A line of descent from Davis Battle (1775-1824) and Margaret Bunn-Lamon (1805-1838)

DAVIS BATTLE; b. 3 Jul 1775, Edgecomb County, North Carolina; d. 25 Sep 1824, Alabama.

m. on May 8, 1805, Margaret BUNN (LAMON); b. 12 Feb 1774, Edgecomb County, North Carolina; d. 22 Aug 1838.
Davis and Margaret Battle had 4 children:
- JOSIAH DAVIS BATTLE; b. 18 Sep 1811, North Carolina; d. 2 Jan 1864, Madison Co, AL.
  - m. on Dec 20. 1837, Mary Elizabeth MCCRARY; b. 23 Jan 1817; Mary Elizabeth McCrary is related to President George Washington, see below.
  - Josiah Davis and Mary Elizabeth Battle had 8 children:
    - EMMA JANE BATTLE; b. 17 Aug 1840, Meridianville, Madison County,AL; d. 7 Jun 1882, Lawrence County, AL.
      - m. on May 31, 1860, MANOAH BOSTICK HAMPTON II (C.S.A.); b. 16 Apr, 1835, Leighton, Colbert County,AL; d. 2 Mar 1915, Leighton, AL.
      - Emma Jane and Manoah Bostick Hampton had 7 children:
        
        Cynthia Mitchell HAMPTON; b. 12 May 1861, Huntsville,AL; d. 5 May 1937, Pasadena, Los Angeles, CA.
        
        m. on Oct 30, 1907, Arthur Wallace SIAS; b. 7 Jun 1855; d. 2 Aug 1928, California.
        
        MARY ELIZABETH "Lilie" HAMPTON; b. 6 Sep 1863, Leighton, AL; d. 24 Jun 1925, Nashville,TN.
        
        m. on Aug 11, 1885, WALTER FLAVIS MCCLURE (Sr.); b. 1 Mar 1856, Cornersville,TN; d. 24 Jul 1915, Birmingham,AL.
        Mary Elizabeth and Walter Flavis McClure (Sr.) had 6 children:
        
        Mary Battle MCCLURE; b. 30 Aug 1886; d. 1979, Birmingham, AL.
        
        m. on Jun 8, 1910, William Watson WALKER; b. 28 Apr 1882, Clay County, AL; d. 1943, Birmingham, AL.
        
        William Hampton MCCLURE; b. 22 Jul 1889, Lewisburg,TN; d. 1959,Birmingham, AL.
        
        m. on Nov 29, 1911, Mary BRYAN; b. 1889; d.1969, Birmingham, AL.
        
        Walter F. MCCLURE Jr.; b. 3 Nov 1892, West Point, TN; d. 1981; Birmingham, AL.
        
        m. Bessie WILSON; b.14 Mar 1898, Warrington, England; d.1990, Louisiana.
        
        Robert P. MCCLURE; b. 29 Oct 1894, Lewisburg,TN; d. 16 Jun 1955, Birmingham, AL.
        
        m. on Jun 12, 1920, Helen Virginia JACKSON; b. 20 Jun 1899, Georgia; d. 25 May 1974, Birmingham, AL.
        Robert P. and Helen Virginia Jackson McClure had two children:
        
        Jeanne McClure (1921-1999)
        
        m. Samuel H. Sanders, Jr. (1915-1993) and had two children:
        
        Samuel H. Sanders III
        Virginia Elizabeth Sanders; b. 1952; see reference below.
        
        Robert McClure (1923-1962)
        
        Lilie MCCLURE; b. 9 Mar 1898, Lewisburg, TN; d. 1986, Nashville, TN.
        
        m. on Mar 14, 1929, Campbell Gentry MILES (Sr.); b. 12 Dec, 1878; d. 29 Apr 1960.
        
        Sue Chilton MCCLURE; b. 5 Feb 1904, Lewisburg,TN; d. 1987, Birmingham, AL.
        
        m1. Lamar ALDRIDGE; b. 16 Aug 1894, Catherine, AL; d. 1939.
        m2. Robins Pharr ALDRIDGE
        
        Dr. Thomas McCrary HAMPTON; b. 9 Jun 1865.
        
        m. Ann CAMERON.
        
        Emma HAMPTON; b.14 Jul 1869, Alabama.
        
        m. James T. WOOD; b.1865, Illinois; d. Mar 1935.
        Emma and James Wood had 2 children:
        
        James T. WOOD, Jr.
        
        m. Unknown
        
        Mary J. WOOD; b. 1894, Montana.
        
        m. C. A. LINN; b. Minnesota.
        
