Born in Hatherton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Daughter of Samuel Cope
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
William Samuel Williamson
— married
3 Mar 1845 in Lee, Iowa
Wife of
Shepherd Pierce Hutchings
— married
29 Jul 1861 (to 3 Jul 1869) in Brigham Young's Office, Salt Lake City, Utah
Descendants 
Mother of
Joseph Cope Williamson
Died
at age 74
in England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
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Biography
Mary Cope was born on October 4, 1827, in Hatherton, Cheshire, England to Samuel and Anne Cope. She immigrated to the United States with her parents and siblings in 1840; they settled in Iowa. She married Samuel Williamson on May 3, 1845, in Lee County, Iowa and they had one son and three daughters between 1845 and 1860. Samuel died in 1860, leaving Mary a young widow of 33 years of age with several children. She and her older daughter Sarah BOTH married Shepherd Pierce Hutchings, a leader of the Mormon church, on July 29, 1861, in Naples, Illinois. (I found this note in a file from my aunt, Nona Ratcliffe Litchfield: "Mary Cope Williamson was sealed to Sheperd Pierce Hutchings as wife #4. Sarah Ann Williamson daughter of Mary Cope Williamson and Samuel Williamson was sealed to Shepherd Pierce Hutchings as wife #1). Shepherd had already been married to his second wife, Eliza Ann, for many years (he divorced his first wife). Apparently Shepherd was very ill at the time. Eliza Ann taught Mary and her daughter Sarah to weave. They also made brooms, baskets, and tallow candles, braided straw and made hats, all to sell [1]. In this way they kept the family living until Shepherd's health improved, which was about seven years later. Mary died on January 23, 1902, in London, London, at the age of 74. At this time it is not known whether she returned to England before or after the death of Shephert Pierce Hutchings in 1895.
Sources
- *England, Select Cheshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1598-1900. Ancestry.com Operations 2014. Repository: Ancestry.com.
- Iowa, Pottawattamie County, Annotated Record of US Census, 1850. Ancestry.com Operations 2012. Repository Ancestry.com.
- 1850 United States Federal Census. 1850; Census Place: District 21, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: M432_188; Page: 123A; Image: 251. Repository: Ancestry.com.
- 1860 United States Federal Census. Census Place: Springville, Utah, Utah Territory; Roll: M653_1314; Page: 1006; Image: 478; Family History Library Film: 805314. Repository: Ancestry.com.
- Millenium File. Heritage Consulting 2003. Repository: Ancestry.com.
- Salt Lake County, Utah Civil and Criminal Case Files, 1852-1887. Ancestry.com Operations 2003. Repository: Ancestry.com
- Personal noted of Nona Ratcliffe Litchfield, written about 1980, archived by Claire Bond Phillips, Davis, California.
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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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~3.12%
~6.25%
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This part is from a biography of Shepard Pierce Hutchings ( (http://www.eng.utah.edu/~kmonson/FamHist/Durney/SPH.html)) Eliza Ann taught Mary and her daughter Sarah to weave. They also made brooms, baskets, and tallow candles, braided straw and made hats, all to sell. In this way they kept the family living until Shepherd's health improved, which was about seven years later.
Mary died on January 23, 1902, in London, London, at the age of 74. I have found no records of her leaving America and can only guess that life was so miserable as a fourth wife that she fled and returned to her birthplace.