Mary Collins, the daughter of John Collins[1][2] and his wife, Joane, was born 8 Mar 1646 in Gloucester, Massachusetts, recorded as: "Marie, d. John and Joane, Mar 8, 1645-6."[3]
Mary Collins married three times. Her first marriage, on 15 June 1666 in Gloucester, Massachusetts, was to Josiah Elwell,[3][4][5] son of Robert Elwell.[1] Robert and Mary Elwell had five children, as follows:[2][3]
Mary Elwell married second to John Cooke[4] on 2 Feb 1679/80 in Gloucester.[1][2][3] They had six children, all born in Gloucester:[3]
John, b.20 Nov 1680;
Benoni, b.25 Jan 1682, d.in infancy;
Experience, b.8 Jan 1683, d.in infancy;
Penalape, b.2 Feb 1684;
Deliverance, b.21 Jun 1687, d.in infancy;
Mary, b.1 Dec 1688.
Mary Cooke married third to Capt. James Davis on 3 Aug 1697[4] at Gloucester.[2][3][6] They were married in Gloucester by Mr. John Emerson. They had no children.
Mary Davis died on 9 Mar 1725[2] in Gloucester, Massachusetts, at the age of 79 years.[3][4]
Sources
↑ 1.01.11.2 Anderson, Robert Charles, et al. The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume II, C-F, Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001. Accessed online at AmericanAncestors.org (requires subscription). Page 429.
↑ 2.02.12.22.32.4 Elwell, Rev. Jacob Thomas, comp. "The Elwell Family in America: A Genealogy of Robert Elwell of Dorchester and Gloucester, Massachusetts." (Boston MA: Charles H Pope, 1899). Accessed online at Archive.org or see attached images. Page 8-9. (NOTE: The first 10 pages (2 generations) of this book were reprinted in NEHGR 53:25-32, Jan 1899).
↑ 3.03.13.23.33.43.53.6Vital Records of Gloucester, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. Online database accessed 2 Aug 2018. Births p.164; Elwell ch. p.238-249; Cooke ch. p.166-7; Marriages p.196 "Ellwell, Josiah, s. Robart, and Mary Collins, d. John, sr., June 15, 1666.", p.145 "Cooke, John, and Mary Elwell, 2: 12m: 1679" & "Cook, Mary, and Capt. James Davis, Aug. 3, 1697."; Deaths p.108 "Davis, Mary (Collins), Mar. 9, 1724-5, a.79 y."
↑ 4.04.14.24.3 Davis, Walter Goodwin. "The Ancestry of Nicholas Davis, 1753-1832, of Limington, Maine." (Portland, Maine: Anthoensen Press, 1956), page 199. "Josiah Elwell m. 15 Jun 1666 Mary Collins. She m. (2) 2 Feb 1679 John Cook, m. (3) 3 Aug 1697 Capt. James Davis. She d. Gloucester 9 Mar 1725, age 79."
↑ "Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700." (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001. 15 Jun 1666.
↑ Ancestry.com, "U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700." (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2012), Ancestry.com, Record for Mary Collins. Married James Davis 3 Aug 1697.
See Also:
Davis, Walter Goodwin. "The Ancestry of Charity Haley, 1755-1800: Wife of Major Nicholas Davis of Limington, Maine." Boston, MA: Stanhope Press, 1916. Accessed online at Archive.org. Pages 69-70.
Acknowledgements
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Collins-9067 and Collins-570 appear to represent the same person because: These two women are the same person. Collins-9067 was originally entered under one of her married names and not Collins.