Mary (Barton) Puddington (abt. 1640 - abt. 1690)

Born about 1640 in Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony [uncertain]

Wife of John Puddington — married 1661 in Cape Porpoise, York, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Mary Barton was born about 1640 to Edward Barton and Elizabeth (Unknown), most likely in Salem, Massachusetts Colony. Mary's birth year is estimated based on her father's immigration and on her marriage year of about 1661, which in turn is based on the birth year of her first child.

Mary's parents were both immigrants. Edward arrived in Salem from England about 1639 ^[1]. Elizabeth's origin, arrival location, arrival date, and surname are not known, although she seems to have had relatives in Marblehead, Massachusetts Bay Colony, as she went to live there after her husband died, and she and Edward briefly had land in Marblehead. Elizabeth's surname is commonly given as Gray, apparently without any source records. There was a Thomas Gray of Marblehead who was a notorious drunk, but he is not known to have had a wife or children.^[2]

Edward Barton owned land in Marblehead in 1643, but soon moved to Portsmouth, New Hampshire. By 1666 he had purchased a 300 acre farm in Cape Porpoise, where he and his family lived until driven out by Indians. ^[3]

Mary married John Purington about 1661, based on the birth of their first child.^[4] (John is incorrectly said to have married Mary Scammon). The marriage location was likely Cape Porpoise, as Mary's family was living there at that time.

Children of John and Mary (all birth dates approximate, as well as birth order):

• John Purington (ca 1662-1754), married Sarah (Unknown), child Sarah born 1690 ^[5]
• James Purington (ca. 1664-1718), married Lydia Mussey
• Elizabeth Purington (ca. 1666-??), married John Connors??
• Joshua Purington (ca. 1668-1754), married Damaris (Damoras) Jones ^[6]
• Hezekiah Purrington, (ca. 1674-??) Married Mary (Unknown)
• George Purington (ca. 1677), died in 1692
• Mary Purington (ca. 1680-??), married Sanders Carr ^[7]

John Purington appears on various records indicating that he moved around a bit, probably seasonally based on his occupation as a fisherman. He seems to have settled full-time at Cape Porpoise by 1679. The Purington family was driven out of Maine in 1690, and settled to Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts. It is not known whether Mary died before or after this move, as no death records have been found for her or her husband John.

Sources

1. ↑ Robert Charles Anderson, FASG. “The Great Migration Directory", New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015, page 111.
2. ↑ The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), (Originally Published as: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1995). (https://www.americanancestors.org/DB393/i/0/807/0)
3. ↑ "Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, Vol. 2", Libby, Charles T., on Family Search: (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/271714/?offset=&return=1#page=11&viewer=picture&o=search&n=0)
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2012. Original data: Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004; (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/3824/images/gpc_newenglandmarriages-0623?pId=64204)
5. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ8H-MJ4 : 15 January 2020), John Puddington in entry for Sarah Puddington, 1690.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC67-64B : 28 July 2021), Joshua Purenton, 1710.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-GG57 : 18 February 2020), Sanders Carr and Mary Purignton, 12 Feb 1703; citing Marriage, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009706.