Ancestry of Richard Petty

compiled by William Addams Reitwiesner


The following material on the immediate ancestry of Richard Petty should not be considered either exhaustive or authoritative, but rather as a first draft.





William Addams Reitwiesner

wargs@wargs.com


Ancestry of Richard Petty
1 Richard Lee Petty, NASCAR driver, b. Randleman, N. C., 2 July 1937
PARENTS
2 Lee Arnold Petty, NASCAR driver, b. Guilford Co., N. C., 14 March 1914, d. Greensboro, N. C., 5 Apr. 2000 [SSDI 239-09-7045]
m.
3 Elizabeth Toomes, b. ... 12 May 1917, d. ...
GRANDPARENTS
4 Judson Ellsworth Petty, b. ... , N. C., ... [ca. 1867], d. ... [living 1930]
m.
5 Jessie Maude Bell, b. Alamance Co., N. C., ... [ca. 1877], d. ... [living 1930]
6 Robert V ... Toomes, b. ... 24 Feb. 1886, d. ... 8 July 1945
m.
7 Allie Mary Hodgin, b. ... 7 Oct. 1888, d. ... 31 Aug. 1947
GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
8 George W ... Petty, b. Chatham Co., N. C., 21 July 1837, d. Guilford Co., N. C., 11 Feb. 1861
m. Guilford Co., N. C., 11 Feb. 1861
9 Asenath Barnes, b. ... , d. ...
14 ... Hodgin, b. ... , d. ...
m.
15 Allie M ... Lamb, b. Randolph Co., N. C., ... 1870, d. ...
GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
16 James R ... Petty, b. ... , N. C., 8 Aug. 1786, d. Moore Co., N. C., 6 Oct. 1862
m.
17 Mary Elizabeth Bingham, b. Pittsboro, Chatham Co., 24 June 1796, d. ... , N. C., 25 Aug. 1875
30 Thomas Chalkley Lamb, b. Randolph Co., N. C., 4 Nov. 1824, d. Guilford Co., N. C., 9 Aug. 1897
m. Randolph Co., N. C., 1 Aug. 1855
31 Sarah Jane Swaim, b. Randolph Co., N. C., 18 Jan. 1829, d. Guilford Co., N. C., 30 Sept. 1904
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
32 John Petty, b. Richmond Co., Va., ... 1756, d. Chatham Co., N. C., ... 1837
m. ... 1772
33 Martha Sanders, b. ... 1758, d. ... 1837
34 Robert Bingham, b. ... , Ireland, ... 1765, d. ... , N. C., ... 1835
m.
35 Amy ... , b. ... 5 April 1775, d. Moore Co., N. C., 25 May 1855
60 Mordecai Lamb, b. Randolph Co., N. C., 3 April 1800, d. ... 28 Aug. 1881
m. Alamance Co., N. C., ... 1822
61 Esther Pugh, b. Chatham Co., N. C., 21 Aug. 1793, d. Randolph Co., N. C., 10 Nov. 1839
62 Joseph Milton Swaim, b. Randolph Co., N. C., 22 Feb. 1796, d. Randolph Co., N. C., 19 Nov. 1885
m. Randolph Co., N. C., 9 Feb. 1815
63 Margaret Dix, b. Randolph Co., N. C., 5 Apr. 1800, d. ... 14 Dec. 1862
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
64 Thomas Petty, b. ... , d. Orange Co., N. C., 20 Aug. 1769
m.
65 Mary ... , b. ... , d. ...
120 Albert Lamb, b. Guilford Co., N. C., 5 March 1776, d. ...
m. ... 1844
121 Rachel Newby, b. Randolph Co., N. C., 16 Sept. 1779, d. ... 6 June 1870
124 Joshua Swaim, b. ... 5 April 1772, d. ...
m.
125 Sarah Elliott, b. ... , d. ...
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
242 Samuel Newby, b. ... , d. ...
m.
243 Rachel Pearson, b. ... , d. ...
248 John Swaim, b. Frederick Co., Va., 25 April 1748, d. Randolph Co., N. C., 16 Jan. 1827
m. Rowan Co., N. C., 19 May 1767
249 Elizabeth Vickery, b. Frederick Co., Va., 11 May 1750, d. ... 23 Sept. 1833
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
484 Peter Pearson, b. Nansemond Co., Va., 19 June 1711, d. Perquimans, N. C., 27 May 1779
m. Perquimans MM, N. C., 6 Dec. 1733
485 Rachel Bogue, b. Perquimans, N. C., ... 1714, d. ...
496 Johannes Swaim, b. ... , d. ...
m.
497 Charity Teague, b. ... , d. ...
498 Marmaduke Vickery, b. Dorchester Co., Md., ... 1715, d. Randolph Co., N. C., ... 1788
m. ... 1734
499 Elizabeth Nation, b. ... , Va., ... 1719, d. Randolph Co., N. C., ... 1787
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EXTRACTS from the U.S. FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS







1930 North Carolina, Guilford Co., Sumner, ED 81, sheet 12A, line 25

Petty Judson L    H    M W 63 M 28     NC NC NC        ...             Owner
      Jessie M    W    F W 54 M 18     NC NC NC
      Roy H       S    M W 24 S        NC NC NC       Truck Driver     Owner
      Greg D      S    M W 18 S        NC NC NC       Laborer          Odd Jobs
      Lee A       S    M W 16 S        NC NC NC
      Julius H    S    M W 14 S        NC NC NC
      Martha F    D    F W 11 S        NC NC NC
      Rachel C    D    F W  8 S        NC NC NC

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NOTES






248 -- John Swaim is usually said to have been a son of Michael Swaim and Martha Worthington, but this appears to be incorrect. My thanks to Raymond L. Maris for pointing this out.

















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William Addams Reitwiesner

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