Mary Allison1

b. 1763, d. 16 April 1830
FatherRobert Allison1 b. 25 May 1744, d. 1 Sep 1822
MotherElizabeth (?)2
Mary Allison|b. 1763\nd. 16 Apr 1830|p1977.htm|Robert Allison|b. 25 May 1744\nd. 1 Sep 1822|p2432.htm|Elizabeth (?)|||||||||||||||
Birth1763 Mary Allison was born in 1763.3,4 
Marriagecirca 1780 She married William Beattie, son of John Beattie and Ellen Gilmore, circa 1780. The estimated date is calculated from his great granddaughter's statement that William was 19 at the time of his marriage.5,6 
Land-Buy15 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, 1755.7 
  Here William and Mary raised their family which eventually included 10 sons and 3 daughters.8 
Death16 Apr 1830 Mary died on 16 Apr 1830.2 
Burial She was buried at Old Glade Spring Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.9 

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Family

William Beattie b. bet 1760 - 1762, d. 4 Apr 1860
Children
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Citations

  1. [S34] Robert Allison will (dated 23 Mar 1816), Todd Co. Will Book, Sept term 1823.
  2. [S5] Elizabeth Kelly Allison, Early Southwest Virginia Families, p. 102-6.
  3. [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.
  4. [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.
  5. [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.
  6. [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.
  7. [S1046] Washington Co., Virginia Deed Book 1: 194. Deed dated 15 Mar 1791.
  8. [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.
  9. [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.
  10. [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.
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