William Mallory (abt. 1769 - aft. 1835)

Born about 1769 in Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Ann Thornton (Peyton) Mallory — married 19 Mar 1793 in Bourbon County, Kentucky

Descendants

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Biography

William Mallory. Given Name: William. Surname: Mallory. ^[1][2]

Born: About 1769^[3]

Census: 1789 Fayette County, Kentucky. 1810 Stoner, Bourbon County, Kentucky.

Note: #NI45726. ^[4]

Marriage Husband William John Mallory. Wife Ann Thornton "Nancy" Peyton. Divorce: Y. 17 Feb 1835. Marriage 19 Mar 1793. Bourbon County, Kentucky. ^[5] Child: Timothy Mallory. Child: John T. Mallory. Child: Valentine Roger Mallory. Child: Egbert Madison Mallory. Child: Sythia Mallory. Child: William Mallory. Child: Elizabeth Mallory. Child: Mary "Polly" Mallory. Child: Frances Mallory. Child: John M. Mallory. Child: Rebecca Mallory. Child: Roger Mallory.

Notes

Note BI45726

He was a ne'er do well, who married a very wealthy wife. He was an alcoholic who spent her money and was frequently gone from home. His wife tried to divorce him, but he couldn't be located to be served. In the end, she used her influence with the Kentucky state legislature to get a private bill of divorce passed, 17 February 1835. (Goeden).

A Kansas biography of his descendant Samuel V. Mallory, born in 1856, says, "His great-grandfather, John William Mallory, spent his life in Virginia, having been born near Harper's Ferry. He married Elizabeth Peyton, who was the daughter of an officer in the American Revolution. Mr. Mallory's grandfather was Valentine Roger Mallory, who was born at Harper's Ferry in Virginia in 1797, and moved from that state to Sangamon County, Illinois, near the capital at Springfield, and was an early farmer in that district. He died at Springfield in 1866. His wife was Nancy Dawson, a native of Kentucky.".

He might have been the William who appears on a 1789 tax list at Fayette County, Kentucky (transcribed as "William Millroy" by Ancestry.com). If so, he was likely a son of Roger Mallory, who appears on the same list. The first certain record of him in Kentucky is his 1793 marriage to Ann Peyton, although it also seems likely that John Mallory was a son of Roger, and unlikely that John William would have had a brother also named John.

He appears on the 1810 census as William Malry at Stoner in Bourbon County. His household consisted of 1 male 26-44 (himself), 1 female 26-44 (wife Ann), 1 male 16-26 (son John), 1 male 10-15 (son Timothy), 3 males under 10 (probably son Valentine, and sons Egbert and William), 3 females under 10, and no slaves.

After 1810 I find no further record of him. His wife appears on the 1820 census of Bourbon County under her own name, indicating he was absent. He does not seem to have been included in the households of any of his older sons. It is unlikely he was any of the men of that name on the 1820 and 1830 censuses of Kentucky -- Wm. Mallery in Christian County 1820, William Mallery in Simpson County 1820, William Mallory in Barren County 1830, William Mallery in Caldwell County 1830, William Mallery in Christian County 1830, or William Mallory in Simpson County 1830. Those men all appear in households with their wives and children. His wife divorced him in 1835, so he was apparently still alive, and it seems likely he would have appeared on the 1820 and 1830 censuses somewhere.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S1045
2. ↑ Source: #S33
3. ↑ Age 26-45 in 1810.
4. ↑ Source: #S33
5. ↑ Source: #S1045

• Source: S1045 Media: Personal Correspondence Sylvia Land Publication: PO Box 135, Quenemo, Kansas 66528 (sylvia@ott.net, kansas@sunflower.com), 1997
• Source: S33 Media: Personal Correspondence James P. Goeden Publication: 1623 Marshall Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20851, 2000