Mary
Eavenson
formerly Williamson
Born in Chester, Pennsylvania
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas (Williamsen) Williamson
and Ann (Malin) Williamson
Sister of
Margaret (Williamson) Hoopes
Wife of
George Eavenson
— married
28 Sep 1755 in New Castle, Delaware
Descendants 
Died
at age 102
in Thornbury Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Aug 2016
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Biography
Mary's birth record shows that she was born 29 May 1726, the daughter of Thomas and Ann Williamson.[1] However, her husband's obituary identifies her as the daughter of Daniel Williamson and Hannah Malin.[2]
She married George Eavenson 28 September 1755 in Old Swedes Church, Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware.[3]
Children
- Catherine Eavenson[4]
- Thomas Eavenson[5]
- Joseph Eavenson[6]
- Eli Eavenson[7]
- Jesse Eavenson[8]
- Hannah Eavenson[9]
- Richard Eavenson[10]
A copy of George's will names his wife Mary, sons Joseph, Eli, Jesse, and Richard. Several grandchildren are also named.[11]
Mary died 7 July 1828 in Thornbury, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA at the age of 102. [12]
Sources
- ↑ "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CTY-ZB2F : 11 January 2021), Mary Williamson, 1726.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169791896/mary-eavenson: accessed 11 May 2023), memorial page for Mary Williamson Eavenson (1728–7 Jul 1828), Find a Grave Memorial ID 169791896, citing Concord Friends Cemetery, Concordville, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by L Evans (contributor 47540766).
- ↑ "Delaware Vital Records, 1650-1974," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZM-F9WN : 11 March 2019), Mary Williamsson in entry for George Avensson, 28 Sep 1755; citing Marriage, Delaware, British Colonial America, Delaware Public Archives, Dover; FHL microfilm 5,099,424.
- ↑ Family Search profile for Catherine Eavenson:KJ4D-YT4
- ↑ Family Search profile for: Thomas Eavenson:KLBJ-FFM.
- ↑ Family Search profile for Joseph Eavenson:2C19-W9H.
- ↑ Family Search profile for Eli Eavenson:LHKS-TZ7.
- ↑ Family Search profile for Jesse Eavenson:GS6F-26Z.
- ↑ Family Search profile for Hannah Eavenson:KLBJ-FVL.
- ↑ Family Search profile for Richard Eavenson:GS2N-T6L.
- ↑ http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/chester/wills/e/evenson-g.txt
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169791896/mary-eavenson#add-to-vc
- "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CTY-ZB2F : 11 January 2021), Mary Williamson, 1726.
- Strickland, Sexta Eavenson. Eavenson-Strickland and Allied Families. Includes lines and data colected up to March 1935. Atlanta, Georgia: Stein Printing Company, 1935.
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KLBJ-XQX
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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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~1.17%
Teresa (Dickerson) Bruton
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~0.39%
~3.12%
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A881260 [compare], yourDNAportal ROB3e76ee89, Ancestry member Robert_Choate
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~0.39%
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Teresa (Dickerson) Bruton
Thank you!! I uploaded this profile before I completely understood how to use wikitree. Sorry I did that, but thank you for correcting my mistake.
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Carol (Jennings) Thoma
I've attached a birth record showing Mary's parents as Thomas and Ann (Malin?) Williamson. For that reason, I've removed Daniel Williamson and Hannah Malin as her parents.
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