Sylvester
Plunkett
Petrey
aka Pettry
Born in Virginia USA
Ancestors 
Son of Greene Gore
and Nancy Avner (Pettry) Anderson
Brother of
Jeremial Gore [half], Jacob H Gore [half], William A. Gore [half], Sarah Ann Pettry [half], Ardelia Delia (Gore) Pettry, Madison Floyd Gore [half], Martha Louisa Gore [half], Clara Jane Gore [half], Angeline Gore [half], James Gore [half], John Henry Gore [half], Ellen Mae (Pettry) Burnside [half], Minerva Virginia Gore [half] and Benjamin Franklin Pettry [half]
Husband of
Mary Emeline (Williams) Petrey
— married
10 Aug 1869 in Mercer County West Virginia USA
Descendants 
Father of
James Allen Pettry
Died
at age 76
in West Virginia USA
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Jun 2016
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Biography
Sylvester Petrey served in the United States Civil War.
Side: CSA
Side: CSA
Military Service O'Ferrall's Battalion, Cavalry AND Swann's Battalion, Cavalry (Carpenter's Battalion) AND Capt. Balfour's Co. (Mounted Rifles) AND Capt. Jourdan's Co. (Rockbridge Rangers) AND Capt. McFarlane's Co., Cavalry
Son of Nancy Avner Pettry Anderson (1823 - 1905)
Spouse:
- Mary E Williams Petrey (1844 - 1924)
Children:
- James Allen Pettry (1869 - 1918)*
Sources
- Find A Grave: Memorial #95004890
- Burial: Pettrey Cemetery - Pipestem, Summers County West Virginia, USA
- Photo: Has a photo of gravestone on gravesite
West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970 Name: Sylvester Petry Sex: Male Age: 21 Birth Year (Estimated): 1848 Spouse's Name: Mary E Williams Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Age: 24 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1845 Marriage Date: 10 Aug 1869 Marriage Place: West Virginia, United States
Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 Event Type Military Service Name Sylvester P Petrey Age 17 Event Date 1864 Event Place Virginia Military Unit Note O'Ferrall's Battalion, Cavalry AND Swann's Battalion, Cavalry (Carpenter's Battalion) AND Capt. Balfour's Co. (Mounted Rifles) AND Capt. Jourdan's Co. (Rockbridge Rangers) AND Capt. McFarlane's Co., Cavalry
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sylvester by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sylvester:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sylvester by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sylvester:
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~6.25%
Toni (Comuzie) Burdette
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member tmoozie1
-
~3.12%
~12.50%
Betty (Pettry) Pack :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H955491 [compare]
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~1.56%
Frances (Fleming) Lowery :
23andMe, GEDmatch GN6434698 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member fchristinelowery
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Jim Stephenson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A727685 [compare], Ancestry member jstephenson53
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~0.78%
Stephanie (Sands) Day :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Sheryl Pettry :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A051679 [compare], Ancestry member sherylharvey76
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~0.78%
Rita (Thompson) O'scha :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~0.39%
Shirley (McDonald) O’Neil :
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch EK1717981 [compare]
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