Mary Smith

Nothing is known about the early life of Mary. She is Stephanie's 5x great grandmother.

She married Valentine Musson (1721–1770)★ on 18 Oct, 1765 at St. Mary's Church in Swineshead, Lincolnshire, England^a1 and had one son:–

Thomas★, shoemaker, baptised on 3 Oct, 1769 at St. Mary's Church, Swineshead^a2. Married Millicent Staples★ on 3 Jul, 1792 at St. Andrew's Church in Timberland, Lincolnshire, England^b1. Died on 27 Jan, 1853 in the parish of Coningsby in Lincolnshire, England^c1,d1 at the age of eighty-three.

She married John Boylatt on 23 Apr, 1772 at St. Mary's Church, Swineshead^a3.

The time and place of Mary's death is not known.

Timeline

1765

18 Oct: Married Valentine Musson★ at St. Mary's Church, Swineshead, Lincolnshire, England.^a1
Recorded as living in Swineshead, Lincolnshire, England.^a1

1769

3 Oct: Son, Thomas Musson (1769–1853)★, baptised at St. Mary's Church, Swineshead.^a2

1772

23 Apr: Married John Boylatt at St. Mary's Church, Swineshead.^a3
Recorded as residing in Swineshead.^a3

1853

Birth
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Baptism
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Death
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Burial
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Names and variations
Mary Smith^a1
Mary Musson^a2,a1,a3
Mary Boylatt^a3

Literacy
unable to sign name on two occasions^a1,a3

Parish Registers of St. Mary the Virgin, Swineshead, Lincolnshire

a1: Marriage entry for Valentine Musson and Mary Smith, 18 Oct 1765, Page 35, No 127 (more details...)

a2: Baptism entry for Thos Musson, 3 Oct 1769 (more details...)

a3: Marriage entry for John Boylatt and Mary Musson, 23 Apr 1772, No 110 (more details...)

Parish Registers of St. Andrew, Timberland, Lincolnshire

b1: Marriage entry for Thos Musson and Millicent Staples, 3 Jul 1792, No 187 (more details...)

General Register Office of England and Wales

c1: Death entry for Thomas Musson, Horncastle, Jan-Mar Qtr 1853, Vol 7a, Page 355, No 446; Digital image obtained 12 May 2025 (more details...)

Nottingham Journal

d1: No 7418, 11 Feb 1853, Page 8, Col 2, Lincolnshire, Deaths, Thomas Musson (more details...)