Margery __?__1

d. 18 July 1676
Family
Marriage*She married William Hayward.1 
(Wife) Death10 May 1659Margery became a widow when William Hayward was drowned on 10 May 1659.2 
Death*18 July 1676She died on 18 July 1676.2 

Family

 William Hayward d. 10 May 1659
Children 1.Huldah Hayward+1 b. c 1636, d. 1 Sep 1690
 2.Samuel Hayward+2
 3.Jonathan Hayward+2 b. c 1641, d. 21 Nov 1690

Citations

  1. [S442] Oliver Ray Pardo, "The Families of Ray Benson Pardo and Viola Berliot Stevens", 28 December 1996 (Port Orchard, Washington). . Hereinafter cited as "The Families of Pardo and Stevens."
  2. [S869] Marcus Taft Jones, Hayward-Howard genealogy and family history: descendants of William and Margery Hayward of Braintree, Massachusetts, 1648; earlier of Weymouth. Microfilm of typescript at the Rhode Island Historical Society in Providence, Rhode Island. Hayward genealogy 1648-1690: pages 1-13; FHL Film# 22344, Item 2, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Hayward-Howard genealogy and family history.

Margery __?__1

Family
Marriage*A woman named Margery married, as his last wife, Henry Sherman the Elder. She was living when he made his will.1 

Family

 Henry Sherman the Elder b. c 1512, d. b 25 Jul 1590

Citations

  1. [S1327] Michael Johnson Wood, "The Earliest Shermans of Dedham, Essex, and their Wives", New England Historical & Genealogical Register. Note: This article, in 6 Parts, spans six issues of the Register. It is thoroughly researched and fully sourced, and includes a wealth of knowledge on the Shermans and their extended families. Only a very small amount of the information available in Mr. Wood's article is included in this researcher's website project. Volumes 166 - 168 (October 2012 - January 2014): Part 1: Henry Sherman the Elder and his Wives, Volume 166, pages 245-258. Hereinafter cited as "The Earliest Shermans of Dedham, Essex."

Margery __?__1

Family
Marriage*She married John Hannum.1 

Family

 John Hannum
Children 1.Ann Hannum1
 2.Sarah Hannum1 d. b 10 Jun 1741

Citations

  1. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Hannum, pages 586-587. Hereinafter cited as History of Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Margret __?__1

Family
Marriage*She married, as his second wife, Nathaniel Conant, son of Nathaniel Conant and Hannah __?__.1 

Family

 Nathaniel Conant b. 3 Jan 1679, d. 8 Sep 1745

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Conant, pages 139-143. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.

Maria __?__1

Family
Marriage*She married James McLoughlin.1 

Family

 James McLoughlin
Child 1.Patrick Joseph McLoughlin+1 b. 1862, d. 1 Mar 1911

Citations

  1. [S1748] Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 7 August 1889 at the Roman Catholic Church of St. Michael in the parish of Dun Laoghaire, Kingstown, County Dublin, Ireland, of Patrick McLoughlin of 3 Connaught Terrace, Kingstown, son of James and Maria McLoughlin, and Delia Dillon of Ballymoe, County Galway, daughter of Patrick and Delia Dillon, citing the National Library of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, Microfilm 09073 / 05, his name transcribed by Ancestry as "Valentine", and one of the witnesses was Delia's sister Margaret Dillon. Hereinafter cited as Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915.

Maria __?__1

b. 3 July 1875, d. 2 February 1943
Family
Birth*3 July 1875Maria __?__ was born on 3 July 1875 in Italy.1 
Marriage*1895She married Giambattista B. Risso about 1895 in Italy.1,2 
Census US 1910*10 June 1910Maria and Giambattista Risso were enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 10 June 1910 on Arcade Street, O'Neal Township, San Joaquin County, California. Giambattista was 38 years of age and worked for wages as a cemetery laborer, and Maria was 35 years of age. They had been married for 15 years, the first marriage for each, and Maria had given birth to eight children, five of whom were living. They rented their house, and were both able to read, write, and to speak English. Their five surviving children were enumerated with them in 1910. James, who had both been born in Italy, was 14 years old, able to read and write, and had attended school within the census year; Louisa, who had been born in Italy, was 9 years old and had attended school within the census year; Lizzie and Flora were ages 4 and 3 years, respectively; and Henry was recorded as ten months old. Giambattista had immigrated to Ameria in 1901 and was an alien, and Maria, with James and Louisa, had joined him in America in 1905.3 
Census US 1920*4 January 1920Maria and Giambattista Risso were enumerated on the 1920 census taken on 4 January 1920 at 348 Arcade Avenue, Stockton, San Joaquin County, California. Giambattista was 47 years of age and worked for wages as a laborer in a cemetery, and Marie was 44 years of age. They were both able to read and write. Their years of immigration to America were reported as 1900 and 1903, respectively, and they had not been naturalized. Whoever provided the answers to the census taker did not know whether they owned or rented their house. Six children were enumerated in their parents' household in 1920. Lizzie, Florence and Henry were ages 13, 11 and 10 years, respectively, were all able to read and write, and had attended school within the census year; Thomas was 8 years old and attending school; and Victor and Johnnie were ages 5 and 3 years, respectively.4 
Census US 1930*8 April 1930Maria and Giambattista B. Risso were enumerated on the 1930 census taken on 8 April 1930 at 344 East Arcade Street, Stockton, San Joaquin County, California. The location of their house was described as being in that part of Ward 6 in O'Neal Township. Giambattista was 57 years of age and was employed for wages as a Gardener in a Cemetery, and Maria was 54 years of age and was employed for wages as a Cutter in a Cannery. Giambattista had been 25 years of age when they married, and Maria had been age 22. They were both reported to have immigrated to the United States in 1902, had not been naturalized, were both able to read and write, although neither was able to speak English. They owned their house, which was valued at $3,000 and was not on a farm, and did not own a radio set. Three of their children. all of whom were able to read, write and to speak English, were enumerated with them in 1930. Henry was 21 years of age and was employed for wages as a Caddie at a Golf Links; Thomas was 19 years old and was employed for wages as a Clerk in a Grocery Store; and John was 13 years old and attending school.5 
Death*2 February 1943She died on 2 February 1943 in Stockton, San Joaquin County, California, at age 671 
Burial* and was buried in San Joaquin Catholic Cemetery, Stockton.1 

Family

 Giambattista B. Risso b. 9 Nov 1871, d. 26 Jun 1944
Children 1.James Risso3 b. 1896
 2.Louisa Risso3 b. 1901
 3.Elizabeth A. Risso+1 b. 24 May 1906, d. 9 Feb 1995
 4.Florence Risso3 b. 1907
 5.Henry Risso3 b. 15 Jun 1909
 6.Thomas Risso4 b. 1912
 7.Victor John Risso4 b. 28 Mar 1914, d. 23 Jun 1929
 8.John Risso4 b. 1917

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Maria Risso, Memorial# 176884854. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Giambattista B. Risso, Memorial# 176884832.
  3. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Giambattista and Maria Risso, (his given name recorded as "Gion Battista" by the census taker), Year: 1910; Census Place: Oneal, San Joaquin, California; Roll: T624_102; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 0124; FHL microfilm: 1374115. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Giambattista and Marie Risso, (his given name recorded as "Gust Berta" by the census taker), Year: 1920; Census Place: Stockton Ward 6, San Joaquin, California; Roll: T625_143; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 185. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Giambattista and Maria Risso, Year: 1930; Census Place: Stockton, San Joaquin, California; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0064; FHL microfilm: 2339946. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.

