Mary (Austin) Lincoln immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).
Mary Austin, daughter of Jonah/Jonas and Constance (widow Robinson) Austin who came to Hingham, Massachusetts[1] from Tenterden, Kent, England in the Hercules in 1635. [2] Mary was baptized Aug. 5, 1632[3] and is described on the ship's list as ___ Austin, a little child. [4][5][6]
She married Thomas Lincoln II, son of Thomas 'the Miller' Lincoln of Hingham, and later of Taunton. Their first child, Mary, was born in May, 1652 so their marriage was likely in 1651. [7][1] and their children, all born in Taunton,[1][8][9]
Constant, b. May 16, 1665; m. July 13, 1687, William Briggs[15]
Mercy, b. April 3, 1670;[16] m. William Caswell, of Taunton.
Experience
Taunton, Massachusetts, Vital Records, lists the names and children of Thomas Lincoln and Mary Austin, including Mary, Sarah, Thomas, Samuel, Jonah, Sarah, Hannah, Constant and Mercy. Experience is not among those children listed.
↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NT2R-WHD : 30 December 2014), Mary Austen, 05 Aug 1632; citing Tenterden, Kent, England, reference Dcb/Bti/237/31; FHL microfilm 1,737,094.
↑ Thirty-one English emigrants who came to New England by 1662, Dorothy C. Knoff, Gerald E. Knoff, Gateway Press, 1989 (p. 106-8)
↑ Great Migration 1634-1635, A-B. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume 1, A-B, by Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1999. (p. 162; p. 166)
↑Genealogical Research in England, NEHGR, Vol 67 (1913), page 162.NEHGS Member link
↑ Torrey, C. A., & New England Historic Genealogical Society. (2001). New England marriages prior to 1700. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Thomas Lincoln and first wife Mary Austin.
Taunton (Mass.). (1928). Vital records of Taunton, Massachusetts, to the year 1850. Boston, Mass: New England historic genealogical Society at the charge of the Eddy town-record fund.
The Lincoln Family Magazine, by William Montgomery Clemens, 1917, page 82, has a brief biography of Thomas Lincoln, and includes information about his wife and children.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 March 2021), memorial page for Mary Austen Lincoln (5 Aug 1632–22 Mar 1694), Find A Grave: Memorial #179187709, citing Hingham Cemetery, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by carolyn leonard (contributor 47319116) Note: As of 3/19/2021 there are two Thomas Lincoln's attached to this FindAGrave, further work is being done to rectify and attach the correct Thomas Lincoln.
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This person immigrated to New England between 1621-1640 as a Minor Child (under age 21 at time of immigration) of a Puritan Great Migration immigrant who is profiled in Robert Charles Anderson's Great Migration Directory (or is otherwise accepted by the Puritan Great Migration (PGM) Project).
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Certainly, Pat. But as you're making edits, it's a good idea to add a source citation for any change especially to vitals and relationships, even in the narrative.
PGM-era profiles are closely monitored by a group of volunteers literally daily to ensure unsourced data isn't added. You'll avoid our questioning your work by adding citations as you go.
I'm also wondering about the death date for Mary Austen Lincoln. The Find a Grave Memorial cited in the sources has a death date of 22 March 1694 at Taunton, yet the burial is in Hingham Cemetery, which is quite a ways away from Taunton. It's more likely her remains were buried at Taunton. Also, this Find a Grave Memorial for Mary has her linked to the wrong Thomas Lincoln (died in 1708). I'm working with the memorial manager to correct this. If you find a death record for Mary that would be great. Thanks, David
David, thank you for assisting in the FAG profile. I have added on source for Mary's death. I believe there was another source but I need to find it. I was concerned about even posing the FAG, thinking that the reference to the wrong Thomas Lincoln would create even more problems. I am currently working on a free space for the disambiguation of the four Thomas Lincolns in early Hingham. The Thomas who married Mary Austin, is of the "second" or next generation and it looks like there will need to be a similar treatment (free space for disambiguation) for this group as well.
I do think that Mary was buried in Taunton. I think that the HIngham reference was only created because of the connection to the wrong Thomas Lincoln. The Thomas LIncoln who died in Hingham was born in 1698. The Thomas LIncoln who died in Taunton was baptized in 1698, but was born about 1690. This is based on the birth in England prior to relocation of the "colonies", and his wife's date of birth.
Is there a source for her death date, which was recently changed from 1675 to the 1694 date shown? It appears it is currently set to after her spouse's death, but considering there isn't a will, and that he gave away his estate to his remaining children in 1694, it makes it sound as if his wife had already died by then.
I don't know the answer to when she died, but the distribution of his land prior to death and without a will does not imply his wife was either dead or alive. He could have distributed his land with her still alive; this was not uncommon.
As there were two daughters named Mary, can we give this one: Mary, baptised in Tenterden, Kent, England on August 24, 1628 and buried on December 18, 1629, rather than have duplicates and merging of Mary baptized in 1632?
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PGM-era profiles are closely monitored by a group of volunteers literally daily to ensure unsourced data isn't added. You'll avoid our questioning your work by adding citations as you go.
Thanks for updating these Lincoln profiles.
I'm also wondering about the death date for Mary Austen Lincoln. The Find a Grave Memorial cited in the sources has a death date of 22 March 1694 at Taunton, yet the burial is in Hingham Cemetery, which is quite a ways away from Taunton. It's more likely her remains were buried at Taunton. Also, this Find a Grave Memorial for Mary has her linked to the wrong Thomas Lincoln (died in 1708). I'm working with the memorial manager to correct this. If you find a death record for Mary that would be great. Thanks, David
"...which I shall possess at the time of my death only one cow to be delivered to my present wife if she be living..."
So, his wife was living when he made a series of land grants on 4 April 1694. However, the "present wife" does imply that she may be a second wife.
Massachusetts Land Records, 1620-1986. Bristol Deeds, 1699-1709, vol 3-5. (FamilySearch.org online database). Volume 3 page 55. Image 34 of 806.
edited by Joe Cochoit