Marah (Spencer) Shaylor (bef. 1642 - bef. 1714)

Born before 1642 in Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Brooks — married 11 Apr 1662 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut

Wife of Thomas Shaler — married Apr 1670 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut

Descendants

Died before 22 Dec 1714 at about age 72 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut [uncertain]

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Biography

Thomas Shaler's wife was Marah Brooks, widow of Thomas Brooks and daughter of Garrard or Jared Spencer, whom he married in 1669, probably Goodwin says that she married him in 1673, but that cannot be so for their son Thomas, whom Goodwin says was born about 1674, was born December 26, 1670, as shown by the Haddam town records. Thomas Brooks, whom she married in 1662, died October 18, 1668, and she undoubtedly married Thomas Shaler soon after, probably in 1669, as stated above. Thomas Shaler died in 1692, and his wife died probably before December 22, 1714, as there is no mention of her in the agreement, signed by Thomas Abel and Timothy Shaler respecting the division of their father's estate. iv. Marah, b. ca. 1642; d. before 22 Dec 1714; m. (1) in 1662, Thomas Brooks, who d. at Haddam, 18 Oct 1668; four children; m. (2) in 1669, Thomas Shaylor of Haddam, who d. ca. 1692; five children.

Name

Marah Shaler formerly Brooks formerly Spencer

Marah Spencer, m. Thomas Brooks, m. Thomas Shaylor.^[1]

Marah (Spencer) Brooks (not Alice).^[2]

Alice (Spencer)(Brooks) Shaler.^[3]

aka Shaylor, Shailor.

One source has Marah as "Alice". See Torrey (not Alice).

See signature of son, Abel Shaler. Marah taught him to write. mrl

Court Record, Page 99-11 April 1670:

"Adms. is granted to the present Husband of the Widow of sd. Brooks. Order for Dist: To the Widow, 32 and 1/3 of the profits of the Land during life, she maintaining & bringing up the Children & teaching the daughters to read and sew and the son to read and write; to the son 22, to the three daughters to each of them 14."^[4]

Birth

Marah born perhaps between 1641 and 1642, in East Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT. or Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts.^[5]

Note: born ca. 1642.^[6]

Note: born in 1641 in East Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT.^[7]

Note: born ca. 1642. "The birth dates assigned ... are mostly guesses."^[8]

Events

• 11 Apr 1670; Mention in Will, Inv. or Prob., in Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT. Court Record, Page 99-11 April 1670: "Adms. is granted to the present Husband of the Widow of sd. Brooks. Order for Dist: To the Widow, 32 and 1/3 of the profits of the Land during life, she maintaining & bringing up the Children & teaching the daughters to read and sew and the son to read and write; to the son 22, to the three daughters to each of them 14."^[9]

Note: In the probate record of the estate of her first husband Thomas Brooks, who died 18 Oct 1668, Marah received 32 of the 109-09-00 estate, plus 1/3 of the profits of the Land during life. She was charged with bringing up the children [named in the probate record as Sarah, born December, 1662; Thomas, June, 1664; Marah, June 1666; Alice, December, 1668], teaching the girls to read & sew, and the son to read & write. Administration was granted to 'the present Husband of the Widow of sd. Brooks', who would have been Thomas Shaylor.^[10]

• Abt 3 Aug 1682; Mention in Will, Inv. or Prob., in Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT.

Note: Her brother, John Spencer, had custody of her son Thomas Brooks since the age of 4, and in his nuncupative will stated that Thomas should "show all respect to his Mother, now the wife of Thomas Shaylor; but the two years time which he was to have lived with his Uncle, he now gave to himself; also gave him 20 shillings, and desired his Overseers to take Care of him because he was too young to be wholly set free."^[11]

Death

Marah died perhaps in 1692, however before March 4, 1706/7, in Haddam or Killingworth, Middlesex Co., CT. Her husband was lost at sea. On 4 March 1707 her sons made an agreement as to her husband's estate that did not name her, it is assumed that this was because she had died.^[12]

Note: She died before 22 December 1714.^[13]

Note: She died in 1692 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., CT.^[14]

Note: She died before March 4, 1706/7, in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut. His estate was not settled until 22 December 1714 (Volume 9, pages 17 and 18 of the Hartford Probate Court Records). Since his wife was not included in the settlement, or in an agreement between his sons in 1707, it is assumed that she died before 4 March 1707.^[15]

Note: She died before 22 Dec. 1714.^[16]

Note: Her husband was lost at sea. On 4 March 1707 her sons made an agreement as to her husband's estate that did not name her, it is assumed that this was because she had died.

