Brief Life History of Mary
Mary Pye was born about 1737, in Wilsford, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom. She married Richard Chandler on 16 April 1739, in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She died on 3 January 1784, at the age of 48, and was buried in Wilsford cum Lake, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom.
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Family Time Line
Sources (7)
- Mary Chandler, "England, Wiltshire, Church Records, 1518-1990"
- Mary Chandler, "England, Wiltshire, Church Records, 1518-1990"
- Mary Pye in entry for Richard Chandler, "England, Wiltshire, Church Records, 1518-1990"
Spouse and Children
1733–1784 Male
1737–1784 Female
Children (2)
1759– Male
1761–1793 Male
Name Meaning
English (north-West Midlands, Lancashire, Yorkshire, and Norfolk): nickname from Middle English (Old French) pie ‘magpie’, which could be given to someone who wore black and white clothing, had grey-streaked dark hair, or had a loud, chattering voice and impertinent behaviour, or was cunning or sly. The uncomplimentary senses derive from the bird's behavior and are recorded uses of the word in Middle English and early Modern English.
English: occasionally perhaps a topographic or habitational name referring to a house or inn named Pie ‘magpie’. There were two London taverns so named, but whether these gave rise to a hereditary surname is not known. Surnames derived from house and inn signs are rare in English.
English (of Norman origin): nickname from Anglo-Norman French and Middle English pie ‘merciful, compassionate, kind’, a variant of Old French, Anglo-Norman French piu, peu; see Pew (2).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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