Mary 'Molly' Wessells

Abt 1767 - 1821  (54 years)

• Name	Mary 'Molly' Wessells  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1767	Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Female
  Will - Fathers	2 Nov 1802	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	Her daughters Betsy, Hessy and Rachel Thornton were named as granddaughters in the will of William Wessells.
  Anecdote	15 May 1806	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	On 15 May 1806, Molly Thornton, Joshua Thorton, Henry Thornton and William Thornton were among buyers at the estate sale of Joshua Thornton. The widow was to have her dower.
  Census head of household	1810	Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	She was shown as Molly Thornton, over age 45. Listed with were 1 male, age 0-10; 1 male, age 16-26; 1 female, age 10-16; and 1 female, age 26-45.
  Census head of household	1820	Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	She was shown as Molly Thornton, over age 45. Listed with her were 2 males, age 16-26; and 2 females, age 10-16.
  Marr Name	Mary 'Molly' Thornton
  Will	9 Dec 1820	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	She was shown as Mary W. Thornton. To grandson Meshack Matthews ... & Negro woman Esther & ... To granddaughter Mary W. Matthews ... To granddaughter Margaret Matthews ... To Levin Matthews, the son of Evans, $20. The remainder to be sold & the money to my 3 grandchildren. Friend James White Extr. Witt: Elijah Hinman, Moses W. Hinman & George Matthews.
  Death	Jan 1821  [4]
  Probate	29 Jan 1821	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	John S. Bundick & Jacob Warner securities.
  Record ID	50477
  Siblings	2 brothers and 1 sister
  + 1. Mary 'Molly' Wessells,   b. Abt 1767, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Jan 1821  (Age 54 years) ╚═Joshua Thornton, (I),   b. Abt 1755, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Apr 1806  (Age 51 years),  m. Abt 1785   + 2. Walter Wessells, Sr.,   b. Abt 1775, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 30 Mar 1837, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 62 years) ╚═Mary 'Polly' Boston,   b. 3 Feb 1786, Messongo, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 7 Feb 1838, Messongo, Accomack Co, Virginia  (Age 52 years),  m. 4 Feb 1807, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   + 3. William Wessells, Jr.,   b. Abt 1775, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═Leah Northam,   b. Abt 1775, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 13 Oct 1798, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   + 4. Esther 'Hessy' Wessells,   b. Abt 1776, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Oct 1813  (Age 37 years) ╚═Selby (Nathaniel) Byrd,   b. Abt 1765, Muddy Creek, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Dec 1802  (Age 37 years),  m. Abt 1794
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William Wessells, Sr.,   b. Abt 1740, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1803, Messongo, Accomack Co, Virginia  (Age 63 years)  (Father)  Egnatia 'Nasha' (--?--),   b. Abt 1750, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Jul 1806, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 56 years)  (Mother)
  Person ID	I50477	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2004

  
  

  Father	William Wessells, Sr.,   b. Abt 1740, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1803, Messongo, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Egnatia 'Nasha' (--?--),   b. Abt 1750, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Jul 1806, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1765  [5, 6]
  Family ID	F2006	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joshua Thornton, (I),   b. Abt 1755, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Apr 1806 (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1785
  Children	+ 1. Elizabeth 'Betty' Thornton,   b. Abt 1785, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 9 Dec 1820 (Age < 35 years) ╚═ Levin (George?) Matthews  m. 22 Feb 1803   2. Esther 'Hesse' Thornton,   b. Abt 1790, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Feb 1808, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 18 years) + 3. James Thornton, Jr.,   b. Abt 1793, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Sally Mariner  m. 22 Oct 1831   4. Rachael Thornton,   b. Abt 1794, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Kendall Ross  m. 15 Jul 1815
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F15585	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1767 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Fathers - 2 Nov 1802 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Anecdote - 15 May 1806 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - 9 Dec 1820 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Probate - 29 Jan 1821 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S688] Moody K. Miles III & Barry W. Miles, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1800-1860, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 585 (will of William Wessells), 688. [S688] Moody K. Miles III & Barry W. Miles, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1800-1860, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 539 (settlement of Joshua Thornton), 688. [S578] Jody Powell, 1800, 1810 & 1820 Accomack Co, VA, Census, (Roanoke, TX: Jody Powell, 1991), 578. [S688] Moody K. Miles III & Barry W. Miles, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1800-1860, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 539 (will of Mary W. Thornton), 688. [S200] Matthew M. Wise, Wise, Matt - Boston Family, 2nd Ed, (Delmar Company, Charlotte, NC, 1986), 200. [S1651] Kahler, Jane (Bayly) - Corbin & Hall Families, 1651.