Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Mary Carlile
- 1746-
Name Mary Carlile Gender Female Death Between 17 Dec 1744 and 12 Apr 1746 [1] Alternate death 1746 [2] Person ID I41477 Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others Last Modified 7 Dec 2024
Family 
Richard Haines, b. Bef 6 Aug 1665 d. Bef 12 Apr 1746, Evesham Township, Burlington, New Jersey 
(Age < 80 years)Marriage Bef 15 Sep 1696 [1] Notes - They were married before 15 Sep 1696, because on that date "Richard and Mary Haines" were witnesses to the marriage of Francis Austin abnd Mary Borton at the Haddonfield Friends' Meeting.
Children + 1. Carlile Haines, b. 1700, of Evesham Township, Burlington, New Jersey d. Bef 13 Jan 1774 (Age < 74 years)Family ID F24265 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 7 Dec 2024
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Notes - The family tradition that she was of "Indian blood" is more plausible than is usually the case. The earliest record of this belief that survives is an assertion to this effect by her grandson John Haines (1742-1832), son of Carlisle Haines. John would have been only two years old when she died, but he certainly would have had plenty of contact throughout his life with people who knew her, including his own brother Solomon Haines, 6xG-grandmother of ASF, who lived near John and to whom he was close. Richard Haines and His Descendants (citation details below), without taking a position on the question, reproduces correspondence from several generations of the Haines family that makes it clear that they believed it and accepted it.
While we are generally dismissive of white American claims to some homeopathic quantity of native ancestry, this one seems worth some respect, if not unquestioning acceptance. More detail can be read at the Wikitree page for Mary Carlyle.
- The family tradition that she was of "Indian blood" is more plausible than is usually the case. The earliest record of this belief that survives is an assertion to this effect by her grandson John Haines (1742-1832), son of Carlisle Haines. John would have been only two years old when she died, but he certainly would have had plenty of contact throughout his life with people who knew her, including his own brother Solomon Haines, 6xG-grandmother of ASF, who lived near John and to whom he was close. Richard Haines and His Descendants (citation details below), without taking a position on the question, reproduces correspondence from several generations of the Haines family that makes it clear that they believed it and accepted it.
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