Jacob Petty (1760-1837) served in the New Jersey militia as a private and waggoneer in Captains White, Henry, McCullough, and Petty's Companies; and Colonels West, Hooper, and Morgan's Regiments. He also served in Morgan's Rifle Regiment. He claimed to have served in George Washington's bodyguard. Jacob Petty was born in Mansfield, Sussex County, New Jersey in 1760. He was married to "Effy" Eve and they had six children. He moved to Michigan in 1834. Jacob Perry died June 17, 1837, and is buried in the Sashabaw Plains Cemetery in Clarkston, Oakland County, Michigan.
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