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Martha Jeanette Janet Downey 1749–1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1749

Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America

Death Date: 04 Oct 1817

Death Location: Scott, Brown, Ohio, USA

Father: Samuel Downey

Mother: Martha McPheeters

Spouse(s): Robert Wardlaw

Children(s): Jane Wardlaw

Martha Jeanette Janet Downey was born in 1749 in Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America, the child of Samuel Elliot Downey And Martha Rebecca Mcpheeters. Martha Jeanette Janet Downey married Robert T Wardlaw, and had children including Jane Janet Wardlaw. Martha Jeanette Janet Downey passed away in 1817 in Scott, Brown, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • Martha Jeanette Janet Downey was born in 1749 in Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America, the child of Samuel Elliot Downey And Martha Rebecca Mcpheeters.
  • Martha Jeanette Janet Downey married Robert T Wardlaw, and had children including Jane Janet Wardlaw.
  • Martha Jeanette Janet Downey passed away in 1817 in Scott, Brown, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Downey
1722–1773
Birth Location: Augusta County, Virginia, USA
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Martha McPheeters
1719–1801
Birth Location: Northern Ireland
MM

Spouses(s)

Robert Wardlaw
1745–1820
Birth Location: Rockbridge, Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Children(s)

Jane Wardlaw
1784–1850
Birth Location: Rockbridge, Augusta, Virginia, USA
JW

Martha Downey's Ancestors

Self
Martha Downey
1749–1817
Birth Place: Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America
Parents
Samuel Elliot Downey
1722–1773
Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Martha (Rebecca) McPheeters
1719–1801
Northern Ireland
Grandparents
Rev. (William B) McPheeters
1692–1773
Enniskillan, Fermanagh, Ulster, Ireland
Rebecca Thompson
1692–1763
Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
William MacPheeters
1657–1699
Janet McClellan
1668–1773
Anthony Thompson
1662–1707
Jane Patterson
1663–1735
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William McPeters
1635–1665
Sibilla Gilhagie
1635–1661
William McClelland
1648–1668
*Margaret Gordon
1640–1667

Martha Downey's Descendants

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Martha (Jeanette Janet) Downey (Abt 1749–04 Oct 1817) m. Robert (T) Wardlaw (04 Aug 1745–03 Aug 1820)
  1. 1. Jane (Janet) Wardlaw 1784–1850 m. Joseph (Calvin) twin 1777–1831
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Jane) Calvin 1823–1897 m. Thomas (Monroe) York 1812–1891
      1. 1. Glacus (H) York 1842–1904 m. Elizabeth (Frances) Bates 1849–1919
        1. 1. James (Monroe) York 1870–1944 m. Cora (Jane) Thompson 1870–1913

Martha Downey's Timeline

2 Records

1749
Abt 1749
Birth of Martha Jeanette Janet Downey in Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America
Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America
1817
04 Oct 1817
Age 68
Death of Martha Jeanette Janet Downey in Scott, Brown, Ohio, USA
Scott, Brown, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1749
    Event Place: Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America

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