Joseph Petty (1672 - abt. 1746)

Born 27 Sep 1672 in Hampden, Lincoln, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Edwards) Petty — married 2 Jun 1703 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts

Died about 1746 at about age 73 in Northfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Joseph Petty was the son of John Petty and Ann Canning

He was captured during the raid on Deerfield but escaped in 1705.^[1]

Joseph /Petty/^[2]

27 SEP 1672

Springfield , Hampden Co . , Mass.^[3][4][5]

ABT 1746

Northfield , Hampden Co . , Mass.^[6][7][8]

Note

<_FA#> 1704Captured by Indians in King William's War . "History ofDeerfield, Mass." by George Sheldon, 1892, Vol. 2: "Joseph, son of John,born 1672; the man for whom Petty's Plain was

named; a soldier at Northfield in King William's War; at Deerfield 1688and in the Pomroy pursuit; settled in Deerfield; self and wife capturedby the French and Indians 29 Feb. 1704; carried to Canada; he escaped thenext summer with Baker, Nims and Kellogg. He removed to Northfield at the

permanent settlement and died about 1746." ** See transcript of hisletter below  :

King William's War, first of four North American wars, waged by theEnglish and French from 1689 to 1697, and part of a larger European warfought by the Grand Alliance again st France over the succession to thethrone of England. The French and Englis h colonists, aided by Native

Americans, raided each other's settlements. Following a series of Englishraids in Canada, the French governor of Canada, Comte de Frontenac,planned counterattacks on New York City and Boston in 1690. As initial steps in his campaign, the French and their Native American allies burned Schenectady, New York, laid waste Salmon Falls, New Hampshire, and destroyed Fort Loyal, Maine, while French privateers based in Nova Scotia harried New England shipping. The New England colonists raised an

expeditionary force and placed it under the command of the new governorof Massachusetts, Sir William Phips. This force captured Port Royal inNova Scotia and unsuccess fully attacked Quâebec. For the rest of the warthe French and their Native Am erican allies ravaged the northernfrontiers of the English colonies. The Peace of Ryswick in 1697 restored Port Royal to the French but left the colonial problem unresolved. Warfare resumed in 1702 in Queen Anne's War. - Encarta .

Letter to the Rev'd Mr. Stephen Williams , Att Springfield, Longmeadow ,From Joseph Petty

(procured at an auction sale in Philadelphia in 1892 and published in the book, "History of Deerfield" by George Sheldon, Vol. #1 (1893), pages352-354) "Upon your desire, I now present you with a Narrative of my escape from Canada. tho it is now so long Since y'r I may possibly forget some

particulars. But the acc't as near as I can remember is as follows VIZ.About thirteen months after I was taken from Deerfield (w'you wellremember) four of us consulted methods to make our escape. Sometime in May upon ye great procession day we had Liberty to go in and about ye city of Mont Real & there we happened all to meet together & John Nyms &I informed ye other two of our design to make our escape. This was on a thirsday (May 10) & we agreed y y other three were come down to where I

lived w was about 9 miles from ye city & w was something remarkable yeguns & Provis ions we I had designed to bring with us was in another roomfrom where I lodg ed w exercised my mind very much how I should come atye since I Lodged in an other room with ye people of yr house & was still

oppressed my spirits more w as, y coming in from work at noon I found abed & sick person placed in y roo m where yr guns & Provisions were: & Ithot now it was impossible to escape b ut upon my return at night I foundye sick person removed & my bed brought in to y room w much revived me.

"On ye Sabbath (May 13) following I was to go to ye city again toconclude further about our escape & having confirmed all matters, I returned at night & found my Landlords son there w was designed to Lodge with me w again dashed my spirits much for now I thot it impossible forme to Escape from him.

"But while I sat passing w to do I remembered y I w as to set up asign by ye River for ye other three to know where y house was & I thot Iwould go & do y w I had done u . From the ' History ofNorthfield , Mass. ', by. Temple and Sheldon , 1875 , p. 514 , ' Petty, Joseph , son of John , b. 1672 ,

soldier in the garrison at Northfield , 1688 , then atSpringfield , soldier at Deerfield , 1698 , and

in the Pomroy Pursuit , of Deerfield , 1704 , where he with wifewas taken captive , both were

redeemed , probably by John Sheldon on his first expedition toCanada in 1705 . removed to Coventry , Conn. about 1708 , was atNorthfield as early as 1718 , where he died about 1746 .

He married 14 Feb. 1701 Elizabeth Edwards , who died 18 Feb.1702 . He m. ( 2 ) 2 June 1703

Sarah Edwards who d. 4 Oct. 1754 . child :

Elizabeth , b. 11 Feb. 1702 .

Sarah , b. 14 Apr. 1707 , m. 1727 Asahel Stebbins .

Joseph .'

This book is online at : www.print.google.com . Thank - You !! WJD .

Marriage

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14 FEB 1700/01^[9][10][11]

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2 JUN 1703^[12][13][14]

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30 MAY 1662

Boston , Suffolk , Mass.^[15][16][17]

Sources

• http://1704.deerfield.history.museum/artifacts/transcriptions/Losstable.html
• Source: S645 Title: download.ged.FTW Abbreviation: download.ged.FTW Italicized: Y
• Source: S646 Title: WJD.FTW.1.FTW Abbreviation: WJD.FTW.1.FTW Italicized: Y
• Source: S647 Title: ball.ftw Abbreviation: ball.ftw Note: Source Media Type: Other Repository: #R67 Italicized: Y
• Repository: R67 Name: Not Given

1. ↑ http://www.babcock-acres.com/Misceallaneous/deerfield_captives_of_1704.htm
2. ↑ Source: #S645 Data: Text: Date of Import: 4 Oct 2004
3. ↑ Source: #S646
4. ↑ Source: #S647
5. ↑ Source: #S645 Data: Text: Date of Import: 4 Oct 2004
6. ↑ Source: #S646
7. ↑ Source: #S647
8. ↑ Source: #S645 Data: Text: Date of Import: 4 Oct 2004
9. ↑ Source: #S646
10. ↑ Source: #S647
11. ↑ Source: #S645 Data: Text: Date of Import: 4 Oct 2004
12. ↑ Source: #S646
13. ↑ Source: #S647
14. ↑ Source: #S645 Data: Text: Date of Import: 4 Oct 2004
15. ↑ Source: #S646
16. ↑ Source: #S647
17. ↑ Source: #S645 Data: Text: Date of Import: 4 Oct 2004

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Bob Nichol for creating WikiTree profile Petty-497 through the import of Nichol Ancestry.GED on Feb 14, 2013.