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William Lawton Petty 1691 – 1747 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Sep 1691

Birth Location: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, British Colonies

Death Date: 5 Oct 1747

Death Location: Richmond, Washington Co., Rhode Island, British Colonies

Father: James (Pettis)

Mother: MARY LAWTON(PETTY)

Spouse(s): Mary Winter

Children(s): James Pettey

The story of William Lawton Petty began in 1691 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, British Colonies. William Lawton Petty married Mary Winter, and had children including James Pettey. William Lawton Petty passed away in 1747 in Richmond, Washington Co., Rhode Island, British Colonies.

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Biography

  • The story of William Lawton Petty began in 1691 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, British Colonies.
  • William Lawton Petty married Mary Winter, and had children including James Pettey.
  • William Lawton Petty passed away in 1747 in Richmond, Washington Co., Rhode Island, British Colonies.

Immediate Family

Parents

James (Pettis)
1663 – 1713
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonies
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MARY LAWTON(PETTY)
1662 – 1713
Birth Location: Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Winter
1691 – 1748
Birth Location: Charlestown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
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Children(s)

James Pettey
1737 – 1826
Birth Location: Charlestown, Washington, Rhode Island
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William Petty's Ancestors

Self
William Petty
1691 – 1747
Birth Place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, British Colonies
Parents
James Canning Petty (Pettis)
1663 – 1713
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonies
MARY LAWTON(PETTY)
1662 – 1713
Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
John Lawton
1629 – 1690
Manchester, Lancashire, England
Johanna (Benedicta) Williams
1635 – 1692
Withiel, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Petty's Descendants

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William (Lawton) Petty (30 Sep 1691 – 5 Oct 1747) m. Mary Winter (1691 – 1748)
  1. 1. James Pettey (14 Nov 1737 – 26 Oct 1826) m. Elizabeth TEW (1731 – 17 Nov 1778)
    1. 1. Rhoda Pettyes (abt 1773 – Mar 1862) m. Bernard Brooks (bet 1766-1774 – bef 1820)
      1. 1. Whaley (Alexander) Brooks (abt 1807 – 2 November 1887) m. Betsey (Elizabeth) Countryman (17 February 1823 – 23 February 1905)
        1. 1. Rhoda (Anna) Brooks (26 Jul 1854 – 6 March 1929) m. William (M) Hollenbeck (1 Aug 1849 – 27 Apr 1934)

William Petty's Timeline

2 Records

1691
30 Sep 1691
Birth of William Lawton Petty in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, British Colonies
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, British Colonies
1747
5 Oct 1747
Age 56
Death of William Lawton Petty in Richmond, Washington Co., Rhode Island, British Colonies
Richmond, Washington Co., Rhode Island, British Colonies

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1691
    Event Place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, British Colonies

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1747
    Event Place: Richmond, Washington Co., Rhode Island, British Colonies
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