This biography is republished from The Dictionary of Irish Biography and was written by Bridget Hourican. Shared by permission in line with Creative Commons ‘Attribution’ (CC BY) licencing.
Born: Unknown, Ireland
Died: 19 October 1759
Country most active: Ireland
Also known as: NA
After her brothers’ deaths, Mary Pepyat (d. 1759) moved premises from Skinner’s Row, which she rented out in April 1740, to Silver Court, Castle St., from where she petitioned for the office of city printer on the grounds that she had transacted all of her brother’s affairs during his long illness and so had shown her capability; she was appointed in July 1740, but as other printers offered to work for 20 per cent less than the prices established by the act of assembly moved up by her brother Jeremiah in 1717, it was agreed that 20 per cent would be subtracted from her bills. These ranged between £59 and £75 from 1740 to 1752 and reached £85 in 1755, the last recorded year. In 1754 she stated that her profits had been diminished by the rise in costs for paper, and the city agreed to deduct only 10 per cent from her bills. She died in Dublin on 19 October 1759. The office of city stationer finally passed out of her family’s hands into those of Oliver Nelson.