DESCENDANCY of THOMAS PETTY
"All-People" -- Section 3a {Table of Contents} page 3a- 1 DESCENDANCY of THOMAS PETTY (c1683) and CATHERINE GARTON (c1678) Thomas' parents were Hubert Patey and Rebecca [Patey] Catherine's parents were John Garton and Martha [Garton] Note 1: material in smaller type is written by Barbara Ann Fisher (BFE), wife of Karl Frederick Edler Jr (KFE), while larger type material is primarily from our family history database maintained by KFE. Note 2: names of direct ancestors of BFE are underlined. Note 3: much of the information in this Section is from Irene Petty Watt, "Pettys in America".3 Some information is from other sources, please see the Endnotes. Note 4: we are not certain of the birthdates of some of the children and later descendants of Thomas and Catherine, so the birth order in the families may not always be correct. I. Thomas 1 Petty 2,6,18,22 was probably born about 1683 Essex Co VA. In court documents during his lifetime, his name was variously spelled Patey, Patty, and Petty. He married Catherine Garton 19 6 Mar 1701 Richmond Co VA; at least ten children, probably all born Richmond Co. Born about 1678, Catherine died 3 Jan 1748 Orange Co VA, age probably about 69.15 Thomas probably died early 1750, age probably about 67. His will, dated 31 Jan 1748/49, was probated 24 May 1750 Orange Co, with George Petty as executor and Martha Petty as executrix. It names:6 son John, 1 shilling son Thomas, 1 shilling son James, 1 shilling son William, 1 shilling son Christopher, 1 shilling dau Mary Knight, 1 shilling dau Rebecca, 1 shilling son George and daughter Martha, all my estate, equally divided..
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