Maria Anna __?__1

Family
Marriage*She married Bryan Molloy.1 

Family

 Bryan Molloy
Child 1.Caroline Matilda Molloy+1 b. 20 Sep 1819, d. 22 Jan 1867

Citations

  1. [S2011] Ireland, Select Catholic Birth and Baptism Registers, 1763-1917, online at www.ancestry.com, baptism of Carolina Matilda Molloy, on 20 September 1819 at Westland Row, Dublin, Ireland , child of Bryan Molloy and Maria Anna Molloy. Hereinafter cited as Ireland, Select Catholic Birth and Baptism Registers, 1763-1917.

Marion __?__1

Family
Marriage*She married first Thomas Smythe of Dedham, County Essex.1 
(Wife) DeathMarion became a widow when Thomas Smythe died.1 
Marriage*5 April 1563She married, as her second husband, Edmund Wilson of St. Leonard's, Colchester on 5 April 1563 in Dedham, Essex County.1 
(Wife) DeathMarion became a widow for the second time when Edmund Wilson died.1 
Marriage*5 June 1581She married third Henry Sherman the Elder on 5 June 1581 in Dedham, Essex County.1 
Burial*4 August 1584She was perhaps the "Mrs. Sherman" buried on 4 August 1584 in St. James, Colchester, Essex County.1 

Family 1

 Thomas Smythe

Family 2

 Edmund Wilson

Family 3

 Henry Sherman the Elder b. c 1512, d. b 25 Jul 1590

Citations

  1. [S1327] Michael Johnson Wood, "The Earliest Shermans of Dedham, Essex, and their Wives", New England Historical & Genealogical Register. Note: This article, in 6 Parts, spans six issues of the Register. It is thoroughly researched and fully sourced, and includes a wealth of knowledge on the Shermans and their extended families. Only a very small amount of the information available in Mr. Wood's article is included in this researcher's website project. Volumes 166 - 168 (October 2012 - January 2014): Part 1: Henry Sherman the Elder and his Wives, Volume 166, pages 245-258. Hereinafter cited as "The Earliest Shermans of Dedham, Essex."

Martha __?__

Family
Marriage*She married Deacon Robert Waterman. 

Family

 Deacon Robert Waterman d. 9 Sep 1761
Child 1.Susanna Waterman1 b. 6 Feb 1742

Citations

  1. [S693] George Ernest Bowman, Vital records of the town of Halifax, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Includes indexes. (Boston, Massachusetts: Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1905), page 42, referencing "(p.312)". Hereinafter cited as Halifax vital records to 1849.

Martha __?__1

d. 15 May 1679
Family
Marriage*1624She married John Bent in England about 1624.1 
Immigration*April 1638Martha and John Bent, his wife and five small children, sailed to New England from Southampton, England, in the latter part of April 1638 in the ship "Confidence" of London, the whole number of passengers, "greate and little," being 110 souls.1 
(Wife) Death27 September 1672Martha became a widow when John Bent died on 27 September 1672.1 
Death*15 May 1679She died on 15 May 1679 in Sudbury well along in years.1 

Family

 John Bent b. Nov 1596, d. 27 Sep 1672
Child 1.Agnes Bent+1 b. 1631, d. 4 Jun 1713

Citations

  1. [S1226] Allen H. Bent, The Bent Family in America : being mainly a genealogy of the descendants of John Bent who settled in Sudbury, Mass., in 1638, downloaded from Google Books at www.google.com. (Boston, Massachusetts: printed by David Clapp & Son, 1900), pages 11-13. Hereinafter cited as The Bent Family in America.

Martha __?__1

Family
Marriage*She married William Russell in England and after immigrating to America, their marriage was recorded in Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1,2 

Family

 William Russell
Child 1.Martha Russell+1 b. 1647, d. 2 Mar 1683/84

Citations

  1. [S1372] Lillian May Wilson and John Barber White, The Genealogy of the Descendants of Thomas Gleason of Watertown, Mass., 1607-1909, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Thomas Gleason (1607-1686) married Susanna Page, and emigrated before 1642 from England to Watertown, Massachusetts, moving about 1654/1655 to Cambridge, and in 1658 to Charlestown, Massachusetts. The Gleason name was spelled "Leeson" in early records. Includes indexes. (Haverhill, Massachusetts: Press of the Nichols Print, 1909), pages 24-26. Hereinafter cited as Descendants of Thomas Gleason of Watertown.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Cambridge Marriages, Volume 2, page 342. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Martha __?__1

Family
ChartsDescendants of John Heaton of Lincolnshire, including the Immigrant Nathaniel
Marriage*She married Daniel Heaton, son of Daniel Heaton and Ruth Wadsworth, in Sussex County, New Jersey.1 
Residence*They probably spent most of their lives in Morris County, New Jersey, although they may have lived briefly across the border in Sussex County.1 
Relocation*At some point after her husband's death, Martha and some of children moved to Lewiston, Niagara County, New York.2 

Family

 Daniel Heaton b. 1738, d. 1794
Children 1.Penelope Heaton3 b. 12 Jun 1762, d. 22 Nov 1849
 2.William Heaton1 b. 16 Sep 1764, d. 1815
 3.Phoebe Heaton3 b. 20 Feb 1767, d. 24 Apr 1852
 4.Elizabeth Heaton3 b. 5 Mar 1768, d. 15 Oct 1847
 5.Rachel Heaton3 b. 19 Feb 1771, d. 8 Apr 1863
 6.Mary Heaton3
 7.Susan Heaton3
 8.Martha Heaton3
 9.John H. Heaton3 b. 1779, d. 1849
 10.Benjamin Heaton3 b. 11 Jan 1781, d. 1 Jan 1820
 11.Samuel Heaton3 d. 1814

Citations

  1. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 4, pages 135-137. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.
  2. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, Volume I, Chapter 4, page 139.
  3. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, Volume I, Chapter 4, pages 135-137, citing a letter from a great granddaughter of Daniel's, written to researcher Willis Heaton before 1900, naming Daniel's children.

