May 11, 2005:
(Thanks to Helen Dunbar for the following):

Descendants of  John 'Richard' Pettapiece and Ann Ferguson

JOHN  'RICHARD'2 PETTAPIECE  (PETTAPIECE1) was born 1808 in Sligo, and died 1846 in 
Marlborough Twp., Ont. He married ANN FERGUSON 1826 in Sligo Co..  She was born 
1810 in Lough Eske, Ireland, and died 24 July 1898 in North Gower. They were both 
buried Rideauvale Cem., Kars, On.

Richard did not own any land. From early census records it seems that Richard and 
Ann moved frequently and were tenants on various farms. They were living in Montague 
Twp, Lanark Co., in 1830, Richard was listed as a  shoemaker. In 1834 Richard, Ann and 
three children were living with William and Susan Pettapiece and their four children, 
in Marlborough Co. both families lived on the north half of Lot 4, Conc. 7. In 1838 
they had  moved to Lot 4, Conc. 8, in Marlborough Twp., about 1839 he sold his good
will on this lot and moved to Conc. 3 in Marlborough. On Jan. 5, 1846 Richard was 
sworn in as Assessor and Tax Collector for Marlborough. In 1846 the County Council 
Minutes applied for a new tax collector as Richard Pettapiece was dead.  In some 
documents he was described as John Richard Pettapiece He was drowned.

Children of RICHARD PETTAPIECE and ANN FERGUSON are:

	i.	ELLEN (HELEN)3 PETTAPIECE, b. 25 February 1830; d. 12 June 1911, Mantoulin Island, 
    Grey Co., Ont.. m. 1847 to JAMES MATTHEWS

ii.	REBECCA PETTAPIECE, b. 15 March 1832, Ont.; d. 12 April 1915, North Gower. m. 1853  
ROBERT WALLACE BROWN b. 1830 d.1919
 
iii.	SARAH JANE PETTAPIECE, b. 20 October 1834; d. 12 July 1914, North Gower. m. 
1857 to ALEXANDER WALLACE b. 1832 d. 1900

iv.	WILLIAM PETTAPIECE, b. 5 August 1836; d. 14 February 1920. m. 1861 to ELLEN GRAHAM 
b. 1839 d. 1903

v.	JOHN RICHARD PETTAPIECE, b. 8 July 1838; d. 19 August 1908. m. 1866 JANET BUTTER 
b. 1847 d. 1922

vi.	THOMAS FERGUSON PETTAPIECE, b. 18 March 1840; d. 22 September 1915. m. 1867 to 
ISABELLA CALLANDER b. 1846 d. 1876 ; m 1882  (2) HESTER DAVIS b.ca 1852 d. 1941

vii.	ELIZA ANN PETTAPIECE, b. 7 March 1842, Conc. 3; d. 30 April 1922. m. 1860 
ANDREW WALLACE  b. 1837 d. 1907

viii.	MATTHIAS PETTAPIECE, b. 7 March 1845; d. 18 August 1912. m. 1870 to MARGARET 
MINTO BUTTER  b. 1845 d. 1915

Wayne and Irene Pettapiece from Edmonton, Alta, have done research on this family 
and have prepared a  book on the family of Matthias Pettapiece with the history of 
other Pettapiece families.

... Helen Dunbar
E-mail: DunbarGH1008@aol.com

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