Mary (Miller) Kenton (1714 - 1807)

Born 17 May 1714 in Hopewell Gap, Prince William, Colony of Virginia

Wife of Mark Kenton — married 1737 in Virginia

Descendants

Died 12 Dec 1807 at age 93 in Old Washington, Mason, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

April 3, 1755

"Thirteen years her senior, Mark was born on March 1, 1701, of militant Irish ancestry in County Down.

...when Mark's indenture contract was fulfilled, he became nothing more than a tenant farmer on the great Carter Grant near the little community of Hopewell. Here he had met and married Mary Miller when she was 23.

Less than 10 months after their marriage in January 1737, a son was born to them and they named him William. He was followed by three daughters: Mary in 1739, Jane in 1742 and Frances in 1744. Each time they had expected another son and the anticipation became disappointment and the disappointment gradually gave way to fear as five years passed after the birth of Frances without more children. Mary prayed fervently that she might bear another son for her husband and, at last, so she did. Mark's pleasure was such that he named the infant boy after himself. Two years later had come a third son and he was named John. And now, on this bright April morning in 1755, another baby was born to them. 'His name', she said, glancing at her husband, 'is Benjamin.' Mark Kenton did not look up immediately. He tossed the wadded cloth into a wooden basin and pulled the quilt over her. Only then did he straighten to his full height of six feet, and his firm gaze took in both mother and daughter. 'His name,' he said quietly, 'is Simon.' Mary's smile wavered momentarily, then returned. 'His name is Simon'." (The Frontiersmen, by Allan Eckert, pgs 1-3)

Mary and Mark were married January 1737 at Prince William Co, VA, and they were the parents of:

William/20 Sep 1737 m. Mary Cleland

Mary/9 Aug 1740 (Mrs Cornelius Raines)

Jane/1742 (Mrs Jeremiah Owens)

Frances/1744

Mark, Jr/26 Nov 1749 m. Elizabeth

John/1751 - 1808

Simon/3 Apr 1755 m. Martha Dowden; 2) Elizabeth Jarboe

Benjamin/abt 1757 (killed in Amer Rev)

Nancy Ann/1759

"In her 96th year, still living with her son John in Washington, Kentucky, Mary Miller Kenton died quietly in her sleep." (The Frontiersmen, by Allan Eckert, pg 569)

Her parents were William Miller and Mary Long - (DNA proven). (Carl #47060590 Oct 2016)

Gravesite Details Mary was buried on John Kenton's farm in Washington, Mason Co, KY

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Burial

Burial: Kenton Cemetery on Millertown and River Road

Date: Dec 1807

Place: Urbana, Champaign, Ohio, USA

User ID

User ID: 27AC4E9465344C39A29B5E349CA2B0B14129

Sources

1. ↑ Miller-25999 was created by Mike Crain through the import of TestTree(2).ged on Jan 10, 2015. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.

• Murphy, Leola Wright.Thomas Kinton -Kinton of Bedford County, PA (McDowell Publications, 11129 Pleasant Ridge Rd, Utica, KY 42376. 1996)

• Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

• U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914 (Simon)

• U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

• (The Frontiersmen, by Allan Eckert, pg 569)
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