James Petty Sr. (abt. 1719 - 1806)

Born about 1719 in Richmond County, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Martha (Clanton) Petty — married 1744 in Orange County, Virginia

Descendants

Died 27 Sep 1806 at about age 87 in Union County, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

James Petty^[1] Sr.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}

Birth: ABT 1719 Richmond County, Virginia^[9]

Death: 27 SEP 1806 Union County, SC^[10]

Family

Marriage: ABT 1744 Orange County, Virginia^[9]

Residence

BET 1770 - 1778: Chatham County, North Carolina

Census

1790: Union County, South Carolina

1800: Union County, South Carolina

Will ^[11]

14 MAR 1806: Union County, South Carolina^[10][12]

Probate

03 NOV 1806: Union County, South Carolina^[10][12]

Sources

1. ↑ Aug 1, 2011 Linda Griffin. Ancestry Family Trees http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=12132211&pid=1824 ; Jul 28, 2011 by Bob Carson. S-2050775229: Family Data Collection - Individual Records: Edmund West, comp. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000; Jul 28, 2011 by Bob Carson. S-2050775229: Family Data Collection - Individual Records Author: Edmund West, comp. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Ancestry Family Trees ancestry.com
2. ↑ Shaw 2010-09-10 Dewey.ged 11 Sep 2010.
3. ↑ Peyton Russell. Note: d. 28 Sep 1806 in Union Co., SC.
4. ↑ #S116 Barbara McGee, ed. Petty Papers. (Vol. 10 no. 1 pp, 51; Vol 5. no. pp. 59.)

   Wills of Union Co., SC GS #33539 pt 1 vol a pt 132;

   deeds of Union Co.SC;

   deeds of Chatham Co, NC;

   Tax records Chatham Co, NC by 1780;

   Pacalet Baptists Church;

   Darwin Nettles Family Bible;

   deeds Union Co., SC BK T p.256 dated 1829. Vol 9 #1 pp. 45. Note: Family Group Record. Vol 12 #2 pp. 21

5. ↑ Reynolds, Katherine (n.d). Typed copy of will, (Vol 3, pp.87).
6. ↑ Raney, Donald. Note: info on children
7. ↑ Pacolet Baptist Church, Union Co., SC. Church Records:
   • 17 Aug 1794 Rachel Harrington baptized. El Bethel Baptist Church 1803-1845.
   • Jul 1803 monthly meeting: Rec'd as backsliders - Brother & Sister Drury Harrington. Rec'd also Elizabeth Petty.
   • Aug 1803 monthly meeting: Brother Drury Harrington to take a letter to Gouchers Church.
   • 24 Sep 1803: Rec'd by letter our Brethern James Petty, Sen. and Patsy Petty, Gabriel Petty and James Petty, Jr. Rec'd by experience our Sister Susie Harrington. Ordained Gabriel Petty and Sion Harringtion Deacons for El Bethel Church. Appointed as representatives of the church, James Petty and Drury Harrington.
   • Feb 1805 monthly meeting: Rec'd by letter Sister Rachel Harrington
   • Oct 1806 monthly meeting: Our old Grandfather, Brother James Petty, decesed [sic] 27 Sep 1806
   • Apr 1810 monthly meeting: A distress taken in church between James Petty [Jr.] and Drury Harrington. Bro Petty found wrong & Drury Harrington cleared of charge. List of members in 1836: Jeptha Harrington - dismissed. Drury Harrington - dismissed
8. ↑ McGee, Barbara (n.d.). Will of James Petty, Chatham Co., NC (received by correspondence);

   Deeds of Chatham Co., NC;

   Deeds of Union Co., NC;

   Tax Records Chatham Co, NC;

   wills of Union Co., GS #33539 pt 1 Vol 9 p132;

   Pacolet Pabtist Church Rec 1787-1800 pub. Petty Papers Vol 3 #1;

   Petty Papers Vo. 3 #1 Jan 1979;

   Darwin Nettles Family Bible;

   GS #33542pt 8 BkA pg 59 deeds Union, SC;

   Indenture between Charles Clanton & Absolom Petty both of Union Co., SC sells Petty land Bk a p 85;

   Indtuce 23 Mar 1786 Lewis Ledbetter and his wife and James and Sarah Petty of Union Co., SC sell Petty land. Wit: George Petty & John Harrington &John Gilham;

   will of James Petty of Halifax Co., VA GS ser #7573 pt 6Bk D p 58 (this indenture proves the family connection between the Union, SC and James of Halifax Co., VA).

   Sources: James Petty and wife Martha (Film 259406 Deed Bk BP399 Chatham Co. NC) Grantor James Petty to Roger Griffith 413 A est. 15 Jan 1778 Witnesses: Drury Harrington & Whitmell Harrington, Lendan Roberson Civ.; Bk B p361, 1 Jul 1778 Grant H68 Land to James 300A west side of Roberson Cr. of Haw R.; Chatham Co NC #018451 No 993 James Petty enters 350 acres on Robinsons Cr beginning at Jas. Stewarts line, running from thense his own line, Wm Clark's, & Thomas Robinson's & thense to beginning; warrent issued 28 Oct 1777; grant 12 May 1778; 14 Feb 1775 James Petty Sr served on Grand Jury Chatham Court of Please & Quarter Sessions

9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} james petty.FTW
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2} McGee, Barbara. (n.d.)

    James' will states: "then it is my will that my well beloved wife, Martha, enjoy as her right all of my estate real and personal during her life or widowhood." In a typed copy of this will, the first comma was omitted and "enjoy" was capitalized giving an incorrect meaning to the will. will probated 11 Mar 1804, also of Union Co., NC (also have dates of will dated 14 Mar 1806, probated 3 Nov 1806)

11. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/227947?token=fe955aff06a7bc4318e9b1d5e7489b18ecc01152a244c8c7d53acd4b82f8c680
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} Will dated: 14 Mar 1806. Probate: 03 Nov 1806. Witnesses: Charles Petty, Jeptha Harrington, grandson, and John Petty. Lists sons and dau.:
    • Ambrose
    • James
    • Absolom
    • Joshua
    • Thomas
    • George
    • Gabriel
    • Rachel m. Drury Harrington
    • Sarah
    • Martha
    • Catherine
    • Polly

See also:

• NC Harringtons, by Sharon Herrinton
• Transcript of 1748 Will of Thomas Petty, proved Orange County, Virginia

DNA

• MCRA relationship is confirmed by a 43.8 cM (chrom#9) match from GEDmatch and Ancestry (confidence: high) between Yvonne McCowan Gammell and Alice Batchelor Hambright. Both tests indicate we are 4th+ cousins, but really we are triple cousins through 3 different MCRAs: William Humphries; William Darwin and his wife, Jane Wilker/nson; and James Petty Sr and his wife, Martha Clanton Petty