Born in Goochland, Virginia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Womack
and Mary Elizabeth (Farley) Womack
Sister of
William Womack, Martha (Womack) Ferguson [half], Abraham Womack, Elizabeth (Womack) Hatchett, Sarah (Womack) Rice, Isham Womack, Martha (Womack) Roberts, Francis Womack, Thomas Womack, Judith (Womack) Booth and Elizabeth (Womack) Cawthon
Wife of
William Wadlow Wadley
— married
15 Apr 1768 in Goochland, Virginia
Descendants 
Mother of
Mary Wadley, William Wadley, Thomas Wadley, Lenarisa Wadley, Daniel S. Wadley, Samuel Doak Wadley, John Wadley and Elander Wadley
Died
at about age 70
in Rutherford, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Jan 2016
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Biography
Mary Womack (c. 1744-c.1814) was the wife of William Wadlow (Wadley) of Goochland County, Virginia; later in life, she was a migrant to Rutherford County, Tennessee. Her parents are thought to have been William Womack and Martha Alexander of Goochland County (no source); if so, she is descended from the Womacks who were very early British settlers of Colonial Virginia.
Mary's marriage to William Wadlow occurred on 15 April 1768 in St. James Northam Parish in Goochland County, Colonial Virginia. The couple had at least eight children. William died about 1795; by this time the couple lived in Pittsylvania County, Va. After William's death, Mary and a number of her children appear to have moved on to Tennessee: first Sullivan County, and then Rutherford County. The surname seems to change during this time period from Wadlow to Wadley.
About 1805 Mary is thought to have married a second time to Robert Whitnel (no record survives). The best source of information about Mary is the will of Mary Whitnel, signed on 8 January 1814 and probated in Rutherford County later that year. In it she mentions five sons and three daughters and leaves something to each; it makes no mention of her husband, so he is presumed to have preceded her in death. Mary's burial place is unknown but is thought to be in Rutherford County.
Lineage
...Their fourth child, William Wadlow Wadley was born to Thomas 3 and Martha Ramsey Hatcher ca 1740 in Goochland County VA. He married Mary Farley Womack on April 9, 1768 at Goochland. They had 8 children between 1868 and 1886. He died in October 1791 in Sullivan County TN…Mary Farley Womack, born ca 1744 in Goochland County VA, was the daughter of William and Martha Alexander Womack. Mary died ca 1814 in Rutherford County TN. (Note that ‘Wadlow’ may be a misspelling of Wadley rather than a middle name) [1]
Notes
- In the 1810 census entry for John Wadley in Rutherford County, Tennessee, there is an entry for one female 45 or older. It is possible that this refers to Mary Womack Whitnel, who would have been about 66 years old at the time.
Sources
- Rutherford County, Tennessee Probate Records, roll no. 259, Book 2, 1804-1814, page 288.
- Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRZ8-22F : 29 January 2020), Mary Womack in entry for William Wodlow, 1768
- Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V29M-B5K : 29 January 2020), Mary Womack in entry for William Wadley, 1768.
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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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~1.56%
Jim Barrett
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23andMe, GEDmatch M063318 [compare]
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch M063318 [compare], FTDNA kit #4587
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~1.56%
B Wiseman :
23andMe, GEDmatch T029828 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T029828 [compare], Ancestry member bwisema
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~0.78%
April (Holdstock) Layton :
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Irene (Williams) Sherman :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A319656 [compare], Ancestry member sarahbythebay1
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~0.78%
K Womack :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch AP9231837 [compare], Ancestry member Yammys02ta
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~0.39%
Teddy Blair :
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Clearly, this is wrong, since her father died around 1733 and these Womacks were not from Goochland County. Mary Womack, daughter of Thomas Womack and Mary Farley, was the wife of DAVID MANN, and was born much closer to 1710-1725, as David Mann was born around 1710. David Mann was born in Henrico, VA, the son of Robert Mann Jr (~1680-1747), whose wife was named Mary. Robert Mann, Jr was the son of Robert Mann and his wife Isabel. The source for the Mann portion of this info is the Mann Family Research Foundation, which focuses on the extended family of Robert & Isabel Mann.