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Mary Meribah Messenger 1714–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 May 1714

Birth Location: Windham, Windham, Connecticut

Death Date: 20 Mar 1798

Death Location: Coventry Lake, Tolland, Connecticut, USA

Father: Return Messenger

Mother: Sarah Bevins

Spouse(s): John Ripley

Children(s): Dorothy Ripley, Mary Ripley, Sarah Ripley, David Ripley, Meribah Ripley, Jane Ripley, Preserved Ripley, John Ripley

The story of Mary Meribah Messenger began in 1714 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut. Mary Meribah Messenger married John Eliot Ripley, and had children including David Ripley, Dorothy Ripley, Jane Ripley, John Ripley, Mary Ripley, Meribah Ripley, Preserved Ripley, Sarah Nancy Ripley. Mary Meribah Messenger passed away in 1798 in Coventry Lake, Tolland, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Meribah Messenger began in 1714 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut.
  • Mary Meribah Messenger married John Eliot Ripley, and had children including David Ripley, Dorothy Ripley, Jane Ripley, John Ripley, Mary Ripley, Meribah Ripley, Preserved Ripley, Sarah Nancy Ripley.
  • Mary Meribah Messenger passed away in 1798 in Coventry Lake, Tolland, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Return Messenger
1691–1731
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Sarah Bevins
1694–1718
Birth Location: Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

John Ripley
1719–1780
Birth Location: Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
JR

Children(s)

Dorothy Ripley
1732–1795
Birth Location: Essex, Virginia, United States
DR
Mary Ripley
1742–1785
Birth Location: Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
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Sarah Ripley
1740–1796
Birth Location: Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
SR
David Ripley
1744–1803
Birth Location: West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
DR
Meribah Ripley
1746–
Birth Location: West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
MR
Jane Ripley
1749–
Birth Location: West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
JR
Preserved Ripley
1752–1800
Birth Location: West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
PR
John Ripley
1757–
Birth Location: West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
JR

