Elizabeth Nelms

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Saunders-759

Samuel Downing and Elizabeth Saunders were married before 18 Aug 1699 in Northumberland County, Virginia.[1] He was probably the son of John Downing of Fairfields Parish. She was the daughter of Ebenezer Saunders and Elizabeth Presley.[2]

Samuel Downing died between 2 Apr 1711 and 19 Oct 1715.[2]

Elizabeth married second Charles Nelms.[1] about 1715.

/Research Notes

Both the Marriages of the Northern Neck and the William & Mary College Quarterly mention other sources, including the will of her father and her first husband. These should be investigated.

Sources

1. "Virginia, U.S., Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia, U.S., 1649-1800", Married Well and Often: Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia, 1649-1800 > image 120 of 509, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 4 August 2022), Elizabeth Saunders.
2. "Genealogies of Virginia Families from the William and Mary College Quarterly. Vol. II. Cobb-Hay", John Downing of Fairfields, Northumberland County, Virginia, and His Descendants > image 229 of 999, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 4 August 2022)
3. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Saunders-759