Born in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Daughter of Daniel Cressey
and Sarah (Ingersoll) Cressey
Sister of
John Cressey, Ruth (Cressey) Ashley, Sarah (Cressey) Ashley, Daniel Cressy, Joseph Cressy and Richard Cressy
Wife of
Abner Ashley
— married
5 Mar 1746 in Windham, Connecticut
Descendants 
Died
at age 61
in Hampton, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Jan 2015
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Biography
Mary Cressey was born in 1724. She was the daughter of Daniel Cressey and Sarah (Ingersoll) Cressey. She married Abner Ashley on March 5, 1746 in Windham, Connecticut. Together, they were the parents of Hannah Ashley, Jonathan Ashley, Mary Ashley, Elizabeth Ashley, Ruth (Ashley) Griggs, Abner Ashley, Samuel Ashley, Daniel Ashley, and Lucy (Ashley) Spencer. She passed away in 1786.
Sources
- Ancestry.com, Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Ancestry.com; Record for Mary Ashley
- Bailey, Frederic W. Early Connecticut Marriages as Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800. Fourth Book. New Haven, Connecticut: Bureau of American Ancestry: 1899. Page 71.
- Find A Grave.com: Mary Ashley
- Geni.com: Mary Ashley Cressey
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