Person:Mary Alexander (124)

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Mary Alexander
b.Abt 1763 Virginia, United States
 
Parents and Siblings
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m.
  1. Lucy W Alexander
  2. Mary AlexanderAbt 1763 -
Spouse and Children
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m. 9 Oct 1773
  1. George Thornton1774 - 1776
  2. John Alexander Thornton1776 - 1776
  3. John Washington Thornton1777 - 1777
  4. Lucy Frances Thornton1781 - 1846
  5. Reuben Thornton
  6. George Washington Thornton
Spouse and Children
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m. 1783
  1. Fayette PoseyAbt 1784 -
  2. Lloyd T Posey1786 - 1821
  3. William PoseyAbt 1788 -
  4. Thornton PoseyAbt 1790 -
  5. Thomas PoseyAbt 1792 -
  6. Maria PoseyAbt 1794 -
  7. Alexander PoseyAbt 1796 -
  8. Washington PoseyAbt 1798 -
  9. Sara Ann PoseyAbt 1800 -
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Facts and Events
Name Mary Alexander
Married Name _____ Thornton
Married Name _____ Posey
Gender Female
Birth? Abt 1763 Virginia, United States
Marriage 9 Oct 1773 Stafford County, VirginiaSt. Paul's Parish
to Maj. George Washington Thornton
Other[3] 6 Jan 1781 King George, Virginia, United Statesnamed Mary Thornton, now Mary Posey, in Will of Lucy Alexander, her mother
Marriage 1783 Virginia, United States[2nd wife - she is the widow Thornton]
to Gov. Thomas Lloyd Posey, of the Indiana Territory
References
  1.   Genealogies of Virginia Families: From the William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine. (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1982)
    33-34.
  2.   Arnett, Maralea. The annals and scandals of Henderson County, Kentucky, 1775-1975. (Corydon, Kentucky: Fremar Pub. Co., c1976)
    55-57.

    ... During the Revolution, General POSEY’S first wife died and he was married a second time, in 1783, to Mrs. Mary ALEXANDER Thornton, the widow of Major George THORNTON, a relative of the WASHINGTON family. Captain John POSEY (born 19 Sep 1774 VA), the son of General POSEY’S first marriage, also moved to Henderson County and married his step-sister on 25 Jan 1798 in Virginia (Lucy Frances THORNTON), making for a closely-knit family.
    Thomas and Mary Alexander POSEY were the parents of ten children: Fayette, Lloyd, William, Thornton, Thomas, Maria, Alexander, Washington and Sara Ann. ...

  3. ↑ Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. (Richmond, Virginia: Virginia Historical Society)
    7:426 [1].
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