Martha __?__

Family
ChartsDescendants of Robert Heaton of Yorkshire, The Immigrant
Marriage*She married Thomas Heaton, son of John Heaton and Rebecca __?__.1 
Census US 1800*1800Martha was likely enumerated on the census taken in 1800 in the household of her husband Thomas Heaton in Somerset, Washington County, Pennsylvania. The household consisted of 5 people, 1 free white male aged 26 thru 44, 1 free white female aged 26 thru 44, 2 free white males aged 16 thru 25 and 1 free white female aged 10 thru 15.2 
Illness*June 1807It appears that in June 1807 Thomas traveled by river to New Orleans, Louisiana, and was planning to be away for some time. He then appears to have become ill, either there or on his way home, and may have borrowed money from his uncle Jeremiah in Maryland during that time. It also appears his wife Martha joined him for part of his way home because she was later reimbursed $4.98 by his administration for "my expenses and two horses for 6 days" from 14 April 1808. Thomas arrived home very sick, probably on 14 April 1808, and borrowed money from his brother Washington for his final expenses.1 
(Wife) Loan Agreement14 April 1808 On 14 April 1808, during his last sickness, Martha's husband Thomas Heaton received a loan of $15.50 from his brother Washington Heaton for the purpose of discharging his bills. Administration documents show that Washington's loan was needed immediately for $5 for a doctor and $10 for burial expenses.1 
(Wife) Death14 April 1808Martha became a widow when Thomas Heaton died on 14 April 1808.1 
Administration24 April 1808Martha and Duncan Campbell were appointed Administrators for her husband Thomas Heaton's estate on 24 April 1808. They paid the sum of $2.50 to Isaac Kerr, Register, for taking bond and granting Letters of Administration.1 
Administration*16 May 1808Items from the inventory of the goods and chattels of the estate of Thomas Heaton late of the township of Somerset, Washington County, that were sold on 16 May 1808 reached a total of $764.15 and a list, including purchasers, items purchased and their values, was included in the administration packet. Many individuals made purchases, including Thomas' widow Martha Heaton and two of his brothers, James Heaton and Washington Heaton.

Martha purchased 1 tea kettle for $2.63, 1 watering pot for $.67, 2 chairs for $.53, 1 old tub for $.09, a cask of vinegar for $1.06, 16 acres of wheat @ $2.02 for $32.32 and 18 acres of wheat @ $2.00 for $36.00.1 
Administration27 February 1809 On 27 February 1809,Martha, as administrator to her late husband's estate, paid $15.76 to Washington Heaton as payment in full for his final loan to his brother Thomas Heaton deceased.1 
Marriage*before 20 April 1809She married second John Hardgrove before 20 April 1809 in Washington County. It is clear that Martha Heaton, widow of Thomas Heaton, married a man with the surname of Hardgrove as her name changed during the administration of Thomas's estate after 20 April 1809 to Martha Hardgrove late Heaton. It is not certain, however, if the given name of the man she married was John.1 
Administration*20 April 1809 On 20 April 1809 Martha, as administrator for the estate of her late husband Thomas Heaton, paid his brother John Heaton $79.50 in full payment of her husband's earlier promissory note to him.1 
(Widow) Administration18 December 1809 On 18 December 1809, John Hardgrove appeared in person before H. Wallace, a Justice of the Peace for Washington County, to present a list of monies he was owed from the estate of Thomas Heaton. He stated he was owed a total of $35 and itemized the amounts beginning with $6 for cash lent to Thomas on 25 June 1807 that, for verification, was in Thomas Heaton's book by entry in his own hand in his lifetime. He was owed $3 for two days grading and two days mowing and hauling in hay in 1807, $20 for cash lent to his widow Martha Heaton on 3 April 1808 for her expenses when she went after him on his return from the Territory of Orleans, and $6 paid to Jeremiah Heaton to settle an amount Jeremiah had loaned to Martha Heaton on 13 May 1808 against the estate of her deceased husband Thomas Heaton.1 
Administration29 February 1812The final accounting for the estate of Thomas Heaton, dated 29 February 1812, reported a zero balance after a total amount of $1,848.62 in credits and debits. The itemized list of those who had received disbursements included two of Thomas's brothers, John Heaton and Washington Heaton, and Robert Clarke's name was listed next after Washington's. The document submitted and registered by the court in Washington County was signed by Martha Hardgrove and Duncan Campbell, administrators, and Isaac Kerr, Register.1 

Family 1

 Thomas Heaton b. 1769, d. 14 Apr 1808
Children 1.Son Heaton (son of Thomas and Martha)2 b. 1782
 2.Son Heaton (son of Thomas and Martha)2 b. 1784
 3.Daughter Heaton (daughter of Thomas and Martha)2 b. 1786

Family 2

 John Hardgrove

Citations

  1. [S1614] Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, Thomas Heaton, Washington County, Case# 39, File H: 1811-1816, H36-H60; 1816-1827, H1-H41; image numbers 69 thru 160. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993.
  2. [S164] 1800 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Thomas Heaton, Somerset, Washington, Pennsylvania; Series: M32; Roll: 44; Page: 910,911; Image: 122; Family History Library Film: 363347. Hereinafter cited as 1800 United States Federal Census.

Martha __?__1

b. 1760, d. 1820
Family
Birth*1760Martha __?__ was born about 1760 in North Carolina.1 
Marriage*1779She married Joseph Bridges Sr. about 1779 in Caswell County, North Carolina.1,2 
(Wife) DeathOctober 1809Martha became a widow when Joseph Bridges Sr. died about October 1809 at about age 51, and while Martha was pregnant with their 11th child.2 
Death*1820She died about 1820 in Barren County, Kentucky, at about age 60.1 

Family

 Joseph Bridges Sr. b. 1758, d. Oct 1809
Children 1.Joseph Bridges3,1 b. 1800
 2.Jemima Bridges1,4 b. 1810

Citations

  1. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/… .Caution: This is a beautifully presented collection of "Person Pages" containing a variety of information about specific ancestors submitted by individual contributors -- often, unfortunately, with no sources. If the information we have chosen to pass along here is accurate, we are extremely grateful to the contributor(s) who have shared it. Without documentation, however, we researchers are always forced to question the validity of information. We hope what we have selected to include was originally obtained from family Bible records, or other reliable sources, and is accurate. Although, even when we have found contributed information to be unreliable, inaccurate or incomplete, we consider the information useful as possible clues as we research, viewed online on 8 October 2021 at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L4HX-CFP. Hereinafter cited as Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog.
  2. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online on 8 October 2021 at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LHFC-DWY
  3. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online on 8 October 2021 at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LDLR-RGF, with notes uploaded by Brent S. Child on 19 February 2016 and prepared from Barren County, Kentucky Circuit Court Records, Volume 2, Plaintiffs A & B, pages 102-121, citing FHL Book 976.972 P28wi, Volume 2.
  4. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online on 8 October 2021 at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LHFH-V6G, with notes uploaded by Brent S. Child on 19 February 2016 and prepared from Barren County, Kentucky Circuit Court Records, Volume 2, Plaintiffs A & B, pages 102-121, citing FHL Book 976.972 P28wi, Volume 2.

