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Martha Jeanette Janet Downey 1738–1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1738

Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 04 Oct 1817

Death Location: Scott, Brown, Ohio, United States

Father: Samuel Downey

Mother: Martha McPheeters

Spouse(s): Robert Wardlow

Children(s): John Wardlow

Martha Jeanette Janet Downey was born in 1738 in Augusta, Virginia, United States, the child of Samuel Ellet Downey And Martha Rebecca Mcpheeters. Martha Jeanette Janet Downey married Robert T Wardlow, and had children including John Wardlow. Martha Jeanette Janet Downey passed away in 1817 in Scott, Brown, Ohio, United States.

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Biography

  • Martha Jeanette Janet Downey was born in 1738 in Augusta, Virginia, United States, the child of Samuel Ellet Downey And Martha Rebecca Mcpheeters.
  • Martha Jeanette Janet Downey married Robert T Wardlow, and had children including John Wardlow.
  • Martha Jeanette Janet Downey passed away in 1817 in Scott, Brown, Ohio, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Downey
1722–1773
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Martha McPheeters
1723–1801
Birth Location: Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Robert Wardlow
1745–1820
Birth Location: Rockbridge, Augusta, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

John Wardlow
1779–1845
Birth Location: Rockbridge Bath Virginia
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Martha Downey's Ancestors

Self
Martha Downey
1738–1817
Birth Place: Augusta, Virginia, United States
Parents
Samuel Ellet Downey
1722–1773
Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America
Martha (Rebecca) McPheeters
1723–1801
Ireland
Grandparents
James (Miller) Downey
1691–1761
Dalenderry Par, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Hannah Ellet
1683–1763
Somersetshire, England
William (Mcclellan II) McPHEETERS
1690–1773
Ulster Province, Northern Ireland
Rebecca Thompson
1692–1773
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
William Downey\Downes\Denne
1679–1710
Sarah Miller
1680–1744
William Elliott
1650–1721
William Jr
1657–1699
Janet McCLELLAN
1668–1697
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Downes\Downey
1655–1727
Mary Phylp
1656–1722
Prudence Hogg
1655–
Lieut. Elliot
1627–1704
William Hume
1632–
Sibilla Gilhagie
1635–1661
William McClelland
1648–1668

Martha Downey's Descendants

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Martha (Jeanette Janet) Downey (1738–04 Oct 1817) m. Robert (T) Wardlow (04 Aug 1745–03 Aug 1820)
  1. 1. John Wardlow 1779–1845 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Lance 1783–1853
    1. 1. William Wardlow 1807–1864 m. Elizabeth Boyd 1808–1891
      1. 1. Malinda Wardlow 1832–1864 m. James (Benjamin) Oaks 1829–1907
        1. 1. Adulbert ("Albert" Scott) Oaks 1852–1901 m. America (Sevier) Hatfield 1858–1937

Martha Downey's Timeline

2 Records

1738
1738
Birth of Martha Jeanette Janet Downey in Augusta, Virginia, United States
Augusta, Virginia, United States
1817
04 Oct 1817
Age 79
Death of Martha Jeanette Janet Downey in Scott, Brown, Ohio, United States
Scott, Brown, Ohio, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1738
    Event Place: Augusta, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Oct 1817
    Event Place: Scott, Brown, Ohio, United States
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