Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book No. 1, Part II; Nell M. Nugent; p 85
ROBERT PITTS, (Pitt) Merchant, 550 acs. Isle of Wight Co., 14 Feb. 1637, p. 540. About 3>4 mi. up New Towne haven Riv., opposite land of William Denham now in the occupation of sd. Pitts, & near land of Thomas Bush. Due for his per. adv. & trans, of 10 pers: William Denson, Edwd. Hartwell, Rich. Gaunt, Edward Butler, Francis Burly, Nath. Carter, Hen. Symons, Wm. Seldome, Richard Burges, Rich. Groves (first written
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Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book No. 1, Part II; .Nell M. Nugent; p 145
ROBERT PITT, 209 acs. Isle of Wight Co., Aug. 28, 1643, Page 895. Upon the Wwd. side of a br. of New towne haven Riv., called Beverly Cr., adj. Capt. John Upton & John Seaward. Trans, of 5 pers.: Stephen Paule, John Williams, Thomas Patrick, William
Powell, Ewen Roberts.
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Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book 4, p 433: Coll. Robert Pitt, Capt. Joseph Bridger & Mr. William Burgh, 3000 acs. Isle of Wight Co., upon br. of the Blackwater, 21 Mar. 1664, p. 115 (614). 1200 & 600 acs granted sd. Pitt & Burgh by two former patents. . .& 1200 acs due for trans. of 24 pers.
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1649-60: member of the Virginia House of Burgesses
Member of the Governor's Council
1662: Lt. Colonel of the Isle of Wight Militia
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