Mary was the daughter of Dependence and Mary Young Stover of York County, Maine. She would have been about 21 when her dad died and her mother married John Wells.
The Reverend Joseph Moody of York kept a diary during the 1720's in which he mentions problems with pirates and Indians. He also wrote on April 25, 1724, "There is a purpose of marriage betwixt Isaac Stover and Mary Stover." This probably was the wording used for announcing marriage banns in those days. It was traditional to have the banns announced in church on three consecutive Sundays before the marriage.
Isaac was Mary's first cousin and the son of George and Abigail Stover. He had been born at Cape Neddick on the coast and very close to York. Isaac and Mary had five children that I know of, including Grandma Deborah Stover who married Peter Heal.
Mary died about 1766 and Isaac lived about 20 years longer.
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