Marriage

Thomas Brooks married Marah Spencer.^[17]

Marah Spencer and Thomas Brooks had the following children:

1. Sarah Brooks, born in Dec 1662 in Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT.
2. Thomas Brooks, Dea.
3. Mary (Marah) Brooks
4. Alice Brooks,^[18] born in Dec 1668 in Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT.

Thomas Brooks died 18 Oct 1668; four children. Marah married second in 1669, to Thomas Shaylor, of Haddam, Conn., who died 1692; five children.

Marah (Spencer) Brooks and Thomas Shaler married about 1669 or April 1670 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut. He married Marah Spencer, the daughter of Gerrard Spencer, and the widow of Thomas Brooks, in April 1670, probably in Haddam, Connecticut. The marriage can be proved by the wills of (Ensign) Gerrard Spencer and his son, John Spencer (Hartford Probate Court Records).^[19]

They had the following children:

1. Thomas Shaler, Capt.
2. Abel Shaler, b.June 14, 1673 in Haddam, Connecticut.^[20]
3. Timothy Shaler, Timothy SHAYLER.
4. Nathaniel Shaler, Nathaniel SHAYLER was born on 16 Dec 1677 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., CT. It is said the he went to sea in 1692 to the West Indies, but was lost at sea.
5. Anna Shaler.

Note: m. (1) in 1662, Thomas Brooks, who d. at Haddam, 18 October 1668; four children; m. (2) in 1669, Thomas Shaylor of Haddam, who d. ca. 1692; five children.^[21]

Note: Alice m. early in 1662, Thomas Brooks, and, next, 1673, Thomas Shaler md: Apr 1670; Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut. Thomas SHAYLER ^[22]

Note: ...to Alice Brooke, the daughter of my daughter Brooke...(Jerrard Spencer will dated Sept. 17, 1683)^[23]

Note: Alice, born 1641; married, 1st Thomas Brooks, 2nd Thomas Shailer.^[24]

Note: Shaler, Thomas (-1692) & Marah (Spencer) Brooks (not Alice), w Thomas; bef 11 Apr 1670, aft 18 Oct 1668; Haddam, Ct/Killingworth, Ct.^[25]

Note: Alice Marah SPENCER and Thomas SHAYLER were married in Apr 1670. Thomas SHAYLER (son of Roger SHAYLER and (?) (?)) was born in 1639 in Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT. He died on 22 Dec 1714 in At Sea.^[26]

Note: The name could have been: SHALER, SHALLOR, SHAILIER, SHALER, SHAYLER or SHALLER. Thomas, Haddam, propound. for freem. 1671. Rem. to Killingworth, there had Nathaniel b: 16 Dec 1677; went back to H. and had more, and Goodwin (wh. makes him m. 1673, Alice. d. of Jared Spencer, wid. of Thomas Brooks), gives other ch. as Thomas, a. 1674; Abel; Timothy; and Ann; but does not name Nathaniel. However he says, he sail. for the W.I. 1692, and was lost at sea.

Note: He married Marah Spencer, the daughter of Gerrard Spencer, and the widow of Thomas Brooks, in April 1670, probably in Haddam, Connecticut. The marriage can be proved by the wills of (Ensign) Gerrard Spencer and his son, John Spencer (Hartford Probate Court Records). iv. Marah Spencer, born Abt. 1643 in Lynn, Essex, MA.^[27][28]

died Bef. December 22, 1714 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT.^[29][30]

married (1) Thomas Brooks 1662 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT.^[31][32]

born Abt. 1640; died October 18, 1668 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT.^[33]

married (2) Thomas Shaylor 1669 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT.^[34][35]

born Abt. 1640; died Abt. 1706 in lost at sea.^[36][37]

