Mary (McGrew) Ong (1763 - 1852)

Born 2 Oct 1763 in Menallen Township, York, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Wife of Jacob Ong Sr — married about 25 Sep 1784 in Menallen Township, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 7 Jun 1852 at age 88 in Jefferson County, Ohio

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Biography

Mary McGrew was born on Oct. 2, 1763 in Pennsylvania^[1] to Finley McGrew and Dinah Cox.^[2] Her birth was recorded at the Menallen Monthly Meeting.^[2]

On Jun. 9, 1783, Finley McGrew produced a certificate to the Menallen Monthly Meeting for himself, wife Dinah and 8 children; James, Mary, Nathan, Finley, Dinah, Rebecca, Margaret and Jacob, from Hopewell Monthly Meeting bearing the date of Apr. 7, 1783 which was read and received.^[3] Missing from this list was their eldest son, John.

Mary (McGrew) Ong died June 7, 1852, and was buried in Smithfield Quaker Cemetery, Smithfield, Ohio. ^[4][5]

Census

• 1850 Smithfield, Jefferson County, Ohio, United States

Household:

Ann Kinsey Female 56 Pennsylvania

Elizabeth Kinsey Female 19 Ohio

Maria Kinsey Female 17 Ohio

William A Kinsey Male 11 Ohio

Thomas F Kinsey Male 9 Ohio

Mary Ong Female 86 Pennsylvania^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX3S-9HX : 21 December 2020), Mary Ong in household of Ann Kinsey, Smithfield, Jefferson, Ohio, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes and Deaths 1785-1884; Collection: Baltimore Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: RG2/B/M461 3.1; Menallen Monthly Meeting. Births and Children of Finley McGrew and Dinah McGrew, his wife; Minutes and Deaths 1785-1884.
3. ↑ Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1780-1835; Collection: Baltimore Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: RG2/B/M461 2.1; Menallen Monthly Meeting; Minutes, 1780-1835.
4. ↑ Quaker Records, Short Creek Monthly Meeting Needs Full Source Citation
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #131742331 Tombstone photograph for Rev. Jacob Ong 1760-1849. 8th Regiment Pennsylvania Line 1776-1783. Architect & builder of Friends Meeting House, Mt. Pleasant, Ohio - 1814. Mary McGrew Ong, beloved wife of Jacob 1764-1852.

Acknowledgments

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