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My name is John Pruett, the administrator of this site.  If you have ideas for additional discussion topics, please contact me at jpruett@pruettweb.com.
Pruett Family Origins

There is (and likely always will be) great speculation as to the origins of Pruetts (regardless of spelling), as evidenced by the Origins page on my site and the following information emailed to me by Paul Pruitt:

"I don't know where the original research was from, but the idea that when Thomas Prewitt born in 1616 came to Virginia in 1636 with Joan Bennett that they were already Quakers, as implied by the source below, seems off. Even the fornication conviction of 1648 because of Quakerism and being married outside the Church of England, doesn't seem right. See a source herehttp://www.angelfire.com/ms/prewett/wga19.html#I2763

According to Wikipedia, Quakerism didn't start until 1652...And the first Quaker evangelists came to America in the mid-1650's. See:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quaker_history

Apparently it might be more accurate to have labeled Joan Bennett and Mr. Prewitt as "Seekers" if that's what they were. They may have become Quakers only after the mid 1650's but historical memory may have been inaccurately ...

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Posted by John Pruett at 11/18/2010 12:57 PM | View Comments (51) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Pruett Family Traditions
Being this close to the holidays, I thought it might be interesting to have folks share family traditions (whether they're holiday related or not). My family has always had a larger gathering Christmas Eve than on Christmas Day. Now that "us kids" are grown and have our own families, we have other Christmas Day obligations but we still try to spend Christmas Eve at our Parents' house. ...
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Posted by John Pruett at 12/12/2006 3:06 PM | View Comments (156) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Brick Walls
My own brick wall comes from the parentage of my Great-Great Grandfather. Most of the online data lists David Prewitt as the father of William Prewitt, Sr. (my Gr-Gr Grandfather). William married Sarah DeMoss. Previous family history listed William's father as Elias Prewitt, who married Emiline Ashley. I have been unable to find any information on Elias and Emiline, so I'm not sure if that previous family history was accurate or not. ...
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Posted by John Pruett at 12/11/2006 9:16 PM | View Comments (357) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)