One family researcher has stated that many maiden names have been attributed to this Mary, including, McKay, McCoy, Mackey, Cathman, and Catlyn.
"The maiden name of Mary is unknown. However family lore of one branch of descendants has it that it was McCoy. Around 1846 the Rev. Edward Ratchford Geary wrote as follows: 'Some account of my ancestry as obtained this evening from my Mother, Margaret White Geary.'. . .This report by Margaret White Geary as told by her son was recorded in "Ancestors of KY", Volume 5, pages 82-86", and states that Mary White's maiden name was McCoy. This Margaret White Geary was a niece of Leonard White, the first husband of Mary McCoy White Brownfield.
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Mary Brownfield, the wife of Benjamin Brownfield, Sr., is believed to have been the former Mary Polly White. The grave marker for Mary matches the gravestone placed for her husband, Benjamin Brownfield, Sr., though he died about 10 years prior.
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Mary's first husband was Leonard White whom she has children by. This is shown by the below land record and her son's will.
Fayette County Survey Book C7 pg 264
Recorder of Deeds Fayette County, PA. Alexander McLean, Deputy, “situated on the waters of the Redstone Creek on the west side of Laurel Hill in Union and Georges Townships Fayette County (formerly Cumberland County) is part of a survey made by me for Edward Brownfield on the 26th day of September 1769, containing 250 1/2 acres & allowance who afterwards sold 100 acres and allowance of the same, to Robert Brownfield his brother who sold the same to LEONARD WHITE (now deceased) FATHER OF THE SAID JOHN WHITE- the others heirs of the said Leonard have released to John White the present possessor of the 100 acres - which releases with a covenant “accompanying the same” between Stephen Mackey and John White…return of the survey of the other part made in March 1802…”
The will of John White (in the above land record) whose will is signed in May 1809 in Fayette County, PA states his wife is Mary White and HALF-BROTHER is Benjamin Brownfield and he assigns them as executors of his will. He also states in his will his mother's name is Mary.
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Fayette County, PA - affidavits were made on March 4, 1836.
"Personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the peace in and for the County of Fayette, Elizabeth Williams, who being duly sworn according to law saith, that she was well acquainted with Mary Brownfield the mother of Benjamin Brownfield, that the said Benjamin Brownfield took care and provided for sd. Mary from the death of her husband until her death, that she was a very aged person between ninety and one hundred years before her death..."
Mary can be seen below on the 1830 census.
1830 United States Federal Census
Name Benjamin Brownfield
Home in 1830 (City, County, State) Union, Fayette, Pennsylvania
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49 1
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49 1
Free White Persons - Females - 80 thru 89 1
The two above facts make Mary born between 1740-1743.
"The maiden name of Mary is unknown. However family lore of one branch of descendants has it that it was McCoy. Around 1846 the Rev. Edward Ratchford Geary wrote as follows: 'Some account of my ancestry as obtained this evening from my Mother, Margaret White Geary.'. . .This report by Margaret White Geary as told by her son was recorded in "Ancestors of KY", Volume 5, pages 82-86", and states that Mary White's maiden name was McCoy. This Margaret White Geary was a niece of Leonard White, the first husband of Mary McCoy White Brownfield.
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Mary Brownfield, the wife of Benjamin Brownfield, Sr., is believed to have been the former Mary Polly White. The grave marker for Mary matches the gravestone placed for her husband, Benjamin Brownfield, Sr., though he died about 10 years prior.
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Mary's first husband was Leonard White whom she has children by. This is shown by the below land record and her son's will.
Fayette County Survey Book C7 pg 264
Recorder of Deeds Fayette County, PA. Alexander McLean, Deputy, “situated on the waters of the Redstone Creek on the west side of Laurel Hill in Union and Georges Townships Fayette County (formerly Cumberland County) is part of a survey made by me for Edward Brownfield on the 26th day of September 1769, containing 250 1/2 acres & allowance who afterwards sold 100 acres and allowance of the same, to Robert Brownfield his brother who sold the same to LEONARD WHITE (now deceased) FATHER OF THE SAID JOHN WHITE- the others heirs of the said Leonard have released to John White the present possessor of the 100 acres - which releases with a covenant “accompanying the same” between Stephen Mackey and John White…return of the survey of the other part made in March 1802…”
The will of John White (in the above land record) whose will is signed in May 1809 in Fayette County, PA states his wife is Mary White and HALF-BROTHER is Benjamin Brownfield and he assigns them as executors of his will. He also states in his will his mother's name is Mary.
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Fayette County, PA - affidavits were made on March 4, 1836.
"Personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the peace in and for the County of Fayette, Elizabeth Williams, who being duly sworn according to law saith, that she was well acquainted with Mary Brownfield the mother of Benjamin Brownfield, that the said Benjamin Brownfield took care and provided for sd. Mary from the death of her husband until her death, that she was a very aged person between ninety and one hundred years before her death..."
Mary can be seen below on the 1830 census.
1830 United States Federal Census
Name Benjamin Brownfield
Home in 1830 (City, County, State) Union, Fayette, Pennsylvania
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49 1
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49 1
Free White Persons - Females - 80 thru 89 1
The two above facts make Mary born between 1740-1743.
