Mary Ann Finney

Abt 1806 - Bef 1861  (< 55 years)

• Name	Mary Ann Finney  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1806	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Will - Named in Fathers will	18 Jun 1811	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	She was shown as Mary Ann Finney, one of 3 daughers, in the will of William Finney of Metompkin. She was given the lot where my dewelling house now stands & if either dies under age or without issue, then their part to son John William Finney.
  Will - Named in Husbands will	16 May 1831	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	She was named as wife Mary Ann Wright in the will of James Wright.
  Census with husband	1850	Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	She was shown as Mary A. Laws, age 44 in HH#202 headed by Wm. Laws, a 54 year old baptist clergyman.
  Census with husband	1860	Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [5]
  	She was shown as Mary A. Laws, age 54 in HH#1037 headed by Wm. Laws, a 64 year old Baptist Preacher.
  Marr Name	Mary Ann Laws
  Marr Name	Mary Ann Wright
  Record ID	37489
  Death	Bef Sep 1861	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [6]
  	She was evidently dec'd when her husband wrote his will.
  Burial	Modest Town Baptist Church Cemetery, Modest Town, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [6]
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Andrew Finney, I,   b. Abt 1635   d. Bef 17 May 1669, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 34 years)  (4 x Great Grandfather)  Elizabeth Millechoppe,   b. Abt 1730, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  (Great Grandmother)
  Siblings	1 brother and 2 sisters
  1. John William Finney,   b. Abt 1804, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 28 Jan 1833  (Age < 29 years) + 2. Mary Ann Finney,   b. Abt 1806, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef Sep 1861, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 55 years) ╚═ James Wright, Sr.,  m. 14 Apr 1827 ;   Rev. William Laws,  m. 17 Jun 1840 + 3. Sarah S. Finney,   b. Abt 1807, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 28 Jun 1858, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 51 years) ╚═ Issac West,  m. 29 May 1837 > 4. Tabitha Finney,   b. Abt 1808, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ William Beach,  m. 31 Oct 1825
  Person ID	I37489	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	12 Jun 2013

  
  

  Father	William Finney, (Metomkin),   b. Abt 1777, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 23 Feb 1813, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 36 years)
  Mother	Sarah 'Sally' Bundick,   b. Abt 1785, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown Other Partners: ╚═Charles Rew, Jr.,   b. Abt 1795, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  m. 8 Jul 1816
  Marriage	(05 Oct 1801	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	Edmund Bayly was the security on the M.L.B. of William Finney and Sally Bundick. George Snead was the security on the 1816 Acc Co M.L.B. of Charles Rew Jr. and Sarah "Finny," widow of William. She was named as Sally Finney in her brother John A. Bundick's will in 1816 (Acc Co Wills, 1814-16, p. 518).
  Family ID	F8644	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	James Wright, Sr.,   b. Abt 1792, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Jun 1831 (Age 39 years)  Other Partners: ╚═Ann 'Nancy' Bundick,   b. Abt 1792, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  m. 23 Dec 1816
  Marriage	14 Apr 1827	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	William W. Dix was the security on the M.L.B. of James Wright and Mary Ann Finney of William, dec'd.
  Children	+ 1. George F. Wright,   b. Abt 1830, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Elizabeth W. Laws  m. 9 Dec 1851
  Family ID	F11887	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Rev. William Laws,   b. 10 Sep 1795, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 18 Oct 1861 (Age 66 years)  Other Partners: ╚═Sarah Robins,   b. 4 May 1793, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 17 Mar 1820  (Age 26 years)  m. 8 Apr 1819    ╚═Ann 'Nancy' Russell,   b. 4 Feb 1797, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 29 Jul 1822, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 25 years)  m. 26 Mar 1821    ╚═Sally S. (of Robt) Russell,   b. 13 Sep 1802, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 5 Oct 1839  (Age 37 years)  m. 24 Jan 1823
  Marriage	17 Jun 1840	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	Thomas P. Bagwell was the security on the M.L.B. of Rev. William Laws and Mary Ann Wright, widow of James.
  Children	+ 1. Rev. Martin Luther Laws,   b. 2 Aug 1842, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 3 May 1882, Decatur, Illinois (Age 39 years) ╚═ Virginia A. Lucas  (Age 26 years)  m. 31 Jan 1866;    ╚═ Gertrude A. Taylor  (Age 74 years)  m. 25 Dec 1872
  Family ID	F11888	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1806 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Fathers will - 18 Jun 1811 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 14 Apr 1827 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Husbands will - 16 May 1831 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 17 Jun 1840 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Death - Bef Sep 1861 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Burial - - Modest Town Baptist Church Cemetery, Modest Town, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558. [S638] Family Tree Maker's Family Archives, 1850 Virginia Census Microfilm Records, CD#309, 6 CD set, (Broderbund Software, Inc., 1997), 638. [S688] Moody K. Miles III & Barry W. Miles, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1800-1860, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 204 (will of William Finney, Metomkin), 688. [S688] Moody K. Miles III & Barry W. Miles, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1800-1860, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 626 (will of James Wright), 688. [S7] 1860 Accomack County, Virginia, Federal Census, (National Archives Microfilm), 7. [S1033] Mary Frances Carey, Carey, Laws Family, (New Church, VA: Self Published & Photocopied, 1991), 1033.