Family
Petty was one of the ten children of Micah Petty and his wife Mary Nelson. Micah was a tailor and the grandson of Silvester Petty of Langbar near Ilkley. John Petty married Thirza Sproston (1808–1871) at Bradford in 1832 and they had eight children.
Read more about this topic: John Petty (Primitive Methodist Minister)
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