Hannah (Rogers) Williams (aft. 1640 - bef. 1737)

Born after 1640 in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, New England

Ancestors

Wife of John Tisdale Jr. — married 23 Nov 1664 (to before 31 Dec 1677) in Taunton, Plymouth Colony

Descendants

Died before 29 Jun 1737 before age 97 in Taunton, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

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Biography

(H)anna Rogers was born between 1640 and 1650, likely at Duxbury, the daughter of John and Anna (Churchman) Rogers.^[1][2]

She married three times, first to John Tisdale Jr. on November 23, 1664 at Taunton.^{[3] [4]} John was the son of John and Sarah (Walker) Tisdale of Taunton, born Duxbury, and named in his father's 1676 will, as was the "grandchild John Tisdale."^[1] John Tisdale Jr. died "about the last of Dec." 1677. He left no will, but on 5 March 1677/8, the widow Anna Tisdall of Taunton was appointed administration on his estate. The estate was divided into five parts, two shares to the son, and he paying his sisters their portions, all of these children were unnamed.^[5]

(H)anna married as her second husband Thomas Terry between March 1677/78 and January 25, 1683, the dates of her probate court appearance as "Anna Tisdale widow," and the date that Thomas Terry of Taunton sold land on Block Island and wife Anna signed by her mark.^[6][1] Thomas was born about 1631 and died in Freetown in October 1691. He left a will, written in his own hand, dated 10 August 1691, but it was refused in probate court due to a lack of signature on 30 October 1691. In his will he named eldest son Thomas, John and Benjamin and his wife Hannah.^[7] His lands in Freetown were divided 8 June 1704 when Anna Williams of Taunton, widow of Thomas Terry of Freetown, with minor son Benjamin Terry, agreed with Thomas' other sons Thomas and John to a partition. The agreement was under advice of John Rogers, uncle to the sons.^[8][9]

She married third Samuel Williams between October 1691 and August 1697. Samuel was born Taunton about 1637/8 the son of Richard and Frances (Dighton) Williams. His first wife was Mary Gilbert with whom he had six children. He and Anna had no children. Samuel died in August 1697.^[1] His will was written 6 August 1697, and his inventory presented 31 August 1697. He named sons Seth, Daniel and Samuel, daughters Sarah Doan, Mary Andros and Hannah Bun. He gave liberty to his unnamed wife to live with his son Seth.^[10]

Anna died after 11 Sept 1710 (acknowledged deed) and before 29 June 1737 (division of dower). Division of Dower to following heirs: son Thomas Terry, son Benjamin Terry, grandson John Terry, great-great-grandaughter Remember Terry, the only daughter of Silas and Sarah Terry (Sarah Terry who is now Sarah Davis.)^[11]

Children by John Tisdale born Taunton:^[12][13]

1. Abigail Tisdale, b. 15 Jul 1667
2. John Tisdale, b. 10 Aug 1669
3. Anna Tisdale, b. 27 Jan 1672
4. Remember Tisdale, b. 8 Jul 1675

Children by Thomas Terry (named in Thomas' will 1691):^[11][1]

1. Thomas Terry, b. bef. 1679
2. John Terry, b. bef. 1684
3. Benjamin Terry, b. aft. 1683

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Ann Reeves and Alice W.A. Westgate, Mayflower Families Through 5 Generations, Thomas Rogers, Vol. 19 (Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2000 [1st printing]), pp. 8, 15-17.
2. ↑ #Walker Does not mention mother.
3. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). Vital Records of Taunton, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: NEHGS, 1978), Vol. 2:481. (Link by $ubscription).

   "John (Tisdill) Jr. and Hannah [T.P.R. Hana] Roggers of Ducksberry, Nov. 23, 1664.* [John Tisdall Jr. and Hannah Rogers of Duxburrow, P.C.R.]"

4. ↑ #Walker Does not mention marriage place.
5. ↑ George Ernest Bowman, "Estate of John Tisdall, Jr." Mayflower Descendant, Vol. 21:34-35.
6. ↑ Dorothy Worthington, Rhode Island land evidences, Vol. 1, 1648-1696, (Providence: RI Historical Society, 1921) p. 183
7. ↑ Bristol County (Mass.) probate records 1690-1881, Will of Thomas Terry, Freetown, 1691.
8. ↑ Bristol County Probate Records, Vol. 6:275 (agreement)
9. ↑ Gen. Ebenezer W. Peirce, "Extracts from the Early Probate Records of Bristol County,..." NEHGR, Vol. 19:155.
10. ↑ Bristol County Probate Records, Vol. 1:199 (will & inventory)
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} Roser, Susan E. Mayflower Increasings. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1995) Accessed at Ancestry.com
12. ↑ Edgar H. Reed, "Marriages, Births and Deaths at Taunton, Mass.,"NEHGR, Vol. 16(1862):328.
13. ↑ NEHGS, Vital Records of Taunton, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: NEHGS, 1978) Vol. 1:419-422

See also:

• #Walker: Walker, J. B. B. Memorial of the Walkers of the Old Plymouth Colony ..., Northampton, Metcalf & Company Printers, 1861, Page 19. Copy in Erin Cole's personal collection.
• New England Marriages Prior to 1700, by Clarence Almon Torrey (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011) Vol. III, p. 1524. TISDALE, John (-1677) & Hannah/Anna ROGERS, Duxbury, m/2 Thomas TERRY ca 1678, m/3 Samuel WILLIAMS; 23 Nov 1664; Taunton.
• New England Marriages Prior to 1700, by Clarence Almon Torrey (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011) Vol. III, p. 1499. TERRY, Thomas (-1704?) & Hannah/?Anna (ROGERS) TISDALE, w John, m/3 Samuel WILLIAMS; aft 1677, bef 1679; Taunton/Freetown.
• New England Marriages Prior to 1700, by Clarence Almon Torrey (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011) Vol. III, p. 1683. WILLIAMS, Samuel (1639, ca 1637-1697) & 2/wf Anna (ROGERS/TISDALE) TERRY, w Thomas; aft 25 Jul 1686, bef 6 Aug 1697; Taunton.
• Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Volume Nineteen: Thomas Rogers, Edition: Ann T. Reeves, Volume: 19, by Alice W.A. Westgate (General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2000), pp. 8, 15-17.
• William Richard Cutter, A. M., Genealogy - Boston and Eastern Massachusetts (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1908).
• Samuel Deane, History of Scituate Massachusetts from Its First Settlement to 1831 (Clearfield).
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 08 June 2019), memorial page for Hannah "ANNA" Rogers Tisdale (1640–8 Jun 1704), Find A Grave: Memorial #34489595, citing Tisdale Burying Ground, Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Connie Edwards Thomilson (contributor 47072802) . (No gravestone, no sources, currently conflicting information)

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