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Petty Family History


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Petty Bible Records

This is my line of Petty family history. If you have any additions or corrections, please let me know.

James Petty was born around 1720 in Richmond, VA and died on September 17, 1806 in Union, SC. He married
Martha CLANTON in 1743. Martha was born around 1724 in Orange County, VA. She died on September 27, 1806 in Cherokee, SC. They had the following children:

Ambrose born in March 1744 and died around 1790. He married Margaret around 1754.
James, born around in Orange County, VA and died in November 1837. He married a Lydia or Elizabeth.
Absolum born around 1750 in Bedford, VA and died in June 1801. He married Mary CLANTON.
Joshua born around 1751 in Orange, VA and died February 6, 1816. He married Aggatha BULLOCK.
Rachel, born on December 13, 1754 and died on December 11, 1823. She married Drury HARRINGTON on January 2, 1774.
Catherine born around 1763 and died around 1835.
Thomas Daniel, born on March 31, 1765 and died on March 4, 1843. He married Jane DARWIN.
Martha born around 1765.
George born on March 26, 1767 and died February 25, 1840. He married Lydia HARRINGTON.
Polly born around 1768 and died around 1836.
Gabriel born on November 22, 1773 and died after 1847.
Sarah born on October 29, 1779 and died in 1803.

Thomas Daniel PETTY, Sr. was born on March 31, 1765 in Orange County, Virginia. He died on March 4, 1843 in Benton, TN. He married Jane DARWIN in 1789. She was born in 1775 in York, SC and died August 1, 1843 in Benton, TN. Her parents are James DARWIN and Mary COWAN.

Thomas Daniel Petty and Jane Darwin had the following children:

Thomas Daniel, Jr. born in December 1790 in Union County, SC and died in 1840. He married Kiziah A. HUMBLE
James Darwin, born in December 1798 in Union, SC and died in October 1882. He married Unity CHIZENHALL.
Ambrose R., was born in 1800 and died in 1841. He married Polly Adelia CARBINE.
George Valentine, was born on February 14, 1803 in Union, SC and died on February 2, 1886. He married Mary D. REDDEN.
John M., was born in 1805. He married Hannah MARTIN in 1828.
Mary D., was born on February 1808 in Dickson County, TN and died on July 8, 1848. She married first Robert MARTIN and second John WRIGHT.
Bartholomew, was born in 1810 and died in 1885. He married Polly PRYANNAH.
Robert Cowan, was born on November 20, 1812 and died on February 1, 1856. He married Margaret Jefferson WELLS.
Keziah Albine, was born in August 1815 in Pine Creek, Dickson County, TN and died in May 1879. She married Jacob H. WHITEHORN.
Martha Molly, was born in 1817 and died on March 1879. She married John WRIGHT.

Thomas Daniel Petty, Jr. was born in December 1790 in Union, SC. He died in 1841 in Henderson County, TN. He married Kiziah Albina "Terry" HUMBLE in 1810. She was born in 1790 in North Carolina and died around 1855 in Hickman County, TN. They had the following children:

Elisha (or Elija), born in 1810 in Hickman County, TN. He was married in 1829 and had 6 children.
William King, was born on May 10, 1811 and died on May 21, 1858. He married Emaline GEORGE on February 8, 1836.
Jacob H., born on July 12, 1813 and died on July 15, 1858. He married Nancy BIBB.
Martha, was born in 1814. She married William A. DUDLEY.
Mary, was born in 1816. She married Joseph GEORGE.
Henry Allen, was born in 1819. He married Lucinda GENTRY.
Matilda, was born in 1824.
George H., was born in 1827 in Dickson County, TN.,
Louis Ledbetter, was born on March 2, 1827 in Dickson County, TN and died on March 10, 1902. He married Mannas Merillas DUNNIGAN on November 26, 1846.
Elizabeth L., was born in 1832 and died in 1856. She married Louis HEDGE.
Samuel E., was born in 1836.
James P., was born in 1837.

Jacob H. PETTY was born on July 12, 1813 in Tennessee and died on July 15, 1858 in Tennessee. He married Nancy BIBB on February 13, 1838 in Dickson County, TN. Nancy BIBB's father is David BIBB and her mother is Margaret ARMSTRONG. (Through her, we are related to James Knox POLK, the 11th President of the United States). Jacob H. and Nancy had the following children:

Mary Margaret born on January 22, 1839. She married Matthew GARRETT.
Thomas Benton born on July 12, 1841 and died on January 9, 1864.
Hester Ann born on December 22, 1843 and died on February 12, 1935. She married James T. CRUTCHER on April 24, 1866.
David Armstrong born on January 28, 1846 and died on April 17, 1873. He married Dolly McCray STEELE.
Magdalina Knox born on January 8, 1848 and died on August 16, 1932. She married Franklin Fulton TIDWELL on March 1, 1866.
Jacob Dallas born on September 18, 1849 in Hickman County, TN and died on December 15, 1929. He married Blanche GATEWOOD.
George H. born on February 14, 1852 and died on March 25, 1852.
Milberry born on April 22, 1853 and died on January 26, 1881. She married Dr. Rufus SUGG.
Comfort born on August 28, 1855. She married George PERRY.
Amanda born on September 27, 1857 in Hickman County, TN and died on February 5, 1858.

David Armstrong Pettywas born on January 28, 1846 in Tennessee and died around 1912. He married Dolly McCray STEELE on April 17, 1873. Dolly was born on November 27, 1852 in Tennessee and died on February 1, 1928 in Hickman County, TN and buried in a family graveyard near Bon Aqua, TN. dolly's parents are Thomas STEELE and Mary STONE. They had the following children:

Dee Steele born around 1874. He had fallen off of a wagon and died of pneumonia at the age of 16.
Jesse Harvel born around 1876. He married Sallie PURYEAR. He was a Postmaster. After they got got married, they moved to West Virginia.
Josey Bibb born around 1877. He married Fannie DESCHAZO.
Jacob Alexander born on October 29, 1879. He married Nellie Isabel HOLMES. Jacob died in 1949.
Mary Knox born on February 19, 1884. She married William Elvis HOLMES on January 3, 1906. She was a school teacher. She died on May 24, 1959.
Daisy was a school teacher and married Robert Lee PRIEST.
Margie married Raymond DODD.

(more to come)