David James Motley^{[1, 2]}

1761 - 1826  (64 years)

• Name	David James Motley
  Birth	23 Nov 1761	, Amelia, Virginia, USA   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Mar 1826	, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA   [4]
  Person ID	I46	Master
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	Joseph Motley,   b. 1720, , Nottoway, Virginia, USA d. 15 Dec 1806, Danville, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Martha Ellington,   b. 1737, , Amelia, Virginia, USA d. 6 May 1780, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	1750
  Family ID	F73	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Pendleton,   b. 1765, , Culpeper, Virginia, USA d. Jun 1804, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (Age 39 years)
  Marriage	17 Aug 1785	, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA   [5]
  Children	+ 1. Joseph Motley,   b. 1786, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA d. 8 Oct 1839, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (Age 53 years)   2. Patsy Motley,   b. 1786, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA d. 8 Nov 1804, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (Age 18 years) + 3. James P Motley,   b. 1787, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA d. 1887, Aniston, Calhoun, Alabama, USA (Age 100 years)   4. Martha Motley,   b. 7 Feb 1791, , , Virginia, USA d. 24 Feb 1881, , Paulding, Georgia, USA (Age 90 years) + 5. John David Motley,   b. 1792, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA d. 15 Nov 1878, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (Age 86 years) + 6. David Dewey Pendleton Motley,   b. 22 Sep 1796, Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA d. 15 Nov 1878, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (Age 82 years) + 7. Daniel Motley,   b. 15 Sep 1798, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA d. Oct 1850, , Pike, Missouri, USA (Age 52 years) + 8. Samuel Clayton Motley,   b. 19 Dec 1800, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA d. 11 Apr 1884, , Lincoln, Missouri, USA (Age 83 years) + 9. William David Motley,   b. 18 Mar 1802, Motley, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA d. 23 Apr 1860, , Mercer, West Virginia, USA (Age 58 years)
  Family ID	F22	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2022

  
  

  Family 2	Jency Wright,   b. 1788, , , Virginia, USA d. 1877, , , Virginia, USA (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	29 Sep 1806	, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA   [6, 7]
  Children	1. Rashia Motley   2. Horatio Motley,   b. 1804, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA  [Father: Stepchild]   3. Heshua Motley,   b. 1806, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA  [Father: Stepchild] + 4. Elizabeth Motley,   b. 1808, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA d. 1 Oct 1865, , Carroll, Virginia, USA (Age 57 years)  [Father: Stepchild]   5. Henry Motley,   b. 1810, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: Stepchild]
  Family ID	F88	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Jun 2017

