Mary (Parsons) Price (abt. 1677 - abt. 1718)

Born about 1677 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland

Ancestors

Wife of Mordecai Price — married about 1692 in Maryland

Descendants

Died about 8 May 1718 at about age 41 in Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland

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Biography

Mary (Parsons) Price was a Maryland colonist.

The birth of Mary Parsons is not recorded. Her birth year is estimated based on the earliest possible year of marriage for her mother who could not have married Thomas Parsons before the death of his first wife by 1675. Mary was the daughter of Thomas and Isabell Parsons. Mary is mentioned third in her father's will to receive the plantation where he lived and all things belonging thereto to share with her sister, Susanna. I give to them to be equally divided after their mother's decease and if they die without heirs to my youngest daughters.^[1]

Family

Evidence gleaned from the will of Mary Price reveals that she was the mother of five sons and seven daughters. Since Mary was born after 1675 and most girls were at least 16 when they married, these children were born between 1693-1718:

John

Thomas

Rachel

Hannah

Benjamin

Stephen m. Constant --?--

Mordecai

Leah m. Thomas Ford

Elizabeth m. Thomas Carr

Mary

Sarah m. Thomas Taylor

Abstract of Will

I Mary Price of Ann Arundell County in the Province aforesaid, widdow . . . My will & mind is that the money which I have lodged in the hands of Francis Waston, merchant in London, being as by his acct. currently will appear twenty one pounds, three shillings & five pence. Be by my executor hereafter named applied to & for the purchase of as much land as the same will pay for & that the title of such land so purchased shall be made to the only proper use & behoof of my two sons, John & Thomas Price & their heirs forever.

Secondly, I give & bequeath unto my daughter, Rachel, one negroe man named Tom & one of the feather beds & furniture that is now in my lodging room and also one fourth part of all my pewter.

Thirdly, I give unto my daughter Hannah one negroe woman named Kate & one of the feather beds & furniture that is now in my lodging room and also one fourth part of all my pewter.

Fourthly, I give unto my granddaughter, Mary Carr, my chest of drawers.

Fifthly, I give unto my friend Edward Parish, Senior all my right, title, claim & interest which I now have or here after may have to my mother, Isabell Caple’s estate by virtue of her last will & testament the better to enable him to discharge the just debts of my aforesaid mother, Isabell Caple, depending that it is kindness to my children will be according to the profits that he makes thereof, but that I leave wholly to his discretion.

Sixthly, I give unto my son, Thomas Price, one feather bed, rug & blanketts belonging thereto which now stands in the outer room.

Seventhly, I give unto my son, Benjamin Price, that feather bed & what covering now belongs thereto which is in the truckle bedstead in my room.

Eighthly, I give unto my following sons & daughters viz, Stephen & Mordecai Price, Leah Forde & Elizabeth Carr, the sum of five shillings each.

Ninthly, after all my just debts & legacies be paid, I bequeath all the remaining part of my whole estate be the same of what kind or value unto my two daughters, Mary & Sarah Price to be equally divided between them.

Lastly, I appoint my son, Steven Price & my son-in-law Thomas Carr to be whole & sole executors of this my last will & testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 8th day of the third month commonly called May in the year of our lord one thousand seven hundred and eighteen.

Signed by Mary Price (with her mark) in the presence of Thomas Crutchly, Jacob Holland & Wm. Tipton. Presented to the court by the witnesses on June 5, 1718. ^[2]

The final accounting of Mary's estate had a value of over 150 pounds. Her son-in-law, Thomas Carr, was the final executor. All of payments made to each of her children are recorded. Her son, Thomas was deceased by NOV 1716 and his share was paid to his widow.^[3]

Slaves

• Tom (bequeathed to Rachel)
• Kate (bequeathed to Hannah)

Research Notes

Sources to explore further:

• "Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775"
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61175 #450065395 (accessed 12 January 2022)
  Name: Mary Parsons; Spouse: Mordecai Price; Page Number: 359. - Elizabeth White, of "Cool Spring Manor," Prince George's County, Maryland; b. 1708; m. 2 December, 1724, Mordecai Price, II, of Gunpowder, Baltimore County, Maryland, son on Mordecai, Price I, and his wife Mary Parsons, dau. of Thomas Parsons, will probated 31st May, 1684, and Isabell his second wife, of "Friendship," Anne Arundel County, Maryland, and Greenwood, widow Isabell, m. (second) Benjamin Capel; her will probated 22d December, 1717, Anne Arundel County. "

Sources

1. ↑ Maryland Colonial Wills Liber 4/28
2. ↑ Maryland Colonial Wills Liber TB 1 /628
3. ↑ Maryland Colonial Administration Accounts Liber 9/186

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 14 June 2017, 15:50), entry for Mary Parsons(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:MLCG-5KC); contributed by various users.
• https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor&section=details&person=MLCG-5KC&spouse=L875-ZK2
• Find A Grave: Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for Mary Parsons Price (7 Jan 1661–8 May 1718), (Find A Grave: Memorial #33481591 : accessed 07 Jan 2022); Maintained by Bonnie Huish (contributor 46938507). Note: actual date of death between 8 May 1718 and 15 June 1718 based on her will. See biography on Find A Grave site.
• Will books: "Will books"
  Catalog: Will books Wills v.14-16 1714-1721
  Film number: 007737518 > image 321 of 841
  FamilySearch Image (accessed 7 January 2022)
  Will of Mary Price (second page image is not good quality - half the page is black).
• Probate - Father: Thomas Parsons: "Maryland, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1777"
  Will Books; Author: Maryland. Prerogative Court; Probate Place: Maryland
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9068 #461061 (accessed 7 January 2022)
  Mary mentioned in Thomas Parsons probate on 10 Oct 1683. Died 1683 in Maryland, USA.

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Parsons-917 created through the import of export.ged on Jul 19, 2011 by Chérie Woodlief.
• Crissy Palmer, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Crissy and others.
• WikiTree profile Parsons-888 created through the import of Lupton file.ged on Jul 8, 2011 by Kim Ostermyer.
• WikiTree profile Parsons-1044 created through the import of Steve Sanders family tree_2011-08-28.ged on Aug 30, 2011 by Steve Sanders.