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Rebecca Petty 1703 – 1784 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1703

Birth Location: Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 11 Apr 1784

Death Location: Culpepper, Virginia, United States

Father: Thomas Petty

Mother: Catherine Garton

Spouse(s): Thomas Sims

Children(s): Thomas Sims, William Sr., Richard Sims, Zachariah Sims, Sarah (Jones), James Sims

Rebecca Petty was born in 1703 in Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Thomas Petty and Catherine Garton. Rebecca Petty married Thomas Sims, and had children including Thomas Sims, William Sims, Sr., Richard Sims, Zachariah Sims, Sarah Sims (Jones), James Sims. Rebecca Petty passed away in 1784 in Culpepper, Virginia, United States.

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  • Rebecca Petty was born in 1703 in Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Thomas Petty and Catherine Garton.
  • Rebecca Petty married Thomas Sims, and had children including Thomas Sims, William Sims, Sr., Richard Sims, Zachariah Sims, Sarah Sims (Jones), James Sims.
  • Rebecca Petty passed away in 1784 in Culpepper, Virginia, United States.

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Rebecca Petty's Ancestors

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Rebecca Petty
1703 – 1784
Birth Place: Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Thomas Petty
1678 – 1750
Lancaster County, Virginia, United States of America
Catherine Garton
1683 – 1747
Rappahannock County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Hubert (Petty) (Patty)
1630 – 1687
Rebecca Welch
1642 – 1679
Lancaster County, Virginia colony, USA
John Garton
1654 – 1698
Rappahannock County, Virginia, United States of America
Martha (Adelade) Martin
1655 – 1702
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Rebecca Petty's Descendants

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Rebecca Petty (1703 – 11 Apr 1784) m. Thomas Sims (1702 – 21 Apr 1784)
  1. 1. Thomas Sims (1726 – October 1809)
  2. 2. William (Sims,) Sr. (1728 – 15 June 1769) m. Elizabeth Howard (1733 – )
    1. 1. Hannah Simms (1746 – 1844)
    2. 2. Mary (Jane) Sims (1756 – 1851)
    3. 3. Frances Simms (1758 – 1810)
  3. 3. Richard Sims
  4. 4. Zachariah Sims
  5. 5. Sarah (Sims) (Jones)
  6. 6. James Sims

Rebecca Petty's Timeline

2 Records

1703
1703
Birth of Rebecca Petty in Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America
Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America
1784
11 Apr 1784
Age 81
Death of Rebecca Petty in Culpepper, Virginia, United States
Culpepper, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1703
    Event Place: Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 89.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JBW
    [2] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1784
    Event Place: Culpepper, Virginia, United States

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