Sicely Genn

Also Cecilia Genn · Cecely Genn

Wife of Thomas Genn of the Choptank River, Maryland, whom she probably married about 1743, and administratrix of his estate in 1767 or 1768. Probably the mother of James Ginn, who married Ann Riggs.

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Life

  1. c. 1743
    Married Thomas Genn
    c. 1743
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Family

Parents
Not known
Spouse
Thomas Genn 1718–1767 · married c. 1743

The study calls her "Sicely Stewart"; the maiden name is unsourced.

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6 children

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Pedigree

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Notes

Wife of Thomas Genn of the Choptank River, Maryland, married about 1743 (Genn family study), and administratrix of his estate in 1767 or 1768: “Sicely Genn was named as the administratrix of his estate, which included one new vessel frame under construction” (Genn study, ch. 5). The study calls her “Sicely Stewart” but gives no source for the maiden name.

Rev. Nathan Genn (1883) “suggested… that these were not the children of Sicely (Cecely) but were by an earlier wife (possibly a Sarah). This remains unresolved.”

Open questions

  • Was she the mother of Thomas Genn’s children, and what was her maiden name?
Mollie's typescript· 1 passage

What Mollie wrote about her in The Holbrook and Low Families.

  1. Mollie names her as Cecelia, wife of Thomas Genn and mother of Capt. James Ginn, with seven children.

    Capt. James Ginn, the son of Thomas was born here. His mother was Cecelia, and she and Thomas had seven children, the first of whom was
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