- 8 Jan 1817: Born in Cooper County, Missouri; 3rd Child of John and Martha (Patsey) (Edgar) Potter
- 10 Dec 1840: Marriage between Mary (Polly) Potter and John Brownfield
The Findagrave memorial has a different birth and death date.
Sources
Bennett - DeWitt and Related Familes. Self Published. Vandalia, Missouri. 1980, pp 282-283; 300-301. Location: Sedalia Public Library, Sedalia Missouri or Digital Copy]
"Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WGT6-P8T2 : 4 August 2022), Mary Potter in entry for John Brownfield, 10 Dec 1840; citing Marriage, Cooper, Missouri, United States, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City; FHL microfilm 007424330.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZW-FZM : 22 December 2020), Polly Brownfield in household of John Brownfield, Cooper, Missouri, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:MHZ5-K9M : Tue Oct 11 00:49:26 UTC 2022), Entry for J J Brownfield and Mary Brownfield, 1860.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M66D-4ZC : 14 January 2022), Mary Brownfield in household of John Brownfield, Pleasant Gap, Bates, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
"Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N32G-SY1 : 10 March 2018), Molly Potter in entry for Elizabeth Jane Weedin, 13 Jul 1910; citing Seattle, King, Washington, reference 1344, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Olympia; FHL microfilm 1,991,732.
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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.
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