Margaret (Bourne) Winslow (abt. 1608 - 1683)

Born about 1608 in England

Wife of Josiah Winslow — married about 1636 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 28 Sep 1683 at about age 75 in Marshfield, Plymouth County, Plymouth Colony

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Biography

Parentage, Date and Place of Birth

Margaret Bourne was the daughter of Thomas Bourne and Elizabeth (Unknown) Bourne.^[1] As discussed in her father's profile, the origin of the family has not been determined and, as a result, no birth or baptismal record has been definitively associated with her. Trees that state that she was baptized in 1606 in Kempsey, Worcestershire appear to be mistakenly referencing the baptismal record of her husband.^[2] Her first name and parentage are established by a bequest in her father's will to "my Daughter Winslow"^[3][4] and a Marshfield town record of the burial of "Margaret the widdow of mr Josias Winslow Senior."^[5] Based on the record of her death in September 1683, which said that she was 75 years old when she died,^[1] Margaret was born about 1608. Per the discussion in the profile for her father, the theory that the family originated in Kent was based on a misreading of his will and their place of origin is unknown, although presumably in England.

Immigration

As discussed in her father's profile, her father probably immigrated to the Plymouth Colony with his family sometime in 1636-1637. It is likely that Margaret immigrated with him. The first record of her is the birth of her first child in September 1637.

Marriage

Margaret married Josiah Winslow.^[1] No record of their marriage has been found. The fact of their marriage is established by a bequest in her father's will to "my Daughter Winslow"^[3][4] and a Marshfield town record of the burial of "Margaret the widdow of mr Josias Winslow Senior."^[5] Based on the September 24, 1637 date of birth of their first known child, Margaret and Josiah were probably married in 1636 or in January 1637 at the latest. They were probably married in the Plymouth Colony, although, since the first record of her family's presence in the Plymouth Colony is not until January 2, 1637, it is possible that they were married elsewhere. Assuming they were married in the Plymouth Colony, they were probably technically married in the town of Plymouth, since the town now know as Marshfield was not separately incorporated from the town of Plymouth until 1640.^[6]

Children

Margaret and Josiah had the following children. All their births are recorded in the Marshfield vital records; however, since the township now known as Marshfield was not separately incorporated from the town of Plymouth until March 1640 and was known as Rexhame until 1642,^[6] technically, the first two children were born in Plymouth, the third in Rexhame, and the remainder in Marshfield.

1. Elizabeth, b. September 24, 1637^[7][1] in Plymouth, no further record^[1]
2. Jonathan, b. August 8, 1639 in Plymouth,^[7][1] m. by 1664 Ruth Sargent^[1]
3. Margaret, b. July 15 or 16, 1640,^[7][1] in Rexhame, m. December 24, 1659 John Miller^[1]
4. Rebecca, b. July 15, 1643 in Marshfield,^[7][1] m. by 1665 John Thatcher^[1]
5. Hannah, b. November 30, 1644 in Marshfield,^[7][1] m. 1st April 5, 1664 William Crow in Plymouth,^[1] m. 2d by 1687 John Sturtevant^[1]
6. Mary, b. say 1646^[1] presumably in Marshfield, m. June 10, 1670 John Tracy in Marshfield^[1]

Death and Burial

Margaret died on September 28, 1683, at the age of 75^[1] and was buried at Marshfield on October 2, 1683.^[8][5][1]

^{[7] [6] [5][1] [2] [4] [3] [8]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18} Robert Charles Anderson, "Josiah Winslow," Great Migration Begins, Vol 3, P-W, pp 2031-3
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} William S. Appleton, "English Ancestry of the Winslow Family," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol 21 (July 1867), p 210
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-VSH2?cc=2018320&wc=M6BX-F29%3A338083801 : 20 May 2014), Wills 1633-1686 vol 1-4 > image 226 of 616; State Archives, Boston.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Mayflower Descendant: A Magazine of Pilgrim Genealogy and History. Vol 16, p 24-25
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016), Marshfield V1, p 14
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} "Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Genealogy," familysearch.org
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5} Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016), Marshfield V1, p 2
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Vital Records of Marshfield, Massachusetts to 1850, compiled by Robert M. Sherman & Ruth Wilder Sherman. Published 1970 by the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Rhode Island "to commemorate the 350th Anniversary of the Landing of the Pilgrims", ISBN: 0-930272-03-8, First Volume, p. 14: "Margret the widdow of Mr. Josias Winslow Seniour was Buried the 2 of october 1683"