Mary Brotherton, (bastard d/o Edw Brotherton & Bridget Savage)

1682 - Bef 1721  (< 39 years)

• Name	Mary Brotherton  [1, 2]
  Suffix	(bastard d/o Edw Brotherton & Bridget Savage)
  Birth	1682	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Bastard - Named as a bastard child	4 Jan 1682/83	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	On 4 Jan 1682/83 Mrs. Bridget Savage was presented by the grand jury for having a bastard child.
  Anecdote	12 May 1685	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	The premise for naming the bastard child of Bridget Savage and Edward Brotherton as Mary and showing her marring a Richard Sanders, is based on the 1721 will of Edward Brotherton, wife Mary, giving half his land to a Solomon Sanders, son of Richard and Rachell Sanders, and saying that land was the land he was living on, the part where the Sanders were then living. The assumption is that Brotherton had taken in his bastard child and tried to provide for her and her descendants by letting them live on his land up until he died and then dividing his land equally between them and his lawful daughter.
  Administrator of an estate - Named as an Administrator of an estate	4 Apr 1704	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	It was on this date that administration on the estate of Richard Sanders was granted to Thomas Tounsin(sic) (Townsend) who had married Mary Sanders, the widow of Richard Sanders, who had died intestate with Thomas Boniwell and Thomas Mills securities.
  Marr Name	Mary Saunders
  Marr Name	Mary Townsend
  Reference Identifier	w/o Richard
  Record ID	72892
  Death	Bef 3 Sep 1721	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	She was evidently dec'd by this date as Edward Brotherton named Solomon Sanders, son of Richard & Rachell Sanders and also Mary Sanders, daughter of Richard & Rachell Sanders in his will.
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Edward Brotherton,   b. 1649   d. Bef 3 Oct 1721, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 72 years)  (Father)  (--?--) (--?--),   b. Abt 1625   d. Yes, date unknown  (Grandmother)
  Half-siblings	1 half sister (family of Edward Brotherton and Mary (--?--))
  + 1. Mary Brotherton, (legal d/o Edw Brotherton),   b. Abt 1712, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Southy (of Woney I) Rew,  m. Abt 1730
  Half-siblings	1 half brother (family of Griffin Savage and Bridget Michael)
  + 1. Griffith Savage, II,   b. Abt 1668, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 27 Jun 1739  (Age < 71 years) ▻ Ann (16) Bagwell,  m. Abt 1700 ;   Patience Hope,  m. Abt 1704
  Person ID	I72892	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2012

  
  

  Father	Edward Brotherton,   b. 1649   d. Bef 3 Oct 1721, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 72 years) Other Partners: ╚═Mary (--?--),   b. Abt 1690   d. Yes, date unknown  m. Abt 1710
  Mother	Bridget Michael, (Michael or Mikell?),   b. 1645, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 16 Mar 1686/87 (Age < 42 years) Other Partners: ╚═Griffin Savage, I (A125),   b. Abt 1639   d. Bef 11 Mar 1685, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 46 years)  m. Abt 1665    ╚═Gervas or Jarvis Baggale,   b. 1657   d. Yes, date unknown  m. Abt 1684
  Family ID	F43938	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Richard Saunders,   b. 1659   d. Bef 4 Apr 1704, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 45 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1698  [2]
  	The premise for naming the bastard child of Bridget Savage and Edward Brotherton as Mary and showing her marring a Richard Sanders, is based on the 1721 will of Edward Brotherton, wife Mary, giving half his land to a Solomon Sanders, son of Richard and Rachell Sanders, and saying that land was the land he was living on, the part where the Sanders were then living. The assumption is that Brotherton had taken in his bastard child and tried to provide for her and her descendants by letting them live on his land up until he died and then dividing his land equally between them and his lawful daughter.
  Children	+ 1. Richard Saunders,   b. Abt 1698, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 24 Apr 1759, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 61 years) ╚═ Rachel (--?--)  (Age < 75 years)  m. Abt 1718
  Family ID	F23752	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Thomas Townsend,   b. Abt 1680, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 30 Aug 1743, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 63 years)  Other Partners: ╚═Elizabeth (--?--),   b. Abt 1685, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 28 Jan 1755, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 70 years)  m. Abt 1720
  Marriage	Bef 4 Apr 1704	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	It was on this date that administration on the estate of Richard Sanders was granted to Thomas Tounsin (Townsend?) who had married Mary Sanders, the widow of Richard Sanders, who had died intestate with Thomas Boniwell and Thomas Mills securities.
  Children	1. Thomas Townsend,   b. Abt 1710, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 27 Feb 1776, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 66 years)
  Family ID	F23753	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1682 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Bastard - Named as a bastard child - 4 Jan 1682/83 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Anecdote - 12 May 1685 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - Bef 4 Apr 1704 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Administrator of an estate - Named as an Administrator of an estate - 4 Apr 1704 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Death - Bef 3 Sep 1721 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S702] JoAnn Riley McKey, Accomack Co, VA, Court Order Abstracts, 1682-1690, Volume 7, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1998), p. 114, 702. [S826] JoAnn Riley McKey, Accomack Co, VA, Court Order Abstracts, 1703-1710, Volume 10, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 32, 826. [S701] JoAnn Riley McKey, Accomack Co, VA, Court Order Abstracts, 1678-1682, Volume 6, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1997), p. 237, 701. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 69 (will of Edward Brotherton, wife Mary), 570.