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Rebecca SIMMS Petty 1608–1684 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1608

Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 1684

Death Location: Lancaster, Virginia, USA

Father: John Petty

Mother:

Spouse(s): Colonel Pettus

Children(s): Thomas Petty

In 1608, Rebecca SIMMS Petty entered the world in Norwich, Norfolk, England, born to John Petty And Thomas Simms. Rebecca SIMMS Petty married Colonel Thomas Petty Pettus, and had children including Thomas Hubert Petty. Rebecca SIMMS Petty passed away in 1684 in Lancaster, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1608, Rebecca SIMMS Petty entered the world in Norwich, Norfolk, England, born to John Petty And Thomas Simms.
  • Rebecca SIMMS Petty married Colonel Thomas Petty Pettus, and had children including Thomas Hubert Petty.
  • Rebecca SIMMS Petty passed away in 1684 in Lancaster, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Petty
1578–
Birth Location: Nottinghamshire, England
JP

Spouses(s)

Colonel Pettus
1610–1663
Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England
CP

Children(s)

Thomas Petty
1645–1687
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
TP

Rebecca Petty's Ancestors

Self
Rebecca Petty
1608–1684
Birth Place: Norwich, Norfolk, England
Parents
John Petty
1578–
Nottinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rebecca Petty's Descendants

1.
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Rebecca (SIMMS) Petty (1608–1684) m. Colonel (Thomas Petty) Pettus (19 Feb 1610–20 Sep 1663)
  1. 1. Thomas (Hubert) Petty 1645–1687 m. Rebecca Marshall 1642–1687
    1. 1. Edward (Thomas Petty) III 1680–1750 m. CATHERINE ("KAT") GARTON 1680–1748
      1. 1. Thomas (Petty) IV 1704–1770 m. Elizabeth (Doon) Moore 1705–1745
        1. 1. Francis (Moore) Petty 1728–1816 m. Mary Haydon 1730–1817

Rebecca Petty's Timeline

2 Records

1608
1608
Birth of Rebecca SIMMS Petty in Norwich, Norfolk, England
Norwich, Norfolk, England
1684
1684
Age 76
Death of Rebecca SIMMS Petty in Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Lancaster, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1608
    Event Place: Norwich, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1684
    Event Place: Lancaster, Virginia, USA
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