Mary (French) Lamb (abt. 1648 - abt. 1689)

Born about 1648 in Braintree, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, New England

Wife of John Lamb — married about 1677 in Braintree, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, New England

Descendants

Died about 1689 at about age 41 in Braintree, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, New England

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Biography

Mary French was born in about 1648. She was the daughter of John French and Grace, of whose birth name no record has been found.

Mary married Samuel Poole^[1] in 1668.^[2]

Samuel Poole died in 1669.^{[citation needed]}

Mary's second husband was John Lamb. They were married in Braintree by November of 1677, when their eldest child was born.^[3][4][5][6] They ultimately registered the births and baptisms of six children in Braintree:

1. John Lamb (b. 5 Nov 1677;^[7] bp. 15 Sep 1685)^[8]
2. Margaret Lamb (b. 26 Feb 1678/9;^[9] bp. 15 Sep 1685)^[10]
3. Mary Lamb (twin, b. 15 Oct 1680;^[11][12] bp. 15 Sep 1685)^[13]
4. Grace Lamb (twin, b. 15 Oct 1680;^[14] bp. 15 Sep 1685)^[15]
5. Hannah Lamb (b. 19 Oct 1683;^[16] bp. 15 Sep 1685)^[17]
6. Samuel Lamb (b. 17 Feb 1686/7;^[18] bp. 17 Feb 1687;^[19] d. before 12 May 1703)^[20]

Mary (French) Poole Lamb died in Braintree between 17 Feb 1687, when her youngest child was born and (probably) September of 1689, given the birth of John's eldest child with his second wife in June of 1790, also in Braintree. An undated memorandum attached to the marriage contract (dated 8 Jul 1683) of John French (deceased) and Eleanor (---) Veazie lists Mary Lamb, his daughter, as deceased, with her children as heirs to their grandfather's estate, for which John French, son of the deceased John French, and his brother Dependence had been named administrators: "... children of Mary Lamb dec'd are Mary Poole, Aliis [sic] Thayer by her first husband Poole & John Lamb Samuell Lamb Margarett Lamb, Mary Lamb, Grace Lamb, Hannah Lamb...."^[21]

Research Notes

Ancestry.com's OneWorldTree database has alternate dates for Mary: born in 1646; married 1668; died 1672.^[22] None of these dates seem to be supported by the documentation or by other secondary sources.

Sources

1. ↑ "2. SAMUEL[2] POOLE ... His wife was Mercy or Mary French, daughter of John and Grace French of Braintree. She married (2) John Lamb:" Chamberlain, History of Weymouth, Massachusetts, Volume 4, Page 474 (accessed 10 Nov 2020).
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2012.
3. ↑ Sprague, Genealogies of the Families of Braintree, Mass., 1640-1850, "John Lamb," Card Nos. 2970-2971, Pages 984-985, esp. 2971, Page 985 (accessed 9 Nov 2020 - subscription required).
4. ↑ For Mary French and her marriage to John Lamb, see also: Sprague, Genealogies of the Families of Braintree, Mