Mary Somner

1827 - 1913  (86 years)

• Name	Mary Somner  [1, 2, 3]
  Physical Description	1827	Bermuda
  	Renee's journal dates her 10 years older, written March 7, 1910, "...She is the spryest party and no mistake, 83 next Wed. and lively as a cricket..." From Hallet's 19th Century Wills of Bermuda, provided by Judy Corday: She was educated in Scotland, Scot
  Born	09 Mar 1827	East Lothian, Scotland   [1, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Baptism	03 May 1827	, Yester, East Lothian, Scotland   [1]
  Arrival	9 Jun 1858	New York, New York   [3]
  Departure	Bermuda   [3]
  Died	20 Nov 1913	Winton Hill, Bailey's Bay, Bermuda
  Person ID	P318	Despard Only
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2020

  
  

  Father	Francis Green Despard,   b. 4 Oct 1810, Larch Hill, Montrath ,   d. 30 Apr 1861, Near New York City  (Age 50 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Somner,   b. 09 Mar 1827, East Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 20 Nov 1913, Winton Hill, Bailey's Bay, Bermuda  (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	1 Oct 1844	Brooklyn   [2]
  Family ID	F52	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Francis Green Despard,   b. 4 Oct 1810, Larch Hill, Montrath ,   d. 30 Apr 1861, Near New York City  (Age 50 years)
  Married	1 Oct 1844	Brooklyn   [2]
  Children	1. Francis William Despard,   b. 15 Dec 1846, Bermuda ,   d. 1864, Disappeared, In, New York, USA  (Age 17 years)  [natural]   2. Susan Augusta Dodge,   b. 29 Aug 1819, Pearl St, NY ,   d. 25 Dec 1889, Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, United States of America  (Age 70 years)  [natural]   3. Harriet Isabella Despard,   b. Abt 1848, Bermuda ,   d. 1850, Bermuda  (Age ~ 2 years)  [natural]   4. Margaret Heroit Despard,   b. Aug 1849, Bermuda ,   d. Sep 1850, Bermuda  (Age ~ 1 years)  [natural]   5. Mary Somner,   b. 09 Mar 1827, East Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 20 Nov 1913, Winton Hill, Bailey's Bay, Bermuda  (Age 86 years)  [natural]   6. Richard Brooke Despard,   b. 2 Nov 1850, Bermuda  [natural]   7. Frances Henrietta (Fanny) Despard,   b. 18 Sep 1853, Bermuda  [natural]   8. Margaret Christina (Mary?) Despard,   b. 19 Nov 1856, Bermuda  [natural]   9. Mary Isabella Despard,   b. 16 Jan 1859, Bermuda ,   d. Bef. 7 Jan 1914, Bermuda  (Age 54 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2020
  Family ID	F52	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Histories		From The Bleecker Family Book
  		Letter to the editor, St. Nicholas magazine

  
  

• Notes

  Scotland, the family later moved to New York. She married Frances Green Desard in 1844 and they lived in NY for one year and then went to Bermuda. She was an accomplished musician and played hte first harmonium in Holy Trinity Church. Her husband died when she was 34.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1208389836] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S1202926725] U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S1202936943] New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1858; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Microfilm Roll: Roll 184; Line: 3; List Number: 470.