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Mary Burr

b. ABOUT 1603  |  d. 9 Dec 1695 · Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts

Most distant known ancestor in this line

Events

Birth
ABOUT 1603
Death
9 Dec 1695 · Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts
Burial
11 Dec 1695 · Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts

Family 1

Spouse: Thomas Howes (1601–1665) · m. BEFORE 1665

Children:

  1. Phoebe Howes (ABOUT 1622–28 Feb 1679)
    m. Richard Goard (1618–29 Sep 1683) · 30 Nov 1639 · Roxbury, Hampden, Massachusetts
    Children: Hannah Goard (1641–); Joseph Goard (–1647); John Goard (–1679); Anna Goard; Mary Goard (1644–); Phebe Goard; Joseph Goard (1647–); Sarah Goard (1649–); Joseph Goard (1651–1691); Lydia Goard (1652–); Benjamin Goard (1654–1655); Benjamin Goard (1656–)
  2. Thomas Howes (ABOUT 1626–20 Nov 1676)
    m. Sarah Bangs (ABOUT 1638–BEFORE 17 Mar 1683) · 1656 · probably, Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts
    Children: Rebecca Howes (1657–); Thomas Howes (1663–); Jonathan Howes (1670–); Sarah Howes (1673–)
  3. Joseph Howes (1634–AFTER 17 Jan 1695)
    m. Elizabeth Mayo (–16 Mar 1701)
    Children: Samuel Howes (–1723); Joseph Howes (–1695); John Howes (–1695); Nathaniel Howes (–1695); Thomas Howes (–1695); Amos Howes (–1718); Mary Howes (–1695); Elizabeth Howes (–1695); Hannah Howes (–1695)
  4. John Howes (ABOUT 1634–)
  5. Jeremiah Howes (ABOUT 1636–9 Sep 1708)
    m. Sarah Prence (ABOUT 1643/46–3 Mar 1707) · 1650
    Children: Prince Howes (1673–1753); Jeremiah Howes (1706–); Thomas Howes (1677–); Ebenezer Howes (1679–); Sarah Howes (1673–)
  6. Hannah Howes (6 Jun 1641–)
  7. Elizabeth Howes (ABOUT 1643–BEFORE 1717)
    m. Daniel Butler · 28 Apr 1665
  8. Benjamin Howes (27 Nov 1654–)

Family 2

Spouse: Thomas Prence (1600–1673)

Notes

She was the fourth wife of Gov. Prence. !Death: Mayf.Des.24:129-30: Mrs. Mary Prence: "His fourth wife, Mary (--)(Howes) Prence, survived him, & died Yarmouth Mass: "miss Mary Prince late wife of governor Thomas Prince died upon the Ninth day of desember: 1695 and was Buried upon the leventh daye of ye said: 1695" Note: (my conjecture): She may have been a sister to Thomas Clarke. In [MD 9:206], Thomas Prence mentions his "brother Thomas Clarke" in his will, and requests T.C. to watch after his wife after his death. Extensive articles in MD 6:157-165 and MD 6:230-5 show "incontestably" that she was Mrs. Mary (----) Howes, the widow of Thomas1 Howes of Yarmouth. The proof of this is to be found in the will of Captain Thomas-2 Howes and the will and inventory of his father Thomas-1 Howes. Thomas-1 gave his son Thomas-2 the homestead, then in Thomas-2's will he stated: "Be it alsoe Knowne that my will is that my Mother Prence Injoy without molestation During her Naturall life the house shee Now lives in", etc. This was actually his step-mother. !Inventory: 23 Dec 1695 Yarmouth. Printed in MD 6:234-5. !Death: Savage 2:478 is in error. http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~church gives her maiden name as "Burr". I don't know the basis for this yet. Several others have repeated this. Probably comes from Barnstable England.