Individual 166: Mary Ann McCaw

Individual Record 166

Name} McCaw, Mary Ann

Family History} Hancock

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Race} White

Sex} Female

Birth: Date} Fam 7 Jan 1831

Place} , , Pennsylvania

Marr.: Date} Cir 1849

Place} , , Pennsylvania (Link)

Death: Date} Exa 8 Feb 1920

Place} Richland Twp. (?), Allegheny (?), Pennsylvania

Burial: Date} Cir 10 Feb 1920

Place} Pine Creek Cemetery, Allegheny, Pennsylvania

Grave Marker} Yes

Source 1}	789 = Church recrd
Source 2}	105 = 1850 USA cen
Source 3}	102 = 1860 USA cen
Source 4}	103 = 1870 USA cen
Source 5}	104 = 1880 USA cen
Source 6}	799 = 1900 USA cen
Source 7}	15 = Death certif
Source 8}	109 = Prison recrd
Source 9}	188 = Land deed
Source 10}	674 = Cemetery rec
Source 11}	788 = Family hstry
Source 12}	791 = Family hstry

Parents: } Thomas McCaw & Elizabeth Magee
Relationship No.} 610

1st Household No.} 110 = West Deer, Allegheny, Penns.

Occupation 1} Housewife
Occupation 2} Farmer

Religion/Church} Presbyterian

Spouses: Prime} Williams, David P.
Total Number of} 1

Notes: Mary Ann was a baptized member of the Pine Creek Reformed Presbyterian Church in Hampton Township in May 1843 (Source 789). Later she became David P. Williams' second wife. Based upon the birth date of her oldest son, she probably married in 1849 [David's first wife, Mary, died in June 1847], when David was about 33 years old and she was about 18.

Name Conflict Analysis: I have concluded that Mary Ann's maiden name most probably was McCaw — rather than McCall — based upon the combination of (1) Source 788, (2) Source 789, and (3) the 1860 Census (Source 102) wherein Mary Ann gave the middle name McCaw to one of her sons. Also, a McCaw female married William Williams — demonstrating that a close relationship existed between the Williams and McCaw families. Further, Sources 105+790 in combination, plus secondary Source 791 also support this conclusion.

Although her son Theodore's prison record (Source 109) and her grandson Simon's entry of the mother's maiden name on Theodore's death certificate (Source 15) both say that her maiden name was McCall, I now conclude that Theodore probably misunderstood, erred, or forgot the name McCaw — and told his son Simeon the name McCall.

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Immigr'n Date} N/A

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Education: Grade} or Top 2 Degrees}

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Last Updated
by} Dan Hancock

Date Updated} 25 Mar 2006
Date Created} 3 Mar 1996

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