Martha __?__1

b. 1822, d. 20 May 1881
Family
Birth*1822Martha __?__ was born possibly about 1822 in Virginia.2,3,4,5 
Marriage*She married, as his first wife, Stacy Cowperthwaite, son of William Cowperthwaite and Martha W. Justice.1 
Census US 1860*26 June 1860Martha and Stacy Cowperthwaite were enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 26 June 1860 in Toulon, Stark County, Illinois. Stacy was 39 years of age and a plasterer with real estate valued at $400 and a personal estate valued at $200, and Martha was 44 years of age. Their daughter, Caroline, who was 8 years old, was enumerated with them.1 
Census US 1880*21 June 1880Martha and Stacy Cowperthwaite were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 21 June 1880 in Toulon, Stark County, Illinois. Stacy was 59 years of age and a plasterer, and Martha was 58 years of age and keeping house. Stacy was able to both read and write, although Martha was able to do neither.6 
Death*20 May 1881She died on 20 May 1881 at about age 597 
Burial* and was buried in Toulon Cemetery, Toulon, Stark County, Illinois.7 

Family

 Stacy Cowperthwaite b. 28 Oct 1821, d. 12 Dec 1883
Child 1.Caroline Cowperthwaite1 b. 1852

Citations

  1. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Stacy and Martha Cowperthwaite, Year: 1860; Census Place: Toulon, Stark, Illinois; Roll: M653_229; Page: 878; Family History Library Film: 803229. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Martha Cowperthwaite, Memorial# 64573726, her year of birth reported as 1822. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Stacy and Martha Cowperthwaite, Year: 1880; Census Place: Toulon, Stark, Illinois; Roll: 252; Page: 433C; Enumeration District: 280, Martha's year of birth was estimated as 1822. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Stacy and Martha Cowperthwaite, Year: 1870; Census Place: Toulon, Stark, Illinois; Roll: M593_278; Page: 448B, Martha's year of birth estimated as 1820. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Stacy and Martha Cowperthwaite, Year: 1860; Census Place: Toulon, Stark, Illinois; Roll: M653_229; Page: 878; Family History Library Film: 803229, Martha's year of birth was estimated as 1816.
  6. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Stacy and Martha Cowperthwaite, Year: 1880; Census Place: Toulon, Stark, Illinois; Roll: 252; Page: 433C; Enumeration District: 280.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Martha Cowperthwaite, Memorial# 64573726.

Martha J. __?__1,2

b. November 1861
Family
Birth*November 1861Martha J. __?__ was born in November 1861 in Illinois.2 
Marriage*1889She married, as his second wife, James H. Spence in 1889.1,2 
Census US 1900*16 June 1900Martha J. and James H. Spence appeared on the 1900 census taken on 16 June 1900 at 222 South Street, Warrensburg, Johnson County. James was 74 years of age and a retired farmer. He owned his house free of mortgage. Martha was 38 years of age, had given birth to no children, and they had been married 11 years.2 
(Wife) Will15 June 1912Martha's husband prepared his will on 15 June 1912 in Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri. He stated he was of sound mind and memory and directed that after his decease his estate shall be disposed of as follows:

He first directed that the expenses of his funeral and last sickness and all just debts shall be paid as soon as practicable.

Second, he gave and bequeathed to his beloved wife Martha J. Spence to be hers absolutely, all of his clothing, household goods, furniture, domestic tools and utensils and $500. He did not devise to her any real estate because, in lieu thereof, he had already caused his homestead, to wit Lots One and Two of J. H. Spence's Addition to the said city of Warrensburg, to be conveyed to her absolutely.

Third, he gave and devised to his beloved daughter, and only surviving child, Catherine Braden, wife of Philip Braden, of Nameoki, Madison County, Illinois, absolutely in fee simple, and as her sole and separate estate, the following real estate situate in said Johnson County, state of Missouri, to wit the north one-third of lots forty-seven (47) and forty-eight (48) in Benjamin W. Grover's Depot Addition to the said city of Warrensburg.

Fourth, he stated his only other child was his beloved son, John W. Spence, deceased, and that he had assisted him financially to procure the farm he owned and upon which he resided at the time of his death. Therefore, his will gave and devised nothing to his son's children or lineal descendants, stating his son left surviving him twelve children, and some of them have perhaps double Christian names, but in mentioning them here from memory only, he would use but one Christian name for each. Namely, John, William, Edgar, Gentry, James, Roxanna, Katie, Jewell, and Robert Spence and Laura Shadwick, Irene Shadwick and Lucy Perry (or Peary) (or Parry).

Fifth, if after all the provisions of the foregoing sections numbered One, Two and Three are carried into effect there should yet remain some of his estate, he gave and devised the same, whether real or personal, to his said daughter Catherine Braden.

Sixth, in order that the cash may be derived to carry out the provisions of said sections numbered First and Second, to defray the necessary expenses of administration, he authorized and empowered his executor (or administrator with this will annexed) to sell and convey any of his real estate, except that herein devised, at the best price he can obtain, and without first requiring any order of Court or appraisement.

Seventh, he nominated and appointed William Shockey to be the sole executor of his will.

James signed his will with his mark in the presence of witnesses, D.W. Clark and Philip S. Day.1 

Family

 James H. Spence b. 26 Jul 1825, d. 7 May 1913

Citations

  1. [S1769] Missouri, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1766-1988, online at www.ancestry.com, will of James H. Spence dated 15 June 1912, Johnson County, Will Records, Volume G, 1905-1916, page 456, image# 272. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1766-1988.
  2. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James H. and Martha J. Spence, Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 0118; FHL microfilm: 1240868. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.

Mary __?__1

b. circa 1825
Family
Birth*circa 1825Mary __?__ was born circa 1825 in Ireland.1 
Marriage*before 6 May 1846She married Charles Reilly before 6 May 1846 in Ireland.1 

Family

 Charles Reilly b. c 1825
Child 1.Jane Reilly+1 b. 6 May 1846, d. 8 Jan 1928

Citations

  1. [S24] Florence Black, History of the Family of James and Margaret Black and Relatives, November 1987. Hereinafter cited as James & Margaret Black Family.

Mary __?__1,2

Family
ChartsDescendants of John Heaton of Lincolnshire, including the Immigrant Nathaniel
Marriage*She married Nathaniel Heaton, son of Nathaniel Heaton and Elizabeth Wight, in Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1,3,4 
Research Notes*Several researchers have published reports indicating that Mary's surname may have been "Minor". Some sources have gone so far as to identify her as Marie (Mary) Minor, daughter of Thomas Minor and Grace Palmer, born on 5 May 1651 in New London, Connecticut.

Although we would love to know her actual identity, we know she was not that Mary. Marie (Mary) Minor, daughter of Thomas and Grace Minor, died on 24 Jan 1659/60 at only eight years of age.

