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Mary McCoy Williams was captured by indians along with two of her children after her husband John Williams was killed by the same indians who killed John Byrd, Sr. Mrs. Williams and the two children were released from Fort Pitt in 1765 after a treaty was made with the indians involving release of their prisoners.
Mrs. Williams later married William Hunter Cavendish as either his first or second wife. After her death, William Cavendish in 1780 married another sister of William McCoy, Jane McCoy Murphy.
Family 1. Mary McCOY, b. Abt 1735, VA d. Abt 1779, VA (Age ~ 44 years)
Children
1. Mary CAVENDISH, b. Abt 1775
2. Jane CAVENDISH, b. Abt 1779 d. 4 Dec 1828 (Age ~ 49 years)
3. William Hunter CAVENDISH, Jr. d. Bef 30 Apr 1794, Greenbrier County, VA [now WV]
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June 15, 1735
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Greenbrier County, Virginia, now, West Virginia, Colonial America
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1752 |
April 9, 1752
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Greenbrier County, Virginia, now, West Virginia, Colonial America
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1753 |
1753
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Augusta County, Virginia, Colonial America
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1757 |
September 17, 1757
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Fairfax County, Virginia, Colonial America
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1757
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Augusta County, Virginia, Colonial America
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1759 |
1759
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Augusta County, Virginia, Colonial America
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1762 |
May 15, 1762
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Augusta County, Virginia, Colonial America
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1766 |
1766
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Greenbrier County, WV, United States
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