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Mary Hannah Riley Donelson 1745–1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1745

Birth Location: Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1791

Death Location: Caswell, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Rieley

Mother: Mary Hillhouse

Spouse(s): Humphrey Donaldson, John Coleman, James Donelson

Children(s): Margaret Donelson, William Donaldson, Andrew Donaldson, Robert Sr, Ebenezer Donaldson, Humphrey Donaldson, Mary Donelson, Rebecca Donelson, Janet Donelson, Martha Donelson

Mary Hannah Riley Donelson was born in 1745 in Virginia, United States, the child of John A Riley Rieley And Mary Hillhouse. In 1752, Mary Hannah Riley Donelson resided in Orange, North Carolina, USA. Mary Hannah Riley Donelson married Humphrey Donaldson, James Donelson, John Coleman, and had children including Andrew Donaldson, Ebenezer Donaldson, Humphrey Donaldson, Janet Donelson, Margaret Donelson, Martha Donelson, Mary Donelson, Rebecca Donelson, Robert Donaldson Sr, William Donaldson. Mary Hannah Riley Donelson passed away in 1791 in Caswell, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Mary Hannah Riley Donelson was born in 1745 in Virginia, United States, the child of John A Riley Rieley And Mary Hillhouse.
  • In 1752, Mary Hannah Riley Donelson resided in Orange, North Carolina, USA.
  • Mary Hannah Riley Donelson married Humphrey Donaldson, James Donelson, John Coleman, and had children including Andrew Donaldson, Ebenezer Donaldson, Humphrey Donaldson, Janet Donelson, Margaret Donelson, Martha Donelson, Mary Donelson, Rebecca Donelson, Robert Donaldson Sr, William Donaldson.
  • Mary Hannah Riley Donelson passed away in 1791 in Caswell, North Carolina, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Donelson's Ancestors

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Mary Donelson
1745–1791
Birth Place: Virginia, United States
Parents
John A Riley Rieley
1716–1783
England
Mary Hillhouse
1725–1765
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
William (Arthur) Riley
1705–1744
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary Sherman
1676–1730
Prince George's, Maryland Colony
Great-Grandparents
Edward Yeoman
1680–1748
Hannah Beavis
1680–1748
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Riley
1644–1689
Marjery Kemp
1645–1689

Mary Donelson's Descendants

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Mary (Hannah Riley) Donelson (1745–1791) m. Humphrey Donaldson (1737–05 Aug 1781) m. John Coleman (1737–1788) m. James Donelson (1760–)
  1. 1. Margaret Donelson 1764–1860
    1. 1. Aden Carver 1783–1850
    2. 2. John Carver 1785–1833
    3. 3. Elizabeth Carver 1790–1862
    4. 4. Thomas (Granville Carver,) Jr 1812–1860
    5. 5. Benjamin (J) Carver 1796–1861
    6. 6. Rosina (A) Carver 1799–1880
    7. 7. John (A Reuben) Carver 1800–1865
    8. 8. James (H) Carver 1805–1873 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Gourly 1833–1865
      1. 1. Celia (J) Gregory 1830–1906
      2. 2. Reuben Carver 1831–1810
      3. 3. Martha (A) Hunter 1832–
      4. 4. Thomas Carver 1833–1900
      5. 5. Mary (Ann) Carver 1839–1912
      6. 6. William Carver 1844–1922
      7. 7. Josephine Carver 1846–1917
      8. 8. Effalinda Carver 1850–1860
      9. 9. Alfred (E) Carver 1873–1919
    9. 9. Rosanna Carver 1806–1870
    10. 10. William Carver 1818–1880
    11. 11. Jeremiah Carver 1804–1870
    12. 12. William Carver 1781–1856
    13. 13. Margaret Carver 1782–1855
    14. 14. Catherine ("Cathy or Caty") Carver 1790–1862
    15. 15. Henry (Isaac) Carver 1791–1858
  2. 2. William Donaldson 1766–1808
  3. 3. Andrew Donaldson 1770–1830
  4. 4. Robert (Donaldson) Sr 1768–1849
  5. 5. Ebenezer Donaldson 1781–1861
  6. 6. Humphrey Donaldson 1778–
  7. 7. Mary Donelson 1765–1844
  8. 8. Rebecca Donelson 1780–1834
  9. 9. Janet Donelson 1779–
  10. 10. Martha Donelson 1775–

Mary Donelson's Timeline

6 Records

1745
1745
Birth of Mary Hannah Riley Donelson in Caswell Orange County, NC, USA
Caswell Orange County, NC, USA
1745
1745
Birth of Mary Hannah Riley Donelson in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1752
1752-1850
Age 7
Mary Hannah Riley Donelson resided here in Orange, North Carolina, USA
Orange, North Carolina, USA
1791
1791
Age 46
Death of Mary Hannah Riley Donelson in Caswell, North Carolina, USA
Caswell, North Carolina, USA
1791
1791
Age 46
Death of Mary Hannah Riley Donelson in Caswell, North Carolina, USA
Caswell, North Carolina, USA
1791
1791
Age 46
Mary Hannah Riley Donelson - Probate in Orange, North Carolina, USA
Orange, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1745
    Event Place: Caswell Orange County, NC, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1745
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1752-1850
    Event Place: Orange, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Abstracts of wills recorded in Orange County, North Carolina, 1752-1800

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Orange County, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1663-1978, Estate Papers, 1754-1944 (Orange County); Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: Orange, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1791
    Event Place: Caswell, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1663-1978, Estate Papers, 1754-1944 (Orange County); Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: Orange, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1791
    Event Place: Caswell, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1791
    Event Place: Orange, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1663-1978, Estate Papers, 1754-1944 (Orange County); Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: Orange, North Carolina

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