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Martha M. French 1765 – 1826 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1765

Birth Location: Culpeper County, Virginia, Colonial America

Death Date: 1826

Death Location: Lynchburg, Giles, Virginia, USA

Father: Matthew French

Mother: Sarah Payne

Spouse(s): Jacob Straley

Children(s): Daniel Straley, James Straley, James Straley, Sarah Straley, John Straley, Charles Straley, David Straley, Jacob Straley, Leland Straley, Nancy Straley, Joseph Straley, Sallie Straley, French Straley

In 1765, Martha M. French entered the world in Culpeper County, Virginia, Colonial America, born to Matthew H French and Sarah (Sallie) H. Payne. Martha M. French married Jacob L. Straley, and had children including Daniel H. Straley, James Jacob Straley, James Jacob Straley, Sarah Elizabeth "Sally" Straley, John Straley, Charles Milton Straley, David Crockett Straley, Jacob Lynch Straley, Leland Straley, Nancy Straley, Joseph C Straley, Sallie Straley, French Straley. Martha M. French passed away in 1826 in Lynchburg, Giles, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1765, Martha M. French entered the world in Culpeper County, Virginia, Colonial America, born to Matthew H French and Sarah (Sallie) H. Payne.
  • Martha M. French married Jacob L. Straley, and had children including Daniel H. Straley, James Jacob Straley, James Jacob Straley, Sarah Elizabeth "Sally" Straley, John Straley, Charles Milton Straley, David Crockett Straley, Jacob Lynch Straley, Leland Straley, Nancy Straley, Joseph C Straley, Sallie Straley, French Straley.
  • Martha M. French passed away in 1826 in Lynchburg, Giles, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Matthew French
1731 – 1814
Birth Location: Wolf Creek, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
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Sarah Payne
1739 – 1814
Birth Location: Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Jacob Straley
1765 – 1835
Birth Location: Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Daniel Straley
1785 – 1867
Birth Location: Giles County, Virginia, USA
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James Straley
1785 – 1881
Birth Location: New River, Pulaski, Virginia, USA
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James Straley
1788 – 1844
Birth Location: New River Valley, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Straley
1788 – 1863
Birth Location: Giles County, Virginia, USA
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John Straley
1792 – 1850
Birth Location: Mercer, West Virginia, United States
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Charles Straley
1795 – 1850
Birth Location: New River Valley, Giles, Virginia, USA
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David Straley
1796 – 1864
Birth Location: Giles County, Virginia
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Jacob Straley
1798 – 1851
Birth Location: New River, Pulaski, Virginia, United States
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Leland Straley
1800 – 1825
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Nancy Straley
1803 –
Birth Location: Giles, Virginia, United States
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Joseph Straley
1806 – 1882
Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia, United States
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Sallie Straley
1816 – 1863
Birth Location: Giles, Virginia, United States
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French Straley
Birth Location: –
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Martha French's Ancestors

Self
Martha French
1765 – 1826
Birth Place: Culpeper County, Virginia, Colonial America
Parents
Matthew H French
1731 – 1814
Wolf Creek, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Sarah ((Sallie) H.) Payne
1739 – 1814
Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Capt. (John Clay) French
1710 – 1778
Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Martha (Upshur) Flint
1715 – 1801
Wales, England
Great-Grandparents
John French
1679 – 1728
Ruth Richardson
1685 – 1728
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph FRENCH
1640 – 1694
Experience Foster
1645 – 1720

