Mary (Massie) Starkey (abt. 1567)

Born about 1567 in Coddington, Cheshire, England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Laurance (Starkey) Starky esq — married Jan 1602 in Wrenbury, Cheshire, England

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in Wrenbury, Cheshire, England [uncertain]

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Biography

Mary Massie was born about 1567.

She was the daughter of John Massie, of Coddington, esq, and his fourth wife, Mary Hughes.^[1] Mary was the daughter and heir of Edward Hughes of Leon' alias Holt, Denbighshire, esq, Receiver to Queen Elizabeth for Cheshire and Flintshire.^[1]

Mary and her sisters, Jane, Anne and Margaret, weren't married in 22 Elizabeth [17 November 1579-16 November 1580].^[1] On 2 May, 26 Elizabeth [1584], her father made a settlement of his estates on his sons, John and William, with remainders in default of male issue successively to George Massey of Puddington, his brother John Massey of Coghall, then William Massey of Chester, passing over his eldest son, Thomas, and his daughters; Jane and Margaret received portions of 300 l each.^[1] As Mary and Anne weren't mentioned in this settlement, they were presumably already married and had received their portions or not yet born.

She was married to Laurence Starkey of Wrenbury, gent,^[1] They were married in January, 1602, at Wrenbury, Cheshire.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} George Ormerod, "Containing the Hundreds of Edisbury, Wirral, and Broxton", The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester; Compiled from Original Evidences in Public Offices, the Harleian and Cottonian MSS, Parochial Registers, Private Muniments, Unpublished Ms Collections of Successive Cheshire Antiquaries, and a Personal Survey of Every Township in the County; Incorporated with a Republication of King's Vale Royal, and Leycester's Cheshire Antiquities, 2nd Edition, ed. Thomas Helsby, 3 volumes, (London: George Routledge and Sons, 1882), II:732, e-book, HathiTrust (https://hdl.handle.net/2027/coo.31924088434042?urlappend=%3Bseq=810%3Bownerid=13510798902306577-958 : accessed 19 February, 2023). Pedigree: Massie of Coddington.
   • NB: The settlement of 26 Elizabeth is on p 730.
2. ↑ "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQBX-KVW : accessed 21 February, 2023), Laurance Starkie and Marie Massie, Jan 1602, Marriage; citing Wrenbury, Cheshire, England, Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm 2,106,694. 004019041 > image 211 of 988.