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Mary Straight 1742–1805 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1742

Birth Location: East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA

Death Date: 1805

Death Location: Greenville, Augusta, Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Straight

Mother: Herodias Gardiner

Spouse(s): John Cooksey

Children(s): Walter Cooksey, Charles Cooksey, Hezikiah Cooksey, Miles Cooksey, Thomas Cooksey, Grover Cooksey, Elizabeth Cooksey

Mary Straight was born in 1742 in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA, the child of Thomas Straight And Herodias Gardiner. Mary Straight married John Baptist Cooksey, and had children including Charles Cooksey, Elizabeth Cooksey, Grover Clevland Cooksey, Hezikiah Cooksey, Miles Cooksey, Thomas Reed Cooksey, Walter Cooksey. Mary Straight passed away in 1805 in Greenville, Augusta, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Mary Straight was born in 1742 in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA, the child of Thomas Straight And Herodias Gardiner.
  • Mary Straight married John Baptist Cooksey, and had children including Charles Cooksey, Elizabeth Cooksey, Grover Clevland Cooksey, Hezikiah Cooksey, Miles Cooksey, Thomas Reed Cooksey, Walter Cooksey.
  • Mary Straight passed away in 1805 in Greenville, Augusta, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Straight
1707–1749
Birth Location: East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
TS
Herodias Gardiner
1710–1749
Birth Location: East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
HG

Spouses(s)

John Cooksey
1740–1811
Birth Location: Charles, Virginia, USA
JC

Children(s)

Walter Cooksey
1768–1820
Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA
WC
Charles Cooksey
1762–1853
Birth Location: Southampton, Virginia, USA
CC
Hezikiah Cooksey
1765–1819
Birth Location: –
HC
Miles Cooksey
1771–1856
Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA
MC
Thomas Cooksey
1760–1823
Birth Location: Charles, Maryland, USA
TC
Grover Cooksey
1886–1929
Birth Location: District of Columbia, USA
GC
Elizabeth Cooksey
1768–1798
Birth Location: Greensville, Virginia, USA
EC

Mary Straight's Ancestors

Self
Mary Straight
1742–1805
Birth Place: East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Parents
Thomas Straight
1707–1749
East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Herodias Gardiner
1710–1749
East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Gardiner
1671–1722
Kingston, South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Ann (Gardiner) Briggs
1685–1785
East Greenwich, East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Straight's Descendants

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Mary Straight (1742–1805) m. John (Baptist) Cooksey (1740–8 Jan 1811)
  1. 1. Walter Cooksey 1768–1820 m. Lucy Bass
    1. 1. Paulina (Polly) Cooksey 1804–1880 m. Josiah Reed 1799–1879
      1. 1. Mary (Charlotte) Reed 1824–1900 m. Wesley Hammons 1812–1887
        1. 1. Mary Hammond 1866–1910 m. Dewitt (W) Dunlap 1855–1933
        2. 2. Martha (E) Hammonds 1848–1937
        3. 3. Elizabeth Hammons 1852–
        4. 4. Joe (W.) Hammond 1857–1905 m. Nancy (E) Heath 1858–1902 m. Henrietta Conway 1876–
        5. 5. Eliza Hammons 1861–1944 m. Thomas Heath 1827–1894
        6. 6. James (P) Hammons 1865–1929 m. Ella (R) Hammons 1873–1958
        7. 7. Amanda (Louise "Mandy") Hammons 1856–1925 m. John (Henry) Yates 1848–1927
        8. 8. Nate Hammons 1860–1920 m. Ruth (A) Hammond 1859–1941
    2. 2. Mary (M) Cooksey 1819–1852
  2. 2. Charles Cooksey 1762–1853
  3. 3. Hezikiah Cooksey 1765–1819
  4. 4. Miles Cooksey 1771–1856
  5. 5. Thomas (Reed) Cooksey 1760–1823
  6. 6. Grover (Clevland) Cooksey 1886–1929
  7. 7. Elizabeth Cooksey 1768–1798

Mary Straight's Timeline

2 Records

1742
1742
Birth of Mary Straight in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
1805
1805
Age 63
Death of Mary Straight in Greenville, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Greenville, Augusta, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1742
    Event Place: East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1805
    Event Place: Greenville, Augusta, Virginia, USA
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