Martha French's Descendants

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Martha (M.) French (1765 – 1826) m. Jacob (L.) Straley (1765 – Jun 1835)
  1. 1. Daniel (H.) Straley (1785 – 08 Oct 1867)
  2. 2. James (Jacob) Straley (1785 – 10 Jul 1881)
  3. 3. James (Jacob) Straley (Abt. 1788 – 1844)
  4. 4. Sarah (Elizabeth "Sally") Straley (abt 1788 – 05 Nov 1863)
  5. 5. John Straley (1792 – 1850)
  6. 6. Charles (Milton) Straley (1795 – Oct 1850)
  7. 7. David (Crockett) Straley (September 1796 – Jun 1864) m. Elizabeth Perkins (Aug 1800 – Mar 1866) m. Emily
    1. 1. Martha (T.) Straley (11 May 1833 – 26 Dec 1905)
    2. 2. Mary (Ann) Straley (18 Apr 1836 – 18 Aug 1901)
    3. 3. Sarah (Elizabeth) Straley (19 Mar 1839 – 16 Sep 1915) m. William (Elliott) Anderson (9 Feb 1826 – 16 Oct 1909)
      1. 1. Mary (Betsy) Anderson (1859 – )
      2. 2. David (Thomas) Anderson (26 Jun 1860 – 14 Aug 1938) m. Ann (Frances) Martin (14 February 1870 – 23 November 1954)
        1. 1. Effie (Irby) Anderson (18 November 1890 – 2 September 1982)
        2. 2. David (Thomas) Anderson (1 Aug 1892 – 30 Jun 1895)
        3. 3. James (Martin) Anderson (15 May 1894 – 20 July 1976)
        4. 4. Annie (Baker) Anderson (7 Mar 1896 – 22 May 1979)
        5. 5. William (Dewey) Anderson (13 May 1898 – 16 May 1985) m. Lula (Mae) Porter (16 Jan 1905 – 11 Apr 1948)
        6. 6. Paul Anderson (Mar 1900 – )
        7. 7. A (Hayden) Anderson (abt 1903 – )
        8. 8. Baby (Girl) Anderson (1904 – 1904)
        9. 9. Lucy Anderson (20 Jan 1906 – 7 May 1988)
        10. 10. Baby (Boy) Anderson (1908 – 1908)
        11. 11. Cecil (Lenoir) Anderson (4 Feb 1914 – 11 Dec 1995)
      3. 3. Mattie (Lee) Anderson (Abt. 1864 – )
      4. 4. Lewis Anderson (abt 1866 – Before 1880)
      5. 5. Robert (Burns) Anderson (26 Jan 1869 – June 1952) m. Mary (M.) Shipman (abt 1875 – 1930-1940)
        1. 1. Lelia (E) Anderson (13, October 1903 – 06, October 1952)
        2. 2. Landon (Casmas) Anderson (abt 1905 – )
        3. 3. Robert (B) Anderson (abt 1906 – 1941)
        4. 4. Edna Helm (Abt. 1908 – )
        5. 5. Edna (W) Anderson (abt 1908 – )
        6. 6. Sarah (E) Anderson (abt 1909 – ) m. Russell (Frederick) Lindenmeyer (Abt. 1907 – 05 Jan 1960)
      6. 6. William (E. "Willie") Anderson (15 May 1871 – 3 Jul 1941) m. Lona (Pearl) Caldwell (15 May 1888 – 21 Sep 1968)
        1. 1. William (Edgar) Anderson (9 Sep 1912 – 23 Jan 2003) m. Marcella (Geraldine) Miller (9 Apr 1914 – 13 Dec 1956) m. Beatrice (A) Watkins (abt 1910 – )
        2. 2. Ray (Caldwell) Anderson (30 Nov 1915 – 3 May 1984) m. Alameda Patton (23 Apr 1919 – 19 Feb 1994)
        3. 3. Luther (Straley) Anderson (28 Mar 1920 – 20 Sep 1987) m. Juanita Patton (9 Nov 1923 – 22 Apr 1999)
        4. 4. Frances (Louise) Anderson (11 Mar 1922 – 7 Sep 1992) m. Vincent (Commodore) Dailey (29 Apr 1899 – 28 Sep 1972) m. Walter Panell
        5. 5. John (D) Anderson (abt 1925 – )
      7. 7. Percy (Straley) Anderson (24 Oct 1873 – 18 Nov 1956) m. Lillian (Victoria) Imhoff (March 1874 – 17 May 1915) m. Fannie (Thomas) Cornwell (31 May 1880 – 9 May 1957) m. Mary (Ann Sophia) Robertson (15 Jan 1878 – 1 Apr 1912)
        1. 1. John (Imhoff) Anderson (29 Mar 1915 – 6 Apr 1987)
        2. 2. Mabel (Mae Mobley) Anderson (1901 SEP 13 – 1987 MAY 10)
        3. 3. William (M.) Anderson (ABT 1904 – )
      8. 8. Lula (Belle) Anderson (Nov 1879 – )
      9. 9. Florence (Granville) Anderson (APR 1880 – 13 Dec 1901) m. William (Slee) Hanna (13 Apr 1869 – 30 Aug 1904)
        1. 1. James (Rivers) Hanna (23 AUG 1899 – 13 Nov 1982) m. Maria (Margaretha) Dietz (12 Jul 1896 – 16 Mar 1986)
        2. 2. Earl (R) Hanna (1901 – )
        3. 3. Richard (Leigh) Hanna (28 Nov 1902 – 27 Jul 1983) m. Leda (Wonn) Ricker (18 May 1911 – 26 Jul 1993) m. Margaret Hanna (abt 1911 – ) m. Charlotte C (abt 1902 – )
      10. 10. Pearal (G.) Anderson (Apr 1882 – )
    4. 4. David (B.) Straley (1847 – )
    5. 5. Samuel Straley (1 AUG 1853 – )
    6. 6. Victoria (Jane) Straley (3 SEP 1853 – )
  8. 8. Jacob (Lynch) Straley (14 Sep 1798 – 3 Jul 1851)
  9. 9. Leland Straley (1800 – 1825)
  10. 10. Nancy Straley (1803 – )
  11. 11. Joseph (C) Straley (6 Jul 1806 – 29 Jan 1882)
  12. 12. Sallie Straley (9 Mar 1816 – 5 Nov 1863)
  13. 13. French Straley

Martha French's Timeline

2 Records

1765
1765
Birth of Martha M. French in Culpeper County, Virginia, Colonial America
Culpeper County, Virginia, Colonial America
1826
1826
Age 61
Death of Martha M. French in Lynchburg, Giles, Virginia, USA
Lynchburg, Giles, Virginia, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1765
    Event Place: Culpeper County, Virginia, Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1826
    Event Place: Lynchburg, Giles, Virginia, USA
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