William PETTEE
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Nathaniel Pettee of Weymouth, husbandman, was appinted adminitrator oftheestate of his "brother William Pettee, late a soldier at hisMajesty'sCastle William in Boston dec'd," The will is dated 23 Feb1753 (SuffolkProbate 47:460). His inventory "that is inStoughton...sundries at CastleWilliam" mentions "sundry sorts of woman'sapparell. He married AbigailCox who is supposed to have died near 1749.He may be the William Petteewho married at Stoughton 17 Aug 1749Rebecca Carrill.
He married Abigail Cox 2 Apr 1741 at Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts . Abigail Cox was born at Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts 31 Jan 1721 daughter of Joseph Cox and Elizabeth Blackman .
They were the parents of 6
children:
William Pettee
born 23 Feb 1742.
Joseph Pettee
born 5 May 1744.
James Pettee
born 29 Aug 1745.
Betty Pettee
born 31 Dec 1746.
Nathaniel Pettee
born 11 Feb 1749.
Hannah Pettee
born 3 Sep 1756.
Abigail Cox died 1749 .