Born in Goochland, Virginia
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Cabell M.D.
and Elizabeth (Burks) Cabell
Wife of
William Horsely
— married
before 3 Apr 1744 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died before
before age 32
[location unknown]
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Biography
Mary Cabell was born on February 13, 1727 (February 2, 1736 Old Style)[1] in Goochland County, Virginia.[2] She was the daughter of William Cabell and Elizabeth Burks.[2]
Family lore indicates that she was a fearless and celebrated horsewoman.[1]
She married William Horsley around 1744, before April 3, 1744.[1][2] William had been a tutor to her family.[1][2] After marrying the couple lived with Mary's family for several years. Later they lived at "Centre Hill," an estate built on land given informally to the couple by William Cabell after their marriage and formally to her heirs following her death.[2]
They had four surviving children. Two children died in infancy.[3]
Mary died sometime before her husband's death in 1760.[1][2]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Brown, Alexander. The Cabells and Their Kin: A Memorial Volume of History, Biography, and Genealogy (2nd edition, reprinted). Berryville, Virginia: Virginia Book Company, 1978, pp. 79-81.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Mary Cabell Horsley (1727-bef. 1760)." Genealogy, The Cabell Family Papers, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia. University of Virginia Library.
- ↑ "Genealogy: The First Three Generations of Cabells in America." The Cabell Family Papers, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia. University of Virginia Library.
See also:
- "Genealogy: The First Three Generations of Cabells in America." The Cabell Family Papers, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia. University of Virginia Library.
- Brown, Alexander. The Cabells and Their Kin: A Memorial Volume of History, Biography, and Genealogy (2nd edition, reprinted). Berryville, Virginia: Virginia Book Company, 1978, pp. 79-81.
- Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Volume V. Edited by Lyon Gardiner Tyler. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915, p. 869-870.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Cornelia Geesey 
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23andMe
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~0.78%
Hart (Leech) Wallace :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member gengal70
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~0.78%
John Sloan :
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~0.78%
Craig Foster :
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~0.78%
Kevin Tawney :
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