F- Louisa Maria PETTY (daughter of John Tapley PETTY  and Maria James NEAL) was born May 22, 1836- died May 14, 1861- married Dec. 30, 1856 to Bart BOONE.  They had at least one son:

 

F-1 James Neal BOONE born Dec. 12, 1858- died Jan. 1938- married June 15, 1898 to Docia MARTIN.

            Issue:

 

                        1-James Barry BOONE born May 9, 1899.

 

                        2- Louise Catherine BOONE born Jan. 15, 1903- First married Homer McCOY- second Robert

                          WOODRUFF.  Had Agnes and Marion Boone McCOY and Niel and Bobby WOODRUFF.

 

                        3- Dora Artie BOONE born March 3, 1904- married O. F. DuPONT.

 

                        4- Marion Junius BOONE born March 29, 1907 married Roy GREENE- They live at 201 Park,

                         Booneville, Miss.  They had:

Dorothy Katherine GREENE born Dec. 27, 1928- married Aug. 5, 1951 to William JONES - they have a daughter

                                                A- Peggy JONES

 

After the death of Louisa Maria PETTY BOONE, Bart Boone married her sister.

 

G- Margaret Catherine PETTY  born in North Carolina, Jan. 4, 1847- died July 13, 1912- married Jan. 17, 1864 to Bart BOONE born April 13, 1831 ( Bart BOONE was her dead sister's husband).

They had ten children:

 

G-1 Marie Louise BOONE born Nov. 24, 1864- died Nov. 30, 1923- married July 22, 1888 to J. C. BENEDICT.

 

G-2 William Reuben BOONE born March 16, 1866- died Dec. 3, 1936- married Jan. 19, 1896 to Rora Etna FALLS.

 

G-3- John M. BOONE born July 16, 1870- married 1897 to Jamie KIETH.

 

G-4 Lockie Houston BOONE and G-5 Mattie Emma BOONE both died in infancy.

 

G-6 Frank BOONE born 1880- died 1930.

 

G-7 Mary BOONE, G-8 Charles BOONE, G-9 Fannie BOONE born 1882- died Jan. 1926- married H. B. HATCHER.  (81)

 

G-10 Katie BOONE (Twin to Fannie) born 1882.

 

 b-1 Winship S. PETTY was born in North Carolina about 1803- (He was, of course, a son of Stephen PETTY of  Chatham Co., North Carolina.)  He married Mary CARLOSS, daughter of Edward CARLOSS of Chatham Co.  Winship and Mary were in Tishomingo Co.,  Miss. in 1846 and moved to Hopkins Co., Texas in 1854, where in 1881 Winship PETTY died.

Issue:

I- Robert E. PETTY born about 1826- died- married----- had several children but do not know any of their names.

 

II-  James L. PETTY born about 1827- died 1847.

 

III- William Pitt PETTY born Jan. 19 1832 in North Carolina- died-----. Was married twice- first Aug. 8, 1857 to Orpha STILLWELL- second in 1873 to Elizabeth BLACKWOOD.  He was a preacher living in Liberty, Texas in 1862- had children: 1- Henry PETTY, 2-Mary PETTY

 

IV- Martha Elizabeth PETTY born May 1, 1834 in Chatham Co., North Carolina-died Dec. 14, 1869 in Franklin Co., Ala.- was married May 30, 1856 in Hopkins Co., Texas to James S. BARTON.  They are listed in the 1860 census of Franklin Co., Ala.

Issue:

1-Arthur E. BARTON born 1858 in Ala.

2-Emma BARTON

3-Mary BARTON who married a Mr. Lee and went to Okla., where they had several children whose names we do not know.

 

V-Edward Carloss PETTY born about 1837 in Ala.  He lived at Como, Texas in 1895.  He was married to Alice Nancy WELLS of Miss.  (She is listed with the family of Winship S. PETTY  in the 1850 census for Hopkins Co., Texas and was then 13, so she was born in 1837).

Issue:

1-Edna A. PETTY born about 1871 in Texas.

2-Mary M. (Maymie) PETTY born about 1878.  She was married in 1895 to "Shake" LEWIS-

(As told in a letter to Emma James PETTY REYNOLDS in Miss.).

3-Lizzie B. PETTY born about 1869  in Texas.

4-Lewis W. PETTY born 1873 in Texas.

5-Robert E. PETTY born about 1875 in Texas. (82)

 

c-1 George PETTY (Son of Stephen)- was born about 1805 in North Carolina- died Jan. 1839- was married 1825 to Sallie TEAGUE (Daughter of David TEAGUE- Will Book B-page 180).

Issue:

1-Stephen D. PETTY and 2- Sarah Ann PETTY who both died unmarried.

3-Mary George PETTY born 1831 in Chatham Co., North Carolina- married March 25, 1848 to Francis Marion BROOKS.  They had Joseph J. BROOKS born 1849.

 

d-1 Betsy PETTY born Feb. 11, 1804- died Aug. 15, 1871. She married Gray BYNUM born Nov. 14, 1797- died March 24, 1867.

