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Mary Anna Strain 1767–1825 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1767

Birth Location: Colletron, South Carolina

Death Date: 1825

Death Location: Lydia, Darlington, South Carolina, USA

Father: David Strain

Mother: Catherine White

Spouse(s): Williams Best

Children(s): Benjamin Best

Mary Anna Strain was born in 1767 in Colletron, South Carolina, the child of David Strain And Catherine White. Mary Anna Strain married Williams Best, and had children including Benjamin Best. Mary Anna Strain passed away in 1825 in Lydia, Darlington, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Mary Anna Strain was born in 1767 in Colletron, South Carolina, the child of David Strain And Catherine White.
  • Mary Anna Strain married Williams Best, and had children including Benjamin Best.
  • Mary Anna Strain passed away in 1825 in Lydia, Darlington, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Strain
1737–1772
Birth Location: Colletron, South Carolina, USA
DS
Catherine White
1744–1820
Birth Location: Ireland
CW

Spouses(s)

Williams Best
1774–1825
Birth Location: Greene, Wayne County, North Carolina
WB

Children(s)

Benjamin Best
1798–1852
Birth Location: Dobbs County, North Carolina, USA
BB

Mary Strain's Ancestors

Self
Mary Strain
1767–1825
Birth Place: Colletron, South Carolina
Parents
David Strain
1737–1772
Colletron, South Carolina, USA
Catherine White
1744–1820
Ireland
Grandparents
Adam (A.) Strain
1705–1762
Williamsburg, South Carolina, Colonies
Margaret (G) Boyd
1705–1774
Williamsburg Dist,. Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Ann Garner
1727–1818
Broughshane, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Colonel Boyd
1675–1756
Eleanor Redmunds
1687–1715
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JOHN Scotland)
1635–1705
Mary Duvall
1660–1722
Lady Redmond
1671–1726

Mary Strain's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Anna) Strain (1767–1825) m. Williams Best (1774–17 Jan 1825)
  1. 1. Benjamin Best 1798–1852 m. Margaret GALLOWAY 1809–1896
    1. 1. Hannah (Louise Elliott) Best 1839–1920 m. John (Francis Abraham Elliott Jr.) Jr. 1832–1882
      1. 1. M (C Mack) Elliott 1860–1903 m. Virginia (E. (Jennie)) Ragsdale 1856–1938
        1. 1. G. (W.) Elliott 1883–1918 m. Minnie Elliott 1885–1978

Mary Strain's Timeline

4 Records

1767
1767
Birth of Mary Anna Strain in Colletron, South Carolina
Colletron, South Carolina
1793
Abt 1793
Age 26
Mary Anna Strain was married in Dobbs, North Carolina, USA
Dobbs, North Carolina, USA
1796
1796
Age 29
Mary Anna Strain was married in Greene County, North Carolina, USA
Greene County, North Carolina, USA
1825
1825
Age 58
Death of Mary Anna Strain in Lydia, Darlington, South Carolina, USA
Lydia, Darlington, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1767
    Event Place: Colletron, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt 1793
    Event Place: Dobbs, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1796
    Event Place: Greene County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1825
    Event Place: Lydia, Darlington, South Carolina, USA
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