Born about 1639 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia

Wife of Robert Edwards — married about 1672 (to about 1681) in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight County, Colony of Virginia

Wife of Owen Griffith Sr — married after 1681 (to about 1698) in Isle of Wight, Virginia

Wife of William Boddie — married after 1698 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia

Descendants

Died before 24 Apr 1732 before about age 93 in Isle of Wight, Virginia

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Note: Mary Hunt-4727 is not the daughter of this William Hunt who died in Hunt-4727 but the daughter of William Huntt who died in 1668.

• This Profile Represents Mary Hunt m 3X 1st Robert Edwards; 2nd Owen Griffith; 3rd William Boddie (daughter of William Hunt and 1st wife Sarah Ann Harris or 2nd wife Judith Burton

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�Links are provided for reference and convenience only (and are considered unreliable /unproven unless sources are contained within).

No original source records have been located to confirm birth, marriage or death records. It appears that some erroneous information may have been published, and perhaps republished/reported, making the “actual facts” obscure. (There is a great deal of conflicting information – Several Source-to-Source discrepancies; co-mingling, Lack of records; conflicting family stories; number of same names, etc.)

Biography

Mary (Hunt) Boddie was a Virginia colonist.

Review/Update 2021

Mary Hunt Daughter of William Hunt – 1st wife Sarah Ann Harris  ; 2nd wife Judith Burton

Birth

Birth Estimate - Unknown - (Date Discrepancies/Conflicts)

• most likely the date is about1652-1658 Isle of Wight County, Virginia (vs. dates of 1725, 1730, 1630, 1639, etc.,)

Marriage

Marriage Estimate 1672 Isle of Wight County, Virginia^[1]

• 1st 1672-1681 Robert Edwards;^[2][3][4][5]
• 2nd (1681-1698) Owen Griffith;^[3]
• 3rd (1698-1717) William Boddie^[6][7]

Death

Death Estimate April 24, 1732 Isle of Wight County, Virginia (vs 1685)

Mary signed her will 17 Jan 1727 -- Proven April 24, 1732 Probate (Recorded) Isle of Wight County, Virginia^[6]

Will

Mary (Hunt) Boddie's will dated in 1727 referred to her daughters as Judith (Edwards) Clark (m. 1st., Thomas Harris, III and 2nd., unk. Clark).

Named in Will of Mary Body: Widow and late wife of William Body. . . . Legatees, son in law Thomas Drake (sole Exec.); Daughter Mary Bragg; daughter Judith Clark; daughter Sarah Joiner. Executor, Thomas Drake. Dated January 17, 1727; Recorded April 24, 1732. Witnesses: George Washington, Richard Drake, Francis Jones. Page 299

• Mary Body Will US Genweb Archives; Isle of Wight County, Virginia Will Book 3, 1726-1734, pp. 299-300; Devised January 17, 1727; Proven April 24, 1732.   

Children

Identified Children from various probate/land documents (Discrepancies noted re FAG info vs Bio (Explained/updated); see individual profiles for most current updates. See Father's profile for Children Lists

Spouse #1 Robert Edwards (Proved with Wills) 3 Identified Children Estimated Births 1672-1681

• Judith Edwards (m. 1st., Thomas Harris, III and 2nd. Unknown Clark)
• Mary Edwards (m. James Bragg)
• Margaret Edwards (m. Unknown)

Discrepancies Proven vs Presumed Robert and Mary (Hunt) Edwards variously reported as having several (5-10) children. Only 3 daughters proven from various probate records. Robert died about 1681 ^[5]

• William Edwards (m. Ann Mansfield (unidentified son, is a proven son of William Edwards of Surry; died 1698 ^[8]
• [[Edwards-863|Frances Judith Edwards (1650 - 1713) William Wyche (unproven Parents) (more likely a dau of William Edwards of Surry m Dorothy Withers or Judith Hunt vs Mary Hunt

