Mary Ann Straw

   Another name for Mary was Mary Ann Symonds.

  General Notes:

Mary Ann Symonds (Straw) was the daughter of Sargent Straw (Symonds) who changed his name from Straw to Symonds sometime between 1820 and 1830, after he married her mother. It is not clear why.
The sources for this line are: History of Town of Surry (Kingsbury); IGI files and research of Jesse Robert Nelson of Utah.

Laws of New Hampshire : Second constitutional period, 1829-1835.
By New Hampshire, Albert Stillman Batchellor, Henry Harrison Metcalf, New Hampshire. Secretary of State
Published by John B. Clarke Co., 1922
Item notes: v. 10
Original from Harvard University
Digitized Aug 7, 2008
3 July 1829 -"and Sargent Straw of Acworth may take the name of Sargent Symons, and Sally...and John S....and Cynthia...and Samuel F....and Sylvester...and Mary Ann...and Louisa...and Elmira (MY NOTE: may all take the surname of Symons)"

Town of Keene, New Hampshire
Vital Statistics
Deaths
1896 - 1899
date of death: Jan.30, 1896
Mary Ann Gay age 80y 3mos 7days
Place of birth: Acworth
sex: F
marital status: S (actually widowed)
father's place of birth: Sandown
mother's palce of birth; Acworth
father's name: Sargent Symonds
mother's name: Sarah Gould

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LW&T of Mary Ann Gay of Keene, NH
sons Martin, Austin and Charlie Gay - $1.00 each and son John P. Gay 2/5 of estate and Executor
grandchildren: Carrie E. Kent and Arthur G. Fiske $1.00 each [children of dau Sarah]
Flora E. Starkey [dau] 3/5 of estate

Mary married Daniel Gay, son of Abner Gay and Ann Warren, on 23 Mar 1837 in Acworth, Sullivan County, New Hampshire. (Daniel Gay was born on 22 Sep 1813 in Stoddard Or Dedham, MA and died on 9 Dec 1884 in Acworth, Sullivan County, New Hampshire.)