Petty Family Tree research resources
Research the background of the Petty Genealogy using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Genealogy !
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2964 people with the Petty surname? In that year Petty was ranked number 1361 for popularity in the UK. |
Petty records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Petty family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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Historical References
"PETTY, PETTIE. Most probably from Middle English petit (Anglo-French petit, 'the little'). A local derivation from Petty in the shire of Inverness appears to be the source of the name in at least one instance. Johan Petyt of the Miernes, Lanarkshire, rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, n, p. 213). William Petyt was a charter witness in Ayr, c. 1340 (Friars Ayr, p. 10), and Master Duncan Petit or Petyt, archdeacon of Glasgow in 1395 (RMP., p. 92; EgfdU, p. 32), appears in the same year and in 1400 as chancellor of Moray (REA., i, p. 201, 205). Duncan Petite or Petyt was pretend of the church of Are in 1415 (Ayr, p. 9), Richard Petit was vicar of Stewynstoun in 1427 (ibid., p. 82), Robyn Petyt was witness in Ayr in 1471 (Friars Ayr, p. 54), and Patrick Pettyt was chaplain in the same town in 1476 (ibid., p. 55). John Pettit is recorded in Edinburgh in 1473 (CDE., p. 48). James Petie, indweller in St. Andrews, 1697 (Edin. App.). (2) Fergus de Pety in the parish of Fyvy was excommunicated in 1382 (REA., i, p. 213). "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Petty Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Petty Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Petty family tree.
Check out Petty Parish Records at Find My Past.
Look at the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Petty family name using the FreeBMD database.
Check out Genealogy Bank for Petty family records.
Search MyHeritage for Petty family data.
Explore the LDS Database for records of the Petty family.
Research the Petty surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Petty Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 2719 people with the Petty surname in the UK? Petty is now ranked number 1949 for popularity in the UK. |
Petty Genealogy Databases
Search WikiTree for user contributed Petty family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Petty data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Search MyTrees for information on the Petty family and people looking to contact living Petty relations.
Check out GENi for Petty family records.
Find your Irish Petty relatives on findmypast.ie
Petty Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 45574 people with the Petty surname in the USA? Petty is ranked number 142 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Petty Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on the Petty family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Use the Surname Map project to look at the current distribution of the Petty surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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