She was the youngest daughter of Daniel James Burford Jr. (1714-1787) and his wife Mary Taylor (1715-1758). The family was originally from King William County, Virginia, but they had moved to Louisa County, around 1748, which was where Mary was born.
In 1757, they left Louisa County and migrated to Amherst County, Virginia. Mary's mother died, the year after they arrived, and so her father and her older siblings raised her.
When she was 15 years old, in 1768, she married James John Floyd, who was known as "Jack." He was born in 1750, near the Pedlar River, in Amherst County, the son of Col. William Floyd and Abigail Davis.
In 1769, Mary gave birth to a little girl, but Mary died during childbirth. Members of her family were so upset about her death that the child was later named "Mourning," because everyone was in such a deep mourning.
However, the child's father, Jack Floyd, abandoned her and left the area. Mary's father, Daniel Burford, raised her. By that time, his wife was dead, and he was getting elderly, and so this must have difficult for him. Some of his children, who were all then adults, also helped raise the little girl.
Two years later, Jack suddenly showed up. He actually had an affair with the older sister of his dead wife, who was Virginia. She got pregnant and had his son. She named him John Floyd (born October 24, 1771). And once again, Jack simply abandoned his own child and left the area.
He later married Jane Buchanan, in 1778, and then they moved to Kentucky. They had three sons. But Jack was shot by some Indians, in 1783.
***Mary's daughter Mourning was a half-sister to her sister Virginia's son John. And both Mourning and John were half-siblings to the three children that Jack Floyd had with Jane Buchanan. Furthermore, since Mourning and John married two people who were brother and sister (John Stewart and Nancy Stewart), that means that their children were double first cousins.
In 1757, they left Louisa County and migrated to Amherst County, Virginia. Mary's mother died, the year after they arrived, and so her father and her older siblings raised her.
When she was 15 years old, in 1768, she married James John Floyd, who was known as "Jack." He was born in 1750, near the Pedlar River, in Amherst County, the son of Col. William Floyd and Abigail Davis.
In 1769, Mary gave birth to a little girl, but Mary died during childbirth. Members of her family were so upset about her death that the child was later named "Mourning," because everyone was in such a deep mourning.
However, the child's father, Jack Floyd, abandoned her and left the area. Mary's father, Daniel Burford, raised her. By that time, his wife was dead, and he was getting elderly, and so this must have difficult for him. Some of his children, who were all then adults, also helped raise the little girl.
Two years later, Jack suddenly showed up. He actually had an affair with the older sister of his dead wife, who was Virginia. She got pregnant and had his son. She named him John Floyd (born October 24, 1771). And once again, Jack simply abandoned his own child and left the area.
He later married Jane Buchanan, in 1778, and then they moved to Kentucky. They had three sons. But Jack was shot by some Indians, in 1783.
***Mary's daughter Mourning was a half-sister to her sister Virginia's son John. And both Mourning and John were half-siblings to the three children that Jack Floyd had with Jane Buchanan. Furthermore, since Mourning and John married two people who were brother and sister (John Stewart and Nancy Stewart), that means that their children were double first cousins.
She was the youngest daughter of Daniel James Burford Jr. (1714-1787) and his wife Mary Taylor (1715-1758). The family was originally from King William County, Virginia, but they had moved to Louisa County, around 1748, which was where Mary was born.
In 1757, they left Louisa County and migrated to Amherst County, Virginia. Mary's mother died, the year after they arrived, and so her father and her older siblings raised her.
When she was 15 years old, in 1768, she married James John Floyd, who was known as "Jack." He was born in 1750, near the Pedlar River, in Amherst County, the son of Col. William Floyd and Abigail Davis.
In 1769, Mary gave birth to a little girl, but Mary died during childbirth. Members of her family were so upset about her death that the child was later named "Mourning," because everyone was in such a deep mourning.
However, the child's father, Jack Floyd, abandoned her and left the area. Mary's father, Daniel Burford, raised her. By that time, his wife was dead, and he was getting elderly, and so this must have difficult for him. Some of his children, who were all then adults, also helped raise the little girl.
Two years later, Jack suddenly showed up. He actually had an affair with the older sister of his dead wife, who was Virginia. She got pregnant and had his son. She named him John Floyd (born October 24, 1771). And once again, Jack simply abandoned his own child and left the area.
He later married Jane Buchanan, in 1778, and then they moved to Kentucky. They had three sons. But Jack was shot by some Indians, in 1783.
***Mary's daughter Mourning was a half-sister to her sister Virginia's son John. And both Mourning and John were half-siblings to the three children that Jack Floyd had with Jane Buchanan. Furthermore, since Mourning and John married two people who were brother and sister (John Stewart and Nancy Stewart), that means that their children were double first cousins.
In 1757, they left Louisa County and migrated to Amherst County, Virginia. Mary's mother died, the year after they arrived, and so her father and her older siblings raised her.
When she was 15 years old, in 1768, she married James John Floyd, who was known as "Jack." He was born in 1750, near the Pedlar River, in Amherst County, the son of Col. William Floyd and Abigail Davis.
In 1769, Mary gave birth to a little girl, but Mary died during childbirth. Members of her family were so upset about her death that the child was later named "Mourning," because everyone was in such a deep mourning.
However, the child's father, Jack Floyd, abandoned her and left the area. Mary's father, Daniel Burford, raised her. By that time, his wife was dead, and he was getting elderly, and so this must have difficult for him. Some of his children, who were all then adults, also helped raise the little girl.
Two years later, Jack suddenly showed up. He actually had an affair with the older sister of his dead wife, who was Virginia. She got pregnant and had his son. She named him John Floyd (born October 24, 1771). And once again, Jack simply abandoned his own child and left the area.
He later married Jane Buchanan, in 1778, and then they moved to Kentucky. They had three sons. But Jack was shot by some Indians, in 1783.
***Mary's daughter Mourning was a half-sister to her sister Virginia's son John. And both Mourning and John were half-siblings to the three children that Jack Floyd had with Jane Buchanan. Furthermore, since Mourning and John married two people who were brother and sister (John Stewart and Nancy Stewart), that means that their children were double first cousins.
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