Mary Ann Patton's forbears hailed from Ireland, also Covenanters like the Brahams. Her distant ancestorial randfathers were William Patton, a curate and James Guthrie of the Irish aristocracy. A curate (kyoor-it) was an assistant to a rector or vicar of the day.

Several years after the marriage William, (the curate's son), came to the United States. He bought land near New Castle, PA. He wrote his wife that he was returning to Ireland to bring her and little Willian to (a new home.) That is the last anyone ever heard of him. It is presumed he was killed somewhere along the way.

So the third generation of William Pattons continued to live in Ireland until they reached manhood. He married Jane Spur. After the birth of a daughter Jean, they came to the United States. Like the Brahams, just one jump ahead of the "king's groups" who were out to get the leaders of an Irish rebellion. They came first to eastern Pennsylvania, then on to the western part, settling near New Castle, Pennsylvania.

William Patton's son, William, eloped with James Guthrie's only child, Jean Guthrie. Whereupon, she was disinherited and "never again entered her father's house."

Mary married Samuel Braham on 19 Jan 1819 in Pennsylvania. They were the parents of sixteen children, eleven of whom reached mature years.

Women came to Mary Ann and her husband looking for work. She would set them spinning until they could find permnant work. The Braham's grew more flax to meet the need. When the yarn accumulated, they built a weave shop and bought a loom, hired a weaver so when the yarn was woven the cloth was sold in this way without losing much by giving so many people work.

She died exactly 3 weeks to the day before her husband.