Born in Boston, Massachusetts
Daughter of Edward Cowell
and Agnes (Harvey) Cowell
Sister of
Edward Cowell and Amy (Unknown) Ayres
Wife of
John Sherburne
— married
1677 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Joseph Sherburne Esq., Mary (Sherburne) Westbrook, John Sherburne, Edward Sherburne, Samuel Sherburne and Ambrose Sherburne
Died [date unknown]
in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
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Biography
Mary Cowell is the daughter of Edward Cowell and Agnes Harvey of Portsmouth NH. She was born in Portsmouth NH. Mary daughter of Edward Cowell and Agnes is noted in this reference under Edward Cowell. [1]
Mary married John Sherburne about Jan. 29, 1677 in Great Island (New Castle), NH.[1]
Deed from John's father Henry on 29 Jan 1677 giving homestead at Little Harbor "to my son John Sherburne upon his marriage with Mary Cowell to wh I have freely consented" (Rockingham Deeds p. 3:1450). [2]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 New England Marriages Prior to 1700 Torrey
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 58 NEHGR
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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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~0.39%
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Rejected matches › Margret (Sherburne) Tilton (1679-1717) › Mary Jane (Cowell) Shuckburgh (1854-abt.1900)
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