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Mary (Howe) Barnes (1665 - 1719)

Mary Barnes formerly Howe
Born in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , , , , , [half], [half], [half], [half] and [half]
Wife of — married 14 Apr 1685 in Sudbury, Massachusettsmap
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Mother of , , , , , and
Died at age 53 in Brookfield, Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
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Biography

Mary (Howe) Barnes was born on 2 Mar 1665 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Colony, daughter of Lieut Samuel Howe Sr (1642 - 1713) and Martha (Bent) How (~1643 - 1680). [1]

Her siblings were:

  1. John Howe (1664 - 1740)
  2. Lydia Howe (1666 - )
  3. Samuel Howe (1668 - 1731)
  4. Martha (Howe) Whitney (1669 - 1721)
  5. Daniel Howe (1672 - 1680)
  6. David Howe (1674 - 1759)
  7. Hannah (Howe) Barnes (1677 - 1742)
  8. Elisha Howe (~1680 - 1753)
  9. Daniel Howe (1690 - 1757)
  10. Nehemiah Howe (1693 - 1747)
  11. Moses Howe (1695 - 1749)
  12. Ebenezer Howe (1697 - 1753)
  13. Micajah Howe (1700 - ~1740)

Mary married Thomas Barnes (1663 - 1734) on 14 Apr 1685 in Sudbury. [2]Their children were:

  1. Martha (Barnes) Gilbert (1686 - 1746)
  2. Samuel Barnes (~1687 - 1733)
  3. Prudence (Barnes) Warner (1689 - 1770)
  4. Lydia (Barnes) Gilbert (1692 - 1778)
  5. Thankful (Barnes) Olmstead (1695 - 1745)
  6. Noah Barnes (~1697 - 1783)
  7. Deacon Comfort Barnes (1706 - 1747).

She received a land grant in her own right in Brookfield. "Novem-- 17th 1714. Laid out to Mary Barns the Wife of Thomas Barns By vertue of a Grant made Septem-- the 17th 1714: Bound westerly upon her Husband's Land Thomas Barnes: the rest all Round upon the Commons being Seventy Rods west(?) of the south End and fifty at the north End and one Hundred and Sixty Rods in Length. having four stone(?) markers one att each Corner with E: Being Sixty Acres, viz. thirty acres of upland the lei? (Lieu?) of fifteen of Meadow."[3]

Mary died on 4 Feb 1719 in Brookfield, Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay aged 53.[4]

Sources

  1. ↑ Birth: Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988: Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). Ancestry Record 2495 #81354079
    Name:Mary How
    Event Type:Birth
    Birth Date:2 Mar 1665
    Birth Place:Sudbury, Massachusetts
    Father Name:Samuel How
    Mother Name:Martha How
  2. ↑ Marriage: Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850: Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850. With some noted exceptions all marriage records in this collection can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, and may be available through Family History Centers throughout the United States. See table below for information listed. Ancestry Record 7853 #379773
    Name:Mary How
    Gender:Female
    Spouse:Thomas Barnes
    Marriage Date:14 Apr 1685
    City:Marlborough
    County:Middlesex
    Source:Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0844943 item 2.
  3. ↑ Record Book of the Proprietors of Brookfield, page 51
  4. ↑ Death: Note: Find a Grave is not a primary source unless they provide primary documents. This one does not. Making it a secondary source. Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114960642/mary-barnes : accessed 08 April 2022), memorial page for Mary Howe Barnes (2 Mar 1666–4 Feb 1719), Find A Grave: Memorial #114960642, ; Maintained by Pam Johnson (contributor 47987977) Burial Details Unknown.
    Name:Mary Howe Barnes
    Birth Date:2 Mar 1666
    Birth Place:Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
    Death Date:4 Feb 1719
    Death Place:Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA




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Harold Bullock
Lydia Howe (Mary's sister) is listed here with a birth date of 7 March 1666. That puts them 5 days apart. Can someone clear this up?
posted by Harold Bullock
Howe-3137 Walter Howe
I think they were born a year apart. There is probably some confusion due to the change from Julian to Gregorian calendar.
posted by Walter Howe

Rejected matches › Mary Barnes (bef.1866-) › Mary (Howe) Bowker (1659-1723)

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