Mary Messenger's Ancestors

Self
Mary Messenger
1714–1798
Birth Place: Windham, Windham, Connecticut
Parents
Return Messenger
1691–1731
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Sarah Bevins
1694–1718
Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Arthur Bevins
1652–1697
London, England
Mary Bibbins
1654–1712
Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Messenger's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Meribah) Messenger (10 May 1714–20 Mar 1798) m. John (Eliot) Ripley (14 Feb 1719–9 Jan 1780)
  1. 1. Dorothy Ripley 1732–1795 m. Nicholas Copeland 1732–1773
    1. 1. Aaron (Elijah Copeland Revolutionary) War 1762–1832 m. Mary (Pollie) Melton 1770–1845
      1. 1. Elder (John Whetstone Copeland Pvt war of) 1812 1793–1865 m. Sarah ((Massey)) Copeland 1789–1857 m. Rutha (Ann) Watson 1824–1869 m. Mary (Elizabeth) West 1782–1849
        1. 1. Richard (Todd) Copeland 1814–1890 m. Elizabeth (C.) Garner 1836– m. Sarah (Frances) McClure 1817–1880
        2. 2. George (P) Copeland 1821–1870 m. Nancy Braden 1820–1870
        3. 3. John (Bunyon) Copeland 1826–1903 m. Elizabeth Michael 1818–1862
        4. 4. Nicholas (C "Nick") Copeland 1827–1873 m. Rhoda (Elizabeth) Eslick 1830–1910
        5. 5. Massey (Orlando) Copeland 1824–1901 m. Mahala Eslick 1823–1845 m. Edith (Evelyn) Tucker 1832–1921
        6. 6. Fannie Walker 1862–1963 m. Newt Walker 1852–1972
        7. 7. Mary (P.) Copeland 1818–1854 m. J (M) Spencer 1809–1885
        8. 8. William (Carroll) Copeland 1829–1890 m. Mary (Ann) George 1833–1920
        9. 9. Sarah (Ellen) Copeland 1818–1896 m. John (Thomas) Chrisco 1818–1879
        10. 10. Charles ("Charley") Copeland 1859–1924 m. Susan (E) Waggoner 1863–1900 m. Mary (Francis "Fannie") Tucker 1866–1940
        11. 11. Elizabeth Copeland 1834–1864
        12. 12. Matilda Copeland 1831–1865
        13. 13. William (Campbell) Copeland 1823–1900 m. Mary (Ann) Outlaw 1828–1903 m. Polly Copeland 1840–
      2. 2. Archibald (Joshua) Copeland 1806–1890 m. Delila Burgess 1832–1905 m. Mary (Ann) White 1812–1848
        1. 1. Esther (E Copeland) Brock 1837–
        2. 2. Nancy (Elizabeth) Copeland 1855–1949
        3. 3. Martha (Ann) Copeland 1857–1917
        4. 4. Fannie Copeland 1860–
        5. 5. William (Archie) Copeland 1864–1919
        6. 6. John (Edmond) Copeland 1867–1926 m. Martha (Addiline) Staton 1868–1929
        7. 7. Wade (Hampton) Copeland 1869–1946 m. Minnie (Bell) Underwood 1872–1929
      3. 3. Mary ((m. Swor)) Copeland 1791–1861 m. John (T) Swor 1787–1859
        1. 1. Lt. (Col. William C) Swor 1808–1870 m. Elizabeth (C) Swor 1808–1862
        2. 2. John (T.) Swor 1821–1851
        3. 3. Matilda (Angeline) Swor 1830–1892
        4. 4. Capt. (Pleasant Green) Swor 1834–1878
        5. 5. Richard Swor 1813–1860 m. Vashti Womack 1814–1895
        6. 6. Martha (Caroline) Swor 1824–1858
        7. 7. Mary (Evelyn) Swor 1820–1874
        8. 8. Elizabeth (Lively) Swor 1822–1915
        9. 9. Martha (Jane) Swor 1817–1882
      4. 4. Elizabeth Copeland 1795–1842 m. Samuel (D.) Surrency 1792–1866
        1. 1. Sarah Surrency 1823–1890
        2. 2. Robert (Crawford) Surrency 1814–1858
        3. 3. Penelope Surrency 1816–1853
        4. 4. Cornelius Surrency 1818–
        5. 5. Nancy Surrency 1819–1851
        6. 6. Charlotte Surrency 1821–1840
        7. 7. Allen (Powell) Surrency 1825–1877
        8. 8. Elizabeth Surrency 1826–1920
        9. 9. Samuel (Demere) Surrency 1829–1866
        10. 10. Henry (Jackson) Surrency 1830–1850
        11. 11. Caroline (Matilda) Surrency 1832–1901
        12. 12. Martha Surrency 1833–1880
        13. 13. Emily Surrency 1837–1879 m. John Easterling 1837–1906
        14. 14. Hampton (West) Surrency 1839–1909
        15. 15. Caroline (Cornelia) Surrency 1818–1820
        16. 16. Clemintine Surrency 1835–1900
      5. 5. Lott Copeland 1785–1845 m. Elender Rice 1789–1822 m. Sharon Guess 1804–1858
        1. 1. Lucretia ("Jane") Copeland 1812–1894
        2. 2. John (Fletcher) Copeland 1807–1880
        3. 3. Aaron (Whetstone) Copeland 1810–1880 m. Mary (E) Jameson 1814–1880
        4. 4. William (Riley) Copeland 1819–1881 m. Levicy Walters 1818–1886
        5. 5. Jefferson Copeland 1820–1821
        6. 6. Levicia (Ann "Vicey") Copeland 1842–1915 m. William (Henry Clay) Hendricks 1843–1922
        7. 7. Sarah (Adeline) Copeland 1827–1864
        8. 8. Joseph Copeland 1836–1917
        9. 9. David (Singleton) Copeland 1842–1926
        10. 10. Rachel (Marcella) Copeland 1825–1901
        11. 11. Daniel (Guess Copeland) CSA 1839–1916
        12. 12. Narcissus (M. Copeland) 1 1831–1902
        13. 13. Edward Copeland 1841–1862
        14. 14. Alfred Copeland 1835–
        15. 15. Irwin Copeland 1838–
        16. 16. Annie Copeland 1811–1894 m. William (Francis) Fender 1809–1878
        17. 17. Jane Copeland 1812–1894
        18. 18. Christina Copeland 1814–1815
        19. 19. Theney (B) Copeland 1818–1819
        20. 20. Lucretia ("Lettie") Copeland 1815–1887
        21. 21. Eliza Copeland 1820–
      6. 6. Robert Copeland 1785–1828 m. Elizabeth Ponder 1800–1871
        1. 1. Jane (Hadley) Brown 1823–1865
        2. 2. Eliza (Hadley) Parnell 1820–1890
        3. 3. Henry Copeland 1825–1889
      7. 7. Miriam (Samantha) Copeland 1798–1839
      8. 8. Nancy Copeland 1787–1830
        1. 1. Reuben (C) Copeland 1823–1901 m. Nancy (Jane) Gibson 1838–1882 m. Rosanna Copeland 1828–1858 m. Martha Folly 1830–1888 m. Julia Kennedy 1865–
        2. 2. Mary (E) Copeland 1820–
      9. 9. Moses Copeland 1787–
      10. 10. Jacob (James) Copeland 1791–1819
    2. 2. Ripley Copeland 1761–1843 m. Rachael Tucker 1763–1845
      1. 1. Gilbert (J) Copeland 1788–1871 m. Mary (Ann) Speers 1794–1871
        1. 1. Harriett Copeland 1826–1868 m. Griffin (J.) Wilson 1837–1908
      2. 2. Elizabeth Copeland 1780–1843
      3. 3. Caleb Copeland 1782–1860
      4. 4. William (C) Copeland 1786–1862
      5. 5. Nancy Copeland 1787–1860
      6. 6. Moses Copeland 1787–1852
      7. 7. Ella Copeland 1787–
      8. 8. Joseph (Tucker) Copeland 1788–1860 m. Rachel Jordan 1795–1875 m. Lyddia (unknown) Copeland 1790–
        1. 1. John (Thomas) Copeland 1819–1897 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Caston 1824–1907
        2. 2. George Copeland 1826–
        3. 3. Daniel (J) Copeland 1831–
      9. 9. Rachel Copeland 1790–1862
      10. 10. Ripley (Copeland) Jr 1793–1888
    3. 3. Nicholas Copeland 1756–1820
  2. 2. Mary Ripley 1742–1785
  3. 3. Sarah (Nancy) Ripley 1740–1796
  4. 4. David Ripley 1744–1803
  5. 5. Meribah Ripley 1746–
  6. 6. Jane Ripley 1749–
  7. 7. Preserved Ripley 1752–1800
  8. 8. John Ripley 1757–

Mary Messenger's Timeline

2 Records

1714
10 May 1714
Birth of Mary Meribah Messenger in Windham, Windham, Connecticut
Windham, Windham, Connecticut
1798
20 Mar 1798
Age 84
Death of Mary Meribah Messenger in Coventry Lake, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Coventry Lake, Tolland, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 May 1714
    Event Place: Windham, Windham, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1798
    Event Place: Coventry Lake, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
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