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About Margaret Barrow
Burial record:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113365655/margaret-downman
Margaret Ball was the daughter of Captain William Ball II and Margaret Williamson. Born about 1679 in Lancaster County Virginia, she was a contemporary of her cousins Mary Ball (mother of George Washington) and Esther Ball (spouse of Rawleigh Chinn). Margaret married Rawleigh Downman and had two boys, Rawleigh and William. After her husband died, Margaret began having an affair with Rawleigh Chinn, the husband of her cousin Esther Ball.
Esther and Rawleigh had several children but at some point their marriage began to fall apart, and Esther claimed that Rawleigh beat her and threw her out of the family home. She filed a court proceeding against Rawleigh where she raised these accusations. Rawleigh and Esther eventually divorced, which was highly unusual at the time.
Margaret proceeded to have three boys with Rawleigh. The first boy, Charles was born in 1723 when Margaret was in her 40s. Christopher and Elijah were born around 1725. When the boys were young they all went by the last name Downman. However after their father Rawleigh died and named them in his will as his "godsons", all three of the boys took the surname Chinn. They all inherited under their father's will.
In 1728, 1729, 1730 and 1731, Margaret was cited in several court proceedings for committing adultery with Rawleigh and for having children out of wedlock. In 1732 Margaret was found guilty of fornication and fined. The same jury decided that she could not be guilty of adultery since she was single.
Rawleigh and Margaret continued their love affair until his death in about 1741. Margaret lived an additional 18 years. After her death, Charles, Elijah and Christopher moved to the Middleburg area of Virginia, to live on the lands inherited from their father Rawleigh Chinn.
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Margaret Barrow's Timeline
| 1670 |
November 6, 1670
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Morattico, Lancaster County, Virginia
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| 1717 |
1717
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Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States
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| 1719 |
1719
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White Chapel, Lancaster County, Virginia
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| 1723 |
October 18, 1723
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Fauquier County, Virginia
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| 1725 |
1725
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Lancaster, Virginia, United States
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1725
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Lancaster, Virginia, USA
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| 1758 |
September 13, 1758
Age 87
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Lancaster, Lancaster County, Virginia
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