Mary Hayward was born on 05 December 1671 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, the daughter of John and Anna (White) Hayward.
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She almost certainly[2] married John Willard on 31 October 1698 in Concord.[3] He was the son of Simon and Mary (Dunster) Willard, born Concord 12 February 1656/7. He died Concord 27 August 1726 "husband to Mary."[4]
Mary probably died between 20 November 1727 when a Mary Willard rendered and account on the estate of her husband, and 9 March 1729 when an administrator was appointed on the "estate of John Willard ... unadministered by his widow Mary, lately also deceased."[6]
The reason there is some small doubt[2] of Mary, wife of John Willard, being the daughter of John3 Hayward and wife Anna, is that she is not named in several documents where her four sister are. John3 Hayward deeded to his sons George4 and John4. In the deed[7] to son John4 it is stated that John4 was to pay certain amounts to his sisters Judith Goss, Mercy Brown, Sarah Allen and Anna Allen. No mention of a sister Mary. In 1715 John4 Hayward deeded[8] to John Willard a saw mill, with the instruction that he care for "my father John Hayward" and after the latter's death, pay to the same four sisters mentioned above. Again no mention of Mary.
A month later John4 Hayward sold his own house and other property received from his father to the same John Willard;[9] and in 1717 John Willard paid off a mortgate of John4 Hayward.[2]
"mary daughter of John heaward & anna his wife borne, 5 desemr 1671."
↑ 2.02.12.22.32.4 Wakefield, Robert S. (editor). Sherman, Ruth Wilder and Sherman, Robert Moody (original compilers). Mayflower Families Through Five Generations. Volume Thirteen Family of William White. Third Edition. (Plymouth, Mass.: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2006) pp. 12, 27-28.
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
Hayward-2362 and Hayward-57 do not represent the same person because: The only common point is the birth date which probably does not belong to one of the Mary's. Enoch Kidder and Mary were having children ant the same time as John and Mary Willard
Hayward-2362 and Hayward-57 appear to represent the same person because: Duplicate birth dates and locations. Not sure if connected to correct husband. Looks duplicate or conflated. 2362 looks duplicate or conflated.
Mary married JOHN WILLARD, not ENOCH KIDDER (MF 13:27). Removing Enoch Kidder as spouse and replacing with John Willard. Enoch married Hannah (Crosby) Danforth. She is buried in Old Corner Burying Ground, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Inscription: "Here Lies Buried the Body of Mrs Hannah Kidder Late Wife of Mr Enoch Kidder & Formerly Wife of Samuel Danforth Who Deceasd Octobr ye 3th [sic] AD 1752 Aged 80 years"