Born about in Dartmouth, Plymouth Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of Robert Gifford
[uncertain]
and Sarah (Wing) Gifford
[uncertain]
Sister of
Jeremiah Gifford, Benjamin Gifford, Stephen Gifford, Rebecca (Gifford) Soule, Timothy Gifford, Ann Gifford, Lydia Gifford and Simeon Gifford
Wife of
Nathan Soule
— married
12 Jun 1704 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Mother of
Content Soule, John (Soule) Sowle, George Soule, Cornelius Soule, Timothy Soule and Mary (Soule) Davis
Died
at about age 89
in Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Province of Massachusetts Bay
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Mar 2011
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Biography
Mary Gifford was probably born in Dartmouth, Plymouth Colony about 1683. She was possibly the daughter of Robert Gifford and Sarah Wing.[1] She was not named in Robert Gifford's last Will.[2]
Mary Gifford and Nathan Soule were married on 12 June 1705 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts.[1][3]
Mary died at Dartmouth, in January 1772,[1] surviving her husband by thirty-six years. Her last Will was dated 7 January 1772 and proved on 27 January 1772. She named her great-grandson Nathan Davis, son of Job Davis; son George; son Cornelius Soule with his wife Sarah; grandson Joseph Sowle, son of her son Timothy Sowle, deceased; grandchildren Abner Sowle and Ellifell Taber, children of her son Cornelius; Alice and Anne, children of her son George; Joseph, son of her daughter Mary Davis, deceased; Margaret Davel and Content Sheldon [known to be her son Timothy's children]; granddaughters Alice Sowle and Anne Sowle, daughters of her son George; grandson Joseph Davis (under age), son of her daughter Mary Davis. Her son-in-law Joseph Davis and Christopher Gifford, were named as her executors. Her inventory was taken on 16 January 1772 and valued at #132.10.9[4][1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 George Soule of the Mayflower and his Descendants for Four Generations. "Mayflower Families in Progress" Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2015. #25 p. 31
- ↑ See Robert's profile
- ↑ Vital records of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. Volume II – Marriages. Boston, Massachusetts: NEHGS 1930 p. 470
- ↑ Bristol County (Massachusetts) Probate Records 1690-1881 family search
"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC3Q-2Y2 : accessed 29 September 2015), Marcy Gifford in entry for Temothy Soule, 10 April 1714; citing , DARTMOUTH, BRISTOL, MASSACHUSETTS, 2:1743S2V; FHL microfilm 903,382.
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Edward Sharples
Anne B
Anne B
Anne B
Edward Sharples
I believe that Mary's first name was Mercy. That would make her Mercy Mary Gifford.
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by Edward Sharples
James Collins
Randy I am not very familiar with Mary so I am hesitant to make changes to her bio.
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by James Collins
James Collins
https://books.google.com/books?id=FpAeAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA102&lpg=PA102&dq=~genealogy+Mary+Soule&source=bl&ots=S13hSy0Ndb&sig=xQc3CvWGJbjaV5L4PfeGr9Hz8Qc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjH8bf9o6rYAhUl7IMKHc7FBe04ChDoAQgsMAE#v=onepage&q=~genealogy%20Mary%20Soule&f=true
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by James Collins
James Collins
https://books.google.com/books?id=FpAeAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA102&lpg=PA102&dq=~genealogy+Mary+Soule&source=bl&ots=S13hSy0Ndb&sig=xQc3CvWGJbjaV5L4PfeGr9Hz8Qc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjH8bf9o6rYAhUl7IMKHc7FBe04ChDoAQgsMAE#v=onepage&q=~genealogy%20Mary%20Soule&f=true
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by James Collins
Anne B
I believe the correct spelling of the Last Name at birth should be Gifford. Kathryn would you fix it please. Thank you.
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by Anne B
Anne B
Nathan's wife was Mary Gifford. Spelling of LNAB should be determined before merging Unknown-42370 & Gifferd-1
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by Anne B
Anne B
Mary Gifferd could not have married this John, since he's dead she married instead Nathan son of George, grandson of George. Source: George Soule of the Mayflower and his Descendants for Four Generations. "Mayflower Families in Progress" Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendents, 2006.
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