Mary (Andrews) Pitts (abt. 1631 - aft. 1700)

Born about 1631 in England

Wife of William Hodges — married 1648 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Wife of Peter Pitts — married 2 Apr 1654 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Descendants

Died after 1700 after about age 69 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts

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Biography

Mary Andrews was born about 1631 probably in England. She is the daughter of Henry Andrews and Mary Pool.

Mary married William Hodges around 1648/1649 in Taunton.^[1] They had two children, John and Henry.^[2]

William Hodges died on April 2, 1654, in Taunton. He seems to have held considerable property, which Mary settled on her two sons (less 30 pounds and her clothes for herself) in her will (actually a deed of gift signed by her new husband Peter Pitts.^[3]) proved on March 15, 1655.^[4]

Mary married secondly Peter Pitts about 1655. They had six children.^[4]

Peter Pitts died June 9, 1692, and Mary was his executor at which time she was described as "a very antient and infirm woman."^[4][5]

Mary (Andrews Hodges) Pitts was an inn holder in Taunton in 1700. She must have died some time after that but no record has been found.^[4]

Sources

• #Hodges: Hodges, Almon D., Jr. Genealogical Record of the Hodges Family of New England, Third Edition, Frank H. Hodges, Boston, 1896 On Archive.org

• http://minerdescent.com/2010/11/30/henry-andrews/
• New England Marriages Prior to 1700, by Clarence Almon Torrey (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011) Vol. II, p. 770. HODGES/HEDGES, William (-1654 & Mary ANDREWS, m/2 Peter PITTS 1654?; ca 1648; Taunton (Pope's Pioneers has Hedges) {Taunton 1:30, 89; Reg. 5:259 has Hedges, 261, 4145, 51:455, 52:16; Hodges 11+; Babbitt 30; Fulton Anc. 248; Kendall Anc. (ms) 20; Gardner (1915) 15; Shurtleff 145; Williams (#16) 98, 132; Bowen 179; Munsey-Hopkins 179; Sv. 1:53; Bassett-Preston 7; Pope's Pioneers; MD 11:152, 12:243; McCormick-Hamilton 469} p. 1202. PITTS, Peter (-1692?) & Mary (ANDREWS)[HODGES], w. William; soon aft 2 Apr 1654; Taunton {Reg. 51:455, 52:16, 60:313, 62:282; Paine 1:45; Taunton 1:31; Hodges 71-3; Babbitt 30; Bassett-Preston 7; Williams (#18) 52; Munsey-Hopkins 56}
• Abridgement of the Genealogical Record of The Hodges Family of New England, ending December 21, 1954, Compiled by George F Hodges and other members of the Family, page . Appears without publishing information, printed sometime after 20 Jan 1956, the last date in the book. (T. H. Bredehoft, private library collection) No. 43 of 200 printed.
• ^[6]

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Footnotes

1. ↑ Date based on birth date of first child.
2. ↑ #Hodges Page 71 spells "Henery" in citing from her "will" proved on March 15, 1645.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-VSVQ : 6 March 2023), Wills 1633-1686 vol 1-4 > image 150 of 616; State Archives, Boston. Page 3
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} #Hodges Page 71
5. ↑ " Probate records 1687-1916; index, 1687-1926 [Bristol County, Massachusetts]," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YT-98XD : 3 August 2023), Film# 007703530, Bristol, Massachusetts, image 42, Vol 1.
6. ↑ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~dearbornboutwell/fam7456.html