Margaret (Darne) Broadwater (1794 - 1881)

Born 1794 in Virginia

Wife of William E. Broadwater — married 22 Nov 1816 in Alexandria County, District of Columbia

Died 9 Nov 1881 at about age 87 in Audrain County, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Margaret was a daughter of Thomas Darne and Belinda Summers. She had six siblings. Peggy married William Broadwater in 1816. They had two known children. Margaret passed away in 1881. Her estate was sent to probate on 24 January 1882. Her grandson, Thomas E. Duncan was administrator. The estate was probated 10 February 1882.

Sources

• Melvin Lee, Jr. Steadman, Falls Church by Fence and Fireside (1964; reprint n.p.: Heritage Books, 1995)
• Marty Hiatt and Craig Roberts Scott, Implied Marriages of Fairfax County, Virginia (Athens, Georgia: Iberian Publishing Co., 1994); page 25 "BROADWATER, William E. & Margaret Darne; 22 Nov 1816 [Miller:5; 1812P]."
• T. Michael Miller, compiler, Alexandria & Alexandria (Arlington) County, Virginia: minister returns & marriage bonds 1801-1852 (n.p.: Heritage Books, Inc., 1987); page 5 "BROADWATER, William E. to Margaret Darne, Nov. 22, 1816 (IR)"; page 58, "BROADWATER, William E. & Margaret Darne, Nov. 22, 1816 - bdsm: William E. Broadwater, Simon Darne."
• Arlington County Chancery - John Allison vs Admx of Thomas Darne; Index #136-020 first date found in file 1822. image 3: Peggy - married to William Broadwater
• Family Tree Maker, Selected U.S./International Marriage Records (1340 - 1980)., CD-ROM #403, (Provo, Utah: Family Tree Maker)
• Virgil D. White, Index to War of 1812 Pension Files (Waynesboro, Tennessee: National Historical Publishing Company, 1992); Vol. I, page 243 "BROADWATER, William or William E., Margaret (Daine) WC-28512, m. 24 Nov 1817 Fairfax Cty VA sd Jul 1835 Loudoun Cty VA, srv Gunnell's VA Mil, lived Callaway Cty MO, wid also lived Audrain Cty MO (PO Martinsburg)."
• Supreme Court of Missouri, 1802-1884 Title Series Supreme Court Case Files - Contributor Appellant Darne, Simons Respondent Broadwater, Margaret - Date Filed 1845 Coverage County Callaway Description Proceedings Civil - Cause of Action Assumpsit Case Summary Debt from promissary note $5000. Location Number of Folders 1 Folder 13 Box 31 Location 16A/4/3 - Identifier Old Box Number 36 Old Folder Number 17
• Supreme Court of Missouri, 1802-1884 Title Series Supreme Court Case Files - Contributor Appellant Darne, Simon Respondent Broadwater, Margaret - Respondent Broadwater, John Date Filed 1847 - Coverage County Callaway Description Proceedings Civil Cause of Action Replevin - Case Summary Darne claimed ownership of six slaves from Broadwaters. - Subject Women Virginia Slave Location Number of Folders 1 - Box 52 Folder 10 Location 16A/4/5 Identifier Old Folder Number 15 Old Box Number 45A
• War of 1812 Pension Application of widow, Margaret Darne Broadwater. Ancestry.com
• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTF-986 : 1 October 2021), Margaret Broadwaters (age 40-50), Callaway, Missouri, United States; citing p. 192, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm. Others in home: male 15-20, female 20-30.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZQ-3CQ : 22 December 2020), Margaret Broadwater in household of her son-in-law O G Duncan, Callaway, Callaway, Missouri, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). enumerated 7 October 1850
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZ3-MKQ : Sat Apr 29 00:20:12 UTC 2023), Margaret Broadwater in home of O G Duncan and Julia Duncan, enumerated 20 August 1860, Callaway County, Missouri - District 18
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4XQ-7W4 : 29 May 2021), Margaret Broadwater in household of her son-in-law Onslow Duncan, enumerated 7 July 1870, Audrain County, Missouri - Loutre Township.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M66C-T8M : 14 January 2022), Margret Broadwater in household of her son-in-law O. G. Duncan, Loutre Township, Audrain, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm. enumerated 3 June 1880
• Audrain County, Missouri, Courthouse, 101 N. Jefferson St., Mexico, Missouri 65265. Letters Testamentary Bonds Oaths, Volume B, page 287.
• History of Callaway County, Missouri (St. Louis, National Historical Company 1884). page 233.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/252974744/margaret-broadwater: accessed 28 April 2023), memorial page for Margaret Darne Broadwater (1794–9 Nov 1881), Find a Grave Memorial ID 252974744, citing Liberty Cemetery, Shamrock, Callaway County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Audrey (contributor 46877347).