Captain Alexander Doniphan

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Plymouth, Devonshire, England

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Other researchers show daughter of Alexander Doniphant and Amy Unknown, shown to be Partridge, as Amy Doniphant who married Mr. Kelly. But since Amy isn't mentioned in the abstract of his will, you chose Anne who is mentioned but she is the one who probably married Mr. Giles and may be the daughter of his last wife Susannah Unknown. This stuff can be sooooo confusing.

Captain Alexander Doniphan, born about 1653, died 1717, appears prominently on the records of Westmoreland and Richmond Counties, Virginia and also on the Maryland records. He was a merchant and considerable landholder. There is a power of attorney dated 29 July 1671 from Thomas Yeabsley of Plymount, County of Devon, merchant, to Alexander Doniphan of Plymouth aforesaid, merchant, to collect certain debts due said Yeabsley by Robert Slye of Maryland (Maryland Archives, Vol. LX, pgs. 491-492). He also appears as "Alexander Doniphan, merchant in Virginia" in the Westmoreland County, Virginia, records 1671-1675 and they too indicate that Captain Doniphan was a merchant in Plymouth, Devonshire, England, before he established himself in Virginia when he was about 18 years of age; married first before 1677, Amy Unknown, by whom he seems to have had issue one son Alexander Doniphan, Jr.; married secondly before 1692, Margaret Mott, second daughter of George Mott, Gentleman of Rappahannock County, a wealthy land owner, by whom he had several children. He seems to have experienced matrimonial dissatisfaction with his third wife Susanna per the terms of his will. He was captain of a troop of horse in Richmond County in 1705; will was written 20 September 1716, proved Richmond County court on 6 February 1716/17
Child of Alexander Doniphan and Amy Unknown
1. Alexander Doniphan, Jr. married Elizabeth Unknown, widow Barnard; married second Sarah Sallis
Children of Alexander Doniphan and Margaret Mott
2. Robert Doniphan married Mary Wilton
3. Mott Doniphan married Rosannah Anderson
4. Margaret Doniphan
5. Elizabeth Doniphan married Stephen Hansford
6. Anne Doniphan is named in abstract of father's will but not on the list of children. (thought to be daughter of third wife Susanna Unknown
Copies of Extant Wills from Counties whose Records have been destroyed by George Harrison Sanford King, Fredeicksburg, Virginia, published in Genealogies of Virginia Families from Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Volume IV, page 718
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May 3, 1693 - Deed of Alexander Doniphan and Margaret, his wife, co-heir with Elizabeth, Ann and Ellen, daughters of George Mott, of the county of Rappahannock (now Richmond) gent, to William Colston. Abstracts from Records of Richmond County, Virginia; William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. 17, No. 2. (Oct., 1908), pp. 73-85.
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Doniphan, Alexander (Capat). 20 Sept., 1716 - 6 Feb., 1716. Son Alexander Doniphan a
Dymond ring, son Mott Doniphan; daughter Margaret, daughter Elizabeth; wife Susannah, daughter
Anne, grandson Giles Travers. Executor son Robert Doniphan to give Mrs. Mary Bellfield a
ring of 12 s price. Abstracts from Records of Richmond County, VA: Will Book No. 3; Wm. and Mary Qrtly., Vol.17-3
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Posted By: Charlene Reeds Ebeling
Subject: Re: Alexander Doniphan & Margaret Mott
Post Date: July 31, 2004 at 11:21:55
Message URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/doniphan/messages/39.html
Forum: Doniphan Family Genealogy Forum
Forum URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/doniphan/

I am a descendant of Margaret MOTT's sister Eleanor "Ellen" m. Richard SHIPPEY/SHEPPEY

Will abstract
Doniphan, Alexander (Capat). 20 Sept., 1716 - 6 Feb., 1716. Son Alexander Doniphan a
Dymond ring, son Mott Doniphan; daughter Margaret, daughter Elizabeth; wife Susannah, daughter
Anne, grandson Giles Travers. Executor son Robert Doniphan to give Mrs. Mary Bellfield a
ring of 12 s price.

Will of Alexander DONIPHAN Richmond County Virginia Wills and Inventories
1709-1717
Page 297 - Alexander DONIPHAN, WILL; 20 Sep 1716, 6 Feb 1716/1717.
Son Alexander 250 acres in the fork of Rappahannock bought of George Jones
deceased, Stephen Boweing the other 180 acres of land joining the aore said
tract:
son Mott 180 acres out of a tract bought of Joshua DAVIS being 330 acres
lying back of my river land; if he has no heirs to go to grandson. Giles
Travers;
son Robert;
daughter Margaret 70 acres. bought of Joshua Davis;
daughter Elizabeth remainder of 80 acres and her mother's wedding ring;
wife Susannah, having kept her estate apart and taken it to herself and
desiring nothing of mine...;
daughter Ann;
ex to give Mrs Mary BELFIELD a ring of 12 shillings price;
ex: son Robert;
wits: Peter LOWD, Elias POWELL, Robert FASSAKER.
(Alexander Doniphan married his second wife Margaret MOTT, by Nov 1691; she
died prior to Mar 1709. MRC, page 57.)

He referred to his grandson Giles TRAVERS. This would most likely be Giles TRAVERS, son of Anne DONIPHAN b. c. 1709 m. Gyles TRAVERS
Anne was the daughter of Susanna (?) DONIPHAN m. aft 1709 as his 3rd wife--Alexander DONIPHAN
UNLESS--Margaret MOTT who died 1709 dies in childbirth.

BUT...notice that in his will he listed his children by Margaret, then his wife Susanna, then his daughter Anne--separate from the other children.

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Captain Alexander Doniphan

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