Petty Family

This information concerns three generations of the Petty family.
1700-1900

 • Individuals are listed chronologically, and those in red show my line of descent.
 • Generations within a family are separated by a series of asterisks.
 • Unknown or unsubstantiated data are marked with blanks or with question marks.

   George born: (March 26, 1767) in Bute (now Warren) County, NC
married: Lydia Harrington (April 14, 1790) in Union County, SC
children: Rachel, Nancy, John Hewing, Elijah, Sarah (Sally), Catherine, Elizabeth Ann (Eliza), Jane, Priannah Elizabeth (Tiana), Elizabeth, Harriet, George, F_?_
died: (February 25, 1840) in Stewart County, TN
buried:
note: He moved to Dover, Stewart County, TN in 1795.

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   Rachel born: (July 19, 1791) in Union County, SC
married: (a) William King (March 12, 1809) in
               (b) John Anderson (Andrew?) McNary Boyd ( ) in
children: (a) John Rhodes, Henry Basil, William George
               (b) Sarah and Nancy; Annie F. Boyd [Douglas] may have been from a previous marriage.
died: (November 21, 1872) in Guadalupe County, TX
buried: King-Ranger Cemetery, Seguin, Guadalupe County, TX
   Nancy born: (July 18, 1793) in Union County, SC
married: William (Knox?) Polk (February 15, 1813) in
children: [Isabella Melville, Emeline, Jane, Laurentine S., Amanda, William I.]?
died: ( ) in
buried:
   John Hewing born: (December 10, 1795) in Union County, SC
married: Theora (Terry) Bruton (May 19, 1825) in Dover, Stewart County, TN
children: George Bolivar, Elijah Parsons, Dewitt Clinton, Calvina Adaline, Fredonia Lydia (Donie), William, Pry Ann, Theora Jane, Johnnie Adrianne
died: (August 23, 1863) in Seguin, Guadalupe County, TX
buried: King-Ranger Cemetery, Seguin, Guadalupe County, TX
note: He was an innkeeper in Dover, Stewart County, TN; he migrated to Indianola, Calhoun County, TX, after 1850, and then to Seguin, Guadalupe County, TX.
   Elijah born: (December 24, 1797) in
married: ( ) in
children:
died: (March 20, 1826) in
buried:
   Sarah
    (Sally) 		born: (September 1, 1800) in Stewart County, TN
married: William B. Holland (August 28, 1817) in
children:
died: (March 20, 1826) in
buried:
   Catherine born: (February 16, 1803) in
married: Albert Petty (June 2, 1829) in Henry County, TN
children: William George, Sarah Gerline, Lydia Isabell, Heber Chase Kimball, Catherine Elizabeth, Joseph Henry
died: (August 1, 1877) in Sterling, Sanpete County, UT
buried: Sterling, Sanpete County, UT
   Elizabeth Ann
    (Eliza) 		born: (August 19, 1805) in Stewart County, TN
married: Anderson Lashley (March 8, 1825) in Stewart County, TN
children: Isabella, Catherine, George, Francis/Frank, Elizabeth, Anderson, Rufus, John/James; Horace, Orville, Oscar Wilder
died: (September 5, 1865) in
buried:
   Jane born: (December 25, 1808) in TN
married: Mitchel McGowen (April 13, 1830) in Stewart County, TN
children:
died: ( ) in
buried:
   Priannah Elizabeth
    (Tiana) 		born: (March 1, 1811) in Stewart County, TN
married: Marvel M. Bruton (August 12, 1834) in Stewart County, TN
children:
died: ( ) in
buried:
   Elizabeth
    (Betsy) 		born: (June 27, 1811) in Stewart County, TN
married: Benjamin Colson (March 5, 1833) in Stewart County, TN
children: Emma
died: ( ) in
buried:
   Harriet born: (December 29, 1819) in Stewart County, TN
married: no
children: no
died: (September 8, 1823) in TN?
buried:
   George born: (about 1821) in
married: ( ) in
children:
died: ( ) in
buried:
   F_?_ born: (about 1823) in
married: Rushing ( ) in
children:
died: ( ) in
buried:

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   George Bolivar born: (July 1826) in Stewart County, TN
married: Mary Eliza Buckner (May 28, 1848) in Stewart County, TN
children:
died: (1859) in Seguin, Guadalupe County, TX
buried:
   Elijah Parsons born: (January 1, 1828) in Dover, Stewart County, TN
married: Margaret Elizabeth Pinner (January 3, 1849) in Stewart County, TN
children: Ella Pene, Cyr Frank, Sallie Belle, Don Green, Van Alvin
died: (April 9, 1864) in Pleasant Hill, Sabine Parish, LA
buried:
note: He died in the battle of Pleasant Hill; Walker's Texas Division, CSA
   Dewitt Clinton born: (February 24, 1833) in Stewart County, TN
married: Mary Elizabeth Holland (April 25, 1867) in Seguin, Guadalupe County, TX
children: Dewitt E., Georgia
died: (February 6, 1906) in Seguin, Guadalupe County, TX
buried: Riverside Cemetery, Seguin, Guadalupe County, TX
   Calvina Adaline born: (March 23, 1835) in Stewart County, TN
married: John Louis Cochran (October 5, 1852) in Seguin, Guadalupe County, TX
children:
died: (April 28, 1902) in Christoval, Tom Green County, TX
buried:
   Fredonia Lydia
    (Donie)
 		born: (about 1837) in Stewart County, TN
married: Andrew Dove (January 25, 1854) in Seguin, Guadalupe County, TX
children:
died: (February 15, 1874) in Seguin, Guadalupe County, TX
buried:
   William born: (about 1838) in Stewart County, TN
married: ( ) in
children:
died: ( ) in
buried:
   Pry Ann born: (about 1839) in Stewart County, TN
married: ( ) in
children:
died: ( ) in
buried:
   Theora Jane born: (March 4, 1842) in Stewart County, TN
married: Charles Cabaniss Howerton (October 5, 1858) in Seguin, Guadalupe County, TX
children:
died: ( ) in
buried:
   Johnnie Adrianne born: (April 23, 1847) in Stewart County, TN
married: (a) Lewellen Robison (July 31, 1866) in Seguin, Guadalupe County, TX
               (b) Rufus Flax Evans (September 6, 1881) in Seguin, Guadalupe County, TX
children: (a) Lee Davis, unnamed, Lewellen Thomas (Lube), Leona [Lewis], Charles Dewitt (Charlie)
               (b) Lola [Jemeyson] and Rufus James
died: (July 23, 1907) in San Saba County, TX
buried: Brady, McCulloch County, TX; memorial stone in Bandera, Bandera County, TX
note: She divorced Lewellen Robison (March 26, 1881) in Seguin, Guadalupe County, TX

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