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(1740 - 1828)
Mary sent a letter to her brother Enoch Abraham dated 8/23/1783 Joyce Q u igley has a copy of this letter. and it talks about her second marrage . P er JoyceWalker Wynn Quigley This was documented from the book " Ance st ry of Dr. ThomasWynne" by Richard Y. Cook, Philadelphia, 1904. (Dwann I I , 304, Arch Camb 4 Ser., VIII, 52,53, Arch. Camb., 5 Ser., VIII 258-9. C o l Jones MS. pedigree College of Arms.) This letter reads: Fannet Towns h ip Cumberland County path-vally August Ye 23d 1783 Loving Brother and s i ster These are to let you know that we are all in health at present fo r w hich we have reason to be thankful tothe Almighty for ye Manyfold me rc ies which he is dayly Confering on us. Dr. Brother we Receved yours b e aring Date July 26 which was a great Saticefectionto us to hear of you r b eing in a Reasonable state of health and in the land of the living a s y ou write that you are greatly broken in bodily Strength. I Expect th at y ou will be Endeavouring to be puting our Lord & Saveour Jesus Chris t f or RIghtousness & Strength so that as ye outward man is Decaying day t o d ay you may be renewed in the inner man and rest on Christ for your__ __ ___Salvation. Dr. Brother it hath pleased the Almighty in the Cours o f h is provinence to provide an help mete for me we were Maried last Apr il y e 22d my husband had 2 Children by his first wife oldest 14 y ears o f age & ye youngest 10we all live in love and Unity which a great c omf ort to us Both. My son Benjamin is Determined to go out to see you a ga inst 1st 2nd week of October he Expects that your son Isaac will go w i th him over the River on the Search of land. I have Nothing more that i s m eterial to write you at present, my son Benjamin can Inform you Conc er ning the affairs of the family no more at present but my husban d j oins me and family in our loving Respects to you and familyWilst we a r e your loving Brother and sister. Mary and James Calhoun P.S. Loving b r other As it hath pleased the Almighty in the wise ordering Dispesation s o f his providence who ordereth all things according to ye Council of h i s own will to bring us to an Affinity I would be very Disirous to have a n a ppertunity of being aqwent with you. You wrote of coming down agains t t he fall after next but It would be very agreeable to me if strength o f b ody would permit yt you could come this fall or if you cannot c ome ple ase to write to me with the first apportunity with such Cordial a nd Re freshing Advices as you have formerly wrote to her who is now my C ompa nion I subscribe as before James andMary Calhoun (I corrected nothi ng o n this letter)
Events
| Birth | 1740 | E. Nantmeal Twp. Chester Co., PA | | | |
| Marriage | 3 Dec 1761 | Brandywine Creek, Chester Cty., PA. - Robert Walker | | | |
| Marriage | 22 Apr 1783 | Living | | | |
| Death | 1828 | Arm. Co. PA. | | | |
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