Mary Ann Fontaine Maury a daughter of James Fontaine, MaryAnn Fontaine, married Matthew Maury, in Ireland, on the 20th of October, 1716. She had been born in England, in 1690. He was of Castlemoron-sur-lot, Agenoise, Gasçogne, France. He had lived in Dublin about two years, having come hither as a refugee, on account of his religion. He was not a minister, as some have supposed; he was "a very honest man, a good economist, but without property." There is no doubt of his having been well educated, as we shall show when we come to speak of his sons. His wife (who lived until she was sixty-five) was a girl of fourteen when she had to assist her father in defending his home against the French privateers; and, after the family came to Virginia, although the public wars with the Indians had ceased, yet the frontiers were frequently visited by their incursions, and fire, and sword, and perpetual alarms, surrounded them all the latter days of her life. The effect was to form one of the most perfect characters in the whole list of men and women belonging to her descendants (who have never been wanting in nerve or intellect). Matthew Maury and his wife came to Virginia in 1719, and settled in King William county, on the Pamunkey. They had three children--James, Mary and Abraham.
Mary Ann Fontaine, born April 12, 1690 in Taunton, Somerset, England; died December 30, 1755 in Charles City Co., Virginia; married Matthew Strother Maury October 20, 1716 in Dublin, Ireland. He died 1752 in King William, Virginia.
Matthew was from Castlemoron-sur-Lot, Agenoise, Gasçogne. In 1717 he sailed for Virginia with a shipment of trade goods, arriving there in March of 1718. After taking a portion of the land which John had purchased, he made preparations for the construction of a small house and returned to Dublin for his wife. They sailed back to America in September, 1719 and settled at "Hickory Hill" near West Point. Mary Ann married to Matthew Maury in Dublin, Ireland in 1716, ancestors of Matthew Fontaine Maury the noted scientist. Emigrated to Virginia in 1728.
"Emmett W Fontaine, The Descendants of Jean de la Fontaine-"
Mary Ann Fontaine, born April 12, 1690 in Taunton, Somerset, England; died December 30, 1755 in Charles City Co., Virginia; married Matthew Strother Maury October 20, 1716 in Dublin, Ireland. He died 1752 in King William, Virginia.
Matthew was from Castlemoron-sur-Lot, Agenoise, Gasçogne. In 1717 he sailed for Virginia with a shipment of trade goods, arriving there in March of 1718. After taking a portion of the land which John had purchased, he made preparations for the construction of a small house and returned to Dublin for his wife. They sailed back to America in September, 1719 and settled at "Hickory Hill" near West Point. Mary Ann married to Matthew Maury in Dublin, Ireland in 1716, ancestors of Matthew Fontaine Maury the noted scientist. Emigrated to Virginia in 1728.
"Emmett W Fontaine, The Descendants of Jean de la Fontaine-"
Mary Ann Fontaine Maury a daughter of James Fontaine, MaryAnn Fontaine, married Matthew Maury, in Ireland, on the 20th of October, 1716. She had been born in England, in 1690. He was of Castlemoron-sur-lot, Agenoise, Gasçogne, France. He had lived in Dublin about two years, having come hither as a refugee, on account of his religion. He was not a minister, as some have supposed; he was "a very honest man, a good economist, but without property." There is no doubt of his having been well educated, as we shall show when we come to speak of his sons. His wife (who lived until she was sixty-five) was a girl of fourteen when she had to assist her father in defending his home against the French privateers; and, after the family came to Virginia, although the public wars with the Indians had ceased, yet the frontiers were frequently visited by their incursions, and fire, and sword, and perpetual alarms, surrounded them all the latter days of her life. The effect was to form one of the most perfect characters in the whole list of men and women belonging to her descendants (who have never been wanting in nerve or intellect). Matthew Maury and his wife came to Virginia in 1719, and settled in King William county, on the Pamunkey. They had three children--James, Mary and Abraham.
Mary Ann Fontaine, born April 12, 1690 in Taunton, Somerset, England; died December 30, 1755 in Charles City Co., Virginia; married Matthew Strother Maury October 20, 1716 in Dublin, Ireland. He died 1752 in King William, Virginia.
Matthew was from Castlemoron-sur-Lot, Agenoise, Gasçogne. In 1717 he sailed for Virginia with a shipment of trade goods, arriving there in March of 1718. After taking a portion of the land which John had purchased, he made preparations for the construction of a small house and returned to Dublin for his wife. They sailed back to America in September, 1719 and settled at "Hickory Hill" near West Point. Mary Ann married to Matthew Maury in Dublin, Ireland in 1716, ancestors of Matthew Fontaine Maury the noted scientist. Emigrated to Virginia in 1728.
"Emmett W Fontaine, The Descendants of Jean de la Fontaine-"
Mary Ann Fontaine, born April 12, 1690 in Taunton, Somerset, England; died December 30, 1755 in Charles City Co., Virginia; married Matthew Strother Maury October 20, 1716 in Dublin, Ireland. He died 1752 in King William, Virginia.
Matthew was from Castlemoron-sur-Lot, Agenoise, Gasçogne. In 1717 he sailed for Virginia with a shipment of trade goods, arriving there in March of 1718. After taking a portion of the land which John had purchased, he made preparations for the construction of a small house and returned to Dublin for his wife. They sailed back to America in September, 1719 and settled at "Hickory Hill" near West Point. Mary Ann married to Matthew Maury in Dublin, Ireland in 1716, ancestors of Matthew Fontaine Maury the noted scientist. Emigrated to Virginia in 1728.
"Emmett W Fontaine, The Descendants of Jean de la Fontaine-"
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