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Mary Margaret Jett 1771–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Sep 1771

Birth Location: Fauquier, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1850

Death Location: Palestine, Wirt County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Thomas Jett

Mother: Lusinah Owens

Spouse(s): Nathaniel Sr

Children(s): Armistead Morehead

Mary Margaret Jett was born in 1771 in Fauquier, Virginia, United States, the child of Thomas H Jett And Lusinah Owens. Mary Margaret Jett married Nathaniel H Morehead Sr, and had children including Armistead Morehead. Mary Margaret Jett passed away in 1850 in Palestine, Wirt County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Mary Margaret Jett was born in 1771 in Fauquier, Virginia, United States, the child of Thomas H Jett And Lusinah Owens.
  • Mary Margaret Jett married Nathaniel H Morehead Sr, and had children including Armistead Morehead.
  • Mary Margaret Jett passed away in 1850 in Palestine, Wirt County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Jett's Ancestors

Self
Mary Jett
1771–1850
Birth Place: Fauquier, Virginia, United States
Parents
Thomas H. Jett
1750–1832
Stafford, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Lusinah Owens
1755–1823
King George, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Francis Jett
1735–1791
King George, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Bersheba (Berryman) Porch
1736–1791
King George, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Samuel Owens
1725–1776
King George, Virginia, USA
Margaret Bryan
1730–1780
King George, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Peter Jett
1717–1784
Rebecca Bowen
1717–1791
Richard Porch
1702–1750
Mary Cox
1697–1753
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Jett
1683–1723
Sarah Saxton
1682–1717
Stephen Bowen
1690–1749
Susanna Richardson
1691–1761

Mary Jett's Descendants

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Mary (Margaret) Jett (28 Sep 1771–1850) m. Nathaniel (H. Morehead) Sr (9 Mar 1772–20 Aug 1832)
  1. 1. Armistead Morehead 1793–1878 m. Lacy Richards 1798–1872 m. Josey Moorhead 1797–
    1. 1. William (Oliver) Morehead 1821–1900 m. Urah (R) Reeder 1830–1879 m. Malissa (E) Treadway 1847–1915
      1. 1. Die Marshall 1864–1941 m. Chas Marshall 1863–1944
        1. 1. Annie Custer 1889–1952 m. Charles (H.) Marshel 1863–1944
        2. 2. Simon Marshall 1887–
        3. 3. Hattie Marshall 1891–
        4. 4. Mattie Marshall 1892–
        5. 5. Henry (C) Marshall 1901–
        6. 6. Ida Tidford 1910–1994 m. Robert (M) Tidford 1909–
      2. 2. Lusina Morehead 1883–1967
      3. 3. Tabitha Morehead 1861–
      4. 4. Charles (E) Morehead 1869–1961
      5. 5. Thomas (Harrison) Morehead 1847–1900
      6. 6. John (Benjamin) Morehead 1866–1927
      7. 7. William (Clayton) Morehead 1855–1919
      8. 8. Abraham (Armstrong) Morehead 1859–1928
      9. 9. Richard (Reeder) Morehead 1850–1935
      10. 10. Emma (Victoria) Morehead 1852–1940
      11. 11. James (Osie) Morehead 1885–1941
      12. 12. Mary (Louisa) Morehead 1856–1925
      13. 13. Mary (Elizabeth Brown) Morehead 1872–1947
      14. 14. George (William Washington) Morehead 1881–1954
      15. 15. Mont (Vernon) Morehead 1889–1946
      16. 16. Morehead 1853–1853
      17. 17. Morehead 1861–1861
      18. 18. Mary (L) Morehead 1867–
    2. 2. Deborah (Deliah) Morehead 1825–1910
    3. 3. Sarah (Margaret) Morehead 1839–1871
    4. 4. Susan (Artemesia) Morehead 1845–1930
    5. 5. Charles (Henry) Morehead 1846–1925 m. SUSAN (V.) CHAMBERS 1848–1919
      1. 1. NANCY MOREHEAD 1883–
      2. 2. BENTON MOREHEAD 1876–1963
      3. 3. ALVARO MOREHEAD 1879–1958
      4. 4. CORA MOREHEAD 1875–
      5. 5. GEORGE (R.) MOREHEAD 1867–
      6. 6. Myrtle Morehead 1869–
    6. 6. Thomas (David) Morehead 1815–1881
    7. 7. Mary (Elizabeth (Morehead)) Custer-Sutton 1833–1906
    8. 8. Lucinda (Susan) Morehead 1828–1904
    9. 9. Kanzadi Morehead 1835–1926
    10. 10. Alfred (Harrison) Morehead 1830–1890
    11. 11. Maria Morehead 1818–
    12. 12. Jacob (Thorton) Morehead 1858–1939
    13. 13. WILLIAM (CLAY) MOREHEAD 1855–

Mary Jett's Timeline

2 Records

1771
28 Sep 1771
Birth of Mary Margaret Jett in Fauquier, Virginia, United States
Fauquier, Virginia, United States
1850
1850
Age 79
Death of Mary Margaret Jett in Wood County, West Virginia
Wood County, West Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1771
    Event Place: Fauquier, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Wood County, West Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Palestine, Wirt County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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