Brent,

This was sent to me by a family researcher, It does appear that I am kin to Mr. Peyton Pittman. This is all that we have, with your permission I will submit what you have posted as additional info. If you find anything else, please send it my way.

Thanks GP

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George...

I do not have anything specific to the purchase of the ferry though I do have information about Dr. Peyton Pittman (3) and his son Erasmus (4):

1 Thomas Pitman b 1710 Campbell Co. VA (perhaps in Lunenburg Co. VA in 1746 as a cord wainer) mc 1748 Campbell Co. VA Mary Irvine (Furguson?) b 1727 KGC VA d 1796 Caroline Co. VA) ) dc 1781 Caroline Co. (or perhaps Campbell Co.) VA (Some stories say his father (un-named) came to America with the Penn Colony.

2 John B. Pitman b 3/14/1753 Bedford / Campbell Co. VA m1 5/26/1785 Dorothy Peyton Robinson in VA m2 3/7/1805 Ms.(Margaret?) Madelene Irvine Price / Burns (7/6/1765 Campbell Co. VA - d 1/25/1830) d 1/1/1839 St. Charles Co. MO bur John Pitman Cem,

3 Peyton Robinson Pitman 5/4/1792 Madison Co. KY Resident of St. Charles MO in 1817; Moved in 1820 to Lawrence Co. AR d 11/30/1843 N. Pocahontas, Randolph Co. AR

4 Erasmus Derwind Pittman b 1817 Arkansas m1 Mary E. Marshman Todd m2 11/4/1846 Temperance Looney d 1/13/1868

5 Laura J. Pitman b 1/12/1849 m 2/11/1866 William Henry Coward d 8/26/1918 b Macedonia Cemetery, Warm Springs, Randolph Co. AR