James PETTYS
From " Descendants of John Petty and Ann ( Canning ) Petty," by Norman W.Pettys, Sr.: " The 1777 Military Census lists him in Richmond , aged 16- 50 years , and with service in the Revolutionary War." This could bethe '' James Pettis '' whom shows - up in Queensbury , Washington ,New York in the 1790 census , page # 191 . See this athttp://www.rays-place.com/ . Also , try this book , Daughters of the American Revolution - Patriot Index , Vol. III , p.# 2105 . WJD .
From "Descendants of John Petty and Ann (Canning) Petty," by Norman W.Pettys, Sr.: The 1774 census of the Colony of R.I. lists him in Hopkinton with 1 maleabove 16 years (not counting him), 4 males under 16 and 1 female under,so he appears to have had 6 children at that time. WJD .
He married Elizabeth Tew Abt 1760 at of Rhode Island . Elizabeth Tew was born at Abt 1738 .
They were the parents of 6
children:
Oliver Pettys
born 1762.
Betsy Pettys
born 1765.
Thomas Pettys
born 1768.
James Pettys
born 1769.
Peleg Spencer Pettys
born 11 Dec 1772.
Jesse Pettys
born 1 Mar 1775.
James Pettys died Oct 1826 at Montgomery, New York .
Elizabeth Tew died Aft 1775 .