Born in Massachusetts Bay Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of Robert Bailey Jr
and Mary (Hammond) Bailey
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Hugh Potter
— married
12 Mar 1788 in New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Samuel Bailey Potter, Hugh Potter, Mary Drusilla (Potter) Spear, Simeon Potter, Ebenezer C Potter, James Potter, Benjamin Potter and Ansyl Potter
Died
at age 70
in West Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Jul 2013
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Biography
Mary was born in 1762. She passed away in 1842. [1]
- Fact: Christening (25 July 1762) Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Mary Bailey married Hugh Potter on 12 March 1788 in New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Maine, where both were living.[2]
The couple had a large family and were the parents of:
- Bailey Potter, born 1788
- Hugh Potter Jr, born 1790
- Simeon Potter, born 1792
- Mary Potter Jr, born 1794
- Ebenezer, also known as Eben, born 1796
- Robert Potter, born 1798
- James Potter, 1801
- Benjamin Potter, born 1803
- Cyrena Potter, born 1806 and died young
- Ambrose Talbot Potter, born 1809
- Ansyl Potter, born 1811
- Amos Potter, born 1813
Mary Bailey Potter died on May 28, 1842 at the age of 71.[3] She is buried in Babbs Cemetery in West Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine, USA. [4]
Research Notes
The surname Bailey is also spelled, "Bayley" in some sources. (for example, marriage record) She is known as Mary, Polly and Molly. (Again, the marriage record has her as Molley Bayley)[5]
- Fact: Christening (25 July 1762) Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Sources
- ↑ Source will be added by Millie Kreis by 29 Mar 2022.
- ↑ Maine Marriage Records, 1705-1922.Augusta, Maine: Maine State Archives.
- ↑ History of Litchfield [Maine] and an account of its centennial celebrations, 1895, pages 263 & 269, found on Google books.
- ↑ Mary Bailey Potter Find A Grave: Memorial #59217873
- ↑ Maine Marriage Records, 1705-1922.Augusta, Maine: Maine State Archives
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 04 June 2022, 17:33), entry for Mary Molly Bailey (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LH72-S6H ); contributed by various users.
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 29 March 2022, 22:01), entry for Mary Molly Bailey (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LH72-S6H ); contributed by various users.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Doris (Conkright) Miller 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch PS1414540 [compare]
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T340697 [compare], FTDNA kit #488292
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~1.56%
Phyllis (Arnold) Wright :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A721488 [compare], Ancestry member pmwright
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~1.56%
Millie Kreis :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch BD8835103 [compare], Ancestry member milliekreis1
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~0.78%
Stephen Potter :
23andMe
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