Born in Richmond, Henrico, Colony of Virginia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Petty Sr
and Catherine (Garton) Petty
Sister of
Elijah Petty, John P. Petty, Elizabeth Petty, Thomas Petty II, William Petty, Christopher Petty, Mary (Petty) Knight, Martha (Petty) Boston, James Petty Sr. and George Petty
Wife of
Thomas M (Sims) Simms Sr.
— married
30 Nov 1725 in Richmond, Virginia
Descendants 
Mother of
Elizabeth (Simms) Peters, John Sims, Thomas Sims Jr., James Sims, William Sims, Sherrod Sims, Elijah Sims, Amy (Sims) Bobo, Sarah (Sims) Jones, Jeremiah Sims, Thomas Sims, Richard Sims, John Sims, Zachariah Sims and Ann (Sims) Graves
Died about
at about age 81
in Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Aug 2010
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Biography
Rebecca Petty was born circa 1701, in Sittenbourne Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, a daughter of Thomas Petty, born circa 1685, in Essex County, Virginia and Catherine (Garton/Garten).
Rebecca (Petty) Sims died 1768, in Culpeper County, Virginia
Family
On November 30, 1725, in Sittingborne Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, Rebecca married Thomas Sims. Children of Rebecca and Thomas are: [1]
- Rebecca Sims, born before 1726, Richmond County, Virginia , died after 1735, St Thomas Parish, Orange County, Virginia
- Jeremiah Sims, born circa 1726, Richmond County, Virginia, died August 18, 1768, in Bromfield Parish, Culpeper County, Virginia
- Thomas Sims, born 1726, Richmond County, Virginia, died October 21, 1808, Culpeper County, Virginia
- William Sims, born circa 1728, Richmond County, Virginia, died May 18, 1769, Culpeper County, Virginia
- James Sims, born circa 1731, Culpeper County, Virginia, died October 18, 1802, Bromfield Parish, Culpeper County, Virginia
- Richard Sims, born circa 1742, Culpeper County, Virginia, died June 19, 1809, Culpeper County, Virginia
Sources
- ↑ "Thomas Sims (1696 - 1785 (89 years)", Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties, https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I27492&tree=Tree1, accessed 15 May 2023
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rebecca by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rebecca:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rebecca by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rebecca:
-
~1.56%
Frank Petty
:
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch LX255751 [compare]
-
~1.17%
~3.12%
Jaynetta (None) Conroy :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
Randi Rivenbark :
23andMe, GEDmatch M970366 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A367131 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Coral (Raymond) Williams :
23andMe, GEDmatch M355149 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member clwss2
-
~0.78%
Alice (Batchelor) Hambright :
23andMe, GEDmatch A531774 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A531774 [compare], Ancestry member hambrighta
-
~0.78%
Vivian (Sheffield) Beckerle :
23andMe, GEDmatch A938041 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A938041 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Gib Murray :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member hgm3tx
-
~0.78%
Brenda Burkett :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T196670 [compare], yourDNAportal BRE1161fe2b, FTDNA kit #185731
-
~0.78%
Howard Tiner :
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch T585084 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Kathleen (Lilly) Pack :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H204611 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Collin Douthit :
MyHeritage DNA
-
~0.39%
Andrew Chiles :
23andMe
-
~0.39%
Jenny (Chiles) Hickman :
23andMe
-
~0.39%
Living Nelson :
23andMe, GEDmatch M203963 [compare]
-
~0.39%
Sandra (Harrison) Vasko :
23andMe, GEDmatch M932740 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member vasko49
-
~0.39%
Doris (Williams) Smith :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
-
~0.39%
Amy (Beckerle) Andrews :
23andMe, GEDmatch A279139 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A279139 [compare], Ancestry member amyaub
-
~0.39%
~1.56%
Jeff Moore :
23andMe
-
~0.39%
David Smith :
23andMe
-
~0.39%
Denise Starr :
23andMe, GEDmatch RB8932296 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch RB8932296 [compare], Ancestry member Denise_Starr
-
~0.39%
Fred Ramey :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.39%
M. (Pickrell) Howell :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A674168 [compare], Ancestry member elyandra1974
-
~0.39%
Tammy Duncan :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.39%
~3.12%
Sue (Pyles) Ross :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A018548 [compare], Ancestry member svostinato
-
~0.39%
June Wallingsford :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.39%
Janet Rowe :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A372226 [compare], Ancestry member janetkelly36
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A372226 [compare], FTDNA kit #546160
-
~0.39%
Phyllis (Shirley) Thompson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A309645 [compare], Ancestry member pjtlakeview
-
~0.39%
Annette (Pugh) Casanova :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch HV2555512 [compare], yourDNAportal ANN4bd1dbb0, Ancestry member racasanova
-
~0.39%
~0.78%
William Dowden :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.39%
~0.39%
Charlotte (Dowden) Rogers :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.39%
Carolyn Hatcher :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.39%
Eileen (Kunz) Nelson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T251039 [compare], FTDNA kit #654646
-
~0.39%
James Bailey :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch H214317 [compare], FTDNA kit #871182
+
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H214317 [compare]
-
~0.39%
~0.78%
Judy (Moore) Riddle :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch tg1581020 [compare], FTDNA kit #886853
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Bob Keniston Jr.
Bob Keniston Jr.
Petty-4 and Petty-3 appear to represent the same person because: Dates, parents match.
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by Bob Keniston Jr.
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