Mary (Freeman) Hinckley (1687 - aft. 1757)

Born 13 Mar 1687 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Samuel Hinckley II — married about 1703 in Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

Descendants

Died after 16 Mar 1757 after age 70 in Brunswick, Cumberland, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Mary was born on March 13, 1687 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Plymouth. She was the daughter of Lieut. Edmund and Sara (Mayo) Freeman. Mary's birth is hand-recorded in the birth registry of Sandwich, Massachusetts Bay along with the births of several of her siblings, quoting for Mary: "Mary Freeman the daughter of Edmond Freeman and Sarah Freeman his wife was born the 13 day of March anno domini 1687."

In Roser's Mayflower Births and Deaths, Volume 1, section "Brewster," p. 232, Mary Freeman is noted wife of Samuel Hinckley II and mother of Samuel Hinckley III. Mary Freeman, subject of this profile, is generation 5 in direct lineage of William Brewster, Mayflower Passenger. [Note: As laid out in Roser's Mayflower Births and Deaths, Volume 1, the Brewster Lineage continues as follows: Mary Freeman (5), p. 225; who is daughter of Lieut. Edmund Freeman (4), p. 225; who is son of Mercy Prence (3), p. 214; who is daughter of Patience Brewster (2), p. 175; who is daughter of William Brewster (1), p. 175.]

As per another source with duplicate vital data, namely Swift's Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families, section "Hinckley," p. 40, quoting: Samuel [Hinckley], [born] 24th September 1684, married Mary, daughter of Edmond, and grand daughter of Major John Freeman. His [Their] children born in Harwich were Seth, Dec. 25, 1707; Shubael, March 15, 1708-9; Samuel, Feb. 12, 1710-11; Mary, Feb. 12, 1710-11, died March, 1710-11; Edmond, Nov. 20, 1712; Reliance, Nov. 21, 1714 (this date is doubtful)....She is recorded as the eldest child, date probably 1704. Samuel Hinckley and his wife were dismissed from the Harwich to the church in Truro in April 1719.

In Biography for Edmond Freeman, therein transcribed in his Will is mention of his daughter Mary Hinckley with her married name. In her father Edmund's Will settled on February 12, 1717-18, quoting: "And to Mary Hinckley another of sd daughters the sum of two and forty pounds nine shillings & four pence." And again in her mother's (Sara's) Will executed on March 26, 1736/37, quoting: "I Give and bequeath [ ] to my Daughter Mary Hinkley I Give my bible....I Give and bequeath to my Six Daughters to be Equally divided unto them all my Wearing Cloths whatsoever viz: that is to Say [ ] to my beloved Daughter Mary Hinkley one Sixth part yr [there]of..."

Mary married Samuel Hinckley "of Hadley" about 1703 per vital data presented in MacKenzie and Rhoades'sColonial Families of the United States of America, Volume II, section "Freeman Family," p. 285 (source below).

In Roser's Mayflower Deeds and Probates, quoting "Samuel Hinkley of Brunswick, ME, to Mehitable Hinkley. <Cumberland Co. ME Deeds 2:34> ...16 Mar. 1757, Samuel Hinkley to Mehitable Hinkley...the tract of land in Brunswick on which I dwell...as soon as God shall be pleased to remove me and my dearly beloved wife Mary Hinkley by death and not before. Rec. 15 Apr. 1762."

Mary died after March 16, 1757 because she is mentioned as being alive in her husband's deed to Mehitable Hinkley dated March 16, 1757, this deed referring to land located in Brunswick, Province of Maine, on which he (Samuel) and Mary both live (in present tense) on the said date of deed.

