Mary Thornton (c1743-1802)(dsp) married (1) LTC William Champe (c1739-84), and (2) in 1787, in Culpeper County, Va., Capt. Churchill Jones (1748-1822). At the battle of Cowpens, Capt. Jones commanded one-third of William Washington's small band of cavalry. In this role, he contributed significantly to Daniel Morgan's decisive victory on January 17, 1781, often cited as the turning point in the American Revolution. Later Jones was an original member of the Society of the Cincinnati. He lived at "Chatham," Stafford County, Va.
For references, see Dr. Justin M. Glenn, The Washingtons, A Family History, Volume One, Seven Generations of the Presidential Branch (Savas Beatie, El Dorado Hills, Ca. 2014), I: 36; James Houston Barr III, Lt. Colonel Nathaniel Pope, c1610-1660, of Virginia, Ancestor of Washington, Governors and Legislators, History of His Descendants (Louisville, Ky. 2018), 28.
Mary Thornton (c1743-1802)(dsp) married (1) LTC William Champe (c1739-84), and (2) in 1787, in Culpeper County, Va., Capt. Churchill Jones (1748-1822). At the battle of Cowpens, Capt. Jones commanded one-third of William Washington's small band of cavalry. In this role, he contributed significantly to Daniel Morgan's decisive victory on January 17, 1781, often cited as the turning point in the American Revolution. Later Jones was an original member of the Society of the Cincinnati. He lived at "Chatham," Stafford County, Va.
For references, see Dr. Justin M. Glenn, The Washingtons, A Family History, Volume One, Seven Generations of the Presidential Branch (Savas Beatie, El Dorado Hills, Ca. 2014), I: 36; James Houston Barr III, Lt. Colonel Nathaniel Pope, c1610-1660, of Virginia, Ancestor of Washington, Governors and Legislators, History of His Descendants (Louisville, Ky. 2018), 28.
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