People
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Madden (Maddin), Mawbrey | In March 1774, Mawbrey Madden (Maddin), along with Peter Luke, both of Frederick County, Va., was paid the first of three installments for “25½ days Waggonage of Goods to Red-stone Settlement @ 12/. ... Read More | |||
Manley, Harrison | 1773 | Harrison Manley (d. 1773), was the son of John Manley (d. 1750) and Sarah Harrison Manley, and the brother of Penelope Manley French. Manley occasionally sold wheat to GW and used the services of GW' ... Read More | ||
Manley, Mary (Molly) | Mary (Molly) Manley was the daughter of Harrison Manley and Margert Barry Manley Sanford. | |||
Marshall, James | James Marshall had a tavern in Piscataway, Prince George's County, Maryland. This may be the same Mr. Marshall in GW's 1762 Cash Account (see Ledger A, 145). GW supplied Marshall with 1, ... Read More | |||
Massey, Lee | 1732 | 1814 | Lee Massey (1732–1814) practiced law in his early years, but in the latter 1760s he was chosen by the vestry of Truro Parish to be rector of the parish and sent to England for ordination. He retired ... Read More | |
McBride, Francis | GW made a survey on 3 Nov. 1749 for Francis McBride for 386¼ acres on the Lost River, the upper portion of the Cacapon River (Va., now W.Va.). GW made another survey in 1750 for 224 acres, also on ... Read More | |||
McCarty, Daniel | 1792 | Daniel McCarty (d. 1792), son of Daniel McCarty (d.1724), was a wealthy planter living at Mount Air on Accotink Creek in Fairfax County. He was married to Sinah Bell McCarty (d. 1798) with whom he ... Read More | ||
McCarty, Daniel (Pope's Creek) | 1795 | Daniel McCarty (d. 1795), son of Daniel McCarty (d. 1744), lived at Pope’s Creek in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He was a near neighbor of William Augustine Washington. | ||
McGachen, William | William McGachen (McGachin) was a sea captain with whom GW had dealings for a number of years. He was captain of the "convict Ship" Phoenix, which was owned by Stewart & Campbell of London. He ... Read More | |||
McKeaver, Rachel | Beginning in November 1767, Rachel McKeaver was in GW's employ at Mount Vernon as a housekeeper. She worked there for ten months and may have been a replacement for Sarah Harle who had left at ... Read More | |||
McWilliams, William | ||||
Mercer, James (d.1793) | c. 1735 | 1793 | James Mercer (ca.1735–1793) was the son of John Mercer (1704-1768) of Marlborough in Stafford County, Virginia, a brother of George and John Fenton Mercer, and the half brother of John Francis Mercer ... Read More | |
Mercer, John Francis | 1759 | 1821 | John Francis Mercer (1759-1821) was the son of John Mercer (1704-1768) of Marlborough in Stafford County, Virginia, and the half brother to George and James Mercer. He was commissioned a lieutenant ... Read More | |
Mitchell, Jeremiah | In early March 1760 GW made a contract with Jeremiah Mitchell, an independent artisan, to repair his deteriorating mill in the summer months when the stream ran dry. Due to heavy rains, repairs were ... Read More | |||
Monroe, Thomas | Thomas Monroe of Fairfax County, Va., owed GW 13 shillings, 9 pence in the fall of 1767 for weaving. Monroe got 16 yards of striped cotton. Monroe submitted a cash payment in the amount of 10 ... Read More | |||
Morgan, Abram (Abraham) | On 25 Dec. 1772, John Glascock, Jr., transferred his lease of the 100-acre lot no. 16 in Fauquier County, Va., to Abram Morgan, who paid GW £15 in back rent. In 1784 the tenancy was transferred to ... Read More | |||
Muschett, John | In 1769 GW gave John Muschett of Charles County, Md., 12 shillings and 6 pence for "a years Maryld Gazette" (Ledger A, 291; see also Ledger A, 212). | |||
Muse, Battaile | 1751 | 1803 | Battaile Muse (1751–1803) was the son of Col. George Muse (1720–1790) of Caroline County, Va., who served with GW in the Virginia Regiment during the Fort Necessity campaign, and Elizabeth Battaile ... Read More |