Family:Samuel Finley and Mary Tate (1)

The following suit in Augusta County was brought by Samuel Finley and Mary Tate:

• Vol. 2 - Finley vs. Tate--O. S. 280; N. S. 99--Bill by Samuel Finley and Mary, his wife, daughter of John Tate, who died December, 1802, testate. John's son, Isaac, removed to Kentucky. John at death left following children, viz: Oratrix Mary (married at that time). Nancy also married then to Adam McChesney, Ellen, Drusilla, Jane, Elizabeth, Clorinda, one other daughter and two sons, all since dead under age, unmarried and intestate. Nancy McChesney died soon after her father, leaving an only child, Jane Eliza McChesney. Her husband, Adam McChesney, has also died, leaving Jane Eliza his only heir and infant. Ellen is now wife of John Finley of North Carolina. Drusilla has married John D. Ewin of Rockbridge. Jane has married Jacob Vanlear of Augusta. Elizabeth and Clorinda are unmarried (latter is infant).

1. ↑ Dodd, Jordan. Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1660-1800: [database on-line]. (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 1997).

   Name: Samuel Finley
   Spouse: Mary Tate
   Marriage Date: 22 Sep 1796
   Marriage Location: Augusta County, Virginia

2.   Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900: [database online] (not considered a reliable primary source). (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004).

   Name: Samuel Finley
   Gender: Male
   Birth Place: VA
   Birth Year: 1769
   Spouse Name: Mary Tate
   Marriage
   Year: 1796
   Marriage State: VA
   Number Pages: 1