Mary (Freeman) Nye (abt. 1687 - abt. 1734)

Born about 13 Mar 1687 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Wife of Timothy Nye — married 7 Aug 1716 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Descendants

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Biography

Mary Freeman may have been born on March 13, 1687 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts. She is the daughter of Edmond Freeman IV and Sarah.^[1][2][3]

She married Timothy Nye on August 7, 1716 in Sandwich.^[4][5][6][7] They had six children.

1. Susanna (Nye) Swift was born on October 9, 1716 in Sandwich.^[8]
2. Caleb Nyee was born on September 7, 1719 in Sandwich.^[9]
3. Edmund Nye was born on September 9, 1722 in Sandwich.^[10]
4. Sarah (Nye) Hoxie was born on November 21, 1725 in Sandwich.^[11]
5. Elizabeth Nye was born December 1728 in Sandwich.^[12]
6. Catherine Nye was born about 1730 in Sandwich.

Mary passed away most likely on June 1, 1734.

Research Notes

This Mary Freeman cannot be the same as Mary Freeman, daughter of Edmund Freeman (1657-1719) and Sara (Mayo) Freeman (1660-abt.1742), as she married Samuel Hinckley. There was more than one Edmund and Sarah Freeman couple living at this time. Further research is needed.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4KXN-6Q2M : 15 January 2020), Mary Freeman, 1687. Note: this reference may belong to the other Mary Freeman. See research notes.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DDM4-GTN2 : 10 November 2020), Mary Freeman, 1687. Note: this reference may belong to the other Mary Freeman. See reference notes.
3. ↑ Name: Mary Freeman, Birth Date: 13 Mar 1687, Birth Place: Sandwich, Massachusetts, Father Name: Edmond Freeman, Mother Name: Sarah Freeman, Source Information: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
4. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC96-L5F : 24 January 2020), Mary Freeman in entry for Timothy Nye, 1716.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH3L-WXJ : 10 November 2020), Mary Freeman in entry for Timothy Nye, 7 Aug 1716; citing Marriage, Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934221.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC8L-L2J : 24 January 2020), Mary Freeman in entry for Timothy Nye, 1716.
7. ↑ A genealogy of the Nye family (1907), https://archive.org/details/genealogyofnyefa01innyeg/page/81/mode/1up, page 79-81. Notes: "39— TIMOTHY NYE (Caleb,^ Benjamin^). The records do not show the date of his birth or death. He married August 7, 1716, Mary, daughter of Edmund and Sarah Freeman. She was born March 13, 1687, and died June 1, 1734."
8. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-RHST : 10 November 2020), Mary Nye in entry for Susanna Nye, 9 Oct 1716; citing Birth, Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934221.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-RH3N : 10 November 2020), Mary Nye in entry for Caleb Nye, 7 Sep 1719; citing Birth, Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934221.
10. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-RHQQ : 10 November 2020), Mary Nye in entry for Edmund Nye, 9 Sep 1722; citing Birth, Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934221.
11. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-RHQ1 : 10 November 2020), Mary Nye in entry for Sarah Nye, 21 Nov 1725; citing Birth, Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934221.
12. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-RH7G : 10 November 2020), Mary Nye in entry for Elizabeth Nye, Dec 1728; citing Birth, Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934221.