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| − | * Donelson, John. [https://digital.lib.utk.edu/collections/islandora/object/tdh:5478#page/1/mode/2up '''Journal of the Donelson Expedition'''], 1779. | + | * Donelson, John. [https://digital.lib.utk.edu/collections/islandora/object/tdh:5478#page/1/mode/2up '''Journal of the Donelson Expedition'''], 22 December 1779-24 April 1780. |
* Ramsey, J.G.M., MD '''The Annals of Tennessee to the End of the Eighteenth Century'''. Walker & Jones, Charleston, SC, 1853. Reprinted by The Overmountain Press, Johnson City, TN, 1999. | * Ramsey, J.G.M., MD '''The Annals of Tennessee to the End of the Eighteenth Century'''. Walker & Jones, Charleston, SC, 1853. Reprinted by The Overmountain Press, Johnson City, TN, 1999. | ||
* [https://www.loc.gov/resource/maj.06158_0265_0271/?sp=5&st=image Hayes, Stockley Donelson], 1807 Journal (page 5 of 7) mentioning visit to "Mr. Caffery". | * [https://www.loc.gov/resource/maj.06158_0265_0271/?sp=5&st=image Hayes, Stockley Donelson], 1807 Journal (page 5 of 7) mentioning visit to "Mr. Caffery". | ||
Revision as of 16:26, 4 July 2026
Family History Book: Mary Donelson (1751-1834)
Family Background
- Mary Donelson was the second daughter, and 3rd or 4th child of Col. John Donelson and his wife, Rachel Stockley. Her brother, Alexander, was also born in 1751, but since the exact dates of birth have so far escaped me, I don't know which was born first or if in fact they were twins.
Marriage & Travel
- Mary was apparently a head-strong young woman, as she eloped with John Caffery against her father's wishes. Caffery (later a militia Captain) was his employee, possibly apprenticed to Col. Donelson at the time. They did reconcile, as evidenced by Col. Donelson's mention of them in his journal of the Donelson Expedition from Watauga Settlement to what is today Nashville, Tennessee.
The Donelson Expedition
Captured by Indians
Life in Mississippi
- According to a 1807 journal by Mary's nephew, Stockley Donelson Hayes, Mary may have lived in or near Grindstone Ford, NE of Port Gibson, Mississippi on Bayou Pierre, near mile marker 45.7 on the Natchez Trace Parkway. Hayes wrote of visiting Mr/Mrs Caffery there on June 22nd, 1807. (The handwriting in the facsimile journal page is difficult to tell if it says Mr or Mrs, but since Capt. John Caffery was working in Natchez as Pres. Andrew Jackson's agent, it probably refers to Mrs. Mary Donelson Caffery, his aunt, rather than her husband.)
References
- Donelson, John. Journal of the Donelson Expedition, 22 December 1779-24 April 1780.
- Ramsey, J.G.M., MD The Annals of Tennessee to the End of the Eighteenth Century. Walker & Jones, Charleston, SC, 1853. Reprinted by The Overmountain Press, Johnson City, TN, 1999.
- Hayes, Stockley Donelson, 1807 Journal (page 5 of 7) mentioning visit to "Mr. Caffery".
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