Martha Field (Archer) Walthall (abt. 1745 - aft. 1785)

Born about 1745 in Virginia

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Descendants

Died after 3 Jul 1785 after about age 40 in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Martha Field Archer, daughter of Field and Elizabeth (Royall) Archer, married William Walthall.^[1]

William was born 7 March 1740 in Henrico County.^[2] Their daughter Martha Field Walthall was named in her grandmother's 1785 will; their daughter Mary, who married Benjamin Osborne,^[3] was not.

William died before 20 March 1782 in Chesterfield County, Virginia.^[2] Martha was living 3 July 1785, the date of her mother's will.^[4]

Research Notes

Estimated Birth: Martha was born "about 1745", based on her husband's birth in 1740.^[3]

Estimated Death: William's death date in his main DAR record is given as before 20 March 1782.^[2] In a DAR descendant record for Martha, it is given as after 15 December 1780.^[1] These dates are problem when his will was proved and when it was written, respectively. The descendant record has Martha's death as after 3 July 1785 (the date of her mother's will).^[1] Her mother's profile lists Martha Field (Archer) Walthall's death as "November 06, 1798 in Chesterfield County", but no source is cited for it.

Osbornes: One abstract of Elizabeth (Royall) Archer's 1785 will named a "granddaughter Elizabeth Osborn" in error.^[5] A full transcription of the will included the following:

From this transcription of Elizabeth's 1785 will:

• granddaughter, Elizabeth Osborne Downman
• granddaughter, Elizabeth Osborne Moseley ("...if [she] should die under age or unmarried" - indicates that she was under age and unmarried as of 3 July 1785)
• Benjamin Osborne, one of four witnesses; the others, her son and sons-in-law Robertson and Dowman, were the will's executors.

There is no Osborn/e mentioned in Field Archer's 1784 will.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Field Archer, DAR Patriot Ancestor #A202958 (accessed 17 August 2021).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} William Walthall, DAR Patriot Ancestor #A202446 (accessed 17 August 2021).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} DAR descendant record for Martha, daughter of DAR Patriot Ancestor Field Archer.
4. ↑ See Elizabeth's profile for an abstract of her 1785 will.
5. ↑ According to the abstract on Elizabeth's profile (abstract replaced 4 September 2021). The profile for Mary (Walthall) Osbourne, as of 3 September 2021, shows they married in 1783.

• Will of Elizabeth Archer. Chesterfield Co., VA, WB 4, pp. 1-2, w. 3 Jul 1785, no notation of when the will was proved. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://ancstry.me/2RfLrsf
• Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 (Ancestry Online Publication)
• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 (Ancestry Online publication, 2011): http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=sarmemberapps&h=377068&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt