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Francis Donnelly, of the Calfpasture
b.Est 1720
d.Bef 18 Aug 1761 Augusta County, Virginia
m. 2 Jan 1710
  1. Charles Donnelly, of the Borden Tract, Stewart's Creek and CowpastureBet 1710 & 1719 - Bef 1783
  2. Arthur DonnellyEst 1715 -
  3. Francis Donnelly, of the CalfpastureEst 1720 - Bef 1761
  • HFrancis Donnelly, of the CalfpastureEst 1720 - Bef 1761
  • WSarah HodgeEst 1728 - Aft 1761
m. Est 1745
  1. Samuel McDonaldEst 1745 - Bef 1772
  2. Henry McDonaldEst 1747 - Bef 1816
  3. William McDonaldEst 1748 - Bef 1779
  4. Francis McDonaldEst 1750 -
  5. James McDonaldEst 1755 -
  6. John McDonaldEst 1757 -
  7. Mary McDonald1759 - 1823
Facts and Events
Name Francis Donnelly, of the Calfpasture
Alt Name Francis McDonald
Gender Male
Birth? Est 1720
Marriage Est 1745 to Sarah Hodge
Death? Bef 18 Aug 1761 Augusta County, Virginia
Probate? 15 Nov 1761 Augusta, Virginia, United StatesRecorded inventory

Francis McDonald was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

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Parentage of Francis Donnelly

Francis Donnelly is a possible, but not proven son of Arthur Donnelly and Lettice Downing. Additional research is necessary to prove.


Early Land Acquisition in Augusta County, VA

Acquisition of Land from Orange County, Virginia Records:

  • Pg. 107-109 - Indenture 2 April 1745 between John Patton and John Lewis, county of Augusta, and Francis Donely of same... for five shillings.. sold 266 acres in Augusta lying in both sides of the Great River of the Calf Pasture.. beginning.. Robert Gay's land.. corner to Henry Gay's land. . . . (signed) James Patton (Seal), John Lewis (Seal). Witnesses: Jas. Carter, Robt. (B) Bratton, Robt. Crockett. Paid £9.0.1½ .. Release recorded 25 July 1745. [Orange County Virginia Deed Book 10, Dorman, Pg. 40].


Will of Francis Donnelly

  • Page 57.--19th July, 1761. Francis Donnally's will--Wife, Sarah (and the child she now bears); six sons, Samuel, Henry, Francis, William, John, James; daughter, Mary. Executors, wife, Wm. Ledgerwood, James Callison. Teste: John Berryhill, David Scott, Alex. McFeeters, Archibald Armstrong. Proved. 18th August, 1761, by McFeeters and Armstrong. Executors qualify, with Thomas Meek and Hugh Martin. Sarah's mark ( ). Callison's mark ( ). Meek's mark ( ). Ledgerwood's mark ( ).


Records of Francis Donnelly in Augusta County, VA

From Chalkley’s Augusta County Records:

  • Page 12.--__ October, 1760. John Guy's estate settlement (the name is Gay in the order), by Henry Gay, administrator--Sold to Francis Donnally, Martha Guy, Henry Guy, Arthur Greer. widow Savers, Wm. Bunting, Agnes Guy, Jean Moffet, Mary Guy, James Borling, Thos. Brown, Timothy Sullivan. Sundries to Elizabeth Gay, Ann Gay. Paid to John Vance, Nathaniel Lyon, John Neall, John Jamison, James McCoy, Arthur Hamilton, Maj. Brown, Commadore Brown.
  • Page 68.--17th October, 1769. Henry Gay and Martha ( ) to James Frazier, £10, 100 acres on Great River of Calfpasture, joining Francis Donaley's land. Teste: Samuel Blackwood, Andrew Steel.


Citations

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http://tommccabe.relatedfamilies.com/individual.php?pid=I3744&ged=tfmccabesMar2010.GED&tab=0
References
  1.   Augusta County Will Book 3
    143-44, 15 Nov 1761.

    We the appraisers of the estate of Francis McDonald now deceased being first sworn have appraised all that was laid before us according to the best of our judgement