Mary Hyanno Genealogy
Record modified: 2023-01-30
This is my ancestor 11 generations back.
Born: about 1618-00-00 Connecticut USA
Died: 1678-02-21
Marriages:
1. 1639-00-00 Sgt William Cornwell
Children of Mary Hyanno and Sgt William Cornwell:
Notes:
see this page for ancestors
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from this page: (edited slightly)
There is some suggestion that Mary is Mary Hyanno or Mary "Little Dove", an Indian in that time period. No first hand evidence has yet been found to support this claim. (F-634)
An entire Bearce line claims that this Mary Hyanno married an Augustine Bearce instead, but this is effectively put in question in the "American Genealogist", Vol. XV (1938-9). There is further evidence that this Bearce line was first published by Franklin Bearse in the 1900's when he was trying to claim Indian ancestry during the depression to get help from the government. He added a middle Indian name which was not his name at birth or on his social security application and claimed to be descended from at least 3 Indian princesses, two of which Jacobus in the "American Genealogist" disproved. The third was Mary Hyanno but Jacobus considered it highly suspect because of all the falsehoods in the lineage.
(F-642, 642a, 2376)
An LDS family file says that his second wife was named Mary Bull but this is a mix-up with their son William who married Mary Bull.
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also see notes for her husband
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Cornwell genforum message 394:
Mary was a Wampanoag princess. She descends from Wampanoag, Narrgansett, and Cummaquid "sachems" or tribal leaders.
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Another researcher writes that the book Ezra Thompson Clark's Ancestor and Descendants 2nd Edition published 1995 has a section showing proof that Mary Hyanno was indeed the wife of William Cornwell.
Hinds Site: Genealogy of Ken Hinds -- page 1474
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