George Washington Pettyjohn Sr.

From: National Archives, Washington DC 1850 (7th Census) Vol 1, Amherst County, VA

farmer, value of estate $24,500

George took his family to live in Washington County during the Civil War, returning after the war to his plantation on Harris Creek and the James River.

After his father's death, he received, as his share of his father's estate, the parcel of the plantation on which the mansion house stood.

Marriage notes from: D.A.R. Library, Washington, D.C. Amherst Co, VA, Marriage Bonds 1753-1853

from Familysearch.com: When George Washington Pettyjohn was born on 1 March 1800, in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States, his father, William Pettyjohn, was 42 and his mother, Elizabeth Watts, was 41. He married Ann Nancy Taylor Reynolds on 9 May 1825, in Amherst, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Washington, Virginia, United States in 1860. He registered for military service in 1861. He died on 11 May 1868, in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Salt Creek, Amherst, Virginia, United States.

George Washington Pettyjohn ~ Find a Grave Story 
George Washington Pettyjohn married Ann Taylor "Nancy" Reynolds on May 9, 1825 in Amherst County, Virginia. George received a share of his fathers estate, after William died. It was a parcel of the plantation on which the mansion house stood. George Pettyjohn took his family to live in Washington County during the Civil War. After the war he returned with his family to his plantation on Harris Creek and the James River.
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*from Familysearch.com: When Ann Nancy Taylor Reynolds was born on 20 November 1805, in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States, her father, Archelius Reynolds, was 29 and her mother, Elizabeth Rucker, was 28. She married George Washington Pettyjohn on 9 May 1825, in Amherst, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Washington, Virginia, United States in 1860 and Elon, Amherst, Virginia, United States in 1870. She died on 2 January 1880, in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Salt Creek, Amherst, Virginia, United States.