She was mentioned in her father's will in 1779 as being the wife of WmD aily.
Was Mary really only 13 when she and William married?
From the McCubbins Collection of Rowan Co, NC:
"The will of Mary Dealy who died 14 November 1819 was unwritten, buton 2 1 November 1819, James Briggs and Hannah Briggs say that she leftJohn D ealy a purse with $1.44, a small pot,a sheep, a bell which areat the h ouse of (son-in-law) Alexander Stephens and left the balanceto Alexand er Stephens and his wife Mary. Probated in February 1820."
