Mary Margaret was born about 1722, the daughter of Cornelius Poulson and Anne Empson, and passed away about 1800.
Note: The information in Durbin and Logsdon Geneology pg 61 has Mary born 1755, and married 1746. For purposes of completing the profile, I am assuming it to be a typo, and will use 'about 1725 as a birth date....
'William Durbin, the first son of Samuel Durbin (-1752) and Ann (Logsdon) Durbin (-1770) was born 4 Jan. 1726 [registered in St. Paul's Church, Baltimore, p. 57), d. ca 1773 in Maryland; m. Mary (Margaret) Poulson (b. 1755, d. 1800) ca 1746 in Maryland. He was a Methodist. DAR Patriot Index: Washington Co., MD, William Durbin, Corporal 8th Class, 26th Day of July 1775 Provincial Convention.'
William b. 15 Jan. 1749, m. 1769 Margaret Bruce, dau. of Norman Bruce,d. 28 Aug. 1820, aged 71 years, 7 months, 13 days. She was born 2 Jan. 1749, d. 5 July 1808, aged 59 years, 6 months, 5 days. He and wife buried Beard Family Farm, Bedford, MD. William Durbin d. 28 Aug., 1820, will dated 21Aug. 1820, proved 30 Oct. 1820 [Frederick Co. Probates HS 2:393) [1]
Nicholas Durbin "Listed by Thomas & Williams as a settler west of Ft. Cumberland in 1788, and given lots for military services. Pencil notation says married in Fayette Co., PA. Nicholas of Dunbar, Fayette Co., PA d 1811, Short Creek Twp., Jefferson Co., Ohio [3]
Cornelius m. 29 Jan. 1789, Frederick Co., Maryland, Mary Harrison [4]
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret 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 Margaret Mary:
Poulson-277 and Poulson-203 appear to represent the same person because: Duplicate profiles for apparently same woman. Birth dates vary slightly, but can be listed as alternatives in Biography. (Neither profile contains useful sources to back up info.)