Peter Petty (1759 - 1838)

Born 10 May 1759 in Mansfield Township. Warren, New Jersey

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Died 1838 at about age 78 in Mansfield Township, Warren, New Jersey, United States

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Biography

Revolutionary War record:

Third son Peter Petty served as Private, Corporal and Sergeant, 1st regiment Sussex (NJ) County Militia under Captains McKinney, Mellick, Petty, Winter, Maxwell, Athenger and Davis. Served 1776 to 1781. Was a wagoner in the Wagonmaster General’s Department under Captains White, Higgins, Petty, Shipman and Hays on 1779, 1780, 1781. Peter Petty, son of Captain John Petty and brother of Jacob Petty, was a resident of Sussex County NJ. He first enlisted at the age of 17, invalid number 3654.

1830 US census shows the household of Peter Petty in Mansfield Township, Warren, New Jersey.^[1] The household:

• 1 male, aged 70-80 years
• 1 female 70-80
• 1 female 30-40
• 1 female 20-30

Living in the vicinity on the census is a John Petty, Jr [His probable nephew], whose household consisted of:

• 1 male 30-40
• 1 male 15-20
• 3 males 5-10
• 3 males under 5
• 1 female 20-30
• 1 female 15-20

Marriage & Family

About 1785, Peter Petty married Mary/Maria Eveland/Ifland, daughter of Frederick Eveland (~1720- ~1787) and Anna Rosina Wohleben/Woolever. They had the following children:

1. Robert (1786-1831)
2. Huldah (1789-1861)
3. John (1794-1863)
4. Mary (1800-1875)
5. William T. Petty (b. 6 oct 1803 in Warren County, NJ, died 7 May 1883 Washington, Warren, NJ. Did he marry Effee Titsworth, Lydia Stroh, or both? Eight children.

Research Notes

A history of [his brother] Jacob Petty's life was written in 1933 by Raymond E. Addis, a descendant, for the dedication ceremony for the marker erected by the US government in honor of Revolutionary War soldiers. Below is an excerpt:

While a 16 year-old boy, and residing with his parents in Mansfield, Jacob enlisted in the New Jersey militia in October of 1776 and served as a private under his father, Captain John Petty. During his four years of service in the Revolutionary army he transferred many times, however serving periods under Captains White, Henry and McCullough and alternately again in his father's company, whenever possible. His regiments were commanded by Colonels West and Hooper except for the time he spent with Colonel Daniel Morgan's riflemen. Jacob must have been a pretty fair shot as well as a good wagoner for history tells us that Morgan's men were all sharp-shooters and expert teamsters and when ordered on the field they were the dread of the British Army. A part of the time Jacob's platoon was in command of his brother Peter, who was his senior by one year. The 20 year-old boy Sergeant Peter Petty, won praise of his superior officers by the lightning-like speed of his platoon in destroying a bridge over the Raritian River thereby preventing a regiment of British soldiers from crossing.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYYY-FPK?cc=1803958&wc=35YH-VZS%3A1588480903%2C1588471301%2C1588470508 : 14 August 2015), New Jersey > Warren > Mansfield > image 17 of 39; citing NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• Poorman Family Roots
• Petty in Name Only, an unpublished family book by Violet Johnson Petty and Ross H. Petty (1989).
• FamilySearch Person: GJRG-VW4