Born in Frederick, Maryland, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Isaac Luther Renn
and Martha (Rice) Renn
Sister of
Reuben Dewalt Willard [half], George Washington Willard [half], Abraham Peter Willard [half], Catherine (Renn) Fagan, Martha (Renn) Batson, Harriet (Renn) Basford, Lucretia P. Renn, Sarah Ellen Renn, Isaac Luther Renn, Loretta (Renn) Basford, Ann Louisa Renn [half], Julia Renn [half], Susan Minerva Renn [half], Cephas Newton Renn [half] and John J. B. Renn [half]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 59
in Howard, Maryland, United States
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Biography
Mary was named as the wife of Jacob Speake (Specht) and daughter of Martha (Rice) Renn in an 1864 equity court case over her grandfather Perry Rice's estate.[1]
Sources
- ↑ Perry G. RICE & Others vs Benjamin RICE & Others. Equity Court Records of Frederick County, Maryland, Liber JWLC-2. pp. 190-213. Abstracted by Dorinda Shepley at http://sites.rootsweb.com/~midmdroots/county/frederick/equity/jwlc02.htm.
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD4N-4LD : 12 April 2016), Mary J Renn in household of Isaac Renn, Buckeystown, Frederick, Maryland, United States; citing family 154, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNQ5-MBC : 15 August 2017), Mary J Specht in entry for Jacob Specht, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 106, sheet 458A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0511; FHL microfilm 1,254,511.
- Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 30 April 2019), memorial page for Mary Jane Renn Specht (1834–9 Apr 1893), Find A Grave Memorial no. 83721967, citing Savage Cemetery, Savage, Howard County, Maryland, USA ; Maintained by rcbdcb1 (contributor 47661282) .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. 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. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Dennis Barton 
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T938114 [compare], FTDNA kit #267471
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~1.56%
Gregg Yarrow :
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~0.78%
Lauren Siegert :
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~0.78%
Anonymous Schrodel :
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