Stephen Pettus was born in 1765, in Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, Dabney Pettus, was 35 and his mother, Elizabeth Rodes, was 34. He had at least 1 son and 5 daughters with Mrs. Pettus. He registered for military service in 1778. He died in 1809, in Prince Edward, Virginia, United States, at the age of 44.
