Born in Washington, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Willett
and Matilda (Summers) Simmons
Sister of
Elizabeth (Willett) Roby, Samuel B Willett, Anne (Willett) Elliott, Rose Ann Mahala (Willett) Hobbs, Susannah (Willett) Toon, Eliza Jane (Willett) Weaver and John William Willett
Wife of
Joseph William Pinson
— married
26 Sep 1829 in Liberty Township, Washington, Missouri, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
William A. Pinson, Matilda Pinson, John Willett Pinson, Evaline (Pinson) Belew, Elvina Pinson, Susan Jane Pinson, Joseph Aaron Pinson, Zephaniah Pinson, Sarah Elizabeth Pinson, Frances Ida Pinson, Mary Marson Pinson, Melvina Pinson and Melzena Ann Pinson
Died
at age 93
in Harper, Harper, Kansas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 30 May 2013
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Biography
Mary Susannah Willett was born on March 12, 1809, in Washington, Kentucky, her father, John Willett and her mother,Matilda Summers. She married Joseph William Pinson about 1829 in ,Washington, Missouri. She died on April 3, 1899, in Harper, Kansas.
Research Notes
- Mary was buried after 3 April 1899.
- Fancy Farm, Graves, Kentucky, USA
- 58703869 (Fred Federle) Saint Jerome Cemetery
- Major discrepancy exists whether she was buried at Saint Jerome Cemetery in Graves County, Kentucky or at Harper Cemetery, Harper, Kansas. Photo of tombstone is on FindaGrave for Kansas and one is requested for Kentucky. Memorial No. for the Mary Pinson in Graves, Kentucky is 58703869. Fiona McMichael
Sources
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24037007/mary-susanna-pinson: accessed 20 May 2023), memorial page for Mary Susanna Willett Pinson (16 Mar 1806–3 Apr 1899), Find A Grave: Memorial #24037007, citing Harper Cemetery, Harper, Harper County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by Barb (contributor 46494205).
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5P8-13L : 22 December 2020), Mary Pinson in household of Joseph Pinson, Washington, Washington Township, Franklin, Missouri Territory, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:MHZ2-S9L : Tue Mar 14 19:35:35 UTC 2023), Entry for Joseph Pinson and Mary Pinson, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4F4-5LD : 29 May 2021), Mary Pinson in entry for Joseph Pinson, 1870.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6NJ-CRB : 14 January 2022), Mary Pinson in household of Joseph A. Pinson, Johnson Township, Washington, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
- "Kansas State Census, 1895", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL8J-NY8C : 12 March 2020), Mary Pinson in entry for J W Pinson, 1895.
- Donnelly, Mary Louise, "Edward Willett: Colonial Maryland Pewterer, County Clerk, Plantation Owner: His Ancestors and Descendants"; self-published 1999, Ennis, Texas; pp 63-64, 98.
DNA Confirmations
- Paternal and maternal relationships are confident based on a triangulated group on MyHeritageDNA consisting of "C", "SM", and "JW", who share a 29.2 cM segment on chromosome 15. The most-recent common ancestors shared by all three are John Willett and Matilda (Summers) Simmons. "C" and "JW" are 3C1R. "C" and "SM" are 4C1R. "JW" and "SM" are 3C2R. All descend from different children of John Willett and Matilda (Summers) Simmons.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with 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 Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with 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 Mary:
-
~6.25%
Carole (Cash) Embry
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Carole_Embry
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~3.12%
John Toon :
MyHeritage DNA
-
~1.95%
~3.12%
Leah (Toon) Dixon :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member LeahToon
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~1.56%
Roger Elder :
23andMe, GEDmatch UZ8862678 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch HF7589958 [compare], Ancestry member rogerelder_1
-
~1.56%
~3.12%
Carole (Edgell) Firth :
23andMe
-
~1.56%
Carol (Wilson) Hamilton :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
-
~1.56%
~12.50%
Josiah Beach :
23andMe
+
MyHeritage DNA
-
~1.56%
Candice Hobbs :
23andMe
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Catherine (Elder) Guild :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member 1KYMANJIM4747
-
~1.56%
Carol (Buckman) Brinn :
AncestryDNA
+
MyHeritage DNA
-
~0.78%
Norbert Toon :
23andMe
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Barbara (Brownlee) Martin :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch WC5225999 [compare], Ancestry member BVMartin316
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch SD3228617 [compare], FTDNA kit #847678
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~0.39%
Brenda Brown :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Brownpi1
-
~0.39%
Matthew Mactyre :
23andMe
-
~0.39%
John Hays :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.39%
~3.12%
Jan (Martin) Lemley :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch RT4924068 [compare], Ancestry member JaniceLemley
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #MK15707
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Joseph T. Cash
Willett-1013 and Willett-237 appear to represent the same person because: Same person, same husband.
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by Joseph T. Cash
Susan McNamee
Willett-1012 and Willett-237 do not represent the same person because: Not the same person - different first name, different spouse, different children born in different states at the same time.
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by Susan McNamee
Joseph T. Cash
Willett-1012 and Willett-237 appear to represent the same person because: Same location and dates. Same name and same spouse.
posted
by Joseph T. Cash
Rejected matches › Elizabeth (Willett) Roby (1807-abt.1880) › Mary Willett (1812-) › Mary Sarah Violett (1809-1897) › Maria Willett (abt.1804-1865)
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