Mary (Williams) Story (1669 - abt. 1726)

Born 20 Dec 1669 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, New England

Ancestors

Wife of Samuel Choate — married 23 Nov 1688 in Ipswich, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Wife of Samuel Story — married after 16 Sep 1716 in Ipswich, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died about 17 Sep 1726 at about age 56 in Ipswich, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, New England [uncertain]

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Biography

This profile is part of the Chebacco Parish, Massachusetts One Place Study.

Mary Williams was born on 20 Dec 1669, in Roxbury, in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. She was the daughter of Stephen Williams.^[1] Her mother was not named in the registration of her birth, but is believed to have been Sarah Wise.

Mary married Samuel Choate of Ipswich in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, on 23 Nov 1688, in Ipswich.^[2]

Samuel Choate died intestate prior to 30 Mar 1713, when the assessment of his estate was received by the probate judge, John Appleton, and Mary Williams Choate, as his widow, signed the bond of administration for the estate.^[3]

Among Samuel Choate's probate papers was a list of his eight surviving children (here rearranged, as much as possible, to reflect birth order):^[4]

1. Mary Choate (b. 31 Dec 1690)^[5]
2. Samuel Choate (b. 10 Jan 1691/2)^[6]
3. Sarah (Choate) Story (b. ca. 1695)
4. Elizabeth Choate (b. ca. 1701)
5. Stephen Choate (b. ca. 1705)
6. William Choate
7. Margaret Choate (b. 3 Jun 1709)
8. John Choate (b. 10 Jan 1712)

Thus far, only birth records for Samuel and Mary have been found. The others are known through the probate bonds and receipts.

Mary assigned her interest in the estate and her administration of it to her eldest son, Samuel, on 1 Oct 1716, in consideration of the £30 which he had paid as bond to her "brother," Thomas Choate, and the other debts which he had paid on her behalf.^[7]

One of the reasons Mary may have had for turning over her interest in the estate to her son was her pending marriage to Samuel Story. She and Samuel had published their intention to marry on 16 Sep 1716, in Ipswich.^[8] Since she was 46 years old at the time of this marriage, it is not surprising that there is no record of children born from it.

The collected vital records for Ipswich do not include information concerning Mary (Wiliams) Choate Story's death. There is, however, apparently some evidence (source as yet undiscovered) that she died In Ipswich on 17 Sep 1726.

Sources

1. ↑ "Williams, Mary, d. Stephen, Dec. 20, 1669:" Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts, Volume I: Births, p. 381. Also available online at AmericanAncestors.org (accessed 7 Aug 2023 - subscription required).
2. ↑ "Williams, Mary, of Roxbury, and Samuel Chote, 23 : 9 br : 1688:" Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts, Volume II: Marriages and Deaths, p. 460.
3. ↑ Authorization to assess real estate, Samuel Choate, 30 Mar 1713: #5376, AmericanAncestors.org (accessed 19 Sep 2022 - subscription required).
4. ↑ List of heirs, Samuel Choate: Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881, #5376, AmericanAncestors.org (accessed 19 Sep 2022 - subscription required).
5. ↑ "Chote, Mary, d. Samuel and Mary, Dec. 31, 1690:" Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts, Volume I: Births, p. 91.
6. ↑ "Chote, Samuell, s. Sam[ue]ll and Mary, Jan. 10, 1691." Note that this must have been an Old Style date, since Samuel could not have been born only 11 days after Mary: Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts, Volume I: Births, p. 91.
7. ↑ Assignment of interest and administration by Mary Choate, widow, 1 Oct 1716, Samuel Choate: Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881, #5376, AmericanAncestors.org (accessed 19 Sep 2022 - subscription required).
8. ↑ "Choate, Mary, wid., and Samuel Story, int. 16 : 7 m. : 1716:" Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts, Volume II: Marriages and Deaths, p. 99.

• Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G979-M9XS-8?cc=2061550&wc=Q4DW-92Z%3A353349401%2C353659501%2C1006138901 : 29 November 2018), Essex > Ipswich > Births, marriages, deaths 1663-1739 > image 106 of 352; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston. [Handwritten Transcript.] [Samuel Story, widow Mary Choate]
• Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). (subscription required).
• Essex County, MA: 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.) (subscription required)
• Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849, Volume I: Births, Published by The Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts: Newcomb & Gauss, Printers, 1910.
• Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849, Volume II: Marriages and Deaths, Published by The Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts: Newcomb & Gauss, Printers, 1910.
• Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849, Volume I: Births, published by The Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, Newcomb & Gauss Co., Printers, 1925.

Acknowledgements

WikiTree profile Williams-7090 created through the import of Maltby master 08282011.GED on Aug 30, 2011 by Harry Maltby.

WikiTree profile Williams-14139 created through the import of Quinn-Bradlee_2012-11-07 copy.ged on Nov 16, 2012 by Quinn Bradlee.