One family researcher has stated that many maiden names have been attributed to this Mary, including, McKay, McCoy, Mackey, Cathman, and Catlyn.
"The maiden name of Mary is unknown. However family lore of one branch of descendants has it that it was McCoy. Around 1846 the Rev. Edward Ratchford Geary wrote as follows: 'Some account of my ancestry as obtained this evening from my Mother, Margaret White Geary.'. . .This report by Margaret White Geary as told by her son was recorded in "Ancestors of KY", Volume 5, pages 82-86", and states that Mary White's maiden name was McCoy. This Margaret White Geary was a niece of Leonard White, the first husband of Mary McCoy White Brownfield.
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Mary Brownfield, the wife of Benjamin Brownfield, Sr., is believed to have been the former Mary Polly White. The grave marker for Mary matches the gravestone placed for her husband, Benjamin Brownfield, Sr., though he died about 10 years prior.
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Mary's first husband was Leonard White whom she has children by. This is shown by the below land record and her son's will.
Fayette County Survey Book C7 pg 264
Recorder of Deeds Fayette County, PA. Alexander McLean, Deputy, “situated on the waters of the Redstone Creek on the west side of Laurel Hill in Union and Georges Townships Fayette County (formerly Cumberland County) is part of a survey made by me for Edward Brownfield on the 26th day of September 1769, containing 250 1/2 acres & allowance who afterwards sold 100 acres and allowance of the same, to Robert Brownfield his brother who sold the same to LEONARD WHITE (now deceased) FATHER OF THE SAID JOHN WHITE- the others heirs of the said Leonard have released to John White the present possessor of the 100 acres - which releases with a covenant “accompanying the same” between Stephen Mackey and John White…return of the survey of the other part made in March 1802…”
The will of John White (in the above land record) whose will is signed in May 1809 in Fayette County, PA states his wife is Mary White and HALF-BROTHER is Benjamin Brownfield and he assigns them as executors of his will. He also states in his will his mother's name is Mary.
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Fayette County, PA - affidavits were made on March 4, 1836.
"Personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the peace in and for the County of Fayette, Elizabeth Williams, who being duly sworn according to law saith, that she was well acquainted with Mary Brownfield the mother of Benjamin Brownfield, that the said Benjamin Brownfield took care and provided for sd. Mary from the death of her husband until her death, that she was a very aged person between ninety and one hundred years before her death..."
Mary can be seen below on the 1830 census.
1830 United States Federal Census
Name Benjamin Brownfield
Home in 1830 (City, County, State) Union, Fayette, Pennsylvania
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49 1
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49 1
Free White Persons - Females - 80 thru 89 1
The two above facts make Mary born between 1740-1743.
"The maiden name of Mary is unknown. However family lore of one branch of descendants has it that it was McCoy. Around 1846 the Rev. Edward Ratchford Geary wrote as follows: 'Some account of my ancestry as obtained this evening from my Mother, Margaret White Geary.'. . .This report by Margaret White Geary as told by her son was recorded in "Ancestors of KY", Volume 5, pages 82-86", and states that Mary White's maiden name was McCoy. This Margaret White Geary was a niece of Leonard White, the first husband of Mary McCoy White Brownfield.
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Mary Brownfield, the wife of Benjamin Brownfield, Sr., is believed to have been the former Mary Polly White. The grave marker for Mary matches the gravestone placed for her husband, Benjamin Brownfield, Sr., though he died about 10 years prior.
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Mary's first husband was Leonard White whom she has children by. This is shown by the below land record and her son's will.
Fayette County Survey Book C7 pg 264
Recorder of Deeds Fayette County, PA. Alexander McLean, Deputy, “situated on the waters of the Redstone Creek on the west side of Laurel Hill in Union and Georges Townships Fayette County (formerly Cumberland County) is part of a survey made by me for Edward Brownfield on the 26th day of September 1769, containing 250 1/2 acres & allowance who afterwards sold 100 acres and allowance of the same, to Robert Brownfield his brother who sold the same to LEONARD WHITE (now deceased) FATHER OF THE SAID JOHN WHITE- the others heirs of the said Leonard have released to John White the present possessor of the 100 acres - which releases with a covenant “accompanying the same” between Stephen Mackey and John White…return of the survey of the other part made in March 1802…”
The will of John White (in the above land record) whose will is signed in May 1809 in Fayette County, PA states his wife is Mary White and HALF-BROTHER is Benjamin Brownfield and he assigns them as executors of his will. He also states in his will his mother's name is Mary.
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Fayette County, PA - affidavits were made on March 4, 1836.
"Personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the peace in and for the County of Fayette, Elizabeth Williams, who being duly sworn according to law saith, that she was well acquainted with Mary Brownfield the mother of Benjamin Brownfield, that the said Benjamin Brownfield took care and provided for sd. Mary from the death of her husband until her death, that she was a very aged person between ninety and one hundred years before her death..."
Mary can be seen below on the 1830 census.
1830 United States Federal Census
Name Benjamin Brownfield
Home in 1830 (City, County, State) Union, Fayette, Pennsylvania
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49 1
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49 1
Free White Persons - Females - 80 thru 89 1
The two above facts make Mary born between 1740-1743.
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