Abt 1747 - 1809 (~ 62 years)
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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.
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Person ID |
I39152 |
Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families |
Last Modified |
17 Feb 2021 |
Family 1 |
John HOLMES, b. 1730, Coleraine, Ireland [now Northern Ireland] , d. 1781, Frederick County, VA (Age 51 years) |
Married |
Loudoun County, VA |
Children |
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Last Modified |
17 Feb 2021 |
Family ID |
F16823 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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