Born about in Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
and Sister of
Matilda Camille (Robertson) Bell, Sarah Adeline (Robertson) Bell, Martha J. (Robertson) Lynch, Manerva Victoria (Robertson) Bell, Malinda Ann (Robertson) Ledbetter, Elizabeth Agnes (Robertson) Horner and Leona A. (Robertson) Horner
Wife of
John H. Bell
— married
1 Aug 1872 in Perry Co., TN
Wife of
Benjamin Franklin Leeper
— married
about 4 Jul 1881 in Perry Co
Wife of
James Alsup Crowder
— married
17 Dec 1896 in Perry County, Tennessee by J. T. Moore
Descendants 
Mother of
Eliza (Bell) Monroe, John Henry Bell, James Edward Leeper, Andrew Davis Leeper, Albert Cornelius Leeper, William Thomas Leeper and Ida Mae (Leeper) Garrett
Died
at about age 77
in Decatur County, Tennessee, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Apr 2016
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Biography
Her birth year was thought to be 1852 but that was the year Matilda was born. Found the 1860 census that lists her as being born in 1853.
Her parents spelled their name Robertson and Robinson.
Married by J. P. Beasley, JP
Sources
- Bible Rec. B.F. Leeper, Demetrius has copy, Hopewell Cemetery Records, Parsons, TN
- See Image Benjamin Franklin Leeper Bible Record Marriage - Confirms Marriage Date to Leeper and Crowder
- See Image Benjamin Franklin Leeper Bible Record Births - Confirms Children
- See Image Benjamin Franklin Leeper Bible Record Deaths - Confirms Death Date
- ate1880 US Census, Perry Co., TN HH60 Mary Bell, age 27 widow, Tn, Lisa age 7, dau. TN, John H., age 2, son, Tn.
- 2.4 1900 Decatur County Census https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DCZS-6C1?i=24&wc=9B7N-T74%3A1030551301%2C1031365001%2C1034170001%3Fcc%3D1325221&cc=1325221
- Marriage Record Perry County, TN Courthouse
- DNA - GED- 80855466
- Maternal and paternal relationship is confirmed by 18 shared segments between Demetrius Mays FTDNA 790301 and her third cousin Heather Horner FTDNA.
- Paternal relationship is confirmed by a MyHeritageDNA test match between Demetrius Burnett and her 3rd cousin . Their MRCAs are William Robertson and Caroline Portia, the 2nd great grandparents of Demetrius Burnett and the second great grandparents of her cousin. Predicted relationship from MyHeritage: 3rd cousin based on sharing 43.2 cM across 2 segments.
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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. 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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~12.50%
~25.00%
Demetrius (Mays) Burnett 
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T919761 [compare], FTDNA kit #790301
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~6.25%
Lauri (Walker) Bordelon :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A853711 [compare], Ancestry member lauribordelon
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~6.25%
Zach Leeper :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch QX6667900 [compare], FTDNA kit #989242
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Rejected matches › Mary Elizabeth Robertson (1852-1932) › Mary Elizabeth (Robertson) Evans (abt.1849-) › Mary Robertson (abt.1916-) › Mary (Robertson) McSweeney (abt.1879-1902) › Mary Robertson › Mary Robertson › Mary Griffin (Robertson) Monk (1840-1928) › Mary V. (Rabb) Noble (1852-1900) › Anna Elizabeth Olivier (1852-) › Elizabeth Roberts (abt.1851-bef.1856) › Elizabeth Roberts (1850-1923)
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