Samuel Hinkley, also in same above source, gives land for a meeting house in Brunswick ME...26 May 1759. Rec. 3 Aug. 1769. <Cumberland Co., ME Deeds, 6:349>

Samuel, Mary's husband passed away in Brunswick in June 1760. It is unknown if he died a widower or not. Children (Hinckley) born Harwich (first 6) and Truro (7-11):^[1]

1. Seth, b. 25 Dec 1707, bp. 17 Jun 1711
2. Shubael, b. 16 Mar 1708/9, bp. 17 Jun 1711
3. Samuel (twin), b. 12 Feb 1710/11, bp. 17 Jun 1711
4. Mary (twin), b. 12 Feb 1710/11, d. Mar 1710/11
5. Edmund, b. 20 Nov 1712, bp. 18 Jan 1712/13
6. Reliance, b. 21 Nov 1714, bp. 23 Jan 1714/15
7. Aaron, b. 13 Sep 1715, bp. 11 Nov 1716
8. Mehitabel/Mehitable, b. 25 Dec 1718, bp. 01 Mar 1718/9; unmarried 1757
9. Experience, b. 16 Jan 1720/21, bp. not found
10. Mary, bp. 12 Apr 1714
11. Isaac, bp. 27 Mar 1726

Any additional (supported) information to verify or refute the details presented here is most welcome. Any unsupported clues or leads also appreciated.

Birth

Mary is the child of Edmund Freeman and Sarah Mayo. ^[2]

Marriage

married ca. 1703

Death

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Sources

1. ↑ Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017). From Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth, Mass., December 1620. Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1975-2015. William Brewster, MFIP Patience, pp. 66-68
2. ↑ Entered by Wilfred Vasile, Oct 2, 2012

• Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988; Sandwich; Births, Marriages, Deaths Earmarks 1671-1815. [Repository: Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 (database on-line, frame #7 of 137). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).] (birth registry, parents' names and siblings)

• Roser, Susan E. Mayflower Births and Deaths From the Files of George Ernest Bowman at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, Volumes 1 & 2, Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1992: Volume 1, pp. 175, 214, 225, and 232. [Repository: Ancestry.com. Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2 (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.]

• Swift, C. F., Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families Being A Reprint of the Amos Otis Papers, Vol. II. Barnstable, Massachusetts: F. B. & F. P. Goss, Publishers and Printers, The "Patriot" Press, 1890, p. 40: https://archive.org/stream/cu31924028819212#page/n585/mode/2up/search/Hinckley

• Little, George Thomas, A. M., Litt. D., (comp.) et al. Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine, Volume III; New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1909, pp. 1502-1503: https://archive.org/details/genealogicalfami03litt/page/1502

• MacKenzie, George Norbury and Nelson Osgood Rhoades, (eds.). "Freeman Family" in Colonial Families of the United States of America in Which is Given the History, Genealogy and Armorial Bearings of Colonial Families Who Settled in the American Colonies From the Time of the Settlement of Jamestown, 13th May, 1607, to the Battle of Lexington, 19th April, 1775. 7 volumes. 1912. Reprinted, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1966, 1995, Volume II, section "Freeman Family," p. 285. [Repository: Ancestry.com. Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775 (database on-line, frame #2 of 4). Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.]

• North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000. Freeman Genealogy: Freeman, Frederick in three parts, Viz: Memorial of Edmund Freeman of Sandwich, Boston: Franklin Press: Rand, Avery, and Company, 1875, p. 39. [Repository: Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 (database on-line, frame # of ). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.]

• Roser, Susan E. Mayflower Deeds and Probates: From the Files of George Ernest Bowman at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1994, section "Brewster," p. 121. [Repository: Ancestry.com. Mayflower Deeds and Probates, 1600-1850 (database on-line, frame # of ). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.]

• Thurtle, Robert Glenn (ed.), Assistant Genealogist General. [Lineage Book of] Hereditary Order of Descendants of Colonial Governors, Ann Arbor: Edwards Brothers, Inc., (Published by the Register, Society of the Hereditary Order of Descendants of Colonial Governors, Our Members and Their Colonial Governor Lineages), 1980, p. 116 [Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 80-67264.]. [Repository: Ancestry.com: https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/48084/DescColonialGovs-007425-116/189429?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fwww.ancestry.com%2ffamily-tree%2fperson%2ftree%2f48668506%2fperson%2f322031318471%2ffacts&ssrc=&backlabel=Return] (dates/places of births/deaths/marriage)

• Source S57 Call Number: CD203: Title: Records from Old North Cemetery, Truro. The Mayflower Descendant, Vol. XII; Abbreviation: Records from Old North Cemetery, Truro. The Mayflower Descendant, Vol. XII

See Also:

• Ancestry Family Tree

• notes collected by Charles Hammond Blatchford, Jr.