Susanna Petty

1716 -

• Name	Susanna Petty  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	6 Jul 1716	Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island   [4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  Person ID	I3139	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of TNH
  Last Modified	16 May 2020

  
  

  Father	William Petty,   b. 30 Oct 1691, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts d. Between 15 Jul 1747 and 5 Oct 1747, Richmond, Washington, Rhode Island (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Mary   d. Bef 7 Nov 1748, Richmond, Washington, Rhode Island
  Family ID	F17037	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James Lewis,   b. Abt 1689, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island d. Between 4 May 1752 and 23 May 1752, Richmond, Washington, Rhode Island (Age ~ 63 years)
  Marriage	1747  [3, 7, 8]
  Children	+ 1. Gideon Lewis,   b. 15 Dec 1749, Rhode Island d. 5 May 1805 (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F3539	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2020

  
  

• Notes

  According to Robert Joseph Curfman (citation details below), while her birth was recorded at Charlestown, Rhode Island, she was probably born at Westerly. Her first husband was John Fordis or Fordice, whom she married in Westerly on 27 Dec 1733.

  
  

• Sources

  [S868] Rhode Island, Birth Index, 1636-1930, on ancestry.com., first name only. [S3750] Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899, on ancestry.com., transcript calls her "Susannah Larkin"; original just says Susannah. [S4169] Find a Grave page for James Lewis, Jr. [S1113] Life History of Elisha Hurt Groves and Lucy Simmons by Murland R. Packer. 1997., date only. [S3750] Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899, on ancestry.com. [S3045] Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914, on familysearch.org. [S3824] The Petty-Pettis Genealogy: Descendants of John Petty of Springfield, Massachusetts, 1668 by Robert Joseph Curfman. Kansas City, Missouri, 1985. [S1113] Life History of Elisha Hurt Groves and Lucy Simmons by Murland R. Packer. 1997.