Margritt (Unknown) Darnall (abt. 1658 - 1724)

Born about 1658 in King George, Virginia

Wife of David Darnall Sr. — married 1676 in St. Mary's County, Virginia

Descendants

Died 1724 at about age 66 in Richmond County, Virginia

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Biography

Margritt (whose maiden name has not been located or substantiated accurately) was born about 1658 (before 1665 - since her first born Morgan was supposedly born in 1678 and 1665 would be the latest possible mother's birth date when considering a child-bearing age) as the daughter of unknown parents.^[1][2] (See BIRTH research notes)

In 1693 (See a deed source that references a David Darnell and Marg'tt Darnell (referred to a Margarett in the deed of St Marys Par, Richmond County, transferring land to Hugh French, adjacent land of .... Sampson Darnell .... being part of Patent for Land lying in Rappahannock and Stafford Counties granted to Mr. Motts". I do NOT know if this is a matched source for this Margitt and husband David Darnell. Managers need to weigh in and either accept or deny. If accepted, a paragraph needs to be added here in the timeline.)

At some point in time, Margritt (Unknown maiden name) and David Darnell (later known as David Darnell Sr., married.^[3][4]

After husband David's death in 1702, Margaret may have remarried a man named Thomas Stone. ^[1]

In 1702, Margritt's Will (1702) shows that her husband's name was David Darnell (referenced under the alternate spelling of i.e. Darnall-109) and that "Margritt Darnell", and their 4 living sons at the time of this will - Morgan, David Jr,, Joseph, and Waugh were all using the surname Darnell.^[3] (Note that WikiTree shows at least 5 of 6 referenced names under the alternate spelling of Darnall for their profiles.)

Margritt died.^[5]

Research Note

MAIDEN NAME: Unknown (NOT Mott)

Margritt's maiden name is uncertain but has been proven as NOT being Mott.^[1] ::There are several unsourced user submitted trees on the internet that indicate the last name of Mott, this last name has been proven incorrect.

A previous bio sentence, made when doing in depth search for substantiated facts has been moved to under research notes where it belongs (Wendell-374, 12 Nov 2022):

My research indicates death year of 1724 for Margritt Mott (2 other notes say aft 03 Feb 1701/02 & 1724 in Richmond County, Virginia, USA).

As it appears that at the time these dates may have been under Margritt Mott ( They need to be viewed and properly referenced.) If MOTT has been proven to NOT be her maiden name, Mott should not be seen anywhere except under research notes.

MARRIED NAME: Darnell vs Darnall Margritt Darnell is the name on her 1702 will where she uses the spelling DARNELL (not Darnall), not only for herself but for her deceased husband David Sr. and their living sons Morgan, David Jr., Joseph, and Waugh.^[3]

Could she be Margret Morgan?

As I don't think we have a concrete birth info for her, here is something for a Margret Morgan that may be of interest.

Maryland, Births and Christenings Index, 1662-1911 shows a Margret Morgan (born 29 Mar 1659 at Saint Pauls Parish Kent, Maryland, father's name Henry [Henry Morgan?]^[6] [[1]]

MARGRITT DARNELL'S WILL^[3]:

See media - TYPED Will -Since it is typed, it is not a primary record but what appears to be the work of a H C Smith further researched by Sally Darnall Webb Federer -taken from Darnall-Darnall Family Vol 2. (912 pg Darnall Family Hx Book - Gateway 1979

I've lost the image. Can anyone find and provide a direct link image of this lost Margritt Darnell's Will into the bio?

I know that I provided the Will as a source somewhere at Wiki... for the life of me, I can't find. Her will needs to be found and an image linked to not only Margritt, but to each person mentioned in her will. (I believe I added the will when we were all attempting to prove spelling of husband and family surname. This source showed name to be DARNELL.

