-- [ From: Jackson H. Day * EMC.Ver #2.5.3 ] -- Laurie Ann Kozelka Bieber asks the line connecting Mary Beall to Ninian. Alas, there probably is not any such line. My best authorities have Mary as someone who came over on a ship arranged by Ninian Beall for his 'kinfolk' . In this case we don't know the relationship, although they were contemporaries. Here's my database entry for Mary: B-SIS-2. Mary Beall, b. Scotland 1660 (or 1658), d. PGC 1720. m. ca 1685 or 1686 John Pottenger, b. 17 Jul 1662, d. 7 Apr 1735 (Robert Sherwood (TXFP92A) Silver Spring) in Collington Branch, Queen Anne's Parish, MD (Bieber). She apparently came to PG Co, MD from Scotland. John Pottenger was son of Henry Potynger, b. 1629 and Sarah Stanton. Henry in turn was son of Richard II, son of Richard Potynger, son of John Potynger, b. ca 1540. (H. Anne Whiteman (RVWN63A) Northridge, CA) (John Pottinger also m. Elizabeth Magruder, dau of Alexander, b. Jan 1676/7. (Carolyn Collins (NVXJ48A) Indiana) (10 children) John Pottinger was associated with Major's Lott, PGC, which is mentioned in his will. It is estimated that a Sarah Bell and a Mary Bell appeared about this time in now Prince Georges County, and that they came with these above mentioned 25 families that came with the Rev. Nathaniel Taylor" Apparently Col. Ninian Beall help to finance Rev. Taylor's building of a church, giving him land in Upper Marlboro, and ordering a silver service. "The Rev. Taylor was fully equipped to carry out Ninian's desire, expressed in the deed for the lot, to wit: "For ye propagation of ye Gospel of Jesus Christ". Accounts which show Mary or sister Sarah as daughters of Ninian are in error. Children's names and dates from Beverly Kercheval, whose major source was Parran. (1) Sarah Pottinger, b PG County Jul 20, 1688, d. 1743 m. Richard Isaac. (2) Mary Pottinger, b. Oct 22, 1689. On May 8, 1711 m. William Holmes, Sr, b. PGC 1690, d. PGC ca 1740. Son Wm Holmes Jr b. PGC ca 1714, d. Fred Co Apr 1758. (3) John Pottinger, b. Aug 20, 1691, d. 1719, (before 1735). Jul 11, 1717 m. Sarah Marshall, had dau. Sarah. (4) Samuel, b. Apr 11, 1693, d. Mar 27, 1742, m. Elizabeth Tyler, b. Sep 22, 1701, d. 1738, dau of Robert Tyler & Susannah Duvall.. 8 children (5) Robert Pottinger, b. Feb 25, 1694, d. May 1738 . On Dec 2, 1716 m. Anne Evans, b. ca 1688, d. Jan 1768 (will drawn 5/18/1767 , prov. 2/3/1768) (6) Rachel Pottinger, b. 1700, m. Richard Purnell. (7) Jemima Pottinger, m. 1702 (8) William Pottinger, b. 1704, d. June 1728, m. Rachel Prather, dau of Thomas Prather, Sr & Martha Sprigg; Thomas was son of Jonathan Prather & Jane McKay. Had son William. (9) Verlinda Pottinger, b. 1706 , m. Zephaniah Wade.