Heaton Families: 350 Years in America" speculated, without offering any source information, that Mary may have been related to John Maynard, also spelled "Minor", her husband's mother's third husband. Again, although Mary was probably the right age to have been one of John Maynard's missing daughters, without documentation, we don't know.5,6,7,1 
(Possible Mother) Relationship NoteMary may have been the daughter of Nathaniel Heaton and Mary __?__. The Heaton Families identifies Mary as the daughter of Nathaniel and Mary Heaton, however neither the "English Ancestry of Nathaniel and James Heaton" article nor Roy Heaton's Family Pedigree Chart mentions a daughter named Mary. Both refer to only 6 children for the couple, not 7.1,8,4 

Family

 Nathaniel Heaton b. 31 Aug 1639, d. b 7 Apr 1714
Children 1.Nathaniel Heaton+1,9 b. 9 May 1675, d. 7 Mar 1756
 2.Elizabeth Heaton1 b. 10 Sep 1679
 3.Samuel Heaton+1,10 b. 28 Jan 1681/82, d. c 1756
 4.Mary Heaton1 b. 1683
 5.Sarah Heaton1 b. 14 Jun 1687
 6.James Heaton+1,10 b. 25 Mar 1690, d. 1755
 7.Abigail Heaton1,11 b. 3 May 1695

Citations

  1. [S43] Dean Heaton, The Heaton Families: 350 Years in America. Contains index. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in this work often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (111 Water Street, Baltimore, MD 21202: Gateway Press, Inc., 1982), Chapter 1, page 5. Hereinafter cited as The Heaton Families: 350 Years in America.
  2. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 1, page 6. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.
  3. [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1985 and 1992), page 363. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages: Prior to 1700.
  4. [S44] Roy Henry Heaton, (Miles City, Montana). "Heaton Family Pedigree Chart - Eleven Generations", prepared by hand in 1941. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, some of the information and the dates, particularly, in this pedigree chart often prove to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented was a good place for us to start, and has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. Hereinafter cited as "Heaton Family Pedigree Chart - 1941."
  5. [S472] Thomas and Manasseh Minor, The Minor Diaries, Stonington, Connecticut: Thomas 1653 to 1684 and Manasseh 1696 to 1720 (reprinted in 2001 by Edward Brothers Inc., Lillington, North Carolina: The Thomas Minor Society, 1993), page 43, January 1660, "thrusday .24. marie died aboute six o'clocke". Hereinafter cited as The Minor Diaries.
  6. [S473] John Augustus Miner, Thomas Minor Descendants, 1608-1981 (Trevett, Maine: compiler and publisher John Augustus Miner, 1981), page 17. Hereinafter cited as Thomas Minor Descendants, 1608-1981.
  7. [S1240] Raymond Gordon Hawes, The Edward Hawes Heirs : Edward Hawes, ca. 1616-1687, of Dedham, Massachusetts, and his wife, Eliony Lumber : and some of their descendants through eleven generations. Edward Hawes (ca. 1616-1687) was living at Dedham, Massachusetts, by 1648, where he married Eliony Lumber (ca. 1625-1688/9) that year. They had nine children, 1648/9-1666, all born at Dedham. Descendants lived in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and elsewhere. Descendants also spell their surname Haws. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1996), Generation Three, pages 15-27. Hereinafter cited as The Edward Hawes Heirs.
  8. [S46] Dean Crawford Smith C.G. and Douglas Richardson, "English Ancestry of Nathaniel Heaton of Boston, Mass., and his Nephew, James Heaton of New Haven, Conn.", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 152, pages 430-452, (October 1998): page 451, no daughter Mary is included in the list of their children. Hereinafter cited as "Heaton, Nathaniel and James Ancestry."
  9. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Dedham, Volumes 1 and 2, page14, the date written as "9 of the 3 mo" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was May, not March. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  10. [S1240] Raymond Gordon Hawes, The Edward Hawes Heirs, Generation Three, pages 15-27, although identifying her maiden name as "Minor."
  11. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Wrentham Births, Volume 1, page 122, her name transcribed as "Abigeal Heeten."

Mary __?__1

d. circa 1704
Family
Marriage*She married Ralph Lewis.1 
Religion*10 September 1683Mary and Ralph Lewis were Quakers, and in preparation for his family's immigration to America, Ralph received a certificate of transfer from the Society of Friends at Treverig, Glamorganshire, Wales, for himself, his wife Mary and his children.2 
Immigration*1684The family arrived in Pennsylvania in 1684, settling first in the north-eastern part of the township of Haverford, Chester County.2 
Residence*After her husband purchased land adjoining Haverford in Upper Darby, Chester County, the family established their residence there.2 
Death*circa 1704She died circa 1704 in Chester County.3 

Family

 Ralph Lewis d. c 1710
Children 1.Mary Lewis+1 b. 10 Jul 1674, d. c 1753
 2.Martha Lewis4
 3.Evan Lewis4
 4.Lydia Lewis5 d. 1763
 5.Abraham Lewis4
 6.Samuel Lewis4
 7.Thomas Lewis4 b. 11 Mar 1687
 8.David Lewis4 b. 6 May 1689
 9.Sarah Lewis4 b. 18 May 1691

Citations

  1. [S44] Roy Henry Heaton, (Miles City, Montana). "Heaton Family Pedigree Chart - Eleven Generations", prepared by hand in 1941. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, some of the information and the dates, particularly, in this pedigree chart often prove to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented was a good place for us to start, and has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. Hereinafter cited as "Heaton Family Pedigree Chart - 1941."
  2. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , pages 102-105. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.
  3. [S1429] George Smith M.D., History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, from the discovery of the territory included within its limits to the present time, downloaded from the Delaware County, Pennsylvania Website, Genealogy Resources at http://www.delawarecountyhistory.com/genresources_home.html. Contains a notice of the geology of the county, catalogues of its minerals, plants, quadrupeds and birds. Written under the direction and appointment of the Delaware County Institute of Science. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Henry B. Ashmead, 1862), Lewis, Ralph, page 478. Hereinafter cited as History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, 1862, Smith.
  4. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, page 104.
  5. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Sharpless, pages 722-724. Hereinafter cited as History of Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Mary __?__1

Family
Marriage*She married Thomas Tarbell.1 

Family

 Thomas Tarbell
Child 1.Sarah Cragin Tarbell+1 b. 10 Aug 1664

Citations

  1. [S264] Patrick McDonald, online at RootsWeb WorldConnect Project www.rootsweb.com, Patrick McDonald et al (e-mail: e-mail address), downloaded 13 Jan 2007 from update of 6 Jan 2007, citing 1. Clarence Almon Torrey, "New England Marriages Prior to 1700" (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1985) 2. Walter Goodwin Davis, "Maine and Massachusetts Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis", volume 3, pages 62-78, (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1996) Family Tree Maker CD #194/ Three volume set: I. Allanson to French, II. Gardner to Moses, and III. Neal to Wright. 3. Frances Webster Fish, "Ancestry of Frances Webster Fish", page 171, (Oakland, CA: 1923, typescript. 4. James R. Jackson, "History of Littleton, New Hampshire", volume 3, page 360, (Cambridge, MA: University Press, 1905).

