Mary (Allen) Toothaker (1670 - aft. 1746)

Born 14 Apr 1670 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Clement Chamberlain Sr. — married about 1691 (to 23 May 1733) in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Wife of Roger Toothaker III — married 1733 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died after Mar 1746 after age 75 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Biography

Birth and Parents

Mary (Allen) Toothaker was born in Massachusetts.

Mary Allen (alias Allin), the fourth of five children of Lewis Allen and Sarah Ives was born on 14 April 1670 at Watertown, Massachusetts.^[1]

Marriages and Children

Mary was wed twice. She married 1) Clement Chamberlain (1669-1733), the son of William and Rebecca (Shelley) Chamberlain say 1691 at Billerica, Massachusetts. They had eight or nine children born at Billerica:

1. Mary Chamberlain (b. 20 Jan 1693; d. 1775)^[2] m. 11 Feb 1717 at Newton, MA, Isaac Hammond (1698-1755)
2. Clement Chamberlain (b. 20 Aug 1694; d. 21 Jan 1754, Billerica, MA)^[3][4] m. bef 1718 at Billerica, MA, Elizabeth (Unknown) (1694-1767)
3. Joseph Chamberlain (b. Nov 1668; d. 1755)^[5] m. 1719 at Billerica, MA, Mary Johnson (1701-1783)
4. John Chamberlain (b. 8 Jun 1699; d. 1716)^[6]
5. Elizabeth Chamberlain (b. 1701; d. 1767) m. 20 Dec 1720 at Chelmsford, MA, Joseph Kemp (1699-1754)
6. Margaret "Pege" Chamberlain (b. 12 Mar 1702; d. )^[7] m.
7. William Chamberlain (b. 23 Mar 1704; d. 1738)^[8] m. say 1728 at Billerica, MA, Esther Chamberlain (1707-1780)
8. Rebecca Chamberlain (b. 14 Apr 1705; d. 1783)^[9] m. 12 Dec 1727 at Lebanon, CT, Samuel Gridley (1686-1772)
9. Anna Chamberlain (b. 19 May 1708; d. )^[10] m.

Clement Chamberlain died in 1733 at Billerica.

Mary wed 2) as his third wife, Dr. Roger Toothaker (1672-1745), the son of Roger and Mary (Allen) Toothaker in 1733 at Billerica, Massachusetts. There were no children from this union. Dr. Roger Toothaker died on 9 March 1745/6 at Massachusetts:^[11]

• "Billerica, March ye 6, 1754

Then received our full share out of our Honored mother Mary Toothacre's movable estate and the Twenty Pounds which our Honored father Clement Chamberlin ordered our brother William Chamberlin deceased [he died 1738] to pay to us and do hearby discharge our sd Brother William Chamberlin's Heirs in full of all Dues or Demands as witness our hands.

Joseph Kemp

Elizabeth (x) Kemp"

Death

Mary (Allen/Allin) Chamberlain-Toothaker died after March 1746, likely at Billerica, Massachusetts. [Needs source].

Research Notes

• There is no record of a "Margaret Elizabeth" Chamberlain in FamilySearch, nor is there a "Margaret" or "Elizabeth" Chamberlain.
• There is a "Pege" Chamberlain along with a birth record. "Pege" or "Peg" is a nickname for Margaret.
• Further research and documentation are needed to determine the accuracy of the daughter(s) "Margaret Elizabeth"

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F465-WZK : 20 May 2022), Mary Allin, 14 Apr 1670; citing Birth, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009514.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V4-Y4G : 20 May 2022), Clement Chamberlain in entry for Mary Chamberlain, 20 Jan 1693; citing Birth, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4VH-DDS : 20 May 2022), Clement Chamberlain in entry for Clement Chamberlain, 20 Aug 1604; citing Birth, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHDK-5JD]  : 13 July 2016), Clement Chamberlain, 21 Jan 1754; citing Death, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 901,881.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4VH-DD7 : 20 May 2022), Clement Chamberlain in entry for Joseph Chamberlain, Nov 1696; citing Birth, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V4-Y4B : 20 May 2022), Clement Chamberlain in entry for John Chamberlain, 8 Jun 1699; citing Birth, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V4-YH9 : 20 May 2022), Clement Chamberlain in entry for Pege Chamberlain, 12 Mar 1702; citing Birth, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V4-YHQ : 20 May 2022), Clement Chamberlain in entry for William Chamberlain, 23 Mar 1704; citing Birth, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4VH-DNG : 10 November 2020), Clement Chamberlain in entry for Rebeckah Chamberlain, 14 Apr 1705; citing Birth, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
10. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V4-YHZ : 20 May 2022), Clement Chamberlain in entry for Anna Chamberlain, 29 May 1708; citing Birth, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
11. ↑ https://www.americanancestors.org, Roger TOOTHAKER, Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871. PROBATE RECORD:1746 LOCATION: Billerica,Middlesex,Massachusetts,United States. CASE NUMBER: 22636. VOLUME : Middlesex Cases 22000-23999

Acknowledgements

• Biography written in full with inline sourcing following additional research by Carol Baldwin on 13 July 2023.