Research Notes:
1785 Jeremiah Pickett and wife Anne sold land in the Parish of Hanover, King George County, Virginia. The land was one eighth part of the estate of George Edwards, deceased, which George had devised to his children, Anne among them. [1] [2]
1812 William Pickett certified that he was the elder brother of Jeremiah Pickett, a soldier in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Jeremiah disappeared leaving one child, now deceased. William Pickett was living in Caroline County, Virginia. William was the only known surviving brother of Jeremiah, and was therefore the heir at law of the deceased child of Jeremiah. Dated October 8, 1812. Another witness suggests that Jeremiah may have been alive when the son died. [3] [4] This document disagrees with the death of brother Mace in 1837. William was awarded the land. [5]
A tentative pedigree shows son George Pickett. [6]
[1] Deed Book 7, 1785-1793, King George County, Virginia: King George. Deeds 1785–1793, IGN=007645176, image 54, [FamilySearchImage].
[2] Virginia Historical Society (Richmond, Virginia), Virginia, George Harrison Sanford King Papers, 1914-1985: Caroline. Genealogies 1914–1985, image 12665, [FamilySearchImage].
[3] Land Office Military Certificates, State of Virginia: Powell. Military Records 1782–1876, images 589-593, [FamilySearchImage].
[4] Transcription from Southern Campaign Rev. War Pension Statements, [URL].
[5] Order Book 4, 1766-1790, King George County, Virginia: King George. Court Records 1766–1790 | King George. Court Records 1766–1790, image 167, [FamilySearchImage].
[6] Order Book 4, 1766-1790, King George County, Virginia, Court Records, image 167, [FamilySearchImage].