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Carney & Wehofer Family
Genealogy Pages
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 1751 - 1754 (3 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
| 2. | Col. John DANDRIDGE was born on 13 Jul 1700 in Oxfordshire, England; was christened on 1 Oct 1708 in New Kent, Virginia, British Colonial America (son of Francis DANDRIDGE and Bridget DUGLE); died on 13 Aug 1756 in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, British Colonial America; was buried in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, British Colonial America. Other Events:
- Cemetery: Saint Georges Episcopal Burial Ground; Northeast corner., 905 Princess Anne Street
- FamilySearch ID: LTNX-K9X
- MilitaryService: ; Colonel
- Name: John DANDRIDGE
Notes:
Colonel John Dandridge of Chestnut Grove[1] (13/14 July 1700 ? 31 August 1756)
Was a distinguished colonel, planter, and Clerk of the Courts of New Kent County, Virginia from 1730 to 1756.[2] Dandridge is best known as the father of the first First Lady of the United States Martha Washington, wife of George Washington, the first president of the United States.
Early life
Born on 13 July 1700 in England, Dandridge was the youngest son of John Dandridge (Oxford, Oxfordshire, April 29, 1655 - Oxford, Oxfordshire, 1731), and wife (m. St. Mary Magdalen, London, 1676) Bridget Dugdale (Oxford, Oxfordshire, c. 1656 - 1731); paternal grandson of William Dandridge (Drayton St. Leonard, Oxfordshire, England, 30 January 1612 - Dorchester Abbey, Dorchester On Thames, England, July 1693) and wife; and great-grandson of Bartholomew Dandridge (England, c. 1580 - Drayton St. Leonard, Oxfordshire, England, 21 September 1638) and wife (m. England, 10 May 1604) Agnes Wilder (c. 1585 - c. 1650). He immigrated to Virginia at the age of 14 in 1715.
Marriage and children
Dandridge married Frances Orlando Jones, daughter of Orlando Jones and Martha Macon Jones West, on 22 July 1730 in New Kent County, Virginia. John and Frances had eight children:
Martha Dandridge Custis Washington (1731? 1802)
John Dandridge (1733? 1749)
William Dandridge (1734? 1776)
Bartholomew Dandridge (1737? 1785)
Anna Marie "Fanny" Dandridge Bassett (1739? 1777)
Frances Dandridge (1744? 1757)
Elizabeth Dandridge Aylett Henley (1749? 1800)
Mary Dandridge (1756? 1763)
Career and residences
Upon their marriage in 1730, John and Frances moved to their new home on the banks of the Pamunkey River in New Kent County, Virginia, Chestnut Grove. John became Clerk of Courts in New Kent County and kept that position for the next 26 years. He was also vestryman and churchwarden for St. Peter's Church. John was a prominent planter, and a colonel in his military district.
John's older brother, William Dandridge (1689? 1743), lived on the opposite bank of the river with his wife Unity West Dandridge, daughter of Nathaniel West and wife Martha Woodard Macon, at their estate, Elsing Green, in King William County. Chestnut Grove burned down in 1926, but its former site was only four miles from the location of the current county court house for New Kent.
Along with Chestnut Grove in New Kent, John and Frances also owned a house in Williamsburg and visited there frequently.
Later life
Dandridge died on 31 August 1756 at the age of 56 in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Dandridge is interred at St. George's Episcopal Church burial ground in Fredericksburg
John married Frances Orlando JONES on 22 Jul 1730 in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, British Colonial America. Frances (daughter of Orlando JONES and Martha MACON) was born on 6 Aug 1710 in New Kent, Virginia, British Colonial America; was christened on 6 Aug 1710 in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent, Virginia, British Colonial America; died on 9 Apr 1785 in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia; was buried in Putneys Mill, New Kent, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 3. | Frances Orlando JONES was born on 6 Aug 1710 in New Kent, Virginia, British Colonial America; was christened on 6 Aug 1710 in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent, Virginia, British Colonial America (daughter of Orlando JONES and Martha MACON); died on 9 Apr 1785 in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia; was buried in Putneys Mill, New Kent, Virginia. Other Events:
- FamilySearch ID: LHR9-M8G
- LifeSketch: ; Mother of Martha Dandridge, the wife of George Washington.
