Mary Boyd (Bell) Drennan (1803 - 1885)

Born 17 Jun 1803 in Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John Drennan — married 25 Feb 1836 in Vesta, Wilson, Tennessee, United States

Died 22 Sep 1885 at age 82 in Tennessee, United States

Biography

Mary Boyd (Bell) Drennan was born on 17 Jun 1803 in Tennessee. Her parents were James Bell (1777 - 1823) and Mary (Dean) Bell (1777 - 1829).

Her siblings were...

1. Eleanor Taze (Bell) Baird (1801 - 1875)
2. Robert Bell (1805 - 1892)
3. Ira Dean Bell (1807 - 1828)
4. Samuel Albert Bell (1810 - 1847)
5. George Washington Bell (1813 - 1888)
6. Rebecca Robertson Bell (1816 - 1840)
7. Ann Williamson (Bell) Foster (1818 - 1900)
8. Sarah Campbell Bell (1822 - 1827)

Mary married John Drennan (1798 - 1872) on 25 Feb 1836 in Vesta, Wilson, Tennessee, USA.^[1]

Their children were...

1. James Dean Drennan (1842 - 1907)
2. Mary Ajan (Drennan) Wright (1846 - 1924).

On her 1880 War of 1812 widow's pension application, Mrs. Drennan was living in Wilson County, where she died in the Partlow community. ^{[citation needed]}

Mary died on 22 Sep 1885 in Tennessee aged 82.^[2] : The Drennan family cemetery was destroyed during construction of the Nashville Speedway, straddling the Wilson/Rutherford County line. While burials apparently remained in place, the two remaining tombstones were moved to a nearby Major family cemetery on East Richmond Shop Road, Wilson County, and a new monument was erected listing family members known to have been buried on the Drennan farm.

Sources

1. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH3-7HVR : 10 March 2021), John Druman and Polly Bell, 25 Feb 1836; citing Wilson, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 430,834.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #127094143 : accessed 14 November 2021), memorial page for Mary Boyd Bell Drennan (17 Jun 1803–26 Sep 1885), Find A Grave: Memorial #127094143, citing James D. Drennan Cemetery, Wilson County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by MN (contributor 46859205) .

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC67-9BD : 21 October 2021), Mary B Bell in household of John Drennan, Wilson, Tennessee, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

John Drennan Male 52 South Carolina

Mary B Bell Female 47 Tennessee

David C Bell Male 20 Tennessee

Thomas J Bell Male 18 Tennessee

James D Bell Male 7 Tennessee

Mary Ann Bell Female 5 Tennessee

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TT-3JS : 18 February 2021), Mary B Drennan in entry for John Drennan, 1860.

John Drennan Male 60 Tennessee

Mary B Drennan Female 55 Tennessee

James E Drennan Male 17 Tennessee

Mary A T Drennan Female 14 Tennessee

Thomas Drennan Male 28 Tennessee

Elizabeth J Drennan Female 20 Tennessee

Mary A D Drennan Female 4 Tennessee

John F Drennan Male 1 Tennessee

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD8X-SL6 : 29 May 2021), Mary Drennon in entry for John Drennon, 1870.

John Drennon M 72 South Carolina

James D Drennon M 28 Tennessee

Dortha L Drennon F 20 Tennessee

Emily Drennon F 25 Tennessee

Jesse Drennon M 6 Tennessee

Susan Drennon F 4 Tennessee

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TT-3JS : 18 February 2021), Mary B Drennan in entry for John Drennan, 1860.

J D Drennon Self Male 37 Tennessee, United States

D Drennon Wife Female 30 Tennessee, United States

J C Drennon Son Male 9 Tennessee, United States

Eula Drennon Daughter Female 7 Tennessee, United States

G T Drennon Son Male 5 Tennessee, United States

B L Drennon Daughter Female 3 Tennessee, United States

J L Drennon Son Male 1 Tennessee, United States

M B Drennon Other Male 76 Tennessee, United States

Acknowledgements

• This person was created through the import of JDS_09_17_10.ged on 09 February 2011.