Mary (Cameron) Hawthorn (abt. 1759 - 1851)

Wife of Robert McClary — married Feb 1778 in York District, South Carolina, United States

Wife of Robert Hawthorne — married 3 Jun 1783 in South Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 5 Sep 1851 at about age 92 in Enfield, White, Illinois, USA

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Biography

Mary Cameron was born about 1759, probably in Scotland to Thomas Cameron Sr. and his wife. She was the mother of Susan A. McClary, Mary McClary, and Robert Hawthorn Jr. She passed away in Enfield, White County, Illinois on 5 Sep 1851, age 92.

Mary Cameron married Robert McClary in January or February 1778, probably in South Carolina. Their children were: Susan A. McClary born about 1778 in South Carolina and Mary McClary born about 1780 in South Carolina. In 1781, the family was living in York District, South Carolina. Robert McClary "died at Camden," which presumably means that he died following the 25 Apr 1781 defeat of the American forces at Hobkirk's Hill, near Camden. ^[1]

Mary McClary married second Robert Hawthorn on 3 Jun 1783. He was born 5 Mar 1754 in County Monaghan, Ireland and died 7 Jul 1834 in White County, Illinois.^[2] Their child, Robert Hawthorn, was born about 1784 in South Carolina or Georgia and died 1850 in Enfield, White IL.^[3]

By 1834, Mary Hawthorn was living in White, IL.

Mary Hawthorn's Declaration on 9 Oct 1839 to the circuit Court of White County, Illinois to receive a pension, on account of her husbands' military service, included this information: Mary Hawthorn was a resident of White County, 79 years old, She married Robert McClary in January or February 1778. "In the spring of 1781 (living then in the York District of South Carolina) he enlisted under Captain Mills, General Henry Hampton's Regiment for a ten month tour and died at Camden before the expiration of the term of his enlistment." She afterward married Robert Hawthorn who died 7 July 1834.^[1]

Mary Hawthorn received a Revolutionary War widow's pension of $39.50 per half year from September 1831 through September 1843.^[4]

In 1850 Mary Hawthorn, 90 b. Ireland, lived in District 13, White IL with

• her son Robert Hawthorn, 54 farmer $300 real estate b. GA,
• his wife Polly Hawthorn, 49 b. KY,
• their daughter, Mary E. York 20 $250 real estate b. IL,
• Fany Hawthorn, 78 b. VA,
• John Proctor 18 Laborer b. IL, and
• Romelia York 2 b. IL.^[5]

For family inter-connections, SEE Early History of Carmi, White IL at Robert Hawthorne.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Legal Record: "U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1995 #26793 (accessed 30 April 2022); database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N955-9PN : 19 September 2019), Mary Hawthorne, in entry for Robert Hawthorn S.C., Pension W.23326.
2. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image).
   Find A Grave: Memorial #65812562 (accessed 30 April 2022)
   Memorial page for Robert Hawthorn (5 Mar 1754-7 Jul 1834), citing Enfield Cemetery, Enfield, White County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Bill (contributor 47151299).
3. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image).
   Find A Grave: Memorial #65812572 (accessed 30 April 2022)
   Memorial page for Robert Hawthorne (19 Mar 1790-6 Apr 1850), citing Enfield Cemetery, Enfield, White County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Bill (contributor 47151299).
4. ↑ Military: "U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872"
   The National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury; Record Group Title: Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of the Treasury; Record Group Number: 217; Series Number: T718; Roll Number: 15
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1116 #85379 (accessed 30 April 2022)
5. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1850; Census Place: District 13, White, Illinois; Roll: 132; Page: 347a
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #16704044 (accessed 30 April 2022)