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Mary (Holbrook) Daniels (1686 - 1759)

Mary Daniels formerly Holbrook
Born in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusettsmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 28 Jul 1709 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 72 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusettsmap
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Biography

Mary Holbrook was born in November of 1686. She was the daughter of Samuel Holbrook Sr. and Mary Pierce.

She married Eleazer Daniels in July of 1709 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony.[1][2]


Mary is the 4th Great Grandmother of US President William Howard Taft

Mary was mentioned in her father's Will (via her married name Daniels), which was dated 20 October 1718 in Scituate and proved 10 November 1719 in Plymouth. Her mother Mary was also listed as well as siblings Persis Farrow, Elizabeth Winslow, Mary Daniels, Samuel Holbrook, and his granddaughter, Bethiah Winslow. His grandsons, Nathaniel Winslow, David Daniels, & John Farrow, were also mentioned. His inventory was taken on 13 November 1719. He was a slaveholder and bequeathed his enslaved black woman named Durance to his wife Mary Hoolbrok, and his inventory included an unnamed enslaved black man, and "one apprentice boy's time". His daughter Mary Daniels was bequeathed thirty pounds. [3]

Mary passed away in March of 1759 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts. She is buried there at the Pine Hill Cemetery.[4]

Research Notes

For now I removed the 'Worcester County, Massachusetts, Slave Owners' category as her father's will transfers his slave(s) to his wife Mary (named Mary Holbrook in the Will). Mary Holbrook of this profile, his daughter, was referenced in his Will by her married name Mary Daniels. There is no clear evidence within the document that she herself was given any rights of ownership of enslaved individuals. If any evidence does so exist, please do present it so we can make appropriate changes to further improve this profile and make it more accurate. Quesnell-14 21:09, 26 November 2023 (UTC)

Sources

  1. Marriage Record - "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-9979-7F6D : 22 October 2020), Plymouth > Scituate > Births, marriages, deaths 1640-1801 > image 29 of 264; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
  2. Marriage Record - "Baldwin, Thomas W. Vital Records of Mendon, MA to the Year 1850, (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass. 1920.) p 460.
  3. Will of Samuel Holbrook - "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L97D-FNJY : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1717-1724 and 1854-1862 vol 4-4Q > image 117-118 of 485; State Archives, Boston.
  4. Death Record - Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53856265/mary-daniels: accessed 07 May 2023), memorial page for Mary Holbrook Daniels (2 Nov 1686–11 Mar 1759), Find A Grave: Memorial #53856265, citing Pine Hill Cemetery, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. (Includes Tombstone Photographs)
See also:
  • Roberts, Gary Boyd; Ancestors of American Presidents. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.
  • Vital Records of Scituate Massachusetts to the Year 1850, (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass. 1909.) Vol 1, p. 184 and Vol II, p.151.




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I haven't read the will, but according to Mary's bio, the information of her father's will states that he "bequeathed his enslaved black woman named Durance to his wife Mary, and his inventory included an unnamed enslaved black man, and "one apprentice boy's time". Not his daughter Mary, this profile. If so, please correct the bio and remove the slaveholder cat. Thank you, cousin Cheri.
Thanks for the heads up Cheri, I made the appropriate changes based on the evidence presented in the biography as well as the listed sources, I can see how it would be easy to confuse the mother and daughter the way the bio was written, so I tried to further clarify it. Please let me know if there is anything else you see that may be improved.
posted by Brian Quesnell
Holbrook-1043 and Holbrook-855 appear to represent the same person because: Same spouse, same approximate birthdate.
posted by Barb Teague