Born in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island
Ancestors 
Daughter of Peter Shaw Jr
and Lydia (Briggs) Shaw
Sister of
Ruth (Shaw) Brownell, Jediah Shaw Sr., Prudence (Shaw) Manchester, David Shaw, Joseph Shaw, Peleg Shaw and Lydia (Shaw) Manchester
Wife of
Bennett (Wilbur) Wilbour Sr.
— married
16 Aug 1792 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Briggs Wilbur, David Wilbour, Thomas Wilbur, Peleg Wilbur, Lydia (Wilbour) Irons and Bennett (Wilbur) Wilbour
Died
at age 81
in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Nov 2020
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Biography
Descendant of Mayflower passengers John Alden and William Mullins.
Mary was born in 1770. Her parents were Peter and Lydia Shaw. [1]
She married Burnett Wilbor in 1792. [2]
In 1850 she was 79 and living in Rhode Island with her married son Bennett and his wife and children. [3]
Mary died in 1852. [4]
Mary was buried in Old Commons Burial Ground, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island. [5]
Sources
- ↑ "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F87V-ZLK : 17 December 2019), Mary Shaw, 1770.
- ↑ "Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F829-9H4 : 22 January 2020), Mary Shaw in entry for Burnett Wilbor, 1792.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDJC-LZJ : Wed Oct 04 02:53:51 UTC 2023), Entry for Bennett Wilbor and Mary Wilbor, 1850.
- ↑ "Rhode Island, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1630-1945," , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8JP-X4T : 4 November 2020), Mary Willber, 2 Jun 1852; citing Death, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, various city archives, Rhode Island; FHL microfilm 2,021,004.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33918696/mary-wilbour: accessed 04 October 2023), memorial page for Mary Shaw Wilbour (3 Dec 1771–2 Jun 1852), Find A Grave: Memorial #33918696, citing Old Commons Burial Ground, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA; Maintained by Scout (contributor 47319613).
See also:
- FamilySearch Person: K8N1-H8K
- "United States Census, 1810", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2G-TBP : Wed Oct 04 07:22:52 UTC 2023), Entry for Mary Welborn, 1810.
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