Mary (Smith) Nurse (bef. 1657 - aft. 1720)

Born before 1657 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Samuel Nurse — married 5 Apr 1677 (to 15 Jul 1715) in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died after 2 Feb 1720 after age 63 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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[Note: Mother Margaret Buffum Smith appears to be the daughter of John Thompson and Tamosin Ward, and the stepdaughter of Robert Buffum, husband of widowTamosin Thompson. ]

[Caution: : (unknown burial) Find A Grave: Memorial #60524075 has incorrect death dates for Mary and husband Samuel ( see his probate) and should not be used as a source ] NOTE: An Edit Request for Incorrect Death Dates was submitted on 10 September 2021 by Sandie Schwartz

Biography

Mary Smith was the daughter of John and Margaret (Thompson/Buffum) Smith. ^[1]

She married Samuel Nurse on April 5, 1677 at Salem, Massachusetts. ^[2] Samuel Nurse, son of Francis and Rebecca (Towne) Nurse, was born on February 3, 1649. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Her husband Samuel's last Will was written on March 25, 1715/1716 and proved on February 2, 1720. In it he names: ^[6]

• wife Mary
• son Samuel
• son George
• son Ebenezer, executor
• daughter Mary Daggett and her children
• daughter Rebecca Keny
• niece Margaret Nurse, daughter of my brother Benjamin ^[6]

On February 2, 1719/1720, widow Mary Nurse and son Ebenezer Nurse, posted L200 in the administration of Samuel's estate. ^[6]

Children

1. Samuel born on January 7, 1677 ^{[2] [4]}; died by May 19, 1740 ^{[3] [7]}; married Dorothy Faulkner on November 25, 1708. ^[2]
2. Margerett born February 24, 1679/80 [24: 12 mo: 1679]; died on December 5, 1700 age 20 years. ^{[2] [4]}
3. George born July 29, 1682 ^{[2] [4]}; died in 1709. ^[3]
4. Mary born on May 25, 1685 ^{[2] [4]}; married William Daggitt, on November 29, 1711, who died in January, 1724/5. ^[2]
5. Rebecka born on September 15, 1688 ^{[2] [4]}; died in 1704; married Jonathan Kenny on December 21, 1709. ^[3]
6. Ebenezer born on August 5, 1693^[2]; died in 1764. ^[3]

Research notes

Salem Marriages

Smith, Mary, and Samuell Nurse, April 5, 1677. CTR (p. 325)

NURSE, Samuell, and Mary Smith, April 5, 1677. CTR (p. 132)

Nurs, Rebecca, and Jonathan Kenny, December 21, 1709. CTR (p. 131)

Daggitt, William, and Mary Nurse, November 29, 1711. (p. 271)

Faulkner, Dorothy, of Andover, and ––––– Nurse, Jr., November 25, 1708. (p. 349)

Salem Births

NURSE, Samuell, s. Samuell and Mary (Smith), January 7, 1677. CTR (p. 115)

NURSE, Margeret, d. Samuell and Mary (Smith), 24: 12m: 1679. CTR (p. 115)

NURSE, George, s. Samuell and Mary (Smith), July 29, 1682. CTR (p. 115)

NURSE,Mary, d. Samuell and Mary (Smith), May 25, 1685. CTR (p. 115)

NURSE, Rebecka, d. Samuell and Mary (Smith), September 15, 1688. CTR (p. 115)

NURSE, Ebenezer, s. Samuell and Mary, August 5, 1693. CTR (p. 115)

Salem Deaths

Nurse, Margaret, d. Samuell, December 5, 1700, a. 20 y. CR2 (p. 96)

Dagget, William, h. Mary, Jan. ––, 1724-5. (p. 191) ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Austin, John Osborne. One Hundred and Sixty Allied Families, Genealogical Publishing Co., Reprint: June 1, 2009, p. 43-4
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9} Vital Records of Salem Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, The Essex Institute, Salem, 1914
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4} The Genealogical Magazine, Volumes 3-5, Putnam's Monthly Magazine, Salem Press and Genealogical Record, 1893, p. 101
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5} Historical Collections of the Essex Institute, Volume 2, Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, 1860, p. 300
5. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 60524220
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Case 19698: p. 1-5 : Essex County, Massachusetts: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB515/i/13788/19698-co3/30430151
7. ↑ Case 19699: Essex County, Massachusetts: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.)