Born in Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of James David Pierson
and Malinda (Peters) Pierson
Sister of
Lucinda (Pierson) Dykes, Louiza P. (Pierson) Benton, Eliza Jane (Pierson) Clark, John Alex Pierson, Julia Ann (Pierson) Adams, James Baxter Pierson, Elizabeth (Pierson) Adams, Henry Wheeler Pierson, Sarah Malinda (Pierson) Scalf and William P. Pierson
Wife of
Robert Carter Benton
— married
30 Oct 1861 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 81
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 13 May 2014
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Biography
This profile is part of the Benton Name Study.
Mary M. Pierson was born on February 20, 1840 in Virginia, United States, daughter of James David Pierson (1804–1868) and Malinda Peters (1810–1893).
Mary (21) married Robert Carter Benton (1860) on October 30, 1861. [1]
In 1880, Mary (40) was living in Powell District, Scott with her husband, Robert C. (44); her brother, James W. (15); and Mary M. Benton (37), Addison L. Benton (13). [2]
In 1900, Mary (60) was living in Estillville District, Scott with her husband, Robert C (65); her brother, Henry B (19); and Mary M Benton (57), Helen D Newton (22), George E Benton (17), and Amanda Page (12). [3]
Mary died on February 14, 1922, aged 81.
Sources
- ↑ Marriage Registration:
"Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935"
citing Digital film/folder number: 007741138_003_M98R-MN8; Image number: 19
FamilySearch Record: ZRTW-M9W2 (accessed 19 September 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C91Z-H3WQ-F
Name: Mary Pierson; Birth Date: 1841; Birth Place: Scott, Va; Age: 20; Marriage Registration Date: 3 Oct 1861; Marriage Registration Place: Scott, Virginia, United States; Record Nbr: 18; Vis Status: VISIBLE; System Of Record: SLS. - ↑ 1880 Census:
"United States Census, 1880"
citing Volume: 2; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00078; Digital film/folder number: 005162802; FHL microfilm: 1255389; Image number: 721; Sheet number: 298; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: I
FamilySearch Record: MCR7-5K3 (accessed 19 September 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBN-9LSF
Name: Mary M. Benton; Birth Date: 1843; Birth Place: Virginia, United States; Census Date: 1880; Census Place: Powell District, Scott, Virginia, United States; Race: White; Marital Status: Married; Occupation: Keeping House; Mother Birth Place: Virginia, United States; Source Person Nbr: 1; Relationship To Head: Wife; Father Birth Place: Virginia, United States; Age: 37; Vis Status: VISIBLE; Record Nbr: 53607232; System Of Record: SLS.1880 United States Federal Census: Powell District, Scott, Virginia, United States Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place Robert C. Benton M 44 Married Head Farmer North Carolina, United States Mary M. Benton F 37 Married Wife Keeping House Virginia, United States James W. Benton M 15 Single Son Farmer Virginia, United States Addison L. Benton M 13 Single Son Farmer Virginia, United States Wesley W. Benton M 11 Single Son Farmer Virginia, United States Robert H. Benton M 9 Single Son Virginia, United States Martha A. Benton F 7 Single Daughter Virginia, United States Thomas Z. Benton M 5 Single Son Virginia, United States Helen D. Benton F 1 Single Daughter Virginia, United States - ↑ 1900 Census:
"United States Census, 1900"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 4; Digital film/folder number: 004117933; FHL microfilm: 1241727; Image number: 482; Sheet number: 2; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00759-8
FamilySearch Record: MMJQ-1KC (accessed 19 September 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6QM7-W2F
Name: Mary M Benton; Marital Status: Married; Race: White; Census Date: 1900; Census Place: Estillville District, Scott, Virginia, United States; Birth Date: Feb 1843; Birth Place: Virginia; Age: 57; Cnt Children: 13; Cnt Living Children: 8; Mother Birth Place: Virginia; Cnt Years Married: 39; Father Birth Place: Virginia; Relationship To Head: Wife; Marriage Date (Original): 1894; Record Nbr: 23258; Vis Status: VISIBLE; System Of Record: SLS.1900 United States Federal Census: Estillville District, Scott, Virginia, United States Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place Robert C Benton M 65 Married Head North Carolina Mary M Benton F 57 Married Wife Virginia Robert H Benton M 30 Single Son Virginia Helen D Newton F 22 Married Daughter Virginia Henry B Benton M 19 Single Son Virginia George E Benton M 17 Single Son Virginia Amanda Page F 12 Single Cousin Virginia
See also:
- First-hand information as remembered by Stella Pierson, Tuesday, May 13, 2014.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 ancestors' 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%
Mark Pierson
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A269362 [compare]
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