Spouse #2 Owen Griffith Sr. (1624 - 1698) and Mary (Hunt) Griffin, ^[3]Children Estimated Births 1681-1698 Owen Griffith and Mary Hunt variously reported as having several children. Only 2 Griffith daughters proven from probate records (Sarah Joyner and Anne Drake (Will - named son-in-law). Owen died about 1698^{[9] [10]}

Will of Owen Griffith (aka Griffin) probated Sept. 9, 1698. Named his children, and his wife (Mary's 2 Edwards children -- Margaret and Judy) and Mary's 2 Griffith children - Ann Drake and Sarah Joyner

• Ann Griffith (m. Thomas "TD" Drake, Sr.)
• Sarah Griffith (m. Thomas Joyner)

Owen Griffith (m. Ann Stovall)

Edward Griffith (m. Mary Munford)

John Griffith (m. Jemima (Unknown)

also Grandson Jno Griffeth ; Grandaughter Patience ; Son in Law Wm Jnoson

Discrepancies Proven vs Presumed

• Sarah Griffith (m. Thomas Joyner) vs [[Griffith-4574||Sarah Griffith (1652 -1732) m William Johnson (Owen and Jane vs Owen and Mary)

Spouse #3 William Boddie (1633 - 1717) ^[3]Children Estimated Births 1698-1717

• No identified Boddie Children for Mary Hunt

William Boddie died about 1717 Will of William BODIE Will Proved February 25 1717 William Bodie's Will named

Grandson Wm Brown

Grandson Thomas Brown

all their Sisters my Grand Daughters (Brown - unnamed)

daughter Mary Boddie m John Browne Jr)

Daughter Elizabeth Matthews m Unknown Mathews

Son John Bodye m Mary Elizabeth (Thomas) Dawson

Research

Discrepancy

Names

Name Variations / Date Variations

HUNT, Huntt^[3]

EDWARDS, Edwardes,^[2][3]

BODDIE, Bodie, Body, Bodye,^[11]

GRIFFETH, Griffin, Griffith^[3]

Dates

Date Discrepancy m 3X (Date Conflicts)

birth 1646 -1656 vs 1630, 1639, etc - m 1672 d 1732 proven vs 1727 signed

1672- presumed 1st birth age 16 = 1656 as Mary's birth

: 1681= Mary presumed age 35 at 1681 Death; all daus unmarried - additional children after 1681

1691 = Age 45

1727 = Age 71 / 1732 Age = 76 / If 100 yrs = b 1632

Source Discrepancies

• In the book "Historical Southern Families. Volume I, Drake of Isle of Wight and North Carolina" page 258 the author states,

" Mary Boddie, third wife of William Boddie, in her will made in 1727 gave her son-in-law, Thomas Drake her whole estate.^[6]

Her first husband was Owen Griffin, second Robert Edwards, third, William Boddie.^[11]Thomas Drake had married her daughter, Ann Griffin, daughter of Owen."

• In the same book, page 300 "Mary Hunt married 1st Robert Edwards".^[2][5]

• Discrepancies noted re FAG info vs wills (Explained/updated); See the individual profiles for most current updates

Family Notes

Siblings (Hunt/Harris):

William Hunt

Half Siblings (Hunt/Burton):

Judith Hunt Parker

Godfrey Hunt

Susannah Hunt Parham / Tillman

Sources

Links provided for reference and convenience only (and are considered unreliable/unproven unless sources are contained within).

