Seeking ancestors and descendants of David and Margaret VIRTUE. David was a shoemaker in the Southwark district of Philidelphia from abt 1797 to 1803. He and his family were in Wilmington, DE, by 1805. After David died in 1811, his widow had a grocery store at the corner of Water and King Streets in Wilmington. Their oldest known son, John, ran a dry goods store in Elkton, Cecil Co., MD, until he inherited his mother's store in Wilmington in 1824.

Descendants of David VIRTUE

1 David VIRTUE b: Bef. 1766 in Ireland d: Abt. 28 DEC 1811 in probably Wilmington, New Castle, DE
..+Margaret b: Bet. 1766 - 1776 in Ireland d: Abt. 03 APR 1824 in probably Wilmington, New Castle, DE
.2 John VIRTUE b: Bet. 1794 - 1798 in PA d: Abt. AUG 1830 in probably Wilmington, New Castle, DE
.....+Maria R. COALE b: Abt. 1804 in MD m: 04 JAN 1825 in Cecil Co., MD d: Bet. 01 May 1885 - 1895 in probably St. James, Watonwan Co., MN
....3 George Jackson VIRTUE b: 1827 in DE d: Abt. 19 MAR 1897 in probably St. Paul, Ramsey, MN Burial: Savidge Lake Cemetery, Cleveland, Le Sueur, MN
........+Jane FORSYTH b: 27 May 1829 in Long Run, Westmoreland, PA d: 14 July 1918 in Seattle, King, WA
....3 Elizabeth J. VIRTUE b: Abt. 1831 in MD d: Bet. 01 May 1885 - 1895 in probably St. James, Matonwon Co., MN
........+Augustus MERIGOLD b: DED 1832 in Canada m: 25 NOV 1858 in Le Sueur Co., MN d: 07 July 1923 in San Luis Obispo Co., CA
.2 Elizabeth VIRTUE b: Bet. 1791 - 1800
....+Unknown Jackson m: Bef. 27 May 1823 d: Bef. 1830
.2 Robert E. VIRTUE b: Abt. 1798 in DE d: Bet. 1857 - 1860
.....+Jane PYLE m: 15 SEP 1825 in probably Woodville, Chester Co., PA
.*2nd Wife of Robert E. VIRTUE:
.....+Rebecca J. ROACH b: 1808 in MD m: 19 APR 1827 in Cecil Co., MD d: 27 May 1897 Burial: Old Swedes Churchyard, Wilmington, New Castle Co., MD
....3 Mary E. VIRTUE b: APR 1832 in DE d: 19 DED 1915 Burial: Old Swedes Churchyard, Wilmington, New Castle Co., MD
....3 Margaretta VIRTUE b: Abt. 1836 in DE
....3 David L. VIRTUE b: July 1838 in DE d: 02 AUG New Castle Co., MD
........+Mary A. b: Abt. 1849 in DE
....3 Samuel B. VIRTUE b: Bet. 1842 - 1843 in DE d: 22 DEC 1897 Burial: Old Swedes Churchyard, Wilmington, New Castle Co., MD
........+Emily ALLEN b: Abt. 1849 in DE d: 29 SEP 1899 in Wilmington, New Castle, DE Burial: 02 OCT 1899 Old Swedes Churchyard, Wilmington, New Castle Co., MD
.2 Margaretta VIRTUE b: Bet. 1801 - 1810 in DE
.....+William THOMPSON b: Bet. 1781 - 1790 m: 01 JAN 1823 in New Castle Co., DE d: Aft. 1830
.2 Mary Ann VIRTUE b: Abt. 1804 in
.....+James H. RICE b: Abt. 1791 in DE m: 13 DEC 1824 in Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE
....3 Margaretta VIRTUE RICE b: 20 SEP 1825 in DE d: 14 JAN 1914 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA Burial: 17 JAN 1914 Sharpstown, NJ
........+Josiah MORRIS b: Abt. 1817 in NJ d: Bef. 14 JAN 1914
....3 Mary J. RICE b: Abt. 1828 in DE
....3 Matilda RICE b: Abt. 1829 in DE
........+Theodore HYATT b: 28 April 1826 in New York
....3 James H. RICE b: Abt. 1831 in DE d: in 1914
....3 John VIRTUE RICE b: 29 June 1833 in Wilmington, New Castle, DE
........+Sarah E. LOWE b: Abt. 1841 in DE m: 02 April 1861
I'll gladly share what I've learned about this family with whoever is interested. Thanks!