Mary __?__1

b. circa 1695, d. 2 March 1747
Family
ChartsDescendants of Nicholas Boulton, The Immigrant
Birth*circa 1695Mary __?__ was born circa 1695. Her year of birth has been calculated from her death record which stated she died in her 53rd year.1 
Marriage*She married Nicholas Bolton, son of John Bolton and Sarah Chesebrough.1 
Death*2 March 1747She died on 2 March 1747 in Bridgewater2,3,1 
Burial* and was buried in Section D, grave number 507 of the Old Graveyard, Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England). Her stone read "Mrs. Mary Bolton, wife of Mr. Nicholas Bolton, who died March ye 2nd, 1747 in ye 53rd year of her age."4,5,6

Family

 Nicholas Bolton b. 17 Apr 1695, d. 2 Mar 1750

Citations

  1. [S471] Anna Chesebrough Wildey, Genealogy of the Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Massachusetts (New York, New York: Press of T.A. Wright, 1903), Part I, Descendants of Samuel, pages 18-301. Hereinafter cited as Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Massachusetts.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, noting the year as 1747 and referencing G.R.7: citing a gravestone record, Cherry Street or Harlow Cemetery. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  3. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, noting the year as 1748 and referencing P.R.4: citing a private record; from a record of deaths kept from 1766 to 1820 by Oliver Alden, and from 1820 to 1846 by his son, Caleb Alden, and grandson, Cromwell Alden, or members of the family, now in the possession of the Bridgewater Public Library.
  4. [S747] Williams Latham, Epitaphs in Old Bridgewater, Massachusetts: Illustrated with Plans and Views, downloaded from Google Books, (Bridgewater, Massachusetts: Henry T. Pratt, Printer, 1882), page 95. Hereinafter cited as Epitaphs in Old Bridgewater.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Bolton, Memorial# 23053935. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  6. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, referencing G.R.7: citing a gravestone record, Cherry Street or Harlow Cemetery.

Mary __?__1

b. circa 1709, d. 30 July 1786
Family
RelationshipGrandmother of John Bolton
ChartsDescendants of Nicholas Boulton, The Immigrant
Research Notes* Almost nothing is known about Mary's identity before she married Elisha Bolton and research is currently in progress trying to discover her maiden name and something about her early life. The Byrams in America sources, both editions, stated that the Jabez Bolton who married Bethiah Ripley in 1767 was the son of "John Bolton" and "Mary Pratt". Unfortunately, no source was cited for the statement. It is uncertain if the John Bolton referred to was supposed to be John Bolton, who was actually Jabez' uncle, or John Bolton, Jabez' older brother. Whichever was meant, both are incorrect. Jabez' father was Elisha Bolton. Jabez' mother's name was Mary, however we have no evidence, and only the clue from this one source, that suggested her surname may have been "Pratt". Just in case, though, we have begun to look in Plymouth County for potential Mary Pratt candidates. At this point, only one, Mary Pratt born in Scituate in 1708, has been identified as possible. Our plan is to research her family in hope of determining if she and Mary (__?__) Bolton were the same person.2,3 
(CLUE Identity?) Baptism3 September 1710That "other" Mary Pratt was born on 23 Jul 1708 in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts and was baptized on 3 September 1710 also in Scituate. She and her known Pratt family are included in this collection because she may be a clue to the identity and parentage of "our" Mary (__?__) Bolton.4,5 
Birth*circa 1709Our "own" Mary, whose surname is not yet known, was born circa 1709. Her year of birth was calculated from her death information which stated that she died in the 78th year of her age.1 
Marriage*She married Elisha Bolton, son of John Bolton and Sarah Chesebrough.1 
(Mother) Death9 July 1762A son of Elisha and Mary Bolton died in the army and his death, although no name was given, was noted in the church records on 9 July 1762 in Pembroke, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England). All of Elisha and Mary's known sons served in the French and Indian War and all but one can be found in one or more records after 1762. So, through the process of elimination, it is believed that John Bolton, their first born son, is the one whose death was recorded in the church record. The last account we have found for John was for money paid to him, under the date of 27 Nov 1760, for invalids and others belonging to Captain Dunbar's Company on the Albany road, returning home from the Westward.6,7,8,9,10 
(Wife) Death26 February 1777Mary became a widow when Elisha Bolton died on 26 February 1777.1,11 
Death*30 July 1786She died on 30 July 1786 in Bridgewater1 
Burial* and was buried in Section D, grave number 482 of the Old Graveyard, Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress). Her monument read "In memory of Mrs. Mary, the widow of Mr. Elisha Bolton ; she died July ye 30th, A.D. 1786, in ye 78th year of her age
Come young and old as you pass by,
Come view the grave wherein I lie ;
Though in my life I want like thee,
I was dispised for povertie.12,13,14"
Research Notes*An individual named John Hooper erected the memorial gravestone in the Old Graveyard, Bridgewater, Massachusetts, for Mary Bolton who died in Bridgewater in 1786. We don't yet know Mary's maiden name, and thought that by identifying the correct John Hooper and learning more about him and his family, we might discover why he erected her gravestone and be led to more information about Mary and her life before she married Elisha Bolton. After researching several generations of Hoopers, we have selected John Hooper of Bridgewater as the most logical choice for our "gravestone candidate". He served in the French and Indian War in the same company as Mary and Elisha Bolton's son, John Bolton, and after the war he became quite wealthy and was known as "Money John Hooper". More research needs to be done, of course, because neither of these two pieces of information tells us why he erected the gravestone for Mary.12,15,16 

Family

 Elisha Bolton b. 9 Mar 1700, d. 26 Feb 1777
Children 1.John Bolton+ b. 1729/30, d. 9 Jul 1762
 2.Elisha Bolton+1 b. 1735
 3.Jabez Bolton+1
 4.Seth Bolton+1 b. 2 Feb 1739
 5.William Bolton+17
 6.Meshach Bolton1
 7.Child Bolton18 d. 30 Nov 1746

