Born about in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Daughter of Anthony Bessey
and Jane (Unknown) Barlow
Sister of
Dorcas (Bessey) Presbury, Anne (Besse) Hallett, Nehemiah Besse Sr., Jane Besse, David Besse, Elizabeth (Besse) Bodfish, Rebecca (Bessey) Hunter, John Barlow [half] and Nathan Barlow [half]
Wife of
Francis Allen
— married
20 Jul 1662 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Mother of
Rachel Allen, Abigail Allen, Abiah (Allen) Jenkins, Rebecca (Allen) Kirby and Dinah (Allen) Smith
Died about
at about age 62
in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Dec 2015
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Biography
Mary (Barlow) Allen was a Massachusettsan.
- Mary's biological father was Anthony Besse; her mother remarried George Barlow after Anthony's death, and Mary is sometimes referred to as Mary Barlow.
Sources
- With family and 13 sources: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZ1K-4HB
- New England Marriages Prior to 1700; Name: Mary Allen; Maiden Name: Barlow; Gender: Female; Marriage Date: 20 Jul 1662; Marriage Place: New England; Spouse: Francis Allen; http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=NewEnglandMarriages&h=137858&indiv=try
- Barclay, Mrs. John E., Ann (Besse) Hallet, Step-Mother of Abigail (Hallet) Alden, The American Genealogist (1950) Vol. 26, Page 194.
Also see:
- https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LZ1K-4HB/mary-besse-1645-1694, accessed 22 Apr 2021
Acknowledgements
- GEDCOM file submitted by Michael John Callahan
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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:
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:
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~0.39%
Anonymous Hall
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Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch A713649 [compare]
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Categories: Province of Massachusetts Bay | Massachusetts Bay Colony | Barnstable, Massachusetts
Also, perhaps her last name at birth should be changed to Besse, based on her father's last name..? She was also known by Barlow, to be sure, but was the daughter of Anthony Besse/Bessey. Thank you.
does say Mary Barlow married Francis Allen. Winifred Sihon
Thank you, Lynden Raber Rodriguez