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From: "Sharolynn Pyeatt" <>
Subject: John Pyatt & Hannah LaBruce
Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2004 17:13:43 -0700


I'm not exactly sure how to best present my findings as this will most
likely need several posts to the list. Hopefully, I can do this in some
semblance of order. I'll try to group family units in each e-mail.



John PYATT, of Prince Frederick Parish, married Hannah LABRUCE, a
spinster of Prince George Parish, 28 March 1744. Their marriage license
was dated 23 Feb 1743/4. The marriage itself was performed by Rev. John
Fordice on 28 Mar 1744; John Laurens of Charles Town was listed as a
bondsman.

(citation: The register book for the Parish Prince Frederick Winyaw /
published by the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America.
Baltimore : Williams & Wilkins, 1916, p. 54)

(see also: Holcomb, Brent H., comp. South Carolina marriages, 1688-1799.
Baltimore : Genealogical Publishing Co., 1980, p. 203)



According to parish records, They had two children:

1) Elizabeth PYATT, born 13 Sep 1748. She died 11 Jan 1748/9 [sic]
and was buried the following day.

2) John PYATT, born 20 Jun 1750, baptized 8 Aug 1750.



(citation: The register book for the Parish Prince Frederick Winyaw /
published by the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America.
Baltimore : Williams & Wilkins, 1916, pp. 26, 28, 58)



John PYATT also appears in the same parish records as a member of the
vestry from 4 April 1743 through January 1753 (Ibid, pp. 92-123).
Parish Prince Frederick Winyaw seems to be of the Anglican (i.e., the
Church of England) persuasion.



In George C. Rogers, Jr.'s book, The history of Georgetown County, South
Carolina, he refers to this particular John PYATT as an early settler of
the county and designates him John PYATT the first to distinguish him
from later John PYATT's of the same family. I seriously question that,
as I will explain in one of the other e-mails.



In 1737, John PYATT purchased 400 acres in Craven Co., on the south side
of the Peedee River, from Andrew & Sarah COLLINS. (cit. South Carolina
deed abstracts 1719-1772, vol. 1 / abstracted by Clara A. Langley.
Easley, SC : Southern Historical Press, c1983, p. 302-referencing Deed
book S, p. 32, dtd 25 & 26 Aug 1737, L&R).



John PYATT and Hannah, his wife, sold this same 400 acres to George
ATKINSON, on 4 Feb 1747. (cit. South Carolina deed abstracts 1719-1772,
vol. 3 / abstracted by Clara A. Langley. Easley, SC : Southern
Historical Press, c1983, p. 263-referencing Deed book C-3, p. 765, dtd
20 & 21 June 1763, Release)



John PYATT's will is dated 25 Feb 1960 and proved "before the Governor
in the Court of Ordinary" on 6 Mar 1761. He bequeaths everything to his
wife, Hannah, and to his son, John (who is still a minor), but makes
allowances to include any other offspring should his wife be pregnant at
the time of his death.



At the time of his death, he owned real property "situate lying and
being in the County of York in the Kingdom of Great Britain, known by
the name of North Pasture and Collehill." North Pasture appears on map
7 in grid G7 for West Riding in the map (i.e., atlas) entitled, "The
County of York survey'd in MDCCLXVII, VIII, IX and MDCCLXX [i.e., 1767,
68, 69 and 1770], engraved by Thomas Jefferys, Geographer to his
Majesty, 1771." I could find no reference to Collehill or Colliehill
on the map. 19th century gazetteers for Yorkshire indicate that
North-Pasture is a hamlet in the township of Sawley and parish of Ripon.
It is 3 miles from Pately Bridge and 9 miles from Ripon. In the late
19th or early 20th century, the township of Sawley had a total of 499
inhabitants, 3189 acres of land, and included the small hamlets of
Risplith, Hungate, Cowbush and North Pastures.



John's will also refers real property in South Carolina, including 500
acres on the Waccamaw Neck, 50 acres on an island between the Waccamaw
and Peedee Rivers, and another tract of 200 acres on the Waccamaw Neck.



He named his wife, Hannah, and his friends, Thomas Waties and Joseph
Allston, as his executrix and executors.






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