Citations

  1. [S471] Anna Chesebrough Wildey, Genealogy of the Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Massachusetts (New York, New York: Press of T.A. Wright, 1903), Part I, Descendants of Samuel, pages 18-301. Hereinafter cited as Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Massachusetts.
  2. [S800] John Arnold Byram, Byrams in America (original version). Includes index. William H. Byram moved from England to Ireland about the time his son, Nicholas Byram (ca.1610-1683), was born. When Nicholas was sixteen, his father sent him to visit friends in England in care of a man who betrayed his trust and sold Nicholas into indenturehood in the West Indies. After Nicholas had completed his indenturehood, he immigrated to Weymouth, Massachusetts, and married Susanna Shaw. They later moved to Bridgewater, Massachusetts. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, c1988), page 5. Hereinafter cited as Byrams in America (original).
  3. [S801] John Arnold Byram, Byrams in America (revised version). Includes index. Nicholas Byram landed in Virginia in 1637. He went to Wessagusset, now Weymouth, Massachusetts, where he was made a Freeman by the Court, May, 1638. He married Susanna Shaw. They moved to Bridgewater in 1662 and were the second settlers of that area. By the time of his death in 1688, Nicholas had acquired almost 500 acres of land. Susanna's will of September 7, 1698 was probated December 18, 1699. It provided for son, Nicholas, his wife, Mary, and children Nicholas and Mehitable; daughters Abigail Whitman, Deliverance Porter, Experience Willis, and Susan Edson; grandchildren Ebenezer Whitman, Mary Leach, and Mary Willis. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, c1996), page 11. Hereinafter cited as Byrams in America (revised).
  4. [S908] Compiled by Jayne Pratt Lovelace, The Pratt Directory (Chandler, Arizona: Ancestor House, 1998 Edition), page 695. Hereinafter cited as The Pratt Directory.
  5. [S853] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, Vital Records of Scituate, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Volume 1. Births and Volume 2. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society at the charge of the Eddy Town Record Fund, 1909), Births, page 299. Hereinafter cited as Scituate Vital Records to 1850.
  6. [S1161] Deaths, Original records of Gad Hitchcock, 1748-1803. Gad Hitchcock was the first minister of the Second Church of Christ in the West Parish of Pembroke, now Hanson, Massachusetts. During his ministry there he recorded in a diary in his own handwriting the Christian events at which he officiated. His diary, containing his original record of deaths, is currently held in the safe in the office of the Town Clerk in Pembroke. Pembroke Town Hall, 100 Center Street, Pembroke, Massachusetts.
  7. [S672] Barbara L. Merrick, "The Original Church Records of Gad Hitchcock, D.D., 1748 to 1803: Deaths", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 136, (January 1982): page 34. Hereinafter cited as "Pembroke Death Records of Rev. Gad Hitchcock - NEHGR."
  8. [S796] Massachusetts State Archives, French and Indian War muster roll index cards, 1603-1779. Microfilm of cards at Massachusetts State Archives, Boston, Massachusetts: FHL Film# 2428118, Pay Roll index card# 14400 for "Mishik" Bolton and referencing Volume 99, page 243 of the Massachusetts Archives : Muster Rolls; on 51 microfilm reels, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as French and Indian War muster roll index 1603-1779.
  9. [S796] Massachusetts State Archives, French and Indian War muster roll index 1603-1779: FHL Film# 2428118, Pay Roll index card# 14408 for Seth Bolton and referencing Volume 99, page 243 of the Massachusetts Archives : Muster Rolls; on 51 microfilm reels.
  10. [S796] Massachusetts State Archives, French and Indian War muster roll index 1603-1779: FHL Film# 2428118, Pay Roll index card# 14375 for Jabez Bolton and referencing Volume 99, page 243 of the Massachusetts Archives : Muster Rolls; on 51 microfilm reels.
  11. [S667] Massachusetts Town Death Records, online at www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Town Death Records.
  12. [S747] Williams Latham, Epitaphs in Old Bridgewater, Massachusetts: Illustrated with Plans and Views, downloaded from Google Books, (Bridgewater, Massachusetts: Henry T. Pratt, Printer, 1882), page 93. Hereinafter cited as Epitaphs in Old Bridgewater.
  13. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Bolton, Memorial# 23012440. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  14. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, referencing G.R.7: citing a gravestone record, Cherry Street or Harlow Cemetery. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  15. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Fourth Generation, pages 19-32. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.
  16. [S796] Massachusetts State Archives, French and Indian War muster roll index 1603-1779: FHL Film# 2428118, Muster Roll index card# 14381 for John Bolton referencing Volume 97, page 289 of the Massachusetts Archives : Muster Rolls; on 51 microfilm reels.
  17. [S796] Massachusetts State Archives, French and Indian War muster roll index 1603-1779: FHL Film# 2428118, Reference index card# 14369 for William Bolton of Halifax stating that Elisha Bolton is his "father or master" and referencing Volume 96, page 536 of the Massachusetts Archives : Muster Rolls; on 51 microfilm reels.
  18. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, referencing P.R.4: citing a private record; from a record of deaths kept from 1766 to 1820 by Oliver Alden, and from 1820 to 1846 by his son, Caleb Alden, and grandson, Cromwell Alden, or members of the family, now in the possession of the Bridgewater Public Library.

Mary __?__1

Family
Marriage*She married Matthias Farnsworth.1 

Family

 Matthias Farnsworth
Child 1.Benjamin Farnsworth+1,2 b. c 1667

Citations

  1. [S490] Charles Knowles Bolton, The Boltons of Old and New England: with a genealogy of the descendants of William Bolton of Reading, Massachusetts, 1720 (Albany, New York: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1889), Descendants of William Bolton, Fourth Generation, pages 8-10. Hereinafter cited as Boltons of Old and New England.
  2. [S1044] William Prescott M.D., The Prescott Memorial or a Genealogical Memoir of the Prescott Families in America, In Two Parts, downloaded from the Open Library Project at www.openlibrary.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Henry W. Dutton & Son, 1870), pages 47-49. Hereinafter cited as The Prescott Memorial.

Mary __?__1

Family
Relationship2nd great-grandmother of Walter Hinds
ChartsDescendants of John Hinds, including our Walters and Ralphs
Marriage*She married John Hinds, son of Jervis Hinds.1,2 

Family

 John Hinds d. 1706
Children 1.Ralph Hinds+2 d. Dec 1752
 2.Anne Hinds+2

Citations

  1. [S497] Marguerite Clayton (Michigan), compiler, "Hinds Family Research Collection" (Research results and analysis, letters and photos, in the possession of Shirley Ertz of Nebraska), email from Shirley Ertz dated 25 Sep 2008, outlining her direct Hinds line. Hereinafter cited as "Hinds Family Research Collection."
  2. [S497] Marguerite Clayton (Michigan), compiler, "Hinds Family Research Collection", Family Tree prepared by Marguerite Clayton dated Dec 1997 and including the notation that the information is subject to change.

Mary __?__1

Family
ChartsDescendants of John Hinds, including our Walters and Ralphs
Marriage*1791She married Thomas Hinds, son of Ralph Hinds and Esther Cannon, about 1791.1 

Family

 Thomas Hinds b. 1765, d. 1842
Children 1.John Hinds+2 b. 1793, d. 24 Apr 1862
 2.Thomas Hinds+2 b. c 1797, d. 1834
 3.Ralph Hinds+2 b. c 1800, d. 20 Apr 1888
 4.Martha Hinds+2 b. 1802
 5.Walter Hinds+1 b. c 1803, d. 17 Mar 1879
 6.Francis Hinds+2 b. c 1804, d. bt 1861 - 1871

Citations

  1. [S497] Marguerite Clayton (Michigan), compiler, "Hinds Family Research Collection" (Research results and analysis, letters and photos, in the possession of Shirley Ertz of Nebraska), email from Shirley Ertz dated 25 Sep 2008, outlining her direct Hinds line. Hereinafter cited as "Hinds Family Research Collection."
  2. [S497] Marguerite Clayton (Michigan), compiler, "Hinds Family Research Collection", from the Family Tree of Thomas and Mary Hinds prepared by M. Clayton and G. Clayton and dated Nov 1992.

