John DE ATHY (Before 1427 - After 1444)
( Athey - Athy - Athee )
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Mary Ann BRANT (1860-1943)
John DE ATHY (Before 1427 - After 1444) Birth: Before 1427 - Galway, County Galway, Connacht Province, Ireland Death: After 1444 - Galway, County Galway, Connacht Province, Ireland It is believed that the Athey family dates back to Gerard de Athee (G�rard D�Ath�e), military leader and knight for Richard the Lionhearted, King of England. He was possibly born in or at least took his name from a location known as Athee (Ath�e-sur-Cher) near Tours and the Cher River in France, thus Gerard of Athee. He subsequently served King John in France as commander of Loches Castle, one of the last strongholds to resist Philip Augustus in Normandy. He was captured but was so valued by King John that he was ransomed back to England and he and his kinsmen were granted estates. When the Magna Carta was signed by King John in 1215, Gerard and his kinsmen, including his son, Engelard of Cigogne, were mentioned, albeit negatively, in paragraph 50 where it indicates that they would be removed from their offices and hold no further offices in England. Engelard of Cigogne is believed to have subsequently adopted the surname Athee which evolved into Athy and eventually Athey. He or his descendants migrated to Ireland where they became one of the great merchant families (tribes) of Galway. One of the eventual descendants was John DE ATHY born sometime before 1427 in Galway. Line of Descent Following John DE ATHY (Before 1427 - After 1444) (All Born in Galway, County Galway, Connacht Province, Ireland): Walter ATHY (1440-?) Richard ATHY (1485-?) John ATHY (1505-?) Walter ATHY (1550-?) John Athy (?-?) Walter ATHY (1585-?) -------------------------------------------------------------- Francis ATHY (1615-1666) Birth: 1615 - Galway, County Galway, Connacht Province, Ireland Death: 1666 - Oranmore, County Galway, Connacht Province, Ireland Spouse: Anne MARTYN Children: Susannah ATHY Walter ATHY * George ATHY (1642-1709) John ATHY -------------------------------------------------------------- George ATHY (1642-1709) Birth: 1642 - Galway, County Galway, Connacht Province, Ireland Death: March 7, 1709 (or 1710) - Prince Georges County, Maryland Father: Francis ATHY (1615-1666) Mother: Anne MARTYN Spouse: Ann MOOREWOOD (1645-1686?) b. 1645 d. Before 1686 in Nanjemy (now known as Nanjemoy) Charles County, Maryland Sometimes referred to as Ann MARTIN, but this may be due to confusion relative to Ann MARTYN, the mother of George ATHY. MARTIN is an alternate spelling of MARTYN, so George ATHY's first wife was probably Ann MOOREWOOD, not Ann MARTIN. Children: * John ATHY (ATHEY) (1675-1729) Elizabeth ATHY (ATHEY) George ATHY, being the second son of Francis ATHY, would not inherit anything. The family merchant business went to George's older brother, Walter ATHY, who, in 1666, moved into Oranmore Castle in County Galway, leasing it from the fith Earl of Claricarde. Walter ATHY's decesdants controlled Oranmore Castle until 1853. Faced, as indicated, by not inheriting anything, George ATHY, along with his younger brother, John ATHY, entered into the service of Thomas DENT of Maryland under a seven year indentured servitude arrangement. The indentured servitude began in 1661 or 1662 and George ATHY came to the colonies at that time. After his term of servitude, George ATHY bought land in Charles County, Maryland and became a tobacco planter. He married his first wife, Ann MOOREWOOD in 1670 and they had two children, John and Elizabeth, as indicated above. Following Ann's death, George ATHY, in approximately 1686, married his second wife, Sarah