Born about in Studley, Hanover, Virginia
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Chesnut
and [mother unknown]
Sister of
John Chesnut [half], Jean Chesnut [half], Elizabeth Chesnut [half], Mary Chesnut [half], Martha Chestnut [half], Sarah Chesnut [half], William Chesnut [half], Nancy Ann Agnes Chesnut [half], Ellen Chesnut [half] and Isabella (Chesnut) Moore [half]
Wife of
Henry C. Henry
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Ann (Henry) McKinley, Jane Henry, John Henry, Hugh Henry Sr., William C Henry, Jane (Henry) Pullin, Sarah Nancy (Henry) Pullin, James Henry, Margaret (Henry) Ralston, Henry Samuel Henry, Joseph Henry and George Henry
Died after
after about age 90
in Rockingham, Virginia, United States
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Biography
Mary was born on June 19,1738 in Studley, Hanover County, Virginia. Virginia and a daughter of William chestnuts and Mary Sophia Wade. Mary married Henry Henry, (1727-1799), born in Ireland on July 29,1760 in Rockingham County, Virginia. Mary survived her husband and presented his will in court. [1] Mary and her husband are presumed to be buried on the family farm. [2]
Sources
- ↑ MINUTE BOOK; 4, PART I, PAGES; 247-248, Rockingham County, Virginia (original will destroyed by a fire in the court house).
- ↑ Find A Grave Memorial Number: 57049879 --- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57049879/mary-henry
History
Mary Chestnuts was born on 19 June 1738, in Studley, Hanover, Virginia, British Colonial America as the daughter of William Chestnuts and Mary Sophia Wade. She married Henry C. Henry on 29 July 1760, in Virginia, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters.
- Researcher: Richard Parker
- Source: FAMILYSEARCH.ORG
Marriage
1760 --- VIRGINIA MARRIAGES
- Name: Henry Henry
- Married Date: July 29, 1760
- Location: Rockingham County
- Church: Peaked Mountain Church
- Married By: Alexander Miller, Minister
- Spouse's Name: Mary Chestnuts
- Source Information: FRONTIER SCOTS-IRISH IN AMERICAN, by Larry Hoefling, page: 43 :https://books.google.com/books?id=og7NJHT0PqQC&pg=PA49&lpg=PA49 dq=Mary+Ann+Campbell,+Ruth+Buchanan+and+Rebecca+Buchanan+murder&source=bl&ots=D1Y-Pvh2Mi&sig=6j3HF-_6T8fQiv7rpjMd7ZgB9zo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjN0fGKwO7fAhW1HzQIHYIyC0IQ6AEwAnoECAMQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22henry%20Henry%22&f=false.
U. S. Federal Censuses
1810 --- U. S. Federal Census, Rockingham County, Virginia -- Page: 17 - Microfilm Roll: 67 ----- Mary Henry --- 1 Male (16-26) --- 1 Female (26-45) - 1 Female (45+) --- Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1810 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. --- Original data: Third Census of the United States, 1810. (NARA microfilm publication M252, 71 rolls). Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Ancestry.com
- Source: S1502009842 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Repository: #R1500106761 Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=102048582&pid=130
- Repository: R1500106761 Ancestry.com
- Source: S1502275769 Ancestry.com Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Repository: #R1500106761
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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%
~6.25%
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