Mary Mawney^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1779 - 1835  (56 years)

• Name	Mary Mawney  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  TRIPP LINEAGE - 6TH GENERATION - John Tripp 1611-1678	1600
  	GEN6: MARY MAWNEY [6], Experience Gardiner5, Isabel Sherman4, Abiel Sherman3, Isabel Tripp2, John1)
  Birth	25 Apr 1779	East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA   [2, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Web Link	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18678880/mary_potter
  Death	26 Jul 1835	South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA   [2, 4]
  	250a "Mary Mawney." Mrs. Potter died July 26, 1835, at the house of her brother-in-law, Jeffrey Davis, in North Kingstown. She was a niece of her husband's first wife, Mary (Gardiner) Potter.
  Burial	26 Jul 1835	South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA   [2, 4]
  	Colonel Thomas Potter Cemetery Find a Grave Memorial ID: 18678880
  Person ID	I342567175768	Tripp Family Genealogical Website | Isabel Tripp 2

  
  

  Father	Pardon Mawney,   b. 27 Dec 1748, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA d. 6 Aug 1831, East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Experience Gardiner,   b. 1 Nov 1751, South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA d. 28 Nov 1815, East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	Jun 1772
  Family ID	F11113	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elisha Reynolds Potter,   b. 5 Nov 1764, Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA d. 26 Sep 1835, South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	13 Jul 1810	West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Elisha Reynolds Potter, Jr,   b. 20 Jun 1811, Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA d. 10 Apr 1882, Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA (Age 70 years)   2. Thomas Mawney Potter,   b. 12 Aug 1814, South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA d. 13 Apr 1890, South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA (Age 75 years)   3. William Henry Potter,   b. 1816   d. 1908 (Age 92 years)   4. James Brown Mason Potter,   b. 1 Oct 1818, South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA d. 13 Nov 1900, Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA (Age 82 years)   5. Mary Elizabeth Potter,   b. 11 Aug 1820, South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA d. 19 May 1901, South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F6512	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mary was the sixth of 15 children born to Pardon Mawney and Experience Gardner of East Greenwich, Rhode Island. She was married in South Kingstown, RI on 9 July 1810 to Elisha Reynolds Potter, the son of Colonel Thomas Potter and Elizabeth Reynolds. Elisha had previously been married to Mary (Gardner) Perkins who died in 1809. Elisha R. Potter was a member of the U.S. Congress 1796-7 and 1809-15, and in 1818 an unsuccessful candidate for State Governor. He was a very large man with a vigorous personality, according to his son, Elisha.

  
  

• Sources

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