Born about in England
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Daughter of Thomas Smith
and Joanah (Unknown) Smith
Sister of
Sarah (Smith) Buckley
Wife of
Thomas Kimball I
— married
before Dec 1658 in Ipswich, Massachusetts [uncertain]
[uncertain] Wife of
Thomas Knowlton
— married
17 Jul 1682 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Descendants 
Mother of
Elizabeth Kimball, Richard Kimball, Joanna (Kimball) Morse, Mary (Kimball) Reddington, Thomas Kimball II, Ebenezer Kimball, Priscilla (Kimball) Ames and John Kimball
Died
at about age 54
in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Biography
Mary (Smith) Knowlton immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).
According to the most recent research by John Brooks Threlfall in his book "Fifty Great Migration Colonists To New England & Their Origins" (1990) and in his NEHGR article (1988), Mary Smith was probably born in England about 1634 and died in Ipswich, Massachusetts on 20 November 1688.[1][2]
She married first Thomas Kimball of Ipswich before December 1658 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts (when a daughter was born).[3][1][2] He was killed on the night of 2-3 May 1676 during King Philip's war and she and her children were held captive by the Indians.[3] Sometime later, she married second Thomas Knowlton on 17 May 1682.[1][2]
Identity of her parents
According to an 1897 genealogy, she was the daughter of a Thomas Smith and possibly of his wife Joanna _____, according to the following record:
- "Dec. 8, 1687 Agreed with Richard Kimball of Bradford to allow unto him further keeping and providing for his grandfather Thomas Smith for the year ensuing £13."[4] According to this, Joanna Smith had probably died during the year.
If Thomas Smith was Richard Kimball's grandfather, then Thomas was likely the father of Richard's mother. This must be the evidence for Mary's maiden name being Smith. Also:
- "Nov. 18, 1686 Richard and Benjamin Kimball of Bradford did covenant to and with the Selectman of Ipswich that they would take Thomas Smith and his wife to Bradford to the house of Mary Kimball, widow of Thomas Kimball and provide their Meat, drink, washing, lodging, clothes and attendance with all things necessary for persons in such condition for the space of one year beginning at the date hereof, the price for a year to be £25."[5]
In 1996 Robert Charles Anderson in Great Migration: Immigrants to New England: 1634-1635, Vol 4 p 159 states that Thomas Kimball born about 1633 married by 1658 Mary Smith daughter of Thomas Smith who arrived 1638 to Ipswich, citing NEHGR 142:51-55.[3] Thomas Smith who arrived 1638 to Ipswich can be cross-referenced to Robert Charles Anderson's 2015 work The Great Migration Directory: Immigrants to New England, 1620–1640, p 312. There Anderson cites ITR 44-45,[6] GMC50 385-89[2] and NEHGR Vol p 142:51-55.[7][1] NEHGR Vol p 142:51-55 refers to the Article "Thomas Smith of Ipswich, Massachusetts" by John B Threlfall. Here we learn the Mary's father Thomas Smith appears in Ipswich on April 9, 1639 when he was granted a house lot. This Thomas died in the Winter of 1681/2 in Bradford, Massachusetts at the home of his daughter Mary Kimball. His wife Joan[ah] died between 18 Nov 1680 and 9 Dec 1681.[1] He was listed as a shoemaker in 1669.[1] He should not be confused with the Thomas Smith of Lynn, Salem and Gloucester or the Thomas Smith of Newbury during the same period. This Thomas Smith was made a freeman in 1650 unlike the Thomas Smith of Lynn who was a freeman in 1633.[1] We do not know the birth date or origins of this Thomas Smith of Ipswich but he must have been born by about 1610 based on the birth of his first grandchild. Court records seem to indicate he was born either about 1606 or 1612.[1] He and his wife, Joanah had two daughters: Mary (Smith) Kimball and possibly Sarah (Smith) Loomas.[1] On "November 18, 1680 Richard and Benjamin Kimball of Bradford did covenant to and with the selectmen of Ipswich that they would take Thomas Smith and his wife to Bradford to the house of Mary Kimball the widow of Thomas Kimball and provide their meate, drink, washing, lodging, clothes and attendance with all things necessary for persons in such a condition.[8] Administration of the estate of Thomas Smith of Ipswitch was granted unto "Mary & Richard Kemball" in the Essex County, Massachusetts, probate file (2578) in 1682.[9] A full inventory is given on Mary's father's profile.
Research Notes
There is no evidence that this Mary Kimball was the daughter of Richard and Ursula (Scott) Kimball/Kemball.
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, "Thomas Smith of Ipswich, Massachusetts" by John B Threlfall Volume (Boston, Massachusetts: NEHGR, 1988) 142 p 51-55. Link Subscription Required
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 John Brooks Threlfall, Fifty Great Migration Colonists To New England & Their Origins (Madison, Wisconsin, 1990) 385-89 link
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Robert Charles Anderson, Great Migration: Immigrants to New England: 1634-1635, (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic and Genealogical Society. Sep 1996) Volume IV, I-L p 159 link to catalog, and link to Americanancestors subscribers to text
- ↑ History of The Kimball Family In America, p. 42, citing Salem records
- ↑ History of The Kimball Family In America, p. 42, citing Salem records
- ↑ Ipswich, Massachusetts, Town Records p 44-45.
- ↑ Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Directory: Immigrants to New England, 1620–1640, (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic and Genealogical Society. June 2015) Smith, Thomas Unknown: 1638: Ipswitch p 312. link to catalog
- ↑ George Francis Dow, Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County, Massachusetts, Volume 8 1680 - 1683 (Salem, Massachusetts: Essex institute, 1921) Date: November 1680, 8:44-45 link
- ↑ The Probate Records of Essex County, Massachusetts, (Salem, Massachusetts: The Essex Institute) Year 1682, Name Thomas Smith: Probate file 2578
See also:
- Ancestry.com Marriage Records Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, 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.com Death Records Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, 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). (Note that this is the record for John Knowlton, Sr; her mention appears on the next page)
- Manuscript, [ Hugh D. Miller, comp. ], Genealogy: Ethel P. Miller/Hugh D. Miller, 1985, copy in possession of author
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