Margaret Widney was born in Northren Ireland, the daughter of James Widney and Mary Wilson. Both of her parents died when she was young. She met William Williams and married him in 1779 in Ireland. They had three children that died, including one son who died on board the ship when they emigrated from Dongegal, Ireland to Pennsylvania in 1784. My ancestor, Samuel Williams was the first of four children to survive. Life was hard and when Margaret got pregnant again, William left her at her brother's to fend for herself and took Samuel with him. She was a brave woman...a very strong Christian and worked extremely hard to raise her children, working day and night and finally making herself a comfortbable cabin and home and living. She had been a believer in the Methodist faith as early as in Ireland and continued with this faith. Then her husband came for her and her brother convinced her to go with her husband. They went to a filthy room in a very small place in what is now West Virginia. After a couple of years, William decided to go to Chillicothe. She went, traveling up river by a home made sort of barge/boat. When she died, the doctors said there was no physical reason why...perhaps she just gave up but she retained her faith until the end, looking forward to seeing her family and friends. Her son, Samuel wrote her biography in much better detail and it was published by the Ross Co., Historical Society in a booklet as part of an example of what early pioneer women went through to emigrate and settle the frontier.
Margaret Widney was born in Northren Ireland, the daughter of James Widney and Mary Wilson. Both of her parents died when she was young. She met William Williams and married him in 1779 in Ireland. They had three children that died, including one son who died on board the ship when they emigrated from Dongegal, Ireland to Pennsylvania in 1784. My ancestor, Samuel Williams was the first of four children to survive. Life was hard and when Margaret got pregnant again, William left her at her brother's to fend for herself and took Samuel with him. She was a brave woman...a very strong Christian and worked extremely hard to raise her children, working day and night and finally making herself a comfortbable cabin and home and living. She had been a believer in the Methodist faith as early as in Ireland and continued with this faith. Then her husband came for her and her brother convinced her to go with her husband. They went to a filthy room in a very small place in what is now West Virginia. After a couple of years, William decided to go to Chillicothe. She went, traveling up river by a home made sort of barge/boat. When she died, the doctors said there was no physical reason why...perhaps she just gave up but she retained her faith until the end, looking forward to seeing her family and friends. Her son, Samuel wrote her biography in much better detail and it was published by the Ross Co., Historical Society in a booklet as part of an example of what early pioneer women went through to emigrate and settle the frontier.
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