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 23 Nov 1761 - , Amelia, Virginia, USA Marriage - 17 Aug 1785 - , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Marriage - 29 Sep 1806 - , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Death - 20 Mar 1826 - , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Military Service: Revolutionary War - Co B, 38th Regiment Military Service, Amelia County, Virginia. (Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 2, p 368) Served in Howard's Continental line behind Picken's Militia and ahead of Washington's Cavalry along the Green River Road at the Battle of Cowpens. His uncle, David Ellington Jr, stated that the two of them were together in campaigns and that David was wounded in the leg at Guilford Courthouse. (The Patriots at Cowpens, by Bobby G. Moss) 1. Joseph Motley was born 1690 in Wales, Great Britain, and died 1767 in Amelia, Virginia. He married Elizabeth Forrest in Gloucester VA 1720, daughter of Abraham Forrest. She was born 1700 in Gloucester Co Virginia, and died Aft 1792 in Amelia Co Virginia. Children of Joseph Motley and Elizabeth Forrest are: 2 i. Abraham2 Motley, born 1720. 3 ii. Joseph Motley II, born 1723 in Gloucester Co Virginia;died 1806 in Pittsylvania, Virginia. 4 iii. Judith Motley, born 1728. 5 iv. Ann Motley, born 1732. 6 v. Mary Motley, born 1734. 7 vi. Joyce Motley, born 1736. 8 vii. Elise Motley, born 1739. 9 viii. Joel Motley, born 1742. 10 ix. Martha Motley, born 1745. 3. Joseph Motley II was born 1723 in Gloucester Co Virginia, and died 1806 in Pittsylvania, Virginia. He married (1)Elizabeth Irby. He married (2) Martha Ellington 1750, daughter of David Ellington and Martha Ellington. She was born 1730 in Amelia Co Virginia, and died 1777 in Amelia Co Virginia. David James Motley died intestate 1826. Two of his sons, Joseph and John, were appointed as adm. of David's estate. John gives a list of heirs in 1833 and then I hear nothing about him. John married Giddy Jones, d/o Elisha Jones in 1805. Elizabeth Pendleton born: 1765 in Culpeper County, Virginia died: 1804 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia Father: Phillip Pendleton Mother: Martha Aubrey Spouse: David James Motley Married: 17 August 1785 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia Children: 1. Joseph Motley (m. Mary Jones) 2. John Motley 3. Patsey Motley (m. Samuel Watson) 4. David D. Motley (m. Elizabeth Giddy Nichols) 5. Daniel Motley (m. Jane Shellhouse) 6. Samuel Clayton Motley (m. Susan Chattin) believe Susan and Sarah were sisters and the name Moxley was mistakenly entered instead of Motley. 7. William David Motley (m. Sarah W. Chattin) 8. James Coleman Motley David Motly (Motley) is mentioned in David Ellington's Revolutionary War Pension as his cousin, enlisting at same time and place as Ellington, and wounded in the leg at Battle of Guilford. Content Source:The National Archives Publication Number: M804 Publication Title: Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files Publisher: NARA National Archives Catalog ID: 300022 National Archives Catalog Title: Case Files of Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Applications Based on Revolutionary War Service, compiled ca. 1800 - ca. 1912, documenting the period ca. 1775 - ca. 1900 Record Group: 15 Short Description: NARA M804. Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files. State: Virginia Veteran Surname: Ellington Veteran Given Name: David M Pensioner Surname: [BLANK] Pensioner Given Name: [BLANK] Service: Va. Pension Number: R. 3288 Veteran Surname Starts With: E

  
  

• Sources

  [S761] Yates Publishing, Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree. http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=90667476&pid=1 [S761] Yates Publishing, Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree. [S751] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.) (Reliability: 3). Name: David James Motley Birth Date: 1753 Birth Place: Amelia County, Virginia, USA Death Date: 20 Mar 1826 Death Place: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA Father: Joseph Motley Mother: Martha Motley Children: William David Motley Joseph Motley Samuel Clayton Motley URL: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=131855366&ref=acom http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=60525&h=119090805&ssrc=pt&tid=90667476&pid=80016779702&usePUB=true [S751] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.) (Reliability: 3). Name: David James Motley Birth Date: 1753 Birth Place: Amelia County, Virginia, USA Death Date: 20 Mar 1826 Death Place: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA Father: Joseph Motley Mother: Martha Motley Children: William David Motley Joseph Motley Samuel Clayton Motley URL: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=131855366&ref=acom http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=60525&h=119090805&ssrc=pt&tid=90667476&pid=80016779702&usePUB=true [S302] FamilySearch, Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940, (FamilySearch ([http://familysearch.org http://familysearch.org]/)), Ancestry.com. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2014. (Reliability: 3). Name: David Motley Gender: Male Marriage Date: 17 Aug 1785 Marriage Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia Spouse: Elizabeth Pendleton FHL Film Number: 33326 Reference ID: Page 6 http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=60214&h=130382&ssrc=pt&tid=7699749&pid=-1007960068&usePUB=true [S302] FamilySearch, Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940, (FamilySearch ([http://familysearch.org http://familysearch.org]/)) (Reliability: 3). name: David Mottley spouse's name: Jencey Wright event date: 29 Sep 1806 event place: Pittsylvania, Virginia indexing project (batch) number: M86863-7 system origin: Virginia-EASy gs film number: 33326 reference id: Page 41 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5Y5-CLL [S51] Ancestry.com, Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.), Ancestry.com. Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. (Reliability: 3). Name: David Mottley Gender: Male Spouse Name: Jencey Wright Spouse Gender: Female Marriage Date: 29 Sep 1806 County: Pittsylvania State: Virginia http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=3723&h=25215&ssrc=pt&tid=76126926&pid=180006265911&usePUB=true