Mary was born in 1659 to Samuel Blakeslee and Hannah Potter in New Haven, Connecticut Colony. She was baptized on Sept 16, 1666, in New Haven.
In about 1679, Mary married John Thomas. They had at least two children.
Ancestry and Descendants of William Curtis of Marcellus, N.Y., by L. E. Steele, page 68-70,1912 [1]
BLACKLY OR BLAKESLEY.
I. SAMUEL^1 BLAKESLEY was a planter of Guilford, Ct., in 1650 and is the ancestor of the Woodbury and Waterbury, Ct. Blakesleys.
Samuel^1 Blakesley m. Dec. 3, 1650, Hannah Potter, dau. of John^1 and Elizabeth Potter, of New Haven. He bought his home lot at Guilford of Henry Dowd, about 1649. He removed to New Haven between 1653 and 1657, and by the New Haven records, d. May 17, 1672. His inventory amounted to £231, 14s, 9d. Administration of his estate was granted to his widow by the County Court, June 16, 1672. Widow Hannah Blakesley m. 2nd., Henry Brooks, Dec. 21, 1676.
Children of Samuel and Hannah :
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