Ann Elizabeth Conway (Rector)

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Ann Elizabeth Conway (Rector)

Also Known As: "Nancy", "Conway"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Rectortown, Fauquier County, Province of Virginia
Death: August 09, 1845 (74)
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States
Place of Burial: Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Frederick Rector and Elizabeth Rector
Wife of Runkle and Capt. Thomas Conway
Mother of Thomas Sheppard Runkle; Mary A Pelham; Henry Wharton Conway, Ark. Ter. Delegate to Congress; James Sevier Conway, 1st Gov. of Arkansas; Frederick Rector Conway and 6 others
Sister of Wharton Rector; William Rector; John Rector; Elias Rector; Stephen Rector and 8 others

Occupation: Housewife-Mother
Managed by: Dale Edward Smith
Last Updated:

About Ann Elizabeth Conway (Rector)

Biography

Ann 'Nancy' Conway (Rector) was born on December 12, 1770 in Fauquier County, Virginia.

Her parents were Frederick Rector and Elizabeth Rector (Connor).

Ann married Runkle. Together they had the following children:

  1. Thomas Sheppard Runkle;
  2. Mary A Pelham (Runkle).

Ann married Capt. Thomas Conway on April 3, 1790 in Fauquier County, VA, United States. Together they had the following children:

  1. Henry Wharton Conway, Ark. Ter. Delegate to Congress;
  2. James Sevier Conway, 1st Gov. of Arkansas;
  3. Frederick Rector Conway;
  4. Dr. John R. Conway;
  5. Eliza Shields (Conway);
  6. Judge William Conway;
  7. Sarah Garritson (Conway);
  8. Thomas A. Conway;
  9. Elias Nelson Conway, 5th Gov. of Arkansas.

She died on August 9, 1845 in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States and was buried in Mt. Holly Cemetery.



Family 1 Runkle

Children

  • 1. Thomas Sheppard Runkle
  • 2. Mary A. Runkle

Family ID F33238 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2 Captain Thomas Conway, d. Missouri; Married 11 Apr 1792, Greene County, Tennessee

Children

  • 1. Dr. John Rector Conway
  • 2. William Conway
  • 3. Eliza Conway
  • 4. Sarah Hundley Conway
  • 5. Elias Nelson Conway
  • 6. Thomas Asbury Conway
  • 7. Henry W. Conway, d. 1827, Arkansas
  • 8. James Sevier Conway
  • 9. Frederick Rector Conway

http://germannafamily.org/getperson.php?personID=I001192&tree=tree1



Mother of 11 Children, including the 1st Governor of Arkansas and Elias (5th Governor of Arkansas).

She was a leader at The First Methodist Church, Little Rock, Arkansas.

She deserves much credit for having survived the times, she braved a wild frontier and helped tame it.

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She was the Wife of Thomas Conway and mother of Arkansas Governors James Sevier Conway (1st Governor) and Elias Nelson Conway (5th Governor) and also was the mother of Frederick Rector Conway and William Conway.

Inscription

"....were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church and zealously served God and each of them died in full hope of a happy immortality"

"Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God"

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7546722/ann-conway



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Ann Elizabeth Conway (Rector)'s Timeline

1770
December 12, 1770
Rectortown, Fauquier County, Province of Virginia
1793
March 18, 1793
Conway Mansion, Greenville, Greene County, Tennessee, United States
1798
December 9, 1798
Greenville, Greene County, Tennessee, United States
1799
1799
Greenville, TN, United States
1802
1802
Greenville, Greene County, Tennessee, United States
1805
1805
Greene County, TN, United States
1806
1806
Greene County, TN, United States
1807
1807
Greene County, TN, United States
1808
1808
Greene County, Tennessee, United States