        Matilda Parberry HAMPTON; b. 26 Jul 1873; d .30 Jan 1953, Helena, Montana.
        
        m. Gideon Kennedy SPENCER; buried in Montana.
        Matilda and Manoah Hampton had 2 children:
        
        Matilda SPENCER; b. c1909.
        
        m. on Dec 27, 1930, Milton V. RITTER.
        
        Louise SPENCER; b. 1903; d. 1912.
        
        Manoah Bostick HAMPTON III; b. 14 Aug 1877, Alabama; d.1 Dec 1957, Los Angeles, CA.
        
        m. on Nov 16, 1911; Eva HARTFIELD.
        
        Brock Chilton HAMPTON; b. 15 Sep 1880; d. Probably Washington,DC.
        
        m. Anna ___?
        Brock and Anna Hampton had one child:
        
        Jane Elizabeth HAMPTON; b.13 Jan 1921, Washington,D.C.
        
        m. Jerry COLLINS
    - Margaret Elizabeth BATTLE; b. c1839.
      - m. ___? HORTON.
    - Jacob William BATTLE; b.c1842;
      - m. Katie ROBINSON.
    - Mary Thomas BATTLE;b. 21 Feb 1844; d. May 1884).
      - m. on Jun 8, 1868, Dr. John Placibo HAMPTON; b. 22 Jan 1825, Lawrence County,AL; d. 8 Jun 1907-Madison Co,AL.
    - Lucinda Battle BATTLE;b. 20 Aug 1846; d.18 Oct 1850
    - Eliza McCrary BATTLE; b. c1849.
      - m. Dr. TOLLIVER.
    - Cullen Wright BATTLE; b. 23 Jul 1854; d. 23 Aug 1854.
    - Josiah Davis BATTLE II; b.10 Apr 1858; d. 30 Apr 1882.
- William Davis BATTLE; b.9 Apr 1806.
- Jacob E. BATTLE; b.15 May 1808.
- Joseph John BATTLE; b.28 Oct 1809
Relationship between Mary Elizabeth McCrary and President George Washington
Mary Elizabeth was a second cousin, 4 times removed from George Washington. Their common ancestor was Col. John Washington of Westmoreland County, VA.
Col. John Washington (great-grandfather of George Washington), married Anne Pope and had at least one daughter (Anne) and one son (Lawrence):
- Anne Washington; b. sep 1659, Westmoreland County, VA; d. Mar 1697, Great House Point, Wesmoreland County, VA; m. in 1662, Maj. Francis Wright; b. 1656/60, Coan, Northumberland County, VA; d. jun 17, 1713, Westmoreland County, VA.
  - Anne Washington and Maj. Francis Wright had a son:
  - Maj. John Wright; b Feb 25, 1685/87, Westmoreland County, VA; d. 1739, Prince William County, VA.
  - m. Dorothy ___?, and had a son:
    - Capt./Judge John Wright II; who married Elizabeth Bronaugh and had a son:
      - Capt. John Wright, III; who married Ann Williams, and had a son:
        
        Capt. Daniel Wright; who married Nancy Young, and had a daughter:
        
        Elizabeth "Betsy" Wright; who married Maj. Thomas McCrary, and had a daughter:
        
        Mary Elizabeth McCrary; who married Josiah Davis Battle, see above.
- Lawrence Washington (Grandfather of President George Washington); b. Sep 1659, Mattox Creek, Westmoreland County, VA; d. Feb 1698, same place; m. Mildred Warner; b. c1671, Warner Hall, Gloucester County, VA; d. Mar 26, 1701, Whitehaven, Cumberland, England.
  - Lawrence and Mildred Washington had a son:
  - Augustine Washington (father of George Washington); b. 1694, Mattox Creek, Westmoreland County, VA; d. Apr 12, 1743, Ferry Farm, King George County, VA.
    - m. on Mar 6, 1730 Mary Ball; b.1708, Lancaster, VA; d. Feb 25, 1789, Fredericksburg, VA.
    - Augustine and Mary Ball Washington had a son:
      - George Washington, first president of the United States of America.
Reference
- The data on this page has been provided by: Virginia Elizabeth (Sanders) Mylius of Birmingham, AL.
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A line of descent from Davis Battle (1775-1824) and Margaret Bunn-Lamon (1805-1838)

Relationship between Mary Elizabeth McCrary and President George Washington

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