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Edward Petty 1718–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Apr 1718

Birth Location: Shelf, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 7 Nov 1798

Death Location: Shelf, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England

Father: Richard Petty

Mother: unknown (Petty)

Spouse(s): Phoebe (Petty)

Children(s): Phoebe (Crowther), John Petty, Joseph Petty, Edward Petty, Sally Petty, Joseph Petty, Martha (Sowood), Mary Petty, Elizabeth Petty, Elizabeth Petty, Edward PETTY

Edward Petty was born in 1718 in Shelf, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, the child of Richard Petty And Unknown Petty. Edward Petty married Phoebe Whiteley Petty, and had children including Edward Petty, Elizabeth Petty, John Petty, Joseph Petty, Martha Petty Sowood, Mary Petty, Phoebe Petty Crowther, Sally Petty. Edward Petty passed away in 1798 in Shelf, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Edward Petty was born in 1718 in Shelf, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, the child of Richard Petty And Unknown Petty.
  • Edward Petty married Phoebe Whiteley Petty, and had children including Edward Petty, Elizabeth Petty, John Petty, Joseph Petty, Martha Petty Sowood, Mary Petty, Phoebe Petty Crowther, Sally Petty.
  • Edward Petty passed away in 1798 in Shelf, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Edward Petty's Ancestors

Self
Edward Petty
1718–1798
Birth Place: Shelf, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Parents
Richard Petty
1690–1748
Northowram, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
unknown (Petty)
1696–
Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Anthony (Petty) (Bradford)
1634–1699
Skipton, West Yorkshire, England
Anne (Petty)
1655–
Skipton, West Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Anthony Petty
1595–1638
Mary (Petty)
1599–1669
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Petty's Descendants

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Edward Petty (27 Apr 1718–7 Nov 1798) m. Phoebe (Whiteley) (Petty) (05 Nov 1728–9 May 1775)
  1. 1. Phoebe (Petty) (Crowther) 1742–1784 m. Jonathon (Crowther) (Petty) 1741–1790
    1. 1. Sally (Mary) Crowther 1765–
    2. 2. Mally Crowther 1763–
    3. 3. Hannah Crowther 1771–
    4. 4. Josephine Crowther 1774–
    5. 5. Nancy (Ann Crowther) (Fearnside) 1768–1836 m. Thomas (Fearnside) (Crowther) 1767–1853
      1. 1. John Fearnside 1802–1879
      2. 2. Samuel Fearnside 1798–1867
      3. 3. Sarah (Fearnside) (Lister) 1793–1872
      4. 4. Phoebe (Fearnside died in) infancy 1789–1790
      5. 5. Joseph Fearnside 1791–1860
      6. 6. Susannah (Fearnside) (Gregory\Oldroyd) 1796–1876 m. Matthew (Oldroyd) (Fearnside) 1807–1844 m. Edward (Gregory) (Fearnside) 1796–1835
        1. 1. Ann ((Annie) Marie Gregory) (Nichols) 1825–1914 m. Thomas (Nichols) (Gregory) 1819–1890
        2. 2. Ellen (Gregory) (Usher) 1834–1909 m. Frederick (Usher) (Gregory) 1831–1910
        3. 3. Harriet (Gregory died in) infancy 1832–1832
        4. 4. Sarah (Gregory died in) infancy 1832–1833
        5. 5. Richard Gregory 1831–
    6. 6. John (or Jonathan) Crowther 1774–
  2. 2. John Petty 1745–1750
  3. 3. Joseph Petty 1747–1750
  4. 4. Edward Petty 1755–
  5. 5. Sally Petty 1759–
  6. 6. Joseph Petty 1764–
  7. 7. Martha (Petty) (Sowood) 1750–1789 m. Benjamin Sowood 1749–1794
    1. 1. Elizabeth ((Betty) Sowood) (Sharpe) 1768–1838
  8. 8. Mary Petty 1740–1777
  9. 9. Elizabeth Petty 1753–1754
  10. 10. Elizabeth Petty 1755–
  11. 11. Edward PETTY 1755–

Edward Petty's Timeline

3 Records

1718
27 Apr 1718
Birth of Edward Petty in Shelf, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Shelf, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
1718
27 Apr 1718
Edward Petty was baptized in Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
1798
7 Nov 1798
Age 80
Death of Edward Petty in Shelf, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Shelf, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1718
    Event Place: Shelf, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1718
    Event Place: Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP5311/9

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Nov 1798
    Event Place: Shelf, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England

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