BIRTH:

Half of the Ancestry.com trees that are researching this line, elude to her name being Margret Morgan with a date of birth as 29 Mar 1659 in Saint Pauls Parish, Kent, Maryland and a father Henry Morgan (the others morphing records of Doniphan, Morgan, Darnall and Mott as if they have no clue that this combination of names remains incompatible. I have not processed the records in these 26 trees that I have found to see if in fact her name is substantiated as Morgan and/or if the date of birth and location and father are truly substantiated. Managers and others with interest might want to look into that. I may or may not have found the source but don't know how to substantiate if it is really this Margritt. Can anyone try to find through family search or another favorite location to see if you can pull this together? Could her name be Morgan? Are there additional records for a Margret Morgan with father Henry out there that could be perused in an attempt to rule in or out a new possible connection to someone besides Mott? Could Doniphan's wife have been a Margret Morgan, instead of Margaret Mott? Here's the source of interest: ^[7]

CHILDREN: Morgan Darnell, David Darnell, Waugh Darnell and Joseph Darnell

I know as fact that these three sons, she, and her husband were all referred to as having surname Darnell. Her will substantiates this fact.^[3]

Joseph Darnell appears to need his own profile with subsequent linking to these parents. Which spelling version of his surname is to be used for his original birth name? ... Darnell (as substantiated in his mother's 1702 will) OR Darnall (Is there any source that substantiates this spelling?)

POSSIBLE DEED RECORD MATCH: Managers need to weigh in on this and accept or reject this source as a match for THIS Margitt and husband David Darnell.

Note: If it is accepted, I suggest that a visual of the record be imbedded into this bio timeline along with a properly worded paragraph. (I won't be doing this. Wendell-374, 12 Nov 2022)

21 Sep 1693 Richmond County Record re: Deed transfer

(This deed source that references a David Darnell and Marg'tt Darnell (referred to a Margarett in the deed of St Marys Par, Richmond County, transferring land to Hugh French, adjacent land of .... Sampson Darnell .... being part of Patent for Land lying in Rappahannock and Stafford Counties granted to Mr. Motts". I do NOT know if this is a matched source for this Margitt and husband David Darnell. Managers need to accept or deny. If accepted, a paragraph needs to be added into the timeline of this bio.)

This is the direct transcription of the record as it is shown : Interesting that it names all the names that cause confusion in this What was Margitt's maiden name debacle.

p.92. Deed. 21 Sept. 1693. David Darnell and Margarett his wife of St Marys Par Richmond Co to Hugh French of ad Par and Co. for 7000 lb tobo, 600 acres, adj land of Mr Wm Thornton, land of Coo: Wm Fitzhugh, land of Mr. Sampson Darnell, Land of Rich'd Shipways and land of James Orchard, "being part of a Patent for Land lying in Rappahannock and Stafford Coutys granted to Mr. Motts". Wit: John Fosaker, John Carter, Mauser x Hubbert; signed David Darnell, Marg'tt x Darnell; Rec. 10 Octl 1693; p 93. Bond for above, Same signatures and witnesses." SOURCE: ^[8]

Possible 2nd Marriage (after 1702 death of husband David):

Thomas Stone

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Updates From the book, "Darnell Family History", Mary Isom, 2004
2. ↑ Need Birth Record
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4} Will of Margritt Darnell; Richmond County, Virginia; 1702; Deed Book #3, pg 102; Referrences Margritt Darnell, late husband David Darnell, and 4 living sons - Morgan Darnell (i.e. Darnall-119], David Jr. Darnell (i.e. Darnall-108) , Joseph Darnell, and Waugh Darnell (i.e. Darnall-246)
4. ↑ Need Marriage Record
5. ↑ Need Death Record; Need to know what name she was using at time of death and if there is any evidence that she used a 2nd marriage name. Also need a date of death
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. Maryland, Births and Christenings Index, 1662-1911 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011; Original data: "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1600–1995." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.
7. ↑ Maryland, Births and Christenings Index, 1662-1911; Margret Morgan, female, birth date 29 Mar 1659, birth place Saint Pauls Parish, Kent, Maryland, father's name Henry, FHL fil # 14206
8. ↑ Richmond County Records, 1692-1704; Vol. XVI; Ancestry.com. Richmond County records, 1692-1704 [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: Fleet, Beverley,. Richmond County records, 1692-1704 : Deed book no. 1, 1692-1693, Deed book no. 2, 1693/4-1696, Deed book no. 3, lost, miscellaneous records, 1699-1704. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1961.

• Darnall Genealogy from "Darnall, Spence, Steers, Spangler, Stuckey, Sill" Compiled by Erma D. Stuckey, LDS Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
• Pedigree Resource File - Morgan Darnell [Jr.] [1707-1777]; "Pedigree Resource File", database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/M14R -JYN; extracted 2013-04-20), entry for Morgan Darnell [Jr.] [1707-1777]. Ancestral File Number 34TQ-V5H. Submission id: MM9T-99D, person count 7840.