LOST LADIES
Help Us Identify These Ladies Without Maiden Names!
Help Us Identify These Ladies Without Maiden Names!
Determining the maiden name of female ancestors is one of the most difficult tasks confronting genealogists. If a woman was born in 1807 and died in 1849, she may never appear in the census records under her own name. She is simply a statistic in the 1810 to 1840 census records and her tombstone will usually give only her first and married surname.
Part of the difficulty is the great duplication of female given names. We all have numerous Elizabeths, Marys, Sarahs in our trees, and to complicate matters, they often were called by their nicknames: Lizzie, Polly and Sally. Many women died in childbirth and their husbands usually remarried and often the second or even third wife had the same given name as the first wife. Determining which Elizabeth was the actual mother of your ancestor requires much work.
Tracking down the marriage records which hopefully will provide the maiden name of your ancestor is often very time consuming. Many marriages were never recorded which forces you to closely scrutinize wills, probate and land records in hopes of finding her husband's, father's, grandfathers', uncles', brothers' or sons' records.
Finding a marriage record may not solve the problem of determining her maiden name. She could have been a widow at the time of her marriage to your ancestor, so it is necessary to check for a settlement of a possible first husband's estate, which often was done by her second husband, to be sure you do have her actual maiden name.
If a woman outlived her husband, you still must determine if she was indeed the mother of his children. This involves searching for a will, property division, petitions for, or paying tax on "dower tracts," plus going through deeds and bills of sale, tax payments and any guardian records dealing with her minor children, even though their mother was still living.
Females often appear in the records as someone else's "in-law." Your elusive female ancestor may appear in the records of her brothers-in-law, or sons-in-law, or her maternal grandparents' estates. This research takes time and forces you to research all the children of each of your ancestors for that equally elusive record that provides the evidence needed to prove who she actually was.
OUR LOST LADIES
---- ETHERIDGE m. Thomas BLANCH d. 1674 Norfolk Co., VA.
Ann ---- m. before 1730 Suffolk, Eng. to Thomas VINCENT
Bridgitt ---- living 1679 m. William BRADLEY of Stanton, Suffolk, England whose will was probated 1680.
Elizabeth ---- living 1765 m. by 1749 to Wilhelm ANDIS (1713-1783) of Frederick Co., MD.
Elizabeth ---- m. before 1724 probably in Bucks Co., PA to Ambrose BARCROFT (1681-1724) of Solebury,
Bucks Co., PA.Elizabeth ---- m. about 1692 probably in Flushing, Queens, NY to Anthony BADGLEY
Elizabeth ---- (1694-1747) m. about 1715 to John BATTEN (1680-1766) of Berkshire, England and Chester Co., PA
Elizabeth ---- m. by 1669 Suffolk, England to James SHERMAN (1634-1716) Gislingham, Suffolk, Eng.
Elizabeth ---- (1655-1728) m. by 1679 to Cheshire, England to John YEARSLEY of Middlewich, Cheshire,
Eng., d. 1708 Chester Co., PA.Elizabeth ---- d. 1672 Newton, York, Eng., m. by 1644 to William CROASDALE of Yorkshire, England.
Elizabeth ---- m. about 1668 Kent, England to Giles RANDOLPH (1640-1684).
Emeline ---- b. 1809 VA or TN, died after 1864 IA m. by 1833 to Asa SMITH.
Franky ---- d. after 1811 in IN m. by 1806 to Jacob KINGERY of PA and Franklin Co., VA.
Freelove ---- m. before 1710 to John BURROWES who d ca. 1755 Jamaica, L.I., NY
Hannah ---- b. 4 Feb 1723 d. after Apr 1792 NJ m.about 1748 to John BARCROFT (1724-1811).
Hannah ---- m. by 1700 to William LEE of Bucks Co., PA and Maidenhead, Burlington, NJ.
Judah ---- m. by 1774 to Capt. Daniel NEWCOMB (1742-1821) of Hampshire Co., VA.
Lucy ---- d. after 1820 Greene Co., OH, m. by 1780 to James WEBB d. about 1808 Greene Co., OH..
Margaret ---- b. ca. 1817 m. by 1840 Warren Co., OH to James CASE b. ca. 1817
Mary ---- m. Edward LYNCH. of County Galway, Ireland before 1790.
Mary ---- d. after 1818, m. Joseph GRAY d. 1819 Washington Co., VA.
Mary ---- m. Moses DONALD who d. 1767 Cumberland Co., PA.
Mary Elizabeth ---- m. about 1755 to Johann Jacob HUFFHINES d. Jul 1793 Guilford Co., NC.
Mary ---- d. Dec 1785 Princess Anne Co., VA m. by 1753 to Willis RANDOLPH d. 1767.
Mary ---- living 1698, m. bef 1662 Roger BARTON (1628-1688) Westchester, NY
Prudence ---- m. by 1774 to Isaac COOPER of Wrightsborough MM, GA and Newberry District, SC.
Rebecca ---- m. about 1709 PA or MD to John MILLS b. circa 1688, d. 1760 Guilford Co., NC.
Sarah ----- (1710-1751) m. about 1740 to John BURROWES (1710-1785) of Essex Co., NJ.
Tiney ---- b. ca 1782 d. 22 Aug 1839 Hancock Co., IN m. James DENNEY (1787-1856)
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