Sketch of the Pitman Family, St. Charles County, Missouri

>From "A History of the Pioneer Families of Missouri, with numerous
sketches, anecdotes, adventures, etc., relating to Early Days in 
Missouri" by William S. Bryan and Robert Rose, Published by Bryan,
Brand & Co., St. Louis Missouri, 1876.
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The grandfather of the Pitman families of St. Charles and Montgomery
counties came to America with the Penn Colony in 1681; but he after-
ward settled in Campbell County, VA.  His grandchildren were: William,
Thomas, John, and two daughters, Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Gill, whose first
names we could not obtain.  William was one of the early pioneers of
Kentucky, on the Daniel Boone order.  He lived and died in that State.
Thomas married a Miss Berry, of Warren County, KY., and they had five
sons and several daughters.  One of the daughters, named Rachel, marr-
ied Christopher Hutchings, who settled in St. Charles County in 1811.
They had: Albert G., Beverly T., Christopher, Melvina and Nancy. 
Richard B., a son of Thomas Pitman, married Lucinda Hutchings, and
settled in St. Charles County in 1811.  They died and left two sons,
James M. and Andrew J.  The former moved to Quincy, Illinois.  John
Pitman, a brother of Thomas, settled in St. Charles County in 1810.
He married Dorothy Robinson, of Virginia, by whom he had three sons
and one daughter: Christopher I., Irvine S., Peyton R. and Mary I.
His first wife dying, he was married the second time to the widow Burns-
Price, of Virginia, whose maiden name was Magdelene Irvine.  She bore
him one son, David K., and died in 1830.  Mr. Pitman died in 1839, in
his eighty sixth year.  Christopher, the eldest son of John Pitman,
died in infancy.  Irvine S., was married first to Nancy Talbott, the
daughter of Col. Hale Talbott, whose wife's maiden name was Jane Irvine.
After her death he married Rachel Sweet.  Mr. Pitman was a tanner by
trade, and built a tanyard on Massey's Creek, in what is now Warren
County.  In 1821 Gov. McNair commissioned him Colonel of the 15th Reg-
iment of Missouri State Militia.  He was also the first Sheriff of 
Montgomery County, and served as County Judge of that county for sev-
eral terms.  Mr. Pitman was a good violinist, and very fond of dancing.
Mary I. Pitman married Thomas D. Stephenson, of Kentucky.  David K.,
now living in St. Charles County, was married first to Caroline L. 
Hickman, of Clark County, KY., who was a daughter of Richard Hickman
and Lydia Callaway.  His second wife was Eliza H. Baker.  Mr. Pitman
has for many years been a leading member of the Souther Methodist 
Church, and has filled many prominent and responsible positions to the
entire satisfaction of his brethren.  He has had much to do with the
educational institutions of that Church, and his son, Prof. R. H.
Pitman, Principal of the Methodist Female College, at Fayette, MO., is
well known all over the State as an experienced and successful educator.
	

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