Mary (Ware) Edwards (abt. 1618 - 1682)

Born about 1618 in Gloucestershire, England [uncertain]

Wife of William White — married about 1639 in Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 22 Feb 1682 at about age 64 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

This is the profile for Mary Ware who married William White of Newbury/Haverhill about 1639/40.

Parentage; Date and Place of Birth

Based on Mary's estimated date of marriage (1639/40), Mary was probably born sometime in 1616-1622, with about 1618 being a best-guess estimate.

Mary's place of birth and parentage have not been definitively determined. Based on evidence (discussed below) establishing that Mary and her (non-emigrating) parents were known to Rev. Edward Norris, who came from Gloucestershire, it is reasonably likely that Mary was born there. Since Rev. Norris was based in Tetbury and Horsely, Gloucestershire,^[1] it is possible that Mary was the Mary Weir, daughter of Jasper Weir, who was baptized in Tetbury on 15 October 1618.^[2]

Emigration to New England

Mary came to New England on the same ship as her future husband, William White, in 1639.^[3] It is reasonably likely that they emigrated on the same ship as Rev. Edward Norris, who also emigrated to New England in 1639^[1][4] and who certified on behalf of Mary and William White in 1639 or 1640 that their parents consented to their marriage.^[3]

Marriage and Children

Mary Ware married William White somewhere in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in late 1639 or early 1640.^[3]

Mary and William had only one known child:

1. John, b. probably in 1640 in Haverhill, m. 25 November 1662 Hannah French in Haverhill, d. 1 January 1668/9 in Haverhill. (See discussion and sources in John's profile.)

Death

Mary died in Haverhill on 22 February 1681/2.^[3][5][6]

Research Notes

In the Great Migration Directory, p 359 as Ware, Mary: Unknown; 1640; Newbury [WP 4:168]. (She married William White of Newbury [GM 2:7:346-48].)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} John C. Brandon and Leslie Mahler, "The Parentage of Rev. Edward Norris, of Salem, Massachusetts," The American Genealogist, 84 (2010):200-11, in particular, 210; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J7M3-351 : 4 February 2023), Mary Weir, 1618.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume VII, T-Y. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011. pp. 345-350. Link to pages at americanancestors.org.
4. ↑ Robert Charles Anderson, Great Migration Newsletter, multiple vols., 20 (2011):7; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
5. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV28-F5L9 : 6 March 2021), Mary Ware White, ; Burial, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States of America, Pentucket Cemetery; citing record ID 67372600, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCMR-N9C : 17 January 2020), Mary White, 1681.