Dusek Tree - Person Sheet
Dusek Tree - Person Sheet
NameJames Pyeatt 
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304Birth29 Feb 1768, Guilford Co, North Carolina
Death24 Apr 1837, Pyeatt, Pulaski Co, Arkansas, USA
BurialPyeatte-Mason Cemetery, Maumelle, Pulaski Co., Arkansas, USA
Occupationtrader, cattle dealer, bell maker
FatherJohn Pyeatt (1735-1780)
MotherMartha Jane Blair (~1735-~1768)
Spouses
Birth10 Aug 1756, Rowan Co., North Carolina
Death24 Dec 1818 (or Sep), Crystal Hill, Pyeatt Township, Pulaski Co., Arkansas, USA
BurialPyeatte-Mason Cemetery, Maumelle, Pulaski Co., Arkansas, USA
FatherRev. Andrew Finley (1717-1780)
MotherKatherine Paull (1717-1800)
Marriage11 Apr 1791, Guilford Co, North Carolina, USA305
ChildrenJohn (1792-1796)
Henry Porter (1793-1850)
Martha (1796-1819)
Mary Polly (1798-1877)
Andrew Finley (1801-1837)
Peter Paulus (1803-1884)
John R (1805-1895)
Margarett (1807-1877)
James (1810-)
Jemima (1813-1863)
Marriage7 Aug 1821, Pulaski Co, Arkansas, USA
Marriage15 Dec 1834, Pulaski Co, Arkansas, USA
Notes for James Pyeatt
James PYEATT was b 28 Feb 1768, probably in Rowan Co, NC, to John and Martha or Jane BLAIR PYEATT. It seems unlikely that he would have married a woman 13 years older than himself - Catherine Finley. Nevertheless, they did marry. James witnessed deeds and deeded land in Guilford with other members of the PYEATT family between 1788 and 1794. He was a bondsman for the marriages of his brother Jacob to Margaret FINLEY (Catherine's sister) and of his brother-in-law Michael FINLEY to Sinai TAYLOR in Guilford.
Pyeatte - Mason Historical CemeteryLocated at the corner of Lily Drive and Waterside in Maumelle, Pulaski County, Arkansas.Established 1818In January 1811 a group of families left Alabama for what was to become the Arkansas territory. They traveled by boat down the Tennessee, Ohio and Mississippi rivers to Arkansas Post, a settlement at the mouth of the Arkansas River. This group was led by brothers, Jacob and James Pyeatte, fifth generation descendants of French Huguenots, and John Carnahan.In early 1812, the Pyeatte and Carnahand families continued up the Arkansas River disembarking at Crystal Hill, named for a prominent peak near the river that contained crystal rock formation. In March 1812 the Pyeatte brothers established a settlement just north of this peak, toward the mouth of Palarm Creek, on what is now part of the golf course of the Maumelle County Club. This settlement became known as Pyeattetown. The brothers farmed the land and operated a ferry across the Arkansas River.The Pyeattes and Carnahans were members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, an evangical branch of the Presbyterian Church of America. In late 1812 John Carnahan returned from Kentucky where he was received as a candidate for the ministry. Rev. Carnahand preached the first sermon bya protestant clergyman in the heart of Arkansas territory at the home of Jacob Pyeatte in 1812. A commemorative marker, relocated to this site, was erected in 1938 recognizing this service. In 1822 this pioneer preacher conducted the first camp meeting, a method of evangelism developed during the Great Revivial of 1800, in Arkansas at the home of James Pyeatt, "with good results for the cause of Christianity".The Pyeatte and Carnahan familes are among the area's first settlers, eventually Jacob Pyeatte moved to Northwest Arkansas, but James Pyeatte continued to operate the farm and ferry until his death in 1837. He is buried here along with his first wife, Katherine (Finley) Pyeatt; two daughterss Jemima (Pyeatte) Scott and Martha (Pyeatte) King; grandson Andrew E. scott, son of Jemima Scott; and three granddaughters Jane H. Scott, daughter of Jemima Scott, Nercisse Pyeatte and Martha Pyeatt, daughters of Henry Porter Pyeatte, son of James and Katherine Pyeatte, and husband to the daughter of Rev. John Carnahan.To date, no information pertaining to the Mason family buried in this historic cemetery has been discovered.This cemetery remains today as a visible sign of the early settlers and communities that were established in the heart of what would become the State of Arkansas. This cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in November 1996.The City of Maumelle wishes to thank the following agencies and individuals who were instrumental in the preservation and development of this historical site: The Arkansas Historical Preservation Program; Rev. Robert Monroe of the Arkansas Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church; and Mr. Bob Pyeatte, great, great, great grandson of James Pyeatte.
Pyeatte - Mason Historical CemeteryLocated at the corner of Lily Drive and Waterside in Maumelle, Pulaski County, Arkansas.Established 1818In January 1811 a group of families left Alabama for what was to become the Arkansas territory. They traveled by boat down the Tennessee, Ohio and Mississippi rivers to Arkansas Post, a settlement at the mouth of the Arkansas River. This group was led by brothers, Jacob and James Pyeatte, fifth generation descendants of French Huguenots, and John Carnahan.In early 1812, the Pyeatte and Carnahand families continued up the Arkansas River disembarking at Crystal Hill, named for a prominent peak near the river that contained crystal rock formation. In March 1812 the Pyeatte brothers established a settlement just north of this peak, toward the mouth of Palarm Creek, on what is now part of the golf course of the Maumelle County Club. This settlement became known as Pyeattetown. The brothers farmed the land and operated a ferry across the Arkansas River.The Pyeattes and Carnahans were members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, an evangical branch of the Presbyterian Church of America. In late 1812 John Carnahan returned from Kentucky where he was received as a candidate for the ministry. Rev. Carnahand preached the first sermon bya protestant clergyman in the heart of Arkansas territory at the home of Jacob Pyeatte in 1812. A commemorative marker, relocated to this site, was erected in 1938 recognizing this service. In 1822 this pioneer preacher conducted the first camp meeting, a method of evangelism developed during the Great Revivial of 1800, in Arkansas at the home of James Pyeatt, "with good results for the cause of Christianity".The Pyeatte and Carnahan familes are among the area's first settlers, eventually Jacob Pyeatte moved to Northwest Arkansas, but James Pyeatte continued to operate the farm and ferry until his death in 1837. He is buried here along with his first wife, Katherine (Finley) Pyeatt; two daughterss Jemima (Pyeatte) Scott and Martha (Pyeatte) King; grandson Andrew E. scott, son of Jemima Scott; and three granddaughters Jane H. Scott, daughter of Jemima Scott, Nercisse Pyeatte and Martha Pyeatt, daughters of Henry Porter Pyeatte, son of James and Katherine Pyeatte, and husband to the daughter of Rev. John Carnahan.To date, no information pertaining to the Mason family buried in this historic cemetery has been discovered.This cemetery remains today as a visible sign of the early settlers and communities that were established in the heart of what would become the State of Arkansas. This cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in November 1996.The City of Maumelle wishes to thank the following agencies and individuals who were instrumental in the preservation and development of this historical site: The Arkansas Historical Preservation Program; Rev. Robert Monroe of the Arkansas Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church; and Mr. Bob Pyeatte, great, great, great grandson of James Pyeatte.