Mary Catlett

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: Jan 1771, Spotsylvania Co, Virginia

Notes:

Will:
"This will of Mary Taliaferro, dated in Spotsylvania January, 1771, names daughter Mary Jones, wife of Joseph Jones, "her present husband," and daughter Lucy Lewis, grandchildren John Taliaferro Lewis, Charles Augustine Lewis, and Mary Warner Lewis. Makes sons Charles Lewis and Joseph Jones exors." http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/gloucester/bios/lewis01.txt
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Mary married John Taliaferro, Jr. about 1715. John (son of Colonel John "The Ranger" Taliaferro and Sarah Smith) was born about 1687 in Snow Creek Manor, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania Co, Virginia; died on 3 May 1744 in Spotsylvania Co, Virginia; was buried in Hickory Neck churchyard, James City Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Martha Taliaferro was born on 24 Jun 1720; died on 5 Apr 1744.
2. Lawrence Taliaferro was born on 8 Sep 1721 in Snow Creek, Franklin Co, Virginia; died on 1 May 1748 in Snow Creek, Franklin Co, Virginia; was buried in Hickory Neck churchyard, James City Co, Virginia.
3. Mary Taliaferro was born in 1722 in Spotsylvania Co, Virginia; died between 1771 and 1777 in Spotsylvania Co, Virginia.
4. Mildred "Molly" Taliaferro was born in 1719 in Snow Creek, Spotsylvania Co, Virginia; died in Mar 1802 in Orange Co, Virginia.
5. Lucy Taliaferro died after 1771 in of, Spotsylvania Co, Virginia.
6. William Taliaferro was born on 9 Aug 1726; died on 21 Apr 1798 in Kentucky.

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Col. John Catlett, Jr. was a Burgess (1693-1702);
Justice of the peace (1692);
coroner (1700);
President of the Court,
Sheriff (1705); Essex Co., VA.

Patented lands extensively in Spotsylvania Co. & elsewhere; in 1701 gave power of attorney to John Mumford of London to sell all lands at Sittingbourne, Kent County, Eng., and at Radwischeim, which he inherited from his father. His last will was recorded in Essex County, VA, Wills, Bonds, Inv. #4 (1722-1730) Part 1, p. 84. His will was very long because he was a very wealthy man with much land, slaves, silver,etc.
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John Catlett was a member of the lower house of the colonial legislature (burgess) from 1693-1702, Justice of the Peace 1692, coroner 1700, president of the court, sheriff 1705 for Essex Co., VA. He patented lands extensively in Spotsylvania Co. and elsewhere.
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Col. John Catlett, Jr. was known as the 2nd John.

His will was probated in Essex County on 18-Nov-1724.

John married first, a Miss Smith. Some researchers believe that she was a daughter of Maj. Lawwrence Smith since deeds recorded in Spotsylvania Co., VA, to Jno Catlett, Jr. and Richard Buckner, in 1722, from Augustine Smith, the son of Major Lawrence Smith. The Catletts owned a large estate at the mouth of Golden Vale Creek in present Caroline County, VA.

John and his first wife were the parents of:

1. Lawrence Catlett
2. Elizabeth Catlett, who married Rowland Thornton

John Catlett married second, Elizabeth Gaines. [Charles Hughes Hamlin, Professional Genealogist, who worked in conjunction with David A. Avant, Jr. could not find evidence to prove that Col. John Catlett, Jr. married Elizabeth Gaines--nor any information about her parentage. Their marriage is widely accepted by many writers and genealogists of the family. In 1706 Mary Catlett released her dower when her husband, John, sold lands ....SO her name could have been MARY--not ELIZABETH. No original documents are available to prove the name "Elizabeth."]

Col. John Catlett,Jr. and his second wife were the parents of:

1. John Catlett, III. who married Elizabeth Taliaferro (daughter of John "The Ranger" Taliaferro and Sarah Smith

2. Maj. Thomas Catlett who married Martha Thornton.

3. Mary Catlett who married Lt. Col. John Taliaferro, Jr.

4. Rebecca Catlett who married first Francis Conway and second John Moore, Gent.

5. Margaret Catlett who married Jonathan Gibson, Jr.

Col. John Catlett, Jr. was a
Burgess (1693-1702);
Justice of the peace (1692);
coroner (1700);
President of the Court,
Sheriff (1705); Essex Co., VA.
Patented lands extensively in Spotsylvania Co. & elsewhere; in 1701 gave power of attorney to John Mumford of London to sell all lands at Sittingbourne, Kent County, Eng., and at Radwischeim, which he inherited from his father. His last will was recorded in Essex County, VA, Wills, Bonds, Inv. #4 (1722-1730) Part 1, p. 84. His will was very long because he was a very wealthy man with much land, slaves, silver,etc.
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John married Elizabeth (or Mary) Gaines(?). Elizabeth was born in 1652 in Rappahannock Co, Virginia; died in 1730 in Essex Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

[Charles Hughes Hamlin, Professional Genealogist, who worked in conjunction with David A. Avant, Jr. could not find evidence to prove that Col. John Catlett, Jr. married Elizabeth Gaines--nor any information about her parentage. Their marriage is widely accepted by many writers and genealogists of the family. In 1706 Mary Catlett released her dower when her husband, John, sold lands ....SO her name could have been MARY--not ELIZABETH. No original documents are available to prove the name "Elizabeth."]
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Married:
John Catlett married second, Elizabeth Gaines. [Charles Hughes Hamlin, Professional Genealogist, who worked in conjunction with David A. Avant, Jr. could not find evidence to prove that Col. John Catlett, Jr. married Elizabeth Gaines--nor any information about her parentage. Their marriage is widely accepted by many writers and genealogists of the family. In 1706 Mary Catlett released her dower when her husband, John, sold lands ....SO her name could have been MARY--not ELIZABETH. No original documents are available to prove the name "Elizabeth."

Col. John Catlett,Jr. and his second wife were the parents of:
1. John Catlett, III. who married Elizabeth Taliaferro (daughter of John "The Ranger" Taliaferro and Sarah Smith

2. Maj. Thomas Catlett who married Martha Thornton.

3. Mary Catlett who married Lt. Col. John Taliaferro, Jr.

4. Rebecca Catlett who married first Francis Conway and second John Moore, Gent.

5. Margaret Catlett who married Jonathan Gibson, Jr.

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John married Elizabeth Underwood, (immigrant). Elizabeth was born in 1632 in England; died in 1673 in Rappahannock Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]