Born in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of Moses Knapp Jr.
and Elizabeth (Emmons) Knapp
Wife of
Robert Pruett
— married
7 Sep 1812 in Mason County, West Virginia, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
Meredith Pruett, Jarrett Wesley Pruett, Cynthia (Pruett) Blurton, Mary Ann (Pruett) Doolen, Agnes (Pruett) Robb, Burwell Pruett, Jane (Pruett) Wyckoff, Eliza Frances (Pruett) Bilderback, Elizabeth (Pruett) Sullenberger and Almariah (Pruett) Hedgecock
Died
at age 56
in Schuyler County, Illinois, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Apr 2018
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Biography
Mary was born in 1799.
She was 13 years old[1] when she married Robert Pruett, Sept 17 (or 7), 1812 in Mason Co, (W) Va. See actual record. It's difficult to read the day.[2]
They had 10 children, 7 of them were girls.
She was not mentioned in her father's will of 1859 since she died in 1855.
They moved to Schuyler Co., IL sometime in 1855 where Martha died Oct 20, 1855. She was buried in the Mt. Harmony Burying Ground (Davenport Cem), Birmingham twp.
She passed away in 1855.
Find A Grave: Memorial #35126335
Sources
- ↑ according to family stories
- ↑ See: https://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Pruett_documents
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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%
Melba (Knapp) Hawkins
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch JZ7590504 [compare]
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~1.56%
Lance O'Bleness :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Teresa (Shinn) Obst :
23andMe, GEDmatch M683019 [compare]
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~1.56%
Roberta (Lanning) Perry :
23andMe, GEDmatch JN3918512 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch JN3918512 [compare], Ancestry member sisbertie1
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~1.56%
Vance Straight :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FE4174296 [compare], Ancestry member vancestraight
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~0.78%
P J Evans :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Joy Goodwin :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A554408 [compare], Ancestry member JoyDD
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~0.78%
Tamica (Perry) Webb :
AncestryDNA
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