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Page 376 NWP Letter [The following letter was not part of the original genealogy published by Norman W. Pettys, Sr., but is included here because it offers insight into his thoughts for additional research. Curfman, the man to whom the letter is addressed, published his own excellent genealogy of the Pettys family and dedicated it to two people, including Norman W. Pettys, Sr.] 25 September 1974 Mr. Robert Joseph Curfman 3624 Walnut Street Kansas City, Missouri 64111 Dear “Cousin”: I appreciate your last letter of 15 September 1974 with copies of your circular trying to find both Petty and Paddock family lines. It is just too bad that there are so many disinterested persons who are not proud of their family lines and who would like to see a history of their ancestors in printed form. I guess it has always been that way and will continue in that vein although genealogy has had an upswing in recent years. Your letters have re-stimulated my interest altho my direct line has been established for I am still imbued with the idea of finding the parentage of John 1 and I still want to know who Ann was and where she came from. I checked through the printed volume, which I have, entitled “The Albert Petty Family” by Charles B. Petty and printed by Deseret Press of Salt Lake City. I am enclosing an extract and while our line is mentioned, they were not able to connect. I re-read their book carefully and neither did I find any connecting link. I had the notion that our John 1 descended from the son of Joseph Pettee or Petty who resided at Weymouth as early as 1639 so I spent several hours last night reading through old letter from my genealogist, Francis Sears, to see if he had checked the Weymouth, Mass. records and the Windsor, Conn. records. The Hartford, Conn. investigation showed nothing and a check with the City Library Association of Springfield, Mass. developed no more than what we already knew. (Copy of letter from them of 15 May 1955 attached for your interest.) Mr. Sears likewise had this same thought and in addition thought that John 1 might have been of the William 1 Pettee family, also of Weymouth. His letter to me of 12 July 1955 (copy attached) definitely rules that out. William's son John was drowned in 1659, aged 21. Mr. Sear’s letter of 28 October 1954 spells out that John 1 apparently was the first of his particular family in this country and that he was born on the “other side,” (copy of this letter attached and it is poor because the original was in light letters (he needed a new typewriter ribbon, I guess). The only possible search that occurs to me now in view of Mr. Sears’ exhaustive research is to check the arriving ships and passenger lists AFTER 1620. 1 do not think that all of these records are available but if they are, where do we find them? In Salt Lake City? I might write Goodspeed's in Boston to see what IS available. What do you think? Over the years, I have occasionally run across a few of these lists in printed form but never a trace of our people. Of course, they could have come here with some family who paid their passage
ut even then I should think that they would have to be listed by name rather than “one male servant” of Blank Family. Years ago when I first started this search, I looked in my library in the WINDSOR, CONN. and OLD WINDSOR, CONN. books for John 1 since he “removed from Windsor to Boston and then Springfield” but nothing. If we could locate his ship (and that of Ann’s), possibly it would state where they came from in England. (Incidentally, Mr. Sears corresponded with a friend in England who was a genealogist enquiring about research there but the reply was that without a definite location that was hopeless, This man indicated that the name was not uncommon (Petty) and there were many families of that name in London and scattered to various counties. I am of the opinion that he was of the Sir Thomas and Sir William line of Norwich, in East Anglica, England. Well, I have rambled enough. I will keep you advised of any developments. With personal regards, I am Cordially yours, Norman W. Pettys, Sr. NWP:P Page 377
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ADDENDA 1. Our Mayflower Ancestors
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The Pilgrims Source: General Societ
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From: Families of the Pilgrims: Wil
Page 9 and 10: Our Kirby Line [Note: The following
Page 11 and 12: Pettys Line of Descent from Richard
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Page 19 and 20: Page 335 T4. NATHANIEL 4 KIRBY, yeo
Page 21 and 22: Page 337 T5. WESSON 5 KIRBY, yeoman
Page 23 and 24: Page 339 T6. JONATHAN 6 KIRBY, yeom
Page 25 and 26: Our Howland Line He bearesth Sable,
Page 27 and 28: Page 343 Bush and George W. Bush. H
Page 29 and 30: Pettys Line of Descent from Henry H
Page 31 and 32: Page 347 Children of Henry and Mary
Page 33 and 34: Page 349 T ZOETH 2 HOWLAND, sometim
Page 35 and 36: The Murder of Zoeth Howland Page 35
Page 37 and 38: Page 353 T HENRY 3 HOWLAND (Zoeth 2
Page 39 and 40: Page 355 T ZOETH 4 HOWLAND (Henry 3
Page 41 and 42: Rich and Famous Howlands Henrietta
Page 43 and 44: Henry Howland The Pettys Line 1 Hen
Page 45 and 46: Rich and Famous Howlands Pilgrim Jo
Page 47 and 48: Rich and Famous Howlands Joseph How
Page 49 and 50: Footnotes (1) Howland, Franklyn, A
Page 51 and 52: 19. Malcolm Harris's "History of Lo
Page 53 and 54: THOMAS PETTUS, Mayor of Norwich, 15
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Page 57 and 58: son of Col. Thomas Pettus and ( ) P
Page 59: I JOHN PETTIS Page 375 In 1684, Joh
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