Mary (Woodbury) Butman (aft. 1741 - 1819)

Born after 5 Oct 1741 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Richard Butman — married 2 Apr 1761 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts

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Biography

Mary or Mara Woodbury was born on 5 October 1741 in Beverly, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Mary Balch and Mihill Woodbury.

Her mother, Mary was the daughter of Benjamin and Mary (Leech) Balch. She was born in Beverly, Mass on 9 Jan 1715/6. She married at Ipswich, Mass. on May 9, 1734 by Symonds Epps, Esq. to Mihill Woodbury, who died in England in 1755. Their three children were born in Beverly, Mass. ^[1]

1. Myhill Woodbury, b. 8 Oct 1734 d. 29 Aug 1738
2. Myhill Woodbury b. 25 Oct 1739 d. 14 Jan 1741
3. Mary "Mara" Woodbury b. 5 Oct 1741

Mary "Mara" Woodbury married Richard Butman at Beverly on April 2, 1761 and they had nine children all born in Beverly, Mass.:

1. Richard, b. 6 March 1762
2. Myhil, b. 26 Jan 1764
3. Mary, b. 3 Feb 1766
4. Hannah, b. 30 Apr 1767; m. 5 Feb 1785 Isaachar Thissell
5. Benjamin, b. 22 Oct 1769;
6. Samuel, b. 3 Sept 1771
7. Thomas, b. 13 June 1774
8. Joanna, b. 16 March 1776

There is a baptism record for Benjamin, bapt. 6 Nov 1768. However, it could represent child #5 or it could be a separate child who died soon after.

Butman, Richard, and Mara Woodbery, Apr. 2, 1761

Sources

1. ↑ Genealogy of the Balch families in America, p 42

• Massachusetts Vital Records, Beverly Marriages