Mary East

• Name	Mary East
  Gender	Female
  _UID	B6A6F63A49DC4F479B23AF3FD79DDAFC3DFA
  Person ID	I1770	Bennett, Harrison, and Herron Families
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2009

  
  

  Father	Joseph East,   d. Abt 14 Sep 1772, Louisa County Virginia
  Mother	Mary
  Children	5 children
  1. Mary East
  2. Edith East
  3. James East,   b. Abt 1738,   d. Yes, date unknown
  4. Thomas East
  5. Josiah East
  Family ID	F576	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Benjamin Cannon,   b. Abt 1746, Goochland County, Virginia ,   d. Bef 2 Sep 1800, Stokes County, North Carolina  (Age ~ 54 years)
  Children	1. Bartlett Cannon,   b. Abt 1769, Virginia ,   d. Jan 1860, Hamilton County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 91 years)   2. Zachariah Cannon,   b. Abt 1777,   d. Aft 1852  (Age ~ 76 years)   3. Catherine Cannon,   d. Yes, date unknown Married: James Melvin (1795)   4. Mary “Molly” Cannon Married: Daniel Smith   5. Dabney Cannon   6. Thomas Cannon   7. Joel Cannon,   b. Abt 1786, Henry County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2020
  Family ID	F573	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mary East is identifed as Benjmain Cannon’s first wife in the estate records at the North Carolina State Archives. Benjmain Cannon died in 1800 and his wife Henningham was qualified as the administratrix of his estate. The following statement appears in the undated inventory of the estate of Benjamin Cannon, presented by his wife Henningham in Stokes Co., NC . “This statement as brought forward is what of the dec’d estate the Administratrix finds in her hands, except four negros to wit Nan, Charles (infirm) a negro Girl Called Euz a boy named Frank which the Administratrix discovers in an Item of one called Joseph East in his last will and testament bequeathed to Mary Cannon and her [surviving ?] heirs when the youngest Child comes of age, if Mary Cannon was Wife of the dec’d Benjamin Cannon is [he?] one of the heirs.” “