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Margaret Aston 1736 – 1800 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1736

Birth Location: Amelia, Virginia, Unites States

Death Date: aft 1800

Death Location: Prince Edward, Virginia, United States

Father: William Aston

Mother: Mary McElroy

Spouse(s): Peter Downey

Children(s): Margaret Downey, Abraham Downey, James Downey, Samuel Downey, Samuel Downey, William Downey

In 1736, Margaret Aston entered the world in Amelia, Virginia, Unites States, born to William Aston and Mary McElroy. Margaret Aston married Peter Downey, and had children including Margaret Downey, Abraham Downey, James Downey, Samuel Peter Downey, Samuel Downey, William Aston Downey. Margaret Aston passed away in 1800 in Prince Edward, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1736, Margaret Aston entered the world in Amelia, Virginia, Unites States, born to William Aston and Mary McElroy.
  • Margaret Aston married Peter Downey, and had children including Margaret Downey, Abraham Downey, James Downey, Samuel Peter Downey, Samuel Downey, William Aston Downey.
  • Margaret Aston passed away in 1800 in Prince Edward, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Aston
1709 – 1766
Birth Location: Prince Edward, Virginia, United States
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Mary McElroy
1713 – 1792
Birth Location: Prince Edward, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Peter Downey
1734 – 1803
Birth Location: Amelia, Virginia, Unites States
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Children(s)

Margaret Downey
1757 – 1833
Birth Location: Prince Edward, Virginia, United States
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Abraham Downey
1757 – 1832
Birth Location: Prince Edward, Virginia, United States
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James Downey
1759 – 1807
Birth Location: Prince Edward, Virginia, United States
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Samuel Downey
1760 – 1803
Birth Location: Prince Edward, Virginia, United States
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Samuel Downey
1760 – 1810
Birth Location: Prince Edward, Virginia, United States
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William Downey
1775 – 1832
Birth Location: Guilford, North Carolina, United States
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Margaret Aston's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Aston
1736 – 1800
Birth Place: Amelia, Virginia, Unites States
Parents
William Aston
1709 – 1766
Prince Edward, Virginia, United States
Mary McElroy
1713 – 1792
Prince Edward, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John Mcelroy
1690 – 1763
Cecil City, Cecil, Maryland, American Colonies
Frances Durham
1694 – 1732
Baltimore, Hartford County, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Archibald (McElroy?)
1655 – 1690
Rachel Durham
1650 – 1691
James Durham
1675 – 1725
Mary Staley
1677 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Archibald Mackelroy
1615 – 1693
Mary McAvinney
1630 –

Margaret Aston's Descendants

1.
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Margaret Aston (ABT 1736 – aft 1800) m. Peter Downey (ABT 1734 – 5 NOV 1803)
  1. 1. Margaret Downey (1757 – 1833)
  2. 2. Abraham Downey (1757 – 1832)
  3. 3. James Downey (1759 – 1807)
  4. 4. Samuel (Peter) Downey (1760 – 1803) m. Anna Cook (1768 – 1860) m. Samuel Downay m. Anna Cook (ABT 1765 – 1811)
    1. 1. Mary (Polly) Downey (11 Nov 1786 – 10 Dec 1872)
    2. 2. Peter (Jackson) Downey (22 Nov 1788 – 9 May 1865)
    3. 3. Margaret (Cicely) Downey (1789 – 1865)
    4. 4. Margaret Downey (1790 – 1869)
    5. 5. Peyton (Samuel) Downey (1790 – 1840)
    6. 6. Calvin Downey (1793 – May 1854) m. Phoebe (Ann) Anderson (1792 – 1837)
      1. 1. John Downey (1819 – Mar 1866)
      2. 2. Elizabeth Downey (Nov 1821 – 17 Aug 1906)
      3. 3. Reuben Downey (13 Mar 1816 – 5 Feb 1882) m. Mahala Clanton (16 Apr 1817 – 25 Jan 1887)
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Phoebe) Downey (23 Dec 1837 – 1 Mar 1916)
        2. 2. Reuben Downey (1839 – )
        3. 3. Burrell (E) Downey (1840 – 31 May 1862)
        4. 4. Mary Downey (Sep 1840 – 07 Aug 1910)
        5. 5. Nancy Downey (18 May 1844 – 6 Jan 1907)
        6. 6. Peyton (Erastus) Downey (1847 – 5 Feb 1893 or 8 Mar 1923)
        7. 7. Raleigh (Champion "Rolly") Downey (9 Mar 1850 – 13 Sep 1920)
        8. 8. John (C) Downey (9 Mar 1850 – 02 May 1914)
        9. 9. William (J.) Downey (27 Nov 1852 – 8 Mar 1923)
        10. 10. Rhoda (Ann) Downey (13 Jul 1855 – 1922)
        11. 11. Martha Pritchet (abt 1860 – 8 Feb 1924)
      4. 4. Peyton Downey (18 Dec 1817 – Mar 1866)
      5. 5. Peyton (Davis) Downey (1812 – Mar 1866)
      6. 6. John Downey (abt 1819 – Mar 1866)
      7. 7. Samuel Downey (Jun 1825 – 14 Aug 1908)
      8. 8. Betsy Downey (1826 – 27 Aug 1906)
      9. 9. Amy (Emma) Downey (1828 – Unknown) m. William (Raleigh) Hodge (1824 – 1876)
        1. 1. Martha (A) Hodge (15 Mar 1846 – 4 May 1922)
        2. 2. William (Raleigh) Hodge (Feb 1850 – 1884-01-01) m. Amanda Elkins (1848 – 1894)
        3. 3. Dennis (Clay) Hodge (22 Feb 1851 – 7 Jun 1924) m. Sarah (1848 – )
        4. 4. Marshall Hodge (1852 – )
        5. 5. Marshall Hodge (1852 – 1879) m. Nettie (Catherine) Lingle (18 Oct 1872 – 9 Jul 1950)
        6. 6. Murray ("Jaybird") Hodge (1852 – )
        7. 7. Alexander Hodge (17 Sep 1855 – 12 Dec 1928) m. Laura (Belle) Godwin (02 Oct 1865 – 12 Jul 1904)
        8. 8. Mary (M) Hodge (4 Aug 1862 – 18 Apr 1937)
        9. 9. Sarah Hodge (4 May 1865 – 3 Apr 1931)
        10. 10. Amy Hodge (Feb 1870 – )
        11. 11. Ann Hodge (15 Dec 1870 – 23 Oct 1940)
      10. 10. Stephen Downey (10 Apr 1830 – 6 Jun 1863)
      11. 11. Polly Downey (1832 – 1894)
      12. 12. Ann Downey (1835 – 15 Jul 1909)
      13. 13. Sarah Downey (1836 – 15 Jul 1909)
    7. 7. John (Cook) Downey (9 Nov 1807 – 8 Aug 1860)
    8. 8. Margaret Downey (1789 – 1865)
  5. 5. Samuel Downey (1760 – 1810)
  6. 6. William (Aston) Downey (5 Jul 1775 – 8 Aug 1832)

Margaret Aston's Timeline

2 Records

1736
ABT 1736
Birth of Margaret Aston in Amelia, Virginia, Unites States
Amelia, Virginia, Unites States
1800
aft 1800
Age 64
Death of Margaret Aston in Prince Edward, Virginia, United States
Prince Edward, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1736
    Event Place: Amelia, Virginia, Unites States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: aft 1800
    Event Place: Prince Edward, Virginia, United States
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