Now for the first time, the truth about one of the most tragic yet endearing First Ladies in American history, the wife of Gov. William Blount. Molsey Blount: The Colonial First Lady of Tennessee is the biography of Mary "Molsey" Blount, the genteel wife of the political titan William Blount. The truth about this remarkable woman has been hidden behind the shadows of her husband. Based on extensive research, her tragic, lonely, and amazing story is told in vivid detail with rich insights into the role of women in the eighteenth century. Molsey Blount: The Colonial First Lady of Tennessee captures the intense personal life of a woman struggling with tragedy in the loss of children, frontier Indian attacks, a near fatal carriage accident, and years of loneliness. Intelligent, educated, and resourceful, Molsey Blount led an uncommon life in a time of change and growth in our nation. Now this true story emerges to reveal the detailed life and legacy of a forgotten First Lady.