Born in Maryland, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Isaac Downs
and Nancy (Creek Woman) Downs
Sister of
Susanna Lavinia (Downs) Hawkins
Wife of
Henry Bee Carr
— married
1800 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Epsie (Carr) Gilliland, William Austin Carr II, Benjamin Hawkins Carr, Perry Cook Carr and George Washington Carr
Died
at age 66
in Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Apr 2015
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Biography
Mary was born in 1784. She is understood to be the daughter of Isaac Downs and Nancy, a Creek woman. Mary married Henry Bee Carr. She died 1851, Yalobusha County, Mississippi. [1]
Research Notes
This profile was created based on "Family records of Perry Charles Carr and wife Sophronia "Fronie" Elvira (Watson) Carr and descendants compiled 1975-2016 by B. L. McCarty"
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23530497/mary-carr: accessed 15 April 2023), memorial page for Mary Downs Carr (26 Oct 1784–9 Oct 1851), Find a Grave Memorial ID 23530497, citing Oak Hill Cemetery, Water Valley, Yalobusha County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Peabody (contributor 49067801).
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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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~3.12%
Bill McCarty
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T630373 [compare], FTDNA kit #115106
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~1.56%
Zena McCarty :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Zenafay
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~0.78%
Cathleen (Coats) Barker :
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