I have recently found the maiden names of two of my female ancestors both on my maternal grandmother’s maternal lines. I can’t tell you how excited I am about this because oftentimes, women’s entire identities were wiped away when they got married. The second one is my 5th great-grandmother Angelina Gwaltney nee Urquhart. Here she is on my MyHeritage tree.

I found a death certificate for Mary Doles, a sister of my 4th great-grandmother Antoinette, who died April 25, 1919, in Southampton County, Virginia. Mary’s parents are listed as Henry Gwaltey and Anglina Urquhart.

I have not yet found any records of Henry Gwaltney or Angelina Urquhart prior to 1870. On the 1870 Census, both are already in their 60s.

In 1870, Henry and Angelina Gwaltney lived in Jerusalem, Southampton County, Virginia. Their daughter (my 3rd great-grandmother) Antoinette Gwaltney was 30 years old and right next door.

Here’s the update I made to my tree on Ancestry.

I look forward to exploring this line too.