Issue:

1-Winship BYNUM born May 12, 1830- died June 5, 1914.  He married first Mary WICKS- second Floread NORMAN.

 

2- Sarah Jane BYNUM born Aug. 9, 1834- died Nov. 22, 1862.

 

3- Susan Margaret BYNUM born June 1, 1836- died Oct. 3, 1920.

 

4- Katherine BYNUM born may 26, 1838- died July 16, 1921.

 

5- Mary BYNUM born Nov. 30, 1840- died Aug. 15, 1870.

6- Julia BYNUM born Nov. 15, 1844- died Jan. 6, 1933

7- George BYNUM the youngest child, was wounded while fighting for the Southern Confederacy and died before reaching home.  None of these except Winship BYNUM and Mary BYNUM were ever married.  Winship BYNUM had several children but it is not known anything further about Mary BYNUM.

 

     note: a-1 John Tapley PETTY (Son of Stephen) first married Maria James NEAL- after her death he married Susan DOCKERY and they had a son: Thomas Dockery PETTY- born-----died 1911. (see page 72)

 

e-1 Nancy PETTY born 1800 in Chatham Co., North Carolina was married Aug. 19, 1819 to John BRANTLEY and they moved to Haywood Co., Tenn. where according to a census list for that county they had the following children:

I-William B. BRANTLEY born 1823

II-George BRANTLEY born 1825

III- Sarah BRANTLEY born 1827.

IV-Mary born 1829- V- John BRANTLEY, Jr. born 1830

VI-Robert BRANTLEY born 1832- VII-Mahala BRANTLEY b-1834  (83)

 

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Another son of our ancestor John PETTY, was James R. PETTY born in North Carolina in 1786- died in 1862, aged 76.  He married Mary BINGHAM born 1796- died 1871. Both are buried in Cool Cemetery, Lee Co., North Carolina.  Their children:

I- Stephen Decatur PETTY born about 1816 in North Carolina- went to Ala. in the early 1800's.  He was married Jan. 3, 1843 in Perry Co., Ala. to Nancy SIBLEY  born 1822 in Tennessee.  He died between Mar. 11, 1868 - Feb. 18, 1869.

Issue:

a-James Sibley PETTY born Nov. 19, 1843 in Ala.- died March 15, 1873 at Gadsen, Ala.  He was  married 1867 to Ada WEISINGER born 1847 in Ala.  They had:

 

a-1 Clarence Sibley PETTY born Nov. 11, 1871- died Sept. 25, 1955 at Guthrie, Okla.  He was married Sept. 28, 1907 to Florence STURGIS born Aug. 30, 1875 at Columbus, Ohio- died Jan.  30, 1960. Note: This was Clarence Sibley PETTY's second wife- He first married  Mary NICHOLAS on Dec. 31, 1900.

Clarence Sibley PETTY and his second wife , Florence STURGIS had a son:

Dr. James Sibley PETTY born Aug. 20, 1909 at Guthrie, Okla.  He was married Sept. 9, 1935 to Germaine ________.

 

To get on with the children of James R. PETTY and Mary BINGHAM:

II- Spencer PETTY born 1819----------

III- Robert PETTY born about 1823-----------

IV- Julia PETTY born about 1828-------

V- Winship PETTY born 1830---

VI- Elizabeth PETTY born 1832-----

Vii-Bassel PETTY born 1835- married Virginia (Jeanie) STEED.  Basil (Bassal) and Virginia STEED PETTY moved to Texas.  The census list of Houston Co., Texas for 1880 has Bassel Marion PETTY born N. C., Jeanie E. PETTY born Ala.  Children: James E. age 12 born Tex.  William Ruffin PETTY Age 10, born Tex., George H. age 7, born Tex., Ludia L. and Frances L. (twins) age 4, born Tex.

 

William Ruffin PETTY born 1870 in Texas - was married to Cora Jane McCLAIN and they had 13 children.  I have a few of their names- one was Roy Cullen PETTY who died Feb. 11, 1967.  Another was Clifton Herman PETTY born May 21, 1914- also there were twins Benjamin Max and Gladys PETTY born Jan. 31, 1917. 

And George Hopper Petty son of Bassel and Virginia - who was age 7 in the 1880 census was married Dec. 12, 1893 to Naomi Price HAGAR.  They had Milburn B. PETTY born March 27, 1909.  (84)  HE married Maude HARKINS April 13, 1930.

James E. PETTY  son of Bassel and Virginia, and born 1868 (age 12 in 1880 census) has a son Thomas Leiland PETTY born Feb. 26, 1911.

 

Benjamin Max PETTY, son of William Ruffin PETTY and Cora McCLAIN married Ruby Evelyn FERGUSON and they had :

1- Ruth Lorene PETTY born March 31, 1931

2- Myrtle Ann PETTY born Nov. 23, 1942.

 

And that is all I have about my PETTY's!  I know there is much more and how I wish I could write every word of it.  Just writing about the families has brought them all so close and alive.  This has, indeed, been a labor of love. (85)

 

 

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