Done, Patience Bayly , 1750-1813

Patience Bayly was the second wife of the Hon. John Done. They married in 1785 and had at least nine children together to include Margaret Waters Done. Patience died in November of 1813, shortly after her daughter, Margaret, as noted in Elizabeth Upshur Teackle’s letter to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre, dated November 22, 1813.

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[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre, November 22, 1813]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to sister, Ann Upshur Eyre. She discusses her health, homesteading tasks, and the process of renting houses to applicants. She mentions Henry Maynardier Murray, and discusses the deaths of Colonel John Done's wife and daughter, Margaret Waters Done and Patience Bayly Done. She asks about Louisa A Bowdoin, Mary Anne Gilmore, and Elizabeth Custis Teackle and hopes for better health for the Eyre family.