Elizabeth Colvin

Elizabeth Magdalene Hansbrough; (5 James) Born in Stafford on February 22, 1748; died 1788. She married Daniel Colvin about 1762. Mr. Colvin, although middle-aged at the time of the Revolutionary War, volunteered to fight for the cause of American Freedom and served as a private in the Virginia Infantry until the surrender of the British at Yorktown. He also served In General George Rogers Clark's Illinois regiment. On his way home after the war, he fell from his horse while crossing the mountains and was crippled for life. He and his wife are buried in the little burying ground at "Montana. Airy," the home, in 1943, of their great-great-grandson, Mr. G. R. Colvin. A monument to his memory was erected by the Culpeper Minute Men Chapter of the DAR. There were eight surviving children.

• 250. JAMES - born October 19, 1769.
• 251. GABRIEL -
• 252. Mary - married in 1796 to Daniel Smith. NFI.
• 253. Frances - married in 1824 to Oliver Neville Rosser. NFI.
• 254. Millie - married ______ Smith of Warrenton. NFI.
• 255. Annie - died in infancy. NFI.
• 256. William - died unmarried. NFI.
• 257. NELSON -

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Note: Proof of the 9th son, Mason Colvin - see attached documents for review-

Biography

Elizabeth Colvin was born on February 22, 1748. Her parents were James Hansbrough and Lettice Hansbrough.

Elizabeth married Daniel Colvin in 1763. Together they had the following children:

1. Gabriel Colvin;
2. James C. Colvin;
3. Mason Colvin;
4. Nelson Colvin;
5. William Colvin;
6. Mary Colvin;
7. Frances Smith;
8. Annie Colvin;
9. Millie Colvin.

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References:

http://flanaganfamily.net/genealo/hansbro/jwh/jwhansbr.htm#H223