Mary ATCHLEY

Abt 1747 - 1809  (~ 62 years)

• Name	Mary ATCHLEY
  Born	Abt 1747	Middlesex County, NJ
  Gender	Female
  Died	1809	Montgomery [now Pulaski] County, VA
  Notes	(1) Atchley, Paul L. and Thompson, Mary Ann Morris, Maud Horn's Atchley Family History, 2d Ed., Knoxville, TN: 1965, pp. 3-4: Mary Atchley I Mary Atchley I was born in 1747, in Middlesex County, N. J. She died in 1809 in Montgomery County (now Pulaski County), Va. She was a daughter of Joshua Atchley and wife. She was of the Baptist faith; was married to John Holmes in Loudoun County, Va. To them were born: . . . [i] William Holmes . . . [ii] Joshua Holmes . . . [iii] Alexander Holmes . . . John Holmes was born in 1730 in Coleraine County, Ireland. Came to United States, June 8, 1757. Died in 1781 in Frederick County, Va. He was a Greek scholar and taught in the Virginia schools. He was a member of the Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons. I was shown by his descendants the original dimit issued by his lodge in Ireland. After the death of John Holmes, Mary married Enoch Muirheid, and to them were born: . . . [iv] George Muirheid . . . [v] Eli Muirheid . . . [vi] Mary Muirheid . . . [vii] Ruth Muirheid . . . About the year 1790, this family emigrated from near Winchester, Frederick County, Va., to a farm near the confluence of Peake Creek with New River, about 80 miles east of the town of Pulaski., This farmtead then was located in Montgomery County, but county lines being later changed place the location in Pulaski County. Here, Mary Atchley Holmes Muirheid died and was buried. By her grave was buried her second husband, Enoch Muirheid, and her sons, George Muirheid and Alexander Holmes. The grave of Mary is unmarked. Enoch Muirheid, born 1755, died 1805 in Montgomery County, Va.
  Person ID	I39152	Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Joshua ATCHLEY,   b. Middlesex County, NJ ,   d. Loudoun County, VA
  Mother	Mary MARTIN,   d. Loudoun County, VA
  Married	Abt 1746
  Family ID	F16818	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	John HOLMES,   b. 1730, Coleraine, Ireland [now Northern Ireland] ,   d. 1781, Frederick County, VA  (Age 51 years)
  Married	Loudoun County, VA
  Children	1. William HOLMES,   b. 19 Sep 1773,   d. 30 Oct 1830  (Age 57 years)   2. Joshua HOLMES,   b. 23 Apr 1775,   d. 19 Jan 1831  (Age 55 years)   3. Alexander HOLMES,   b. 1777
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2021
  Family ID	F16823	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Enoch MUIRHEID,   b. 1755,   d. 1805, Montgomery [now Pulaski] County, VA  (Age 50 years)
  Children	1. George MUIRHEID,   b. 1785,   d. 1817  (Age 32 years)   2. Mary MUIRHEID   3. Ruth MUIRHEID   4. Eli MUIRHEID
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2021
  Family ID	F16824	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart