Nancy Clark BOULDIN1
HAIRSTON.org ID#8718, b. 14 December 1793
Birth* | Nancy Clark BOULDIN was born on 14 December 1793.1 |
| She was the daughter of Thomas BOULDIN Jr. and Martha MOSELEY.2,1 |
Marriage* | Nancy Clark BOULDIN married Washington ROWLAND, son of John ROWLAND and Enus (surname unknown), on 26 August 1815 in Henry, Virginia.3 |
Divorce* | Nancy Clark BOULDIN and Washington ROWLAND were divorced on 5 January 1821. Nancy Rowland, fomerly Nancy Bouldin, petitioned for divorce stating that her husband Washington Rowland "took up with one of his slaves" and that in 1817 "Washington Rowland went off to some unknown part of the world, leaving the petitioner and her infant child entirely dependent on her aged father for support". The divorce was granted on 5 January 1821.4 |
Will | In Thomas BOULDIN Jr.'s will dated 27 March 1825 in Henry, Virginia, Nancy Clark BOULDIN was named as an heir; Mentions sons Green, Thomas, William. and daughters Polley Rowland, Patsey Moseby and "daughter Nancy C. Potter late Nancy C. Rowland". He also mentions Nancy's daughter Mary Ann Rowland "her first child daughter". He also mention his neighbor and friend Gen. John Dillard. - Henry County Will Book 3, p. 178. FSL 7645134-465.2 |
Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)
- [S3161] The Descendants of William Moseley 1605/1606 - 1655 of Norfolk, Va., Compiled by Leila Eldridge D'Aiutolo, Warren L. Forsythe, William S. Hubard, and Mary Carolyn Mitton, 2000.
- [S3810] Will of Thomas Bouldin, dated 27 March 1825, filed Henry County, Virginia 11 June 1827, page 178. FSL 7645134-465, unknown repository.
- [S3809] Register of Marriages Henry County Virginia 1778-1849, FSL 7578991, Family Search Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
- [S3808] Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates. Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Richmond: Commonwealth of Virginia, 1828. Pages 34 and 93., Hathi Trust Digital Library.