1. ↑ Marriages of Isle of Wight County, Virginia, 1628-1800
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2005
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6} U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
4. ↑ Robert Edwards died intestate, Probate Recorded June 18, 1681; Isle of Wight Virginia
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Virginia, Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850 May 2, 1681, Isle of Wight, This probate record was extracted from microfilmed copies of the original Will Book. Robert Edwards, Inventory presented by Mary Edwards. Book 2-217, Prove Date 02 May 1681.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Will of Mary Body US Genweb Archives; Isle of Wight County, Virginia Will Book 3, 1726-1734, pp. 299-300; Devised January 17, 1727; Proven April 24, 1732.
7. ↑ Will of William BODIE Will Proved February 25 1717
8. ↑ Edwards Family; The William and Mary Quarterly; Vol. 15, No. 2 (Oct., 1906), pp. 79-83; Published by: Omohundro Institute of Early American
9. ↑ 1698 Will of Owen GRIFFETH
10. ↑ Chapt III Owen Griffith and Mary Huntt
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 for Mary

See Also

• Chapman, Blanche Adams; Wills and Administrations of Isle of Wight County Virginia, Books 1-3; 2006; Heritage Books, Inc.; Westminster, Maryland 21157-5026
• Virginia Historical Genealogies; John Bennett Boddie; Genealogical Publishing Com, Jun 1, 2009 - Reference - 384 pages Digital Copy (p.210) This work, naming 4,000 related individuals, contains the lineages of about fifty families, the main branches of which were located in Virginia, Maryland, and North and South Carolina (Edwards at p.210; 264; 313; 56; 85; )
• The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants to the American Colonies of the United States: who were themselves notable or left descendants notable in American history, with a 2008 Addendum, Coda, and Final Additions. Baltimore, MD: Gen Pub Co, 2008. NYPL APK 08-4216.

Pedigree Resource Files

• Extensive research by James E. Hargrave and Joyce Jogen] regarding Robert Edwards and Mary Hunt Descendants; Redbird Acres (Sourced)
• Isle of Wright and North Carolina p.210 - Boddie
• World Connect (Sourced) Hudsons of Amelia and Other Kinfolk
• World Connect (Sourced) Families of Sequoyah County,OK
• Redbird Acres (Sourced)
• EDWARDS Genealogy of North Carolina, Georgia, Florida I found major problems with the information listed on 4th and 5th generations basically are the same person.

Ancestry.com

• Source: S26 Author: Yates Publishing Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derive Record ID Number: MH:S26
• Source: S4 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Record ID Number: MH:S4 Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Quality or Certainty of Data: 0 Data: Text: Ancestry
• Source: S-1499248329 Repository: #R-1668899733 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: Ancestry

Memorial

• Find A Grave: Memorial #47445829 Special thanks to Gary Boyd Roberts for posting this on Find a Grave.

NOTE - A few Discrepancies noted re FAG info vs Bio (Explained/updated above); see the individual profiles for most current updates re notes or discrepancies Edwards-7481

Daughter of William and (Sarah?) "Ann" Hunt Sr.

(William Hunt Sr and Sarah Ann Harris)

Married 1st., ...

Wife of Robert Edwards (Probate indicates as Doctor)

Robert and Mary (Hunt) Edwards had 5 children . . .

(Only 3 daughters -- proven by will records see profiles for Judith; Mary and Margaret)

Married 2nd., ...

Wife of Owen Griffin, Sr. ~ married bef. 1698

Owen and Mary (Hunt) Griffin, Sr. had 4 children . . . : (2 proven Griffith daughters for Mary - Other Griffin before 1698 would be 1st spouse))

1. Anne Griffin (m. Thomas "TD" Drake, Sr.)
2. Edward Griffin (m. Mary Munford)
3. John Griffin (m. Jemima (MNU)
4. Owen Griffin, Jr. (m. Ann Stovall)

Married 3rd., ...

Wife of William Boddie ~ married 1699/1700, Isle of Wight Co., VA '(No Proven Boddie Children)'

Family Notes Siblings (Hunt/Harris):

William Hunt

Half Siblings (Hunt/Burton):

Judith Hunt Parker

Godfrey Hunt

Susannah Hunt Parham / Tillman

The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants to the American Colonies or the United States: who were themselves notable or left descendants notable in American history, with a 2008 Addendum, Coda, and Final Additions. Baltimore, MD: Gen Pub Co, 2008. NYPL APK 08-4216.