Ancestory of Polly Major

Ancestory of Polly Major Ancestory of Polly Major

Ancestors of Mary Major

Generation One

1. Mary¹ Major (Alexander, #2); born circa 1804; married Samuel Craig, son of James Craig and Jane Wetherow, 22 Mar 1823 at Hopkins Co., KY;¹^,² died after 1842.³

Generation Two

2. Alexander² Major Sr. (James, #4); born 30 Sep 1756 at Philadelphia Co., PA;⁴ married Letitia Howell (see #3), daughter of William Howell Jr. and Letitia Lewis, 24 Dec 1787 at Fauquier Co., VA;⁵^,⁶ died 27 Aug 1835 at Hopkins Co., KY, at age 78.⁷

Children of Alexander² Major Sr. and Letitia Howell (see #3) were as follows:

i. Martha¹ Major; died; married James Houghland 21 Mar 1824 at Hopkins Co., KY.⁸^,⁹
ii. Robert Major; married Martha Orton, daughter of Edward Orton and Anna Neale, 29 Jan 1826 at Hopkins Co., KY;¹⁰^,¹¹ died circa 1845 at Hancock Co., IL.
iii. Katherine (Caty) Major; died; married Thomas Miller 12 Sep 1816 at Hopkins Co., KY.¹²
iv. Sarah Major; died; married Granville Berry 27 Apr 1836 at Hopkins Co., KY.¹³^,¹⁴
v. William Major; born circa 1789;¹⁵ married Sally Beeson 6 Apr 1817 at Hopkins Co., KY.¹⁶
vi. James Major; married Caroline Danforth;¹⁷ married Sarah Ross at Henderson Co., KY; born 1 May 1793 at VA;¹⁸ married Elizabeth Dumvill, daughter of Richard A. Dumville Sr. and Elizabeth Adam, 4 Dec 1817 at Hopkins Co., KY;¹⁹^,²⁰ married Jane Stevenson after 19 Apr 1825 at Hopkins Co., KY;²¹ died 23 Sep 1874 at Plymouth, Hancock Co., IL, at age 81.²²^,²³
vii. Alexander Major Jr; born circa 1797 at KY; married Helen Craig, daughter of Samuel Craig and Mary Hughes, say 1823 at KY; died 16 Dec 1854 at Probably living in Illinois., Hopkins Co., KY.
1 viii. Mary Major.

3. Letitia² Howell (William, #6); born 1763 at VA;²⁴ married Alexander Major Sr. (see #2), son of James Major and Mary Paulin, 24 Dec 1787 at Fauquier Co., VA;²⁵^,²⁶ died circa 1820 at Hopkins Co., KY.²⁷^,²⁸

Generation Three

4. James³ Major;²⁹ buried at Frederick Co., MD; married Mary Paulin (see #5) 8 May 1744 at 1st Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia Co., PA; married Ann Eve Greathouse 18 Sep 1775 at 1st Presbyterian Church, Baltimore Co., MD; died Nov 1795 at Frederick Co., MD.

Children of James³ Major and Mary Paulin (see #5) were as follows:

i. Margaret² Major; died; married Robert Knox.
ii. Robert Major; died; married Rebecca (--?--).
iii. Mary Major; died; married Thomas Wills.
2 iv. Alexander Major Sr..

5. Mary³ Paulin; died; married James Major (see #4) 8 May 1744 at 1st Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia Co., PA.

6. William³ Howell Jr. (William, #12); married Letitia Lewis (see #7) at VA; born 1725 at Frederick Co., VA;³⁰ died 1779 at Army camp, Frederick Co., VA.³¹

Children of William³ Howell Jr. and Letitia Lewis (see #7) were as follows:

i. Lt. Vincent² Howell; born at Frederick Co., VA?;³² died at in service.³³
ii. Jilson Howell;³⁴ born at Frederick Co., VA?; married Mary Ann Jones, daughter of Mason Jones and Mary Ashby, 9 May 1789 at Shenandoah Co., VA;³⁵ died 1803 at Henderson (now Hopkins) Co., KY.³⁶
iii. Martha Howell; born 27 Mar 1755 at Culpeper Co., VA; married George Fugate before 1788;³⁷ died circa 1821 at Hopkins Co., KY.
iv. Lewis R.W. Howell;³⁸ married Mary Ann Kirk; buried at Shawneetown, Gallatin Co., IL; born 27 Mar 1755 at Culpeper Co., VA; married Mrs. Leona (--?--) 15 Dec 1814 at Hopkins Co., KY;³⁹ died 27 Apr 1833 at Gallatin Co., IL, at age 78.
3 v. Letitia Howell.
vi. Katherine Howell;⁴⁰ married Richard Kelly at Frederick Co., VA?;⁴¹ born 1765 at Frederick Co., VA?;⁴² died after 1840 at Carter Co., TN.⁴³

7. Letitia³ Lewis; born at VA;⁴⁴ died at VA;⁴⁵ married William Howell Jr. (see #6), son of William Howell, at VA.

Generation Four

12. William⁴ Howell; died circa 1747 at Frederick Co., VA.

Children of William⁴ Howell include:

i. Grace³ Howell; born at Frederick Co., VA?
ii. Jean Howell; born at Frederick Co., VA?; married James Catlett; died before 1798 at Frederick Co., VA.⁴⁶
6 iii. William Howell Jr..
iv. Francis Howell; born circa 1729 at Frederick Co., VA?;⁴⁷ died say 1787.⁴⁸
v. Thomas Howell; born circa 1729 at Frederick Co., VA?;⁴⁹ died after 1789 at Ohio Co., VA.⁵⁰
vi. Mary Howell; born after 1729 at Frederick Co., VA?⁵¹

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