Mary
Barber
Born about in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Daughter of Samuel Barber
and Ruth (Drake) Barber
Sister of
Thomas Barber [half], Samuel Barber [half], William Barber, John Drake Barber, Joseph Barber, Hannah Barber, Mindwell Barber, Ruth (Barber) Phelps, Elizabeth (Barber) Loomis, David Barber I, Benjamin Barber, John Barber Sr. and Sarah (Barber) Phelps
Wife of
Peter Brown
— married
22 Jul 1696 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
Descendants 
Died
at about age 39
in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
Profile last modified
| Created 17 May 2012
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Biography
Daughter of Samuel and Ruth (Drake) Barber
Excerpt From:The Connecticut Barbers, A Genealogy of the Descendents of Thomas Barber Windsor Connecticut [pages 1-195]----Page 7 for Mary.
v MARY3 "Mercy", b 1680; d 27 Aug 1719; m Windsor 22 Jul 1696 Peter BROWN, b Windsor 12 Mar 1666/7, d there 6 Mar 1739, son of Peter and Mary (GILLETTE) BROWN; r Windsor. Mary died on the day her twins were born.
[Peter was perhaps a grandson of Peter BROWN of Plymouth MA, and of the Mayflower; however, the Mayflower Society thinks there is not enough proof to allow this connection, and will not allow this to be a valid connection. [~ CorrespArthur K Gibson; CT Hist Soc:Brown Manuscript Corresp:Carl Jordan; Corresp:Bob Seger -]
Children of Mary and Peter, born at Windsor:
i Peter BROWN4, b 28 Jan 1699/1700; probably the Peter BROWN who m 14 Aug 1722 Rachel SCOTT; r Windsor
ii Dinah BROWN4, b 4 Jan 1701/2; m Dea. Thomas POST; r Hebron,
iii Samuel BROWN4, b 28 Aug 1705; m Mary PHELPS; r Windsor,
iv Mary BROWN4, b 28 Aug 1708; m Joseph SEGER III. Joseph m/1 Mehitable PARSONS,
v Benjamin BROWN4, b 11 Aug 1711; m/1 Hannah GRANT; m/2 1760 Widow Mary BROWN (probably the widow of Daniel BROWN); m/3 Hannah ; r Windsor.
vi Ebenezer BROWN4, b 27 Aug 1719
vii Mindwell BROWN4, twin, b 27 Aug 1719; d Springfield MA 25 Feb 1758; unmarried,
Sources
- https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LK6K-LTT/mary-barber-1677-1719
- "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPS1-GBRD : 21 September 2019), Mary Barbor in entry for Peter Brown, ; citing Marriage, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272223.
- "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP4T-3V5G : 21 September 2019), Mary Brown, ; citing Death, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272222.
Acknowledgements
- WikiTree profile Barber-1411 created through the import of Evans-Stanley.ged on May 16, 2012 by Kathie Llewellyn. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Kathie and others.
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White states in the Barber Genealogy [1:p.44], that Mary [Barber-1411] married 22 July 1696, Peter Brown, Jr. [Brown 35966], son of Peter Brown [Brown-2097] and Mary (Gillett) Brown [Gillett-22]. It states that Peter Jr was born 12 March 1666-7 and Mary died August 1719. It lists their children born in Windsor, CT.: i. Peter Brown, b. Jan 28, 1699, prob. M. Aug 14, 1722, Rachel Scott ii. Dinah Brown, b. Jan. 4, 1701-2 iii. Samuel Brown, b. Aug. 28, 1705 iv. Mary Brown, b. Aug 25, 1708 v. Benjamin Brown, b. Aug 11, 1711 vi. Ebenezer Brown, b. Aug 27, 1719 (twin) vii. Mindwell Brown, b. Aug. 27, 1719 (twin)
Siles quotes a letter from Thos. Moore of W [Windsor] to his son-in-law (?) Isaac Skinner of Colchester, dated 31 Aug 1719, in which he writes “I have noe great matters to inform you of, Peter Brown has lost his wife , and she has left two children, new born.” [2:p.118].. Thus, Mary died at the birth of the twins Ebenezer and Mindwell.
In his will dated 21 February 1708-09, Mary’s father, Samuel Barber [Barber-924], names his children: William (deceased), Joseph, David, Benjamin, John (minor), Mary (married), Ruth (married), Elizabeth (minor), Sarah (minor), Mindwell (minor). Hannah is not mentioned and apparently died young. He notes that his daughter Mary was already married at that time. [1:27-27].
In her will, Mary’s mother, Ruth (Drake) Barber [Drake-562] mentions Mary as Mary Brown.[1:28-29].
In her will, Mary’s unmarried sister Mindwell Barber [Barber-1414] divides her estate equally between he brothers and sisters. She mentions Mary as Peter Browne and his wife Mary. [1:p.28].
White states in the Barber Genealogy [1:p25] that the dates of birth of the children of Samuel Barber [Barber-924], as given by the best authorities, are greatly at variance with the clear and unmistakable evidence contained in the father’s will. He notes that Stiles gives conflicting dates for daughter Mary. In the Record of the Barber family, Stiles gives Sept. 25, 1704, as the date of birth of the daughter Mary [2:50], but in the record of the Brown family Stiles states that she married Peter Brown in 1696, or eight years before the date of her birth.[2:p.118]. In the Appendix listing Additions and Corrections, Stiles makes note of this discrepancy and states that his correspondent, Mr. Edward L. Norton of New York city, suggests that Peter Brown’s wife was the Mary (dau. Thomas and Mary( Phelps) Barber, b. 1666. [2:p.833]
Thus, the Barber Genealogy correctly stated that Peters wife was Mary Barber [Barber-1411]. However, others apparently decided this was wrong because of the discrepancy in dates and concluded that Peter’s wife was her first cousin Mary Barber [Barber-1366] based on the suggestion by Edward Norton to Siles.
Since it is known that Mary was already married in 1708, the 1704 birth date is obviously erroneous and the 22 Jul 1696 date of her marriage may be correct. Assuming that she was between 16 and 18 when she married in 1696, she would have been born about 1679 which is reasonable based on the dates of her parent’s marriage on 25 Jan 1676-7 [1:p.50] and the birth of her older brother William on 17 Aug 1677 [1:p.51] & [3].
The only information about Mary Barber [Barber-1366] in the Barber Genealogy is her birth date Jan. 11, 1666. [1:p.22] It should be noted that if she were the wife of Peter Brown, she would have been 40 or older at the birth of the last five children, and would have been 53 when the twins were born, well beyond normal child bearing years.
SOURCES
1. White, John Barber, Barber Genealogy, Section I Descendants of Thomas Barber of Windsor, Conn. (1614-1909), Haverhill, Mass, 1909. https://archive.org/details/barbergenealogyi00wils.
2. Stiles, Henry R., History and Genealogy of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut, 1695-1891), Volume II Genealogies and Biographies, Hartford, Conn., 1892.
3. Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 11 June 2020. Index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City.
edited by Jim Moore Jr