Mary (Clark) Dougherty (1720 - 1796)

Born 1720 in Lagan Valley, Donegal, Éire

Wife of Michael Daugherty II — married 1740 in Virginia

Descendants

Died 1796 at about age 76 in Montgomery, Virginia, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Clark Name Study.

Mary Clark was born in 1720 in Lagan Valley, Donegal, Ireland.

Mary (19) married Michael Daugherty (25) (born in 1714 in Lifford, Inishowen, Donegal, Ulster; son of Michael Mor O'Daugherty Mor Sr. and Catherine (Rodgers) O'Daugherty) in 1740 in Virginia. Their children were:

• HENRY DAUGHERTY, (1740, Rockbridge Co. VA-1821.
• John Dougherty (~1743–1828)
  • Forks of James River, Augusta Co (now Rockbridge); d. February 14, 1828, Orange Co., IN.
• Joseph Daugherty (1745–>1830)
• WILLIAM DAUGHERTY, (1746
• Michael Daugherty (~1747–1787)
  • Michael Died at Reed Creek farm in 1787
• George Daugherty (1750–1831)
• ROBERT DAUGHERTY, b. 1752; m. NANCY.
  • Between 1778-90, Robert lived several years in the vicinity of brother John's "Dougherty Station" south of Danville (then in Lincoln Co.), KY. In 1779, he served with John on an expedition against the Shawnees and the Chillicothe town on the Little Miami River. From Oct to Nov 1782, he served under his brothers Capt. John and George with Gen. George Rogers Clark on an expedition against the Indians. In 1788, Robert entered a huge tract of land on the Cumberland River and moved to Jessamine Co., KY, and died in Barren Co. by 1822. From 1790-99 their brother George lived near John, Henry, Joseph, and their families in Jefferson Co., KY, then in 1800 was in Henry Co. From 1790-99 their brother George lived near John, Henry, Joseph, and their families in Jefferson Co., KY.
• William Henry Daugherty (1754–1841)
• GEORGE DAUGHERTY, b. 1755.
• NICHOLAS DAUGHERTY, b. 1756.
• Elizabeth Daughtry (1760–1869)
• MISSY DAUGHERTY, b. 1765.
• MARY DAUGHERTY, b. 1768; m. JAMES PATTON.
  • Notes for JAMES PATTON: - James Patton was one of the founder's of Louisville KY^[1]

Mary died in 1796 in Montgomery, Virginia, United States, aged 75.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Descendants of Cornelius O'Dochartaigh:[[1]] (accessed 13 July 2023)
2. ↑ ^{[citation needed]}

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• Descendants of Cornelius O'Dochartaigh:[[2]] (accessed 13 July 2023)
• [[3]]
• Chalkley , L. (1912). Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia: Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County, 1745-1800 (Vol. 1, p. 15). Genealogical Publishing Co Baltimore, MD, 1912 (reprinted 1980).