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Margaret (Smalley) Randolph (abt. 1725 - 1780)

Margaret "Mary" Randolph formerly Smalley
Born about in Colony of Virginiamap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married about 1748 in Province of North Carolinamap [uncertain]
[children unknown]
Died at about age 55 in Caswell County, North Carolina, United Statesmap
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Profile last modified | Created 1 Aug 2011
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Research suggests that this person may never have existed. See the text for details.

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Research Notes

Uncertain Existence

While James Randolph Sr obviously was married one or more times before marrying Mary (Dye) Randolph (1753-aft.1815) after 12 December 1781 (as he has children of majority age in 1781), there have been no reliable sources found for the existence of a person named Margaret (or Mary) Smalley and her marriage to James Randolph Sr. Spratlin-29 22:36, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

Previous Biography

[all of this content below was/is unsourced Spratlin-29 22:36, 6 November 2023 (UTC)]

Margaret "Mary" Smalley
Birth: 1725, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Death: 1780, Caswell, North Carolina, USA
Spouse: James Richard Randolph
Marriage: 1748: North Carolina, USA
Children:
  1. John Abraham Randolph
  2. Rebecca Catherine Randolph
  3. Elizabeth Betsy Randolph
  4. Robert Randolph
  5. William Randolph
  6. James Richard Randolph, Jr.
  7. Hugh Randolph

Sources

See also - other family trees:

Acknowledgments

WikiTree profile Smalley-67 created through the import of Dulaney, Kelley Family Tree.ged on Aug 1, 2011 by Christina Marshall.





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Raber-23 Lynden (Raber) Rodriguez OCDS
Smalley-631 and Smalley-67 appear to represent the same person because: Although this individual is said to be uncertain, it is perhaps best to go ahead and merge them to tidy things up.
posted by Lynden (Raber) Rodriguez OCDS
Randolph-4343 L S Randolph
Name appears to be an assumption.

Margaret Smalley 1729–1780 BIRTH ABT 1729 • USA DEATH 12 DEC 1780 • Caswell County, North Carolina, USA

"Margret Mary" may be conflation of what is believed historically to be the first names of each of James Randolph two wives as indicated by children in Will.

There is no documentation for the origin of Margaret Smalley.

https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/172390735/person/352268160207/facts

posted by L S Randolph
edited by L S Randolph
Tull-5 M. (Tull) Meredith
I reviewed this public tree on Ancestry and didn't see reliable, credible sources for Margaret Smalley. I also reviewed her findagrave Memorial. She doesn't have a marked grave or an obituary. Her findagrave Bio is hand-written by a sixth-generation descendant and he says, "She apparently was the first wife...", but doesn't provide a source or reason as to why he reports this information. He goes on to say, "I am leaning more toward Margaret Smalley'" Genealogists do not lean. We search for facts and reliable sources. Sometimes those sources are indirect and circumstantial, and we write an analysis.

Margaret doesn't have any sources or circumstantial information to support her as the 1st wife and mother of James Randolph's oldest children.

posted by M. (Tull) Meredith
Ken Spratlin
I concur, I also don't see any reliable sources for this person at the links attached, and also when searching for this person on Ancestry. The over 1000 trees that include her there do not appear to source her.

This person should be marked Uncertain Existence and the burden of proof shift to showing that she existed.

posted by Ken Spratlin
Tull-5 M. (Tull) Meredith
Unsuccessful locating any sources for this lady including a marriage or death record.
posted by M. (Tull) Meredith
Raber-23 Lynden (Raber) Rodriguez OCDS
Unknown-331813 and Smalley-67 appear to represent the same person because: Hello! I would like to propose a merge of these two profiles. They both share the same spouse, married on the same day. Thank you, Lynden Rodriguez
posted by Lynden (Raber) Rodriguez OCDS

Pending merges › Margaret Smalley (abt.1725-)
Unmerged matches › Mary (Randolph) Cary (1727-1781)

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