - Augusta County, VA 1830
ELIJAH TURNER and Wm Donoho are held and firmly bound...this 22 day of
February 1830...[marriage] to be solemnized between the above bound Elijah Turner and CATHERINE PEYATT,
orphan of Benjamin Peyatt, deceased...(Augusta Co)
{Note by Laverne: Obviously, this Benjamin Piatt did not make it to Indiana.)
Marriage of Cornelius Pyatt and Ann Watkins - Rockbridge County, VA 1806
CORNELIUS PYATT and Micajah Watkins are held and firmly bound...this 19th day of May 1806
...[marriage] to be solemnized betwen the above bound Cornelius Pyatt and ANN WATKINS, daughter of Micajah Watkins
of this County [Rockbridge Co]...
Marriage of Benjamin Pyatt and Sarah Donoho - Rockbridge County, VA 1809
BENJAMIN PYATT and John Donahoe are held and firmly bound...this 20th day of November 1809
...[marriage] to be solemnized between the above bound Benjamin Pyatt and SARAH DONOHO, daughter of said John...(Rockbridge Co)
{Note by Laverne: By date and location this last Benjamin should be a brother to the James who married Mary Donahue and an uncle to the Benjamin
who married Rachel McWilliams. This last Benjamin could be the deceased father of Isabella Peat by 1826.
To further confuse matters there was another Clarissa Piatt b c1856 in Indiana to Philip and Lanna (Lavinia Galbreath?) Piatt. Philip was a son of James and Mary Donahue Piatt and so this couple had two granddaughters named Clarissa, not unusual I guess in the era of large families.
I said that the New Jersey link had not been established, but in the 1860 census for Jasper Co IN, James Pyatt is listed as age 74, b c 1786 in NJ. His occupation was "gardener." He and Mary were listed above the family of son Philip who lived with them. However, we don't know where in NJ James was born
or to whom.}
Source:
- Piatt Family Newsletter, Volume 4, 1898; Volume 5, 1990.
- Laverne Ingram Piatt Ontario, OH
Updated April 2000
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