Mary (Gail) Hinckley (abt. 1689 - abt. 1755)

Born about 1689 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Jonathan Bassett — married 14 May 1708 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay

Wife of Ichabod Hinckley — married 3 Aug 1721 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died about 1755 at about age 66 in Tolland, Connecticut

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Biography

Mary Gale, the daughter of Bethiah Chipman and her first spouse Unknown Gale, was born about 1689, at Sandwich Massachusetts. The original index of Sandwich Vital Records states that page 3 - missing for several years - contained births for Bethia Gale's family. Mary died probably at Tolland Connecticut, about 1755, according to her grandson, Ebenezer Nye.^[1]

She married first Jonathan Bassett, son of William & Rachel (Williston) Bassett, on 14 May 1708 at Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts.^[2] Their known children, born at Sandwich, Massachusetts, were:^[1]

• Jonathan, b. 10 Sep 1709^[3]
• Bethia, b. 10 Mar 1710-1^[4]

After the death of Jonathan she married as his second wife, Ichabod Hinckley, son of John & Bethia (Lothrop) Hinckley, on 3 Aug 1721 at Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts.^[5] Mary and Ichabod's known children were:^[1]

• Thankful, b. 2 Dec 1722; baptized December 16, 1722; m. 1) Jonathan Hatch^[6] and 2) George Nye; d. 1802^[7]
• Mercy, born November 22, 1726; baptized December 18, 1726; no further record^[8]
• Ebenezer, born about 1728; baptized April 19, 1730, no further record found.

Mary was named in her grandfather, Elder John Chipman's will dated November 12, 1702, probated May 17, 1708. She was named as one of his grandchildren. Mary's grandfather's widow, Ruth Chipman, in her will of December 6, 1710, called her "Mary Bassett of Barnstable".^[1]

William Bassett Sr., of Sandwich, the father of Mary's first husband, Jonathan Bassett, in his will dated February 22, 1720, proved October 16, 1721, gave to "my daughter-in-law, Mary Bassett, relict of my son, John Bassett, deceased, all the household goods which I had of the said Jonathan Bassett, my son, for payment of what I laid out for him on the new house which he sold." William Basset ordered his son, Nathan Bassett, to pay "unto Bethiah Bassett, my granddaughter," [Jonathan's daughter] £10 when she arrived at the age of 18, or marriage. He gave his grandson, Jonathan Bassett [Jonathan's son] some land in Sandwich and all of his land in Connecticut.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} White, Elizabeth Pearson, John Howland of the Mayflower, Volume 3, published 2008, pages 141-143
2. ↑ Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910
3. ↑ Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
4. ↑ Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
5. ↑ Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910
6. ↑ Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997
7. ↑ A Genealogy of the Nye Family|A Genealogy of the Nye Family (Nye Family of America Assoc., Cleveland, Ohio, 1907) Vol. 1, Pg. 127
8. ↑ Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915

• Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
• Nye, George Hyatt. A Genealogy of the Nye Family (Nye Family of America Assoc., Cleveland, Ohio, 1907) Vol. 1, Page 127

Acknowledgements

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