Mary was killed by a team of runaway oxen which she tried to stop and drive into .the barnyard gate on December 4, 1829. She is buried in the Guyandotte Cemetery near Charleston, West Virginia, where she had gone to make her home with her son, Isaac Handley, after her husband's death. John and Mary had twelve children. They were; a. William Handley, born in 1769, married Mary Margaret Henderson on November 10, 1788 in Monroe County, West Virginia by Reverend John McCue. b. John Handley Jr,born in 1770, married Precious Gutherie Elder on May 13, 1794 in Monroe County, West Virginia. c. Margaret Handley, born in 1772, married Samuel Clark on March 20, 1786, died in 1857. d. Alexander Handley, born in 1774, married first, Anna Reynolds, married Harriet Fauls Burk on May 22, 1822 in Monroe County, West Virginia. Alexander died in Lafayette County, Missouri in July 1848. Harriet returned to Union West Virginia and died there on November 26, 1860. She is buried in Lewisburg, West Virginia. e. Samuel Handley, born 1776, married Sarah Walker Harman on April 10, 1797 in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, died in 1851. f. James Handley, born in 1778, married Mary Burke on December 10, 1812, died October 29, 1840. g. Archibald Handley, born in 1780, married Susan Kincaid on October 14, 1801, died in 1858. h. Nancy Handley, born in 1782, married Thomas Akins on April 4, 1805 in Monroe County, West Virginia. i. Sarah Handley, born in 1784, married Humphrey Keyes in 1803, died May 29, 1846 near Manhattan, Kansas while enroute to California with the Reed and Donner Party. j. Elizabeth Handley, born in 1786, married Andrew Woods Walker on January 10, 1804, died November 15, 1861. k. Isaac Handley, born November 4, 1788, married Kate Wylie in 1809, died April 11, 1877 in Kanawha County, West Virginia. l. Walker Handley. 2. Nancy Handley. Nancy was captured by Indians and held five years and was not normal after her release. 3. Samuel Handley, born September 17, 1751, on the Staunton River, Botetourt County, Virginia. A short time after his birth, his family moved to Greenbrier County, where he spent his boyhood. His father, William Handley died in 1756, when Samuel was five years old. In 1764, there was an outbreak of Indian hostilities and Samuel enlisted in in a unit commanded by Colonel William Fleming. They proceed to a site at the junction of the Ohio River and the Kanawha River, where the Indians entrapped them. The only alternative was to fight their way out. Samuel got his first taste of battle. The battle lasted eight hours and finally the Indians gave way in confusion, leaving about 400 of their warriors dead. The loss for the settlers was 75 killed and 240 wounded. All of the officers of the unit were killed. After the battle, Samuel returned to farming and going to school. Samuel married first, Mary Adams, daughter of John and Agnes Adams. Mary died