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Mary (Giles) Prince (1770 - abt. 1862)

Mary Prince formerly Giles
Born in Amelia, Colony of Virginiamap
Daughter of and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married about 1798 in Giles, Amelia, Virginiamap [uncertain]
Descendants descendants
Died about at about age 92 in Lawrence, Kentucky, United Statesmap
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Biography

Mary Giles was born on January 1, 1770, in Amelia County, Virginia, the child of William Giles and Mary Mattox (?) Mary married John William Prince in 1798 in Giles, Virginia. They had 13 children in 26 years.

In 1830 Mary was living as Head of house in Montgomery, Kentucky,.[1], so her husband had probably died before this date.

In 1860 she was 90 and living with son Thomas and his family in Lawrence, Kentucky. [2]

Mary (Giles) Prince died in 1862 in Lawrence County, Kentucky [3]

Research Notes

1860 census states that she was born in South Carolina

Sources

  1. "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPG-QKZ : 20 February 2021), Mary Prince, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States; citing 34, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 40; FHL microfilm 7,819.
  2. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZBG-LCN : 19 March 2020), Mary Prince in entry for Thos Prince, 1860.
    Thos Prince Male 50 Verginia
    Hanah Prince Female 47 Kentucky
    Thos J Prince Male 23 Kentucky
    John W Prince Male 19 Kentucky
    Hanah Prince Male 17 Kentucky
    Auther Prince Male 14 Kentucky
    Malinda Prince Female 12 Kentucky
    Wm H Prince Male 10 Kentucky
    Sarah Prince Female 7 Kentucky
    Mary Prince Female 90 South Carolina
  3. Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/30630392/mary-prince : accessed 22 May 2021), memorial page for Mary Giles Prince (1780–1862), Find A Grave: Memorial #30630392, ; Maintained by Donna (contributor 47056406) Unknown.

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