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Mary (Thear) Skaggs (1675 - 1760)

Mary Skaggs formerly Thear
Born [location unknown]
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , and
Died at about age 85 [location unknown]
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Profile last modified | Created 13 Jun 2012
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Biography

Mary was born in 1678 and passed away in 1766.

Mary Thear Myth

See: The Mary Thear Myth.

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  • Thanks to Stan Arney for creating this profile on 12 Jun 2012.
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Michael Redington
interesting read on the myth Mary Kear who leased land, includes a nice image of old penmanship in the link

https://www.manxfamilyhistory.com/skaggsmyths.html

posted by Michael Redington
Bill Voit III
I thought we put a pin in the "Mary Thear" myth years ago. Mary Kear was the widow of Benjamin Kear and William Scaggs. The Richard Scaggs listed in the 1766 record with Mary "Thear" was her step-son, heir-at-law to the estate of William Scaggs. The John Scaggs in that 1766 record was Richard's half-brother, son of Mary and William Scaggs.
posted by Bill Voit III
Vincent-18 Bill Vincent Ph.D.
I agree with Bill Voit. There is no evidence that this woman existed as shown, or was related as shown.
posted by Bill Vincent Ph.D.
David Hughey Ph.D.
LNAB might actually be Kear. See https://oldpeterskaggs.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-mary-thear-myth.html
posted by David Hughey Ph.D.
Vincent-18 Bill Vincent Ph.D.
Thear-13 and Thear-2 appear to represent the same person because: Several duplicate Profiles related to the Skaggs family have been created. This is just one of them.
posted by Bill Vincent Ph.D.
Vincent-18 Bill Vincent Ph.D.
Mary Thear/Kear only rented land from a Skaggs man. There is no evidence that she has any relationship to James Skaggs..

Please See Discussion: Skaggs-L Mailing List Discussion

posted by Bill Vincent Ph.D.

Rejected matches › Mary (Unknown) Kear (abt.1706-aft.1766)

Mary is 20 degrees from Emeril Lagasse, 22 degrees from Nigella Lawson, 22 degrees from Maggie Beer, 43 degrees from Mary Hunnings, 27 degrees from Joop Braakhekke, 23 degrees from Michael Chow, 19 degrees from Ree Drummond, 22 degrees from Paul Hollywood, 22 degrees from Matty Matheson, 23 degrees from Martha Stewart, 29 degrees from Danny Trejo and 26 degrees from Molly Yeh on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.

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