Mary __?__1

Family
Marriage*She married Experience Mitchell.1 

Family

 Experience Mitchell b. c 1602
Children 1.Sarah Mitchell+
 2.Jacob Mitchell+
 3.Edward Mitchell+1 b. c 1647, d. 15 Mar 1716
 4.John Mitchell
 5.Hannah Mitchell+

Citations

  1. [S278] Multiple editors and compilers, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims Who Landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts, December 1620, volumes 1-23 (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1975), Volume 18, Part I: Richard Warren, page 167. Hereinafter cited as Mayflower Families through Five Generations.

Mary __?__1

d. before 16 May 1776
Family
ChartsDescendants of William Bolton of Reading, The Immigrant
Marriage*William Bolton, son of William Bolton and Elizabeth White, married, as his first wife, a woman named Mary __?__ who was almost certainly not Mary Nurse. Most published sources, however, have perpetuated this erroneous information as fact. No record has yet been found for the marriage of William Bolton. A record was found for the marriage of Mary Nurse and Edward Powers on 17 Mar 1747/48 at Rutland, Massachusetts. The record for the birth of William's son William on 21 Jan 1743/44 in Reading, Massachusetts identified him as the son of William and Mary Bolton. Although the researching descendants of William and Mary would love to claim Mary Nurse as an ancestor, they are determined to set the record straight as they pursue the truth.1,2,3 
(Mother) Birth5 May 1759The Boltons of Old and New England source surmised that Mary and William Bolton's son, Timothy Bolton, born on 5 May 1759 in Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England), may have been named for his mother's cousin, Timothy Nurse, brother of Jonathan Nurse, however it is now known that Timothy's mother, while named Mary, was not Mary Nurse.4,2,5 
Relocation25 May 1773 On 25 May 1773, William sold his house and garden, with other lands in Reading, to Jeremiah Eaton, and three days later William and Mary, with their family, followed the family of their eldest son, William Bolton Jr., and relocated to Shirley, Middlesex County.4,3 
Residence28 May 1773That same year, William purchased a large farm from the Honorable James Prescott.5,2,4 
Death*before 16 May 1776She died in Shirley before 16 May 1776, the date her husband married a second time.4,3 

Family

 William Bolton b. 25 Oct 1721
Children 1.William Bolton Jr.+2 b. 21 Jan 1743/44, d. 7 May 1780
 2.Daniel Bolton2 b. 1 Jul 1747
 3.Ebenezer Bolton2 b. 12 Jan 1748/49
 4.Elizabeth Bolton2 b. 1750
 5.Edward Bolton2 b. 25 May 1751
 6.Aaron Bolton2 b. 12 Feb 1753
 7.Sarah Bolton2 b. 1754
 8.Lois Bolton2 b. 28 Feb 1757
 9.Timothy Bolton+2 b. 5 May 1759
 10.Amos Bolton2 b. 1760
 11.Mary Bolton+2,4,6 b. 11 Feb 1761, d. 3 Jan 1859
 12.Susannah Bolton2 b. 22 Nov 1763
 13.Eunice Bolton2 b. 18 Dec 1764

Citations

  1. [S676] Posey Godfrey, "The Boltons of Middlesex County, Massachusetts," e-mail messages from e-mail address to LHB, multiple dates. Hereinafter cited as "The Boltons of Middlesex County, Massachusetts."
  2. [S48] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850. CD-ROM (101 Newbury, Boston, Massachusetts: NEHGS), Births - Marriages - Deaths. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850.
  3. [S2599] Ethel Stanwood Bolton, Shirley Uplands and Intervales : Annals of a Border Town of Old Middlesex, with some Genealogical Sketches, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: George Emery Littlefield, 1914), Bolton, pages 324-327. Hereinafter cited as Shirley Uplands and Intervales : Annals of a Border Town of Old Middlesex.
  4. [S490] Charles Knowles Bolton, The Boltons of Old and New England: with a genealogy of the descendants of William Bolton of Reading, Massachusetts, 1720 (Albany, New York: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1889), Descendants of William Bolton, First Generation, pages 3-6. Hereinafter cited as Boltons of Old and New England.
  5. [S484] Seth Chandler, History of the Town of Shirley, Massachusetts from its Early Settlement to A.D. 1882. The copy obtained from Google Books contains additional, handwritten notations and corrections dated 25 Sep 1883 on the William Bolton family on page 357. (Shirley, Massachusetts: Seth Chandler, 1883), pages 357-359. Hereinafter cited as Shirley Massachusetts History to 1882.
  6. [S979] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, online at www.ancestry.com, Birth of Mary Bolton on 11 February 1761 in Reading, Massachusetts, USA, daughter of William Bolton and Mary Bolton. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.

Mary __?__1

Family
Marriage*She married Solomon Leonard, son of Solomon Leonard and Sarah Chandler.1 
(Wife) Death14 May 1686Mary became a widow when Solomon Leonard died on 14 May 1686.2 
Inventory*15 June 1686The Inventory of the estate of Solomon Lenerson of Bridgewater was taken on 21 May 1686 and sworn to be true by his widow Mary Lenerson on 15 June 1686.3 

Family

 Solomon Leonard b. a 1650, d. 14 May 1686
Child 1.Martha Leonard+1,4 b. c 1685, d. 1761

Citations

  1. [S278] Multiple editors and compilers, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims Who Landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts, December 1620, volumes 1-23 (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1975), Volume 15, page 8. Hereinafter cited as Mayflower Families through Five Generations.
  2. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 15, James Chilton and Richard More. Note: Volume 2, Parts I and II (1975), Chilton and More, were revised and replaced in 1997 by this Volume 15, Chilton and More. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997), Person# 19, Solomon Leonard, page 24. Hereinafter cited as James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five).
  3. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five), Person# 19, Solomon Leonard (or Lennerson), page 24.
  4. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Leonard, pages 244-248. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.

Mary __?__1

d. 1770
Family
Marriage*She married Samuel Edson, son of Samuel Edson and Susanna Byram.1 
Death*1770She died in 1770.1 

Family

 Samuel Edson b. 14 Jan 1689/90, d. 1771
Children 1.Susanna Edson+1 b. 14 Dec 1708
 2.Ebenezer Edson1 b. 7 Dec 1727

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Edson, pages 153-160. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.

Mary __?__1

Family
Marriage*She married, as his first wife, Nathaniel Conant, son of Nathaniel Conant and Hannah __?__.2 
No Issue*Mary and Nathaniel Conant probably had no children together.2 

Family

 Nathaniel Conant b. 3 Jan 1679, d. 8 Sep 1745

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Keith, pages 214-224. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Conant, pages 139-143.