Born in Dent's Run, Monongalia, Virginia, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of Dudley Evans Dent Sr.
and Mahalath (Berkshire) Dent
Sister of
George Berkshire Dent, Alpheus Wilson Dent, Maria Berkshire (Dent) Beaty, James E Dent, Sarahann C Dent, Oliva M. Dent, Annara Francis (Dent) Ice, Marmaduke Dent Sr., Margaret B Dent, Dudley Evans Dent Jr and Richard M Dent
Wife of
Elisha Petty
— married
26 Jan 1843 in Wood County, Virginia (now West Virginia), United States
Mother of
Francis D. Petty, Marshall Petty, Presley Evans Petty, Mahala (Petty) Cooper, Harvey Petty, George Petty and Zarilda Petty
Died
at age 34
in Wirt County, Virginia (now West Virginia), United States
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Jul 2013
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Biography
aka Zerelda
1850 residence District 70, Wirt County, VA (now WV)
She is buried in the Ruble Church Cemetery, near Burning Springs, Wirt County, WV.
After her death, her children lived with others in 1860 rather than their father.
Sources
"Pedigree Resource File", database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/94RH-CCN : accessed 2013-07-28), entry for Zerilda A. Dent.
Microfilm J. R. 3352, West Virginia Vital Statistics, Webster to Wyoming, filmed at the Library of Virginia by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1954, Wirt County Deaths 1858 Page 1, Line 16 Name: Zarilda Petty, White, Female, DOD: May 21, POD: Wirt County, COD: Dyspepsia, Age: 34y 2m 24d; Parents: Dudley & Mahala Dent, Born: n/g, Occ: (blank) Consort: Consort of E Petty, Informant: E Petty husband All legible Wirt County births and deaths 1853-1860 transcribed by Roy L. Lockhart 2012. NOTE: Poor quality microfilm, LDS transcription of these records contain many errors.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54283819/zarilda-a.-petty
the 1850 U.S. census
Footnotes
- ↑ Entered by Nae X.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Zarilda 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 Zarilda:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Zarilda 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 Zarilda:
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~1.56%
Michael Hone
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Michael_Hone
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~0.78%
Melissa Roberts :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T434914 [compare], Ancestry member MDR_WV
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~0.78%
Sharon (Hosie) Withrow :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A104342 [compare], Ancestry member sehosie
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