MARSH, born in 1666, and had two more children, Thomas and George, Jr. In 1696 George ATHY was named Captain of Foot for Piscattoway Parish in the Militia of Prince George's County, Maryland. At that time, he became known as "Captain George Athy" or "Captain George Athey", the name by which he is frequently referred. -------------------------------------------------------------- John ATHEY (1675-1729) Birth: 1675 (approx.) in Nanjemy, Charles County, Maryland Death: 1729 in Prince Georges County, Maryland Father: George ATHY (1642-1709) Mother: Ann MOOREWOOD (1645-1686?) Spouse: S. Margaret LEWIS (1692-1726) Daughter of Thomas Griffin LEWIS and Mary Catherine BLYZZARD Married: June 4, 1711 - St. John's Parish, Broad Creek, Prince Georges County, Maryland Children: John ATHEY Mary ATHEY Thomas P. ATHEY * George ATHEY (1721-1782) Anne ATHEY -------------------------------------------------------------- George ATHEY (1721-1782) Birth: August 8, 1721 - St. John's Parish, Prince Georges County, Maryland Death: 1782 Father: John ATHEY (1675-1729) Mother: S. Margaret LEWIS (1692-1726) Spouse: Ann YOUNG ( - ) Married: Approx. 1740 in Prince Georges County, Maryland Children: William A. ATHEY * Thomas ATHEY (1746-1826) -------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas ATHEY (1746-1826) Birth: Approx. 1746 - Prince Georges County, Maryland Death: September 18, 1826 - Hampshire County, Virginia (Now Mineral County, West Virginia) Father: George ATHEY (1721-1782) Mother: Ann YOUNG ( - ) Spouse: Elizabeth (Mother of Thomas, Jr.) in Approx. 1778. Second Wife Martha JAMES - Married July 16, 1810 Children of Thomas ATHEY and Elizabeth: * Thomas ATHEY, Jr. (1781-1831) Walter ATHEY -------------------------------------------------------------- Please Note: Some currently unresolvable discrepancies with regard to the Athey line have been made known to this webmaster. Consequently, the accuracy of the Athey line prior to Thomas Athey, Jr. (1781-1831) cannot presently be verified. It may or may not be exactly as herein depicted.-------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas ATHEY, Jr. (1781-1831) Birth: Approx. 1781 - Fairfax County, Virginia Death: Approx. 1831 - Martin, Hardy County, Virginia Father: Thomas ATHEY (1746-1826) Mother: Elizabeth ? Spouse: Mary McDEVITT ( - ) b. Approx. 1795 in Grant County, Virginia Children Included: * Mary Tabitha ATHEY (1826-1876) William N. Athey (1828-1914) Am(e)y Rushbrooke ATHEY Married Samuel G. TRACY Thomas C. ATHEY Father of Ann Rebecca ATHEY, Married Name McFERRAN -------------------------------------------------------------- Mary Tabitha ATHEY (1826-1876) Birth: 1826 - West Virginia Death: March 13, 1876 - Cumberland, Maryland Father: Thomas ATHEY, Jr. (1781-1831) Mother: Mary McDEVITT ( - ) Spouse: Levi Winans BRANT (1821-1886) b. 1821 - Oldtown, Maryland d. July 27, 1886 - Cumberland, Maryland Levi Winans BRANT was a coal merchant and railroad forman. Second wife was Mary PITZER - married after 1876. Married: December 27, 1851 - Cumberland, Maryland Children of Levi Winans BRANT and Mary Tabitha ATHEY included: * Mary Ann BRANT (1860-1943) George BRANT - b. approx. 1866 Fannie BRANT ( - ) Married A.S.W. HUFFMAN and resided in Columbus, Ohio -------------------------------------------------------------- Mary Ann BRANT (1860-1943)Also known as "Mollie" Birth: January 1860 - Cumberland, Maryland Death: 1943 - Mamaroneck, New York Father: Levi Winans BRANT (1821-1886) Mother: Mary Tabitha ATHEY (1826-1876) Spouse: John Lloyd THOMAS (1857-1925) Married: April 15, 1880 in Mamaroneck, New York For Marriage Details and Continuation of the Line of Mary Ann BRANT see: John Lloyd THOMAS (1857-1925)