Mildred (Davis) Suggett (1758-1834) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree

Mildred "Milley" Suggett formerly Davis

Born 3 May 1758 in Orange County, Virginia

Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling(s) unknown]

Wife of John Suggett — married 15 Jul 1772 [location unknown]

Descendants

Mother of James Suggett, William Suggett, Elizabeth (Suggett) Thomson, John Suggett Jr., Catherine Suggett, Sallie (Suggett) Bradley, Edgecomb P. Suggett, Polly Suggett, Polly (Suggett) Viley and Milton T. Suggett

Died 11 Jul 1834 at age 76 in Scott County, Kentucky

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Biography

Mildred (Davis) Suggett is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A110771.

Rare Patriot Heroine who was one of the water carriers during the 1782 seige of Bryan's Station [[1]]

Mildred (Davis) Suggett was a Virginia colonist.

Birth: May 3, 1758 Orange County Virginia, USA Death: Jul. 11, 1834 Scott County Kentucky, USA

Mildred Davis was born in Frederick County Virginia in 1758. Not much is known about her early years. Mildred married John Suggett in 1772 at the age of 14. She too participated in the defense of Bryant's Station during the American Revolution. Mildred and other women and children left the safety of the Fort during the night to bring water into the encampment. Mildred and the other wives tended the wounded, put out fires and supported their fighting men during the battle. The NSSAR shows her as "rendering aid on the battlefield" during the hostility's. Mildred died in Scott County, Kentucky in 1834. Her gravesite is unknown at this time.

Sources

Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 14 May 2023), "Record of Mildred Davis Suggett", Ancestor # A110771.
Created by: David Hughes (#47266785)
Find A Grave: Memorial #50713482
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mildred 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 Mildred: