Mary (Shaw) Churchill (1700 - 1777)

Born 16 Jan 1700 in Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Benjamin Churchill Sr — married 5 Dec 1717 in Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Descendants

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Biography

This profile is part of the Shaw Name Study.

Mary Shaw was born on January 16, 1700 in Province of Massachusetts Bay, daughter of Benoni Shaw (1672–1751) and Lydia Waterman (1678–1757).^{[1] [2][3]}

Marriage and Family
Mary (17) married Benjamin Churchill (21) (born in 1695 in Plympton, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay; son of William Churchill and Lydia (Bryant) Churchill) on December 5, 1717 in Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.^[4]

Their children were:

• Mary Churchill (1720–1788)^[5]
• Perez Churchill (1722–1787)^[6]
• Elizabeth Churchill (1725–1804)^[7]
• James Churchill (1726– )^[8]
• Benjamin Churchill (1728– )^[9]
• Luesannah Churchill (1733–~1800)^[10]
• Lydia Churchill (1737– )

Death and Burial
Mary died in 1777, aged 76. She was buried in Lakenham Cemetery, Carver, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. ^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
   citing Page: p 55; Digital film/folder number: 004934186; FHL microfilm: 416334; Image number: 37; Packet letter: B; Indexing batch: I11736-0
   FamilySearch Record: Q29L-GSZB (accessed 3 January 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RSB-TBX
   Mary Shaw born on 16 Jan 1700, daughter of Bennony Shaw & Lydia, in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
2. ↑ Birth: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 004934186; FHL microfilm: 416334; Record number: 89; Packet letter: B
   FamilySearch Record: F45W-XJY (accessed 3 January 2024)
   Mary Shaw born on 16 Jan 1700, daughter of Bennony Shaw & Lydia, in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.
3. ↑ Birth: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 0000000; FHL microfilm: 161969
   FamilySearch Record: FC52-WHM (accessed 3 January 2024)
   Mary Shaw born on 16 Jan 1700, daughter of Bennony Shaw, in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.
4. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 007009754; Image number: 132
   FamilySearch Record: QPCW-7W6Z (accessed 3 January 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-997M-B37S
   Mary Shaw marriage to Benjamine Churchell on 5 Dec 1717 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.
5. ↑ Birth of daughter Mary Churchell: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 007827504; FHL microfilm: 874028
   FamilySearch Record: FCGJ-N2F (accessed 3 January 2024)
   Mary Churchell born to Mary on 17 Apr 1720 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay.
6. ↑ Birth of son Perez Churchell: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 007827504; FHL microfilm: 874028
   FamilySearch Record: FCGP-XXP (accessed 3 January 2024)
   Perez Churchell born to Mary on 15 Oct 1722 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay.
7. ↑ Birth of daughter Elizebeth Churchell: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 007827504; FHL microfilm: 874028
   FamilySearch Record: FCGJ-5HX (accessed 3 January 2024)
   Elizebeth Churchell born to Mary on 15 Apr 1725 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay.
8. ↑ Birth of son James Churchell: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 007827504; FHL microfilm: 874028
   FamilySearch Record: FCGP-8HH (accessed 3 January 2024)
   James Churchell born to Mary on 30 Dec 1726 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay.
9. ↑ Birth of son Benjamin Churchell: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 007827504; FHL microfilm: 874028
   FamilySearch Record: FCGP-HGW (accessed 3 January 2024)
   Benjamin Churchell born to Mary Shaw on 31 Jan 1728 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay.
10. ↑ Birth of daughter Luesannah Churchell: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 007827504; FHL microfilm: 874028
    FamilySearch Record: FCGV-S27 (accessed 3 January 2024)
    Luesannah Churchell born to Mary on 2 Apr 1733 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay.
11. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42256287/mary-churchill: accessed), memorial page for Mary Shaw Churchill (16 Jan 1700–19 Apr 1777), Find a Grave Memorial ID 42256287, citing Lakenham Cemetery, Carver, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Anne Shurtleff Stevens (contributor 46947920).

See also:

• Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016).

Plympton, Vol. 1, page 280: CHURCHELL (see Churchel, Churchil, Churchill), Benjamine and Mary Shaw, Dec. 5, 1717.

• Shaw, Jonathan A., John Shaw of Plymouth Colony, Purchaser and Canal Builder, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1997) Vol. 151, Page 436.
• Massachusetts, Plymouth County, probate estate files; ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9B9J-F51
  "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Estate Files, 1686-1915," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9B9J-F51?cc=1918549&wc=921X-PTL%3A208834501%2C1078359901 : 25 June 2014), Plymouth > Case no 3934-4015, Church, Benjamin-Churchill, Edwin C. > image 794 of 1035; Supreme Judical Court, Boston.
  Probate Documents of Benjamin Churchill, son of William Churchill and Lydia Bryant, husband of Mary Shaw.