Mary (Mollie) SPEERS

BIRTH: AFT 1744, MD
DEATH: 1806, Muskingum Co, OH [S192]

Father: Peter Henry SPEERS
Mother: Regina FROMAN

Family 1: Peter Froman REASONER

MARRIAGE: DEC 1762, Patterson Creek, Hampshire Co, WV (2)

                       _Peter Abraham SPEERS _
 _Peter Henry SPEERS _|
|                     |_Margaret GRAEFENEID __
|
|--Mary (Mollie) SPEERS 
|
|                      _Peter FROMAN _________
|_Regina FROMAN ______|
                      |_Elizabeth UNKNOWN (8)_

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Notes

- the surname may have been spelled "Spears" at the time - One source reports the year of birth as being 1747, but this would mean Mary was only 15 years of age when she married in 1762 making an earlier birth date more likely. Still another source reports a birth date of 1735 which would conflict with the 1744 wedding date of the parents. likely; still sources report the birth year as 1744 or 1745 which would be somewhat more likely than 1747 but not a whole lot. - Other sources report the place of birth was Virginia or Augusta, Virginia - Mary and Peter were first cousins. - one source reports the year of decease was 1805. - Mary may have deceased in Guernsey County, Ohio. - Reported to have been a "sturdy frontierswoman", being an and an excellent shot with the rifle and a woman of unusual courage. Often carried her rifle with her into the forest and kept it by her as a means of defense against the Indians.

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