Sources

1. ↑ The Four Spencer Brothers.
2. ↑ New England marriages prior to 1700.
3. ↑ The Macdonough-Hackstaff Ancestry.
4. ↑ Connecticut Probate Records.
5. ↑ Entered by Michael Lechner, Feb 13, 2012
6. ↑ The Four Spencer Brothers.
7. ↑ Spencer Genealogy descent from Gerrard, Haddam, Conn.
8. ↑ The Four Spencer Brothers. Page: pp. 79-87 Data: Text: b. ca. 1642 The birth dates assigned to the children below are mostly guesses.
9. ↑ Connecticut Probate Records. Page 99-11 April 1670
10. ↑ Text: Court Record, Page 99-11 April 1670: CONT "Adms. is granted to the present Husband of the Widow of sd. Brooks. Order for Dist: To the Widow, 32 and 1/3 of the profits of the Land during life, she maintaining & bringing up the Children & teaching the daughters to read and sew and the son to read and write; to the son 22, to the three daughters to each of them 14."
11. ↑ Connecticut Probate Records Vol. I pg 364
12. ↑ Entered by Michael Lechner, Feb 13, 2012
13. ↑ The Four Spencer Brothers.
14. ↑ Spencer Genealogy descent from Gerrard, Haddam, Conn.
15. ↑ The Ancestry of Anna Shaylor Wife of Thomas Coleman. Text: His estate was not settled until 22 December 1714 (Volume 9, pages 17 and 18 of the Hartford Probate Court Records). Since his wife was not included in the settlement, or in an agreement between his sons in 1707, it is assumed that she died before 4 March 1707.
16. ↑ The Four Spencer Brothers. Page: pp. 79-87 Data: Text: d. before 22 Dec 1714
17. ↑ New England marriages prior to 1700.
18. ↑ Our New England ancestors and their descendants
19. ↑ Our New England ancestors and their descendants
20. ↑ The Macdonough-Hackstaff Ancestry.
21. ↑ The Four Spencer Brothers. Page: 79-87
22. ↑ Text: Alice m. early in 1662, Thomas Brooks, and, next, 1673, Thomas Shaler md: Apr 1670; Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut. CONT Thomas SHAYLER
23. ↑ Our New England ancestors and their descendants
24. ↑ Our New England ancestors and their descendants
25. ↑ New England marriages prior to 1700.
26. ↑ From: Savages, Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England.
27. ↑ Spencer, Jack Taif and Edith Woolley Spencer, The Spencers of the Great Migration, Vol 1 1000 A.D. - 1783 A.D.
28. ↑ The History and Genealogy of the Five Spencer Siblings of Bedfordshire Who Came to .., (Gateway Press, Baltimore, 1997), p. 99.
29. ↑ Spencer, Jack Taif and Edith Woolley Spencer, The Spencers of the Great Migration, Vol 1 1000 A.D. - 1783 A.D.
30. ↑ The History and Genealogy of the Five Spencer Siblings of Bedfordshire Who Came to .., (Gateway Press, Baltimore, 1997), p. 215.
31. ↑ Spencer, Jack Taif and Edith Woolley Spencer, The Spencers of the Great Migration, Vol 1 1000 A.D. - 1783 A.D.
32. ↑ The History and Genealogy of the Five Spencer Siblings of Bedfordshire Who Came to .., (Gateway Press, Baltimore, 1997), p. 99.
33. ↑ Spencer, Harold L., A Spencer Genealogy. The Descent from Gerard of Haddam, Conn., (1977).
34. ↑ Spencer, Jack Taif and Edith Woolley Spencer, The Spencers of the Great Migration, Vol 1 1000 A.D. - 1783 A.D.
35. ↑ The History and Genealogy of the Five Spencer Siblings of Bedfordshire Who Came to .., (Gateway Press, Baltimore, 1997), p. 99.
36. ↑ Spencer, Jack Taif and Edith Woolley Spencer, The Spencers of the Great Migration, Vol 1 1000 A.D. - 1783 A.D.
37. ↑ The History and Genealogy of the Five Spencer Siblings of Bedfordshire Who Came to .., (Gateway Press, Baltimore, 1997), p. 215.

See also:

The Four Spencer Brothers - Their Ancestors and Descendants, Donald Lines Jacobus, M.A., The American Genealogist, 27 (April 1951)

• Ancestors of R. Hummel, Charles & Susan Wilson, Updated February 15, 2002.Source: Spencer, Jack Taif and Edith Woolley Spencer, The Spencers of the Great Migration, Vol 1 1000 A.D. - 1783 A.D. Source: The History and Genealogy of the Five Spencer Siblings of Bedfordshire Who Came to .., (Gateway Press, Baltimore, 1997), p. 215. [1]

• Connecticut Probate Records Vol. I pg 364.

• The Four Spencer Brothers - Their Ancestors and Descendants, Donald Lines Jacobus, M.A., The American Genealogist, 27 (April 1951) [2] [3]

• New England marriages prior to 1700, By Clarence Almon Torrey, Elizabeth Petty Bentley. Attached.

• Brainerd, Dwight. Ancestry of Thomas Chalmers Brainerd (Montreal, Quebec, 1948) Page 77-8