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Richard Petty 1690–1748 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1690

Birth Location: Northowram, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 10 Nov 1748

Death Location: Coley, St John, Yorkshire, England

Father: Anthony (Bradford)

Mother: Anne (Petty)

Spouse(s): unknown (Petty)

Children(s): Edward Petty, Richard Petty, Ann Petty, Alice Petty, Richard Petty, William Petty

Richard Petty was born in 1690 in Northowram, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, the child of Anthony Petty Bradford And Anne Petty. Richard Petty married Unknown Petty, and had children including Alice Petty, Ann Petty, Edward Petty, Martha Petty, Richard Petty, William Petty. Richard Petty passed away in 1748 in Coley, St John, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Richard Petty was born in 1690 in Northowram, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, the child of Anthony Petty Bradford And Anne Petty.
  • Richard Petty married Unknown Petty, and had children including Alice Petty, Ann Petty, Edward Petty, Martha Petty, Richard Petty, William Petty.
  • Richard Petty passed away in 1748 in Coley, St John, Yorkshire, England.

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Richard Petty's Ancestors

Self
Richard Petty
1690–1748
Birth Place: Northowram, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Parents
Anthony Petty (Bradford)
1634–1699
Skipton, West Yorkshire, England
Anne (Petty)
1655–
Skipton, West Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Anthony Petty
1595–1638
Back O Th' Hill Farm, Hazlewood, Yorkshire, England
Mary (Petty)
1599–1669
Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Petty's Descendants

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Richard Petty (1690–10 Nov 1748) m. unknown (Petty) (abt 1696–)
  1. 1. Edward Petty 1718–1798 m. Phoebe (Whiteley) (Petty) 1728–1775
    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
      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–
  2. 2. Richard Petty 1733–1733
  3. 3. Ann Petty 1723–
  4. 4. Alice Petty 1720–
  5. 5. Richard Petty 1726–
  6. 6. William Petty 1729–1770

Richard Petty's Timeline

3 Records

1690
1690
Birth of Richard Petty in Northowram, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Northowram, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
1748
16 Nov 1748
Age 58
Death of Richard Petty in Coley, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Coley, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
1748
10 Nov 1748
Age 58
Burial of Richard Petty in Coley, St John, Yorkshire, England
Coley, St John, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1690
    Event Place: Northowram, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1748
    Event Place: Coley, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1748
    Event Place: Coley, St John, 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: WDP3811/1

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