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Clan Pettipas of Chaswood

The historical roots of Clan Pettipas of Chaswood is surrounded in mystery, due to lack of records. But the first known and accepted Chief of the Clan is Claude Petitpas, who was born in 1627 in Flanders Belgium. Claude left Belgium for Acadia (modern Nova Scotia) in 1641. Clan oral tradition maintains he fought in the Acadian civil war on the side of Charles La Tour, though no historical records supports the claims. Claude's descendants spread throughout Nova Scotia and the United States. The main branch is Clan Pettipas of Chaswood, founded by Chief Vincent Pettipas in 1950. Vincent's grandson, Matthew Gordon Pettipas, is the current Chief. The Clan motto is "Long live Scotia!" and the Clan seat is Pettipas house, an old house on the Mcfetridge road in Chaswood. The septs of the Clan are as follows; the Henleys of Crooks brook, the Hutters of Antrim road, the Coxes of Upper Musquodoboit, and the Norths of Colechester.