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birth
She was born in 1700 in Coweta right near Macon GA -
Mary Helped Oglethorpe
She helped him by negotiating land treaties with the local tribes and it led to the founding of Savannah and Augusta. -
John Musgrove
John Musgrove died in 1735 he left Mary a 500-acre plantation which was a large number of cattle. -
She now owns more land.
She owns thousands of land across the Savannah River and the islands of Sapelo, Ossabaw, and Saint Catherines. -
She married Jacob Matthews
He was in charge of the Rangers and he defended Mount Venture between Spain and Britain. -
She married Thomas Bosomworth
She married him after 2 years of her husbands death. -
Outraged of the British
Indians were outraged of the British in the summer people went out and started protesting -
Mary was Arrested
They were outnumbered and Mary was arrested but later she was soon released for fear of a larger revolt. -
She sold the Islands
She sold the islands from and auction but she was to retain for St Catherines Island -
Marry died
5 years later all her property passed to her english husband and his heirs according to the English law.