Children:
- Martha DANDRIDGE was born on 2 Jun 1731 in New Kent, Virginia, British Colonial America; died on 22 May 1802 in Mount Vernon, Fairfax, Virginia; was buried on 22 May 1802 in Mount Vernon, Fairfax, Virginia.
- William Alexander DANDRIDGE was born on 2 Mar 1734 in Chestnut Grove Plantation, New Kent, Virginia; was christened on 30 Apr 1735 in St. Peter's Parish Church, New Kent, Virginia; died on 22 Jan 1776 in Virginia; was buried on 22 Jan 1776 in Williamsburg, York, Virginia.
- Bartholomew DANDRIDGE was born on 25 Dec 1737 in New Kent, Virginia, British Colonial America; was christened on 13 Mar 1737 in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent, Virginia, British Colonial America; died on 18 Apr 1785 in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia; was buried in Apr 1786 in Pamocra, New Kent, Virginia.
- Anna Marie DANDRIDGE was born on 30 Mar 1739 in , New Kent, Virginia, British Colonial America; was christened on 18 May 1739 in , New Kent, Virginia, British Colonial America; died on 17 Dec 1777 in Eltham, New Kent, Virginia; was buried in Eltham, New Kent, Virginia.
- Frances DANDRIDGE was born in 1744 in New Kent, Virginia, British Colonial America; died on 10 Feb 1757 in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, British Colonial America.
- Elizabeth DANDRIDGE was born on 25 May 1749 in New Kent, Virginia, British Colonial America; died in 1800.
- 1. Daniel DANDRIDGE was born in 1751 in Virginia, British Colonial America; died in 1754 in Virginia, British Colonial America.
- Mary DANDRIDGE was born on 4 Apr 1756 in New Kent, Virginia, British Colonial America; died on 25 Sep 1763 in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, British Colonial America; was buried in New Kent, Virginia, British Colonial America.
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Generation: 3
| 4. | Francis DANDRIDGE was born in 1652 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; was christened on 31 May 1652 in Drayton, St. Leonard, Oxfordshire, England; died in 1720 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; was buried in Dorchester Abbey, Dorchester, Oxfordshire, England. Other Events:
- FamilySearch ID: 9VH3-GHD
Francis married Bridget DUGLE. Bridget was born in 1656 in Oxfordshire, England; died in 1731 in Oxfordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 5. | Bridget DUGLE was born in 1656 in Oxfordshire, England; died in 1731 in Oxfordshire, England. Other Events:
- FamilySearch ID: G64Y-NDY
Children:
- 2. Col. John DANDRIDGE was born on 13 Jul 1700 in Oxfordshire, England; was christened on 1 Oct 1708 in New Kent, Virginia, British Colonial America; died on 13 Aug 1756 in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, British Colonial America; was buried in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, British Colonial America.
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| 6. | Orlando JONES was born on 31 Dec 1681 in Williamsburg, York, Virginia, British Colonial America; died on 12 Jun 1719 in Queens Creek, York, Virginia, British Colonial America; was buried in Jun 1719 in Bruton Parish Episcopal Church Cemetery, Williamsburg, Williamsburg City, Virginia. Other Events:
- FamilySearch ID: MJ5S-N37
Orlando married Martha MACON. Martha was born in 1687 in New Kent, Virginia, British Colonial America; died on 4 May 1716 in Williamsburg, York, Virginia, British Colonial America; was buried in May 1716 in Bruton Parish Episcopal Church Cemetery, Williamsburg, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 7. | Martha MACON was born in 1687 in New Kent, Virginia, British Colonial America; died on 4 May 1716 in Williamsburg, York, Virginia, British Colonial America; was buried in May 1716 in Bruton Parish Episcopal Church Cemetery, Williamsburg, Virginia. Other Events:
- FamilySearch ID: L5K9-BFL
Children:
- 3. Frances Orlando JONES was born on 6 Aug 1710 in New Kent, Virginia, British Colonial America; was christened on 6 Aug 1710 in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent, Virginia, British Colonial America; died on 9 Apr 1785 in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia; was buried in Putneys Mill, New Kent, Virginia.
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