Mary Sisson (1685 - aft. 1734)

Born 26 Feb 1685 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Died after 15 Jun 1734 after age 49 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

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Biography

Mary Sisson, daughter of James and Lydia (Hathaway) Sisson was born 26 Feb 1685 at Dartmouth, Massachusetts.^[1][2]

She was named in her father's will, dated 15 June 1734 and attested 17 Dec 1734, as Mary Sisson along with her sibilings.^[3][4] Her married sisters are referred to by their married surnames, so it appears that Mary was unmarried in 1734, aged about 49 years.

Research Notes

Arnold contains the marriage of a John Pearce "of Tiverton" and "Mary Sisson of Dartmouth" with the intention recorded 13 Jan 1726/27 and the marriage on 14 Feb 1626/27.^[5] There is no indication this is a second marriage and she would have been 42 years of age.

The John Pearce sometimes seen as married to this Mary Sisson is given a birth date of 11 Jan 1687. That particular John Peirce is spelt John Peirce in the birth records, born Kent County the son of Giles and Elizabeth Peirce. (Arnold I:138)

Sources

1. ↑ Roser, Susan E. Mayflower Births and Deaths: From the Files of George Ernest Bowman at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. Volumes 1 & 2. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1992.
2. ↑ New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Vital Records of Dartmouth, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1850
3. ↑ Ralph V. Wood, Jr., Mayflower Families through Five Generations Volume 12, Francis Cooke, Rockland, Maine: Picton Press, 1996 [1st edition], Page 117, citing Bristol Co. Probate Records 8:167-9, 180-1.
4. ↑ Bristol Co. Probate Records Vol. 8:167-169, 180-1, James Sisson, Dartmouth 1734.
5. ↑ Arnold, James Newell. Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636–1850. 21 volumes. Providence, R.I.: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, 1891–1912. Digitized images from New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. Vol 4:41, Tiverton Marriages.