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Dorothy Lowe Heffington
BIRTH 14 Feb 1780
Surry County, North Carolina, USA
DEATH unknown
Arkansas, USA
Dorothy was the daughter of William Lowe and Margaret Fair. She married David Heffington. David and Dorothy were reputed to be the parents of eight sons and eight daughters. The names of eleven, possibly twelve, of their children have been identified:
William L. Heffington
Margaret (Heffington) McBride
Thomas Heffington
Barney Heffington
Henry Heffington
Stephen Decatur Heffington
Nancy T. (Heffington) Gibbs
John Heffington
Agnes (Heffington) Garrett
Mary Ann (Heffington) Gibbs
Dorothy (Heffington) Witt
and possibly Joseph Heffington
David and Dorothy lived in Kentucky until about 1815, when they migrated to Lauderdale County, Alabama. By the late 1820s, members of the family had moved to Independence County, Arkansas, where they appear on the 1830 census. In 1840 they are listed in Jackson County, Arkansas. She died in Arkansas between 1840 and 1850.
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