Person:Mary Rhett (1)
Mary Rhett
b.9 Aug 1770 Pennsylvania, United States
d.16 Sep 1841 Union, Ross, Ohio, United States
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m. 1793
  1. William Mott Fenimore1794 - 1870
  2. John Fenimore1795 - 1834
  3. Samuel Fenimore1799 - 1874
  4. Ebenezer Ross Fenimore _____, Jr.1801 - 1854
  5. Matthew FenimoreAbt 1805 - 1852
  6. George S Fenimore1807 - Abt 1877
  7. Henry B. Fenimore1807 - 1857
  8. Harriet S Fenimore1810 - 1878
  9. Sarah Elizabeth Fenimore1813 -
  10. Mary Ann Fenimore1814 -
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Name Mary Rhett
Gender Female
Birth? 9 Aug 1770 Pennsylvania, United States
Marriage 1793 Alleghany Co., PAto Ebenezer Ross Fenimore
Death? 16 Sep 1841 Union, Ross, Ohio, United States

He was married to Mary (surname unknown but may be anyone of the following REA/Scott/Cessna/Jones (?) about 1790 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Mary REA (?) was born on 9 Aug 1770 in Pennsylvania. She died on 16 Sep 1841 in Union Township, Ross, Ohio. She was buried in Ross Co, Ohio. Mary's Head Stone reads Mary, Wife of E. Fenimore, Died Sept 16, 1841, Age 71 yers, 1 mo, 7 da. Sometime just before 1841 Mary road by horseback to Indiana to visit her children that had migrated to Indiana between 1833 and 1835. Mary was between the ages of 65 and 70 when she made the trip which was close to 300 miles long.

Mary's last name is in question. Her maiden name was reported in the Miami Co. Indiana History book at Rhett. There are no Rhett's found in PA in that time period. Rea is a prominent name in Pennsylvania. One interesting twist is that on the back of a picture of Mary's daughter Sarah is a hand written note that Sarah is related to the wife of President Benjamin Harrison. Both of the wives of Benjamin Harrison were of the surname Scott. _______________________________________ Mary was also buried on their land near Chillicothe, in Ross County, Ohio

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The Marriage License Register dated 8 Aug 1822 has the names spelled as Ebenezer Finnemore and Nancy Mowbray. The Marriage Certification entry dated 10 Aug 1822 by Justice of the Peace A. Robertson shows the spellings as Ebenezer Finimore and Nancy Mowbray.

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Mary's Head Stone reads "Mary, Wife of E. Fenimore

My info shows that Ebenezer (4 Mar 1768-PA) married Mary Rhett, probably in Allegheny Co., PA around 1793. Mary, born 9 Aug 1770, was a descendant of the Rhett family who helped found Charleston, SC. I have a whole page on Ebenezer and Mary in a book published privately in the 70's that I inherited from my dad. Be happy to share all I know. Angie Fenimore-Bonk 

Angie Fenimore-Bonk

Rhett, a name prominent in the history of the south, from which portion of the Union the family formerly came.

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