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Mary “Aunt Polly” Lewis Kinnan

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Birth	:	1763 Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
Death	:	12 Mar 1848 Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
Burial	:	Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Basking Ridge, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.7075005, -74.5494461
Plot	:	528
Inscription	:	IN Memory of MARY wife of Joseph Kinnan who departed this life March 12th 1848 In the 85th year of her age. My Lord hath called and I obey To meet and with him dwell. The last and grea
Description	:	Mary Lewis was born in Basking Ridge in 1763. When she was 15, she married Joseph Kinnan and together they moved west to farm in the western part of Virginia in a place called Tygart's Valley. Living with the Kinnans, was Margaret Ward and her son. Margaret was the widow of a Revolutionary War Veteran and since Joseph had served with her husband in the war, they invited her to live on the farm with them. In May 1791, three renegade Shawnee braves attacked the farm, killed Joseph and their daughter. Escaping were Mary's two sons, her brother Jacob Lewis,... Read More	Mary Lewis was born in Basking Ridge in 1763. When she was 15, she married Joseph Kinnan and together they moved west to farm in the western part of Virginia in a place called Tygart's Valley. Living with the Kinnans, was Margaret Ward and her son. Margaret was the widow of a Revolutionary War Veteran and since Joseph had served with her husband in the war, they invited her to live on the farm with them. In May 1791, three renegade Shawnee braves attacked the farm, killed Joseph and their daughter. Escaping were Mary's two sons, her brother Jacob Lewis, Margaret and her son. Mary was taken captive and brought to Ohio, then to the Detroit area, where she remained a captive for three years. Mary managed to get a message out to an Army courier to bring back to her brother in Basking Ridge. On the way back East, the courier died of yellow fever and was buried. Because he was carrying important documents, his body was exhumed. Mary's message was found and delivered to her brother who went to Detroit and rescued and returned her to Basking Ridge, where she lived to the ripe old age of 85. Her grave is a simple stone with Mary in large letters. Source: Informational Pamplet from the Church

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Mary “Aunt Polly” Lewis Kinnan's memorial is located at: Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Basking Ridge, Somerset County, USA.
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Mary “Aunt Polly” Lewis Kinnan death on 12 Mar 1848 in Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
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Latitude: 40.7075005
Longitude: -74.5494461

Family Members:

Parent

LT Zephaniah Lewis

(1734 - 1777)

Siblings

Thomas Lewis

(1765 - 1831)

Children

Joseph Kinnan

(1780 - 1844)

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