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Mary Donne (Taliaferro)

Also Known As: "Mary (Taliaferro) Thornton Donne"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: St. Mary's Parish, Essex, Virginia
Death: after June 20, 1769
King George, Virginia
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Col. Lawrence C. Taliaferro and Sarah Alice Taliaferro
Wife of William Thornton and Samuel Donne
Mother of Lucy Alexander
Sister of Sarah Waugh; John Taliaferro; Francis Taliaferro of Epsom; Elizabeth Buckner; Alice Taliaferro and 1 other

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About Mary Donne

Mary Taliaferro

  • Birth: ABT 1722 in St. Mary's Parish, Essex County, Virginia
  • Parents: Lawrence Taliaferro, Sarah Thornton
  • Married: William Thornton, Samuel Donne
  • Death: after will dated 20 June 1769 in King George County, Virginia

Children:

  1. Lucy Thornton b: ABT 1739 in King George County, Virginia. Married John Alexander

Citations

  1. Pages 132-33. Will of Lawrence Taliaferro of the County of Essex, dated 7 May 1726.To my daughter Mary Taliaferro 200 sterling mony of England and-one Negro girl. Phillis on the day of marriage or when she is eighteenn years of age. . . ...My four daughters have a maintainance out of my estate until they are married.
  2. King George County, Virginia Will Book 1752-1780; {Antient Press} Will of MARY DOONE. {sic Donne} I MARY DOONE of King George County being sick .. give and devise to my granddaughter MARY ALEXANDER one half of my tract of land lying ....

Sources 

  1. The William and Mary Quarterly, Volume 20 (Google eBook) Lyon Gardiner Tyler, Earl Gregg Swem, Richard Lee Morton.  Institute of Early American History and Culture., 1912 - Virginia.  Page 270.
  2. 1658-1758 Charles County MD Families "The first 100 years" Rootsweb database last updated 21 May 2013

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Mary Donne's Timeline

1722
1722
St. Mary's Parish, Essex, Virginia
1739
1739
King George, Virginia
1769
June 20, 1769
Age 47
King George, Virginia