Mary Allison1
b. 1763, d. 16 April 1830
| Birth | 1763 | Mary Allison was born in 1763.4,5 |
| Marriage | circa 1780 | She married William Beattie, son of John Beattie and Elinor Gilmore, circa 1780. The estimated date is calculated from his great granddaughter's statement that William was 19 at the time of his marriage.6,7 |
| Land-Buy | 15 Mar 1791 | On 15 Mar 1791 William purchased 1,163 acres on a branch of the middle fork of the Holston River in Washington County, Virginia from his father's estate. It was part of a tract patented to James Wood on Sept. 10, 1755.8 |
| | Here William and Mary raised their family which eventually included 10 sons and 3 daughters.9 |
| Death | 16 Apr 1830 | Mary died on 16 Apr 1830.3 |
| Burial | | She was buried at Old Glade Spring Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.10 |
Family | William Beattie b. bet 1760 - 1762, d. 4 Apr 1860 |
| Children | - Elizabeth Beattie+3,11 (26 Dec 1784 - 26 Nov 1834 or 26 Nov 1835)
- John Beattie+3,11 (3 Dec 1786 - 1 Mar 1861)
- Robert Beattie3,11 (circa 1788 - 11 Nov 1870)
- James Gilmore Beattie+3,11 (circa 1790 - 28 Feb 1874)
- Samuel Beattie+3,11 (circa 1 Mar 1795 - 31 Jan 1831)
- Josiah Beatie3,11 (1797 - 14 Apr 1845)
- Eleanor Beattie+3,11 (circa 1800 - )
- David Beattie3,11 ( - 28 Aug 1819)
- Absalom A. Beattie+3 (26 Nov 1802 - Aug 1880 or Sep 1880)
- William Beatie3,11 (15 Apr 1804 - 26 Aug 1873)
- Fountain Beattie3,11 (25 Jul 1807 - 31 Dec 1863)
- Nancy Dysart Beattie+ (21 Sep 1808 - 29 Aug 1872)
- Madison Beattie+3,11 (6 Oct 1811 - 31 Jul 1885)
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Citations
- [S34] Robert Allison will (dated 23 Mar 1816), Todd Co. Will Book, Sept term 1823.
- [S3257] Robert Allison will (1822), Todd Co., Kentucky, Will Book 1: 52. The will was written 23 March 1816 in Christian Co. KY and recorded 9 Sept. 1822 in Todd County. The will named daughters Mary Beaty and Elizabeth Heytor, and sons William, Robert, Samuel, James and Joseph.
- [S5] Elizabeth Kelly Allison, Early Southwest Virginia Families, p. 102-6.
- [S32] Nancy J. Williams, "Robert Alllison-Elizabeth ? Family Group Sheet". Author cites, as a general source, History of the Alison or Allison Family in Europe and America, Leonard Allison Morrison, p. 825, FHL film #1036444, item 12.
- [S140] "Ryburn History," compiled by P. Shugart, p. 34. Peggie cites an interview conducted in 1948 with Margaret Breckenridge Ryburn, a great granddaughter of John Beattie and Ellen Gilmore. Margaret stated that Mary was 16 at the time of her marriage.
- [S140] "Ryburn History," compiled by P. Shugart, p. 34. Peggie cites an interview conducted in 1948 with Margaret Breckenridge Ryburn, a great granddaughter of John Beattie and Ellen Gilmore, who stated William married at age 19.
- [S2180] Letter from M[adison] Beattie, Glade Spring Virginia to Lyman C. Draper, dated Dec. 20, 1880; Draper Manuscript Collection, Series DD (King's Mountain Papers Vol 14-15), compiled by Lyman Draper (1815-1891), item 14DD72. Madison stated that his parents married in 1789 but this appears to be in error by about 10 years.
- [S1046] Washington Co., Virginia Deed Book 1: 194. Deed dated 15 Mar 1791.
- [S2180] Letter from M[adison] Beattie, Glade Spring Virginia to Lyman C. Draper, dated Dec. 20, 1880; Draper Manuscript Collection, Series DD (King's Mountain Papers Vol 14-15), compiled by Lyman Draper (1815-1891), item 14DD72. Madison Beattie, son of William Beattie, provided information on David, John and William Beattie.
- [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 175. Stone reported to read: Mary Beattie w/o William Beattie, d. 16 __ 1830, age __y, 6m.
- [S140] "Ryburn History," compiled by P. Shugart, p. 34. Peggie cites an interview conducted in 1948 with Margaret Breckenridge Ryburn, a great granddaughter of John Beattie and Ellen Gilmore.