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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Kent => Topic started by: SirJohn on Monday 15 October 18 04:57 BST (UK)
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Are there any experts out there for the various well known Petty familys ??
I am trying to determine whether there is any connection between the two familys mentioned in the
topic heading. I am a direct descendant of the Petty's of Otford and there is an old family story that there is a connection. (this has cropped up before as there is a letter in the Gentleman's Magazine of 1813 with a similar query !!) I have done extensive work on both familys and cannot establish a link at all. I am back to around 1550 with both familys.
The Petty's of Otford (sometimes referred to as of Collets Well), went on to become significant
inhabitants of Reading, Wanstead & of course London. I wont go into detail on Sir William Pettys family as it will be well known to any student of the family, before and after Sir William.
I would very much like to put this family rumour to rest. Someone may have made a mistake in their research many years ago: or maybe it was just wishful thinking !!
Cheers Bloodnok
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Two identical threads running,
Duplicated topic removed
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Here are a few sites about Petyt etc., the first by the very knowledgeable Angela Petyt
http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~petyt/genealogy/default.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Petyt
http://www.wikiwand.com/en/William_Petyt
http://www.bgwaters.co.uk/index.htm
Cheers
Guy