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[add comment] [edit] Burial location [27 December 2010]Given that her husband is buried in Long Island just one year earlier than Mary's death in 1727, that Mary's will says she lived in Flushing, and it was filed with the Surrogate's Office of New York City, it seems unlikely that this Mary was buried in New Jersey. But as the data given here contradicts itself (Mary's will is claimed to be dated in 1726, before her husband's death, but she says she is a widow!), it is probable that it is incorrectly transcribed or refers to two different Mary Thornes? Sources are needed. --Jrich 12:53, 11 May 2010 (EDT) I would guess the easiest explanation would be the transcriber, either at and Thorne website or the original cited source, had a typo of 1726 when it was 1727.--B.holmes 10:04, 12 May 2010 (EDT) It would be wrong for us to guess what is the truth. It requires research, to wit, looking for another, independent transcription, or better yet, a film of the original will from the Family History Library or other repository. It would be easier to assume Edith Wilson made an error in reading the death record, given all the records she must have worked with and notes she must have kept and copied, than that the NY Historical Society made an error in their single task of transcribing the will, presumably with at least one proofreading. But either is possible, as well as the possibility that the will was actually written with an incorrect date, as well as the possibility that the death date applies to a different Joseph Thorne. (Obviously there was at least one other Joseph Thorne, the husband of Martha Bowne, and Joseph Thorne's will, naming wife Mary and 11 of their 12 children, was dated 1724, which leaves 2 years when his death could have occurred to make Mary a widow before 1726.) The one thing that doesn't seem likely, is that that the will applies to a different Mary Thorne, since she accounts for 8 of her 12 children, and mentions her brother Samuel Bowne. --Jrich 11:24, 12 May 2010 (EDT)
It is my understanding that Quaker Burial Grounds have no Monument markers. they didn't believe that to be proper. I did not see any markers in Flushing Burial or in the London Burial ground.--B.holmes 12:29, 12 May 2010 (EDT) The website's citation has no author cited. I could not find the reference in a quick look online.--B.holmes 12:30, 12 May 2010 (EDT) The Burial place was added by someone. It was linked to Middlesex England. I have changed it to Middlesex, NJ but have no knowledge of the fact.--B.holmes 20:17, 27 December 2010 (EST)
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