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Pilgrim Village Families Sketch: William Pitt

Robert Charles Anderson

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Birth:  William Pitt was born in England.

Death:  There is no information on either his place or date of death.

Ship:  Fortune, 1621

Life in England:  Nothing is known of his life in England.

Life in New England:  William Pitt arrived in Plymouth Colony in the fall of 1621. In the land division of 1623 he received one acre, indicating that he had no family with him. His name does not appear in the division of land held in Plymouth Colony in May 1627, so he had either died or left the colony by that time.

Family:  There is no information on any family members.