In going through some of the Gordon material, I notice a note I had made about Ann (Conway Edmunds Chinn, in the journal of Col. James Gordon on 26 JAN 1761:* "Mrs Gordon departed this life last Friday night. I heard today [the 26th] that Col. Conway [her father] has given notice to have a jury on her before she is buried, for it is reported her husband was the occasion of her death by beating & abusing her. O Lord, how are the hearts of men corrupted when devoid of they grace! O, preserve us from the many & great evils that surround us, & make religion & virtue & increase among us." Ann Conway was the daughter of Edwin Conway III and his first wife, Ann Ball. Her first husband was Robert Edmunds whom she married in Lancaster in 1729. She married Thomas Chinn in 1752. Ann Conway and Thomas Chinn were first cousins through their mothers. He was the son of Rawleigh Chinn and Easter Ball--another tumultuous marriage. She was his second wife. *Journal of Col. James Gordon, of Lancaster County, VA", William & Mary Quarterly, Vol. XI, No. 4 (April 1903), 217. I do not know what became of the inquisition, but I'd like to find out! Craig

Ooops again. It was "Mrs. CHINN" who departed this life, her husband at the time being Thomas Chinn. Corrected below. On Sep 11, 2011, at 10:56 PM, Craig Kilby wrote: > In going through some of the Gordon material, I notice a note I had made about Ann (Conway Edmunds Chinn, in the journal of Col. James Gordon on 26 JAN 1761:* > > "Mrs CHINN departed this life last Friday night. I heard today [the 26th] that Col. Conway [her father] has given notice to have a jury on her before she is buried, for it is reported her husband was the occasion of her death by beating & abusing her. O Lord, how are the hearts of men corrupted when devoid of they grace! O, preserve us from the many & great evils that surround us, & make religion & virtue & increase among us." > > Ann Conway was the daughter of Edwin Conway III and his first wife, Ann Ball. Her first husband was Robert Edmunds whom she married in Lancaster in 1729. She married Thomas Chinn in 1752. > > Ann Conway and Thomas Chinn were first cousins through their mothers. He was the son of Rawleigh Chinn and Easter Ball--another tumultuous marriage. She was his second wife. > > *Journal of Col. James Gordon, of Lancaster County, VA", William & Mary Quarterly, Vol. XI, No. 4 (April 1903), 217. > > I do not know what became of the inquisition, but I'd like to find out! > > Craig > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >