Mary (Barnard) Williams (1609 - aft. 1676)

Born 24 Sep 1609 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England

Ancestors

Wife of Roger Williams — married 15 Dec 1629 in High Laver, Essex, England

Descendants

Died after 1676 after age 66 in Providence, Providence, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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Biography

Mary (Barnard) Williams was born in Nottinghamshire, England.

Mary Bernard or Barnard (spelled "Bernard" by Anderson)^[1]

Mary Barnard was baptized 24 September 1609, daughter of Rev. Richard Bernard and (wife unknown).^[2][3] She was baptized at Workshop, co. Notts., where her father was serving as Vicar at that time.^[3]

Family

Mary married 15 Dec 1629, Rev. Roger Williams at All Saints, High Laver, Essex, England. ^[4] Formerly Mary was a "gentle waiting woman" to Joan Altham, Lady Masham's daughter by a previous marriage, at Otes in High Laver, Essex.^[3]

Austin's Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island, p 430, indicates she had six children, and Robert Charles Anderson in The Great Migration Begins ... agrees.

Children:^[1]

1. Mary b Aug 1633 Plymouth; mar John Sayles
2. Freeborn b Oct 1635 Salem
3. Providence b Sept 1638 Providence
4. Mercy b July 1640 Providence
5. Daniel b Feb 1641 Providence
6. Joseph b Dec 1643 Providence

Roger and Mary emigrated to New England in 1631, settling initially in Plymouth, then Salem, and then as founder of Providence, Rhode Island.^[3]

During King Philip's War, Mary resided in Newport, Rhode Island.^[3]

Mary died after August 1676 at Providence, Rhode Island.^[1] A former version of this profile reported a death date of April 1, 1683, without revealing the source.^{[citation needed]}

From Descendants of Roger Williams Book IV: ...his wife Mary having predeceased him in 1676.

Children: 1. Mary Williams [1633-1684] + sp: John Sayles II [1633-1681] 2. Freeborn Williams[1635-1709] + sp: Thomas Hart [1635-1671] + sp: Walter Clarke [1640-1683] 3. Providence Williams [1638-1686] 4. Mercy Williams [1640-1705] + sp: Resolved Waterman [1638-1670] + sp: Samuel Winsor [1644-1705] 5. Daniel Williams [1641-1712] + sp: Rebecca Rhodes Power [1657-1727] 6. Joseph Williams [1643-1724] + sp: Lydia Olney [1645-1754] ∼

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Anderson, Robert Charles, Roger Williams The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III. (Pages 2007-10 ) Online database accessed February 5, 2015: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010.
2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (Index Link : accessed 17 November 2015), Marye Bernard, 24 Sep 1609; citing WORKSOP,NOTTINGHAM,ENGLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 459,652.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4} "Bernard of Epworth, co. Lincoln," in NEHGR, 113 (1959): 192, AmericanAncestors.org accessed February 5, 2015
4. ↑ Essex-On-line by subscription All Saints, High Laver entry in the parish register located Sept2010.

See also:

• John Osborne Austin, Ancestry of Thirty-Three Rhode Islanders Born in the 18th Century, Albany, N.Y.: Joel Munsell's Sons: 1889
• Bertha Williams Anthony, Roger Williams of Providence, R.I., call number: R929.2 qW726, self published 1949.
• Descendants of Roger Williams Book IV
• Find a Grave
• Marshall, George. Registers of Worksop, County Nottingham, 1558-1771 (Billing and Sons, Guilford, 1894) Page 33.
• Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Source number: 34.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: EJC
• Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. [URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17477450/mary-williams]