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Rebecca Petty 1701–1784 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1701

Birth Location: Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 11 APR 1784

Death Location: Culpepper, Virginia, United States

Father: Thomas Petty

Mother: Catherine Garton

Spouse(s): Thomas Sims

Children(s): Jerimiah Sims

Rebecca Petty was born in 1701 in Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States, the child of Thomas Petty And Catherine Garton. Rebecca Petty married Thomas M Sims, and had children including Jerimiah Sims. Rebecca Petty passed away in 1784 in Culpepper, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Rebecca Petty was born in 1701 in Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States, the child of Thomas Petty And Catherine Garton.
  • Rebecca Petty married Thomas M Sims, and had children including Jerimiah Sims.
  • Rebecca Petty passed away in 1784 in Culpepper, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Petty
1680–1748
Birth Location: Essex, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
TP
Catherine Garton
1683–1747
Birth Location: Rappahannock, Virginia, USA
CG

Spouses(s)

Thomas Sims
1702–1784
Birth Location: Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA
TS

Children(s)

Jerimiah Sims
1737–1768
Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
JS

Rebecca Petty's Ancestors

Self
Rebecca Petty
1701–1784
Birth Place: Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States
Parents
Thomas Petty
1680–1748
Essex, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Catherine Garton
1683–1747
Rappahannock, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
(Thomas) (Hubert) Petty
1645–1687
Old, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
Rebecca
1642–1687
St Giles Cripplegate, London, England
John Garton
1651–1698
Rappahannock County, Virginia, United States of America
Martha (Adelade) Garton
1655–1702
Rappahannock County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Petty
1608–1663
Elizabeth Durrant
1615–1671
Captain GARTON
1635–1708
Hannah 10mggm
1639–1702
Captain GARTON
1635–1708
Hannah 10mggm
1639–1702
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hubert III
1580–
John Garton
1615–1698
Margaret Warner
1615–1649
Sir 11mggf
1611–1659
Mary Selloway
1621–1659
John Garton
1615–1698
Margaret Warner
1615–1649
Sir 11mggf
1611–1659
Mary Selloway
1621–1659

Rebecca Petty's Descendants

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Rebecca Petty (1701–11 APR 1784) m. Thomas (M) Sims (1 FEB 1702–21 APR 1784)
  1. 1. Jerimiah Sims 1737–1768 m. Ann Wallace 1726–1793 m. Agatha Nalle 1730–1782
    1. 1. Amy (Amie Johnston) Nelson 1757–1837
    2. 2. Jonathan Simms 1755–
    3. 3. James (William) Sims 1754–1838
    4. 4. James (Drury T) Simms 1754–1799 m. Elizabeth (Nancy) Cotton 1780–1844 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Cotton 1775–2003 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Roberts-Sims 1754–1812 m. Phoebe Nalle 1755–1794 m. Mary (Parten -) Sims 1776–1853
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Simms 1787–1860 m. Richard (David Vance, Civil War Confederate) Veteran 1792–1865
        1. 1. Washington Vance 1815–1870 m. Cynthia (A Dempsey) (Vance) 1820–1870
        2. 2. John (Wesley Sims) Vance 1815–1886 m. Martha ((Patsy)) Hall 1821–1878
        3. 3. Paris (J.) Vance 1826–1885 m. Nancy (Ann) Maynard 1828–1913
        4. 4. Abner Vance 1813–1885
        5. 5. Meeken Vance 1820–1880 m. Phoebe (Elizabeth) Workman 1822–1900
        6. 6. Mary (Polly) Vance 1818–
        7. 7. Infant Vance 1818–1818
        8. 8. William (T.) Vance 1812–1875
        9. 9. Richard Vance 1817–1880
      2. 2. Mary (Ann) Sims 1792–1860 m. Richard (David Vance, Civil War Confederate) Veteran 1792–1865
        1. 1. Nancy Vance 1823–1910
        2. 2. Lewis (Greene) Vance 1839–1916
        3. 3. Harlan Vance 1821–1886
      3. 3. Edward Simms 1762–1833 m. Amy Sims 1786–
      4. 4. Mary (Simms) Sutherland 1792–1860
        1. 1. William Vance 1812–
        2. 2. John (Wesley) Vance 1815–1886
        3. 3. Paris (J) Vance 1826–1847
        4. 4. William (Harlin) Vance 1825–
      5. 5. James Sims 1761–1855
      6. 6. George Sims 1760–1829

Rebecca Petty's Timeline

3 Records

1701
1701
Birth of Rebecca Petty in Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States
Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States
1784
11 APR 1784
Age 83
Death of Rebecca Petty in Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
1784
11 APR 1784
Age 83
Death of Rebecca Petty in Culpepper, Virginia, United States
Culpepper, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1701
    Event Place: Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 APR 1784
    Event Place: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 APR 1784
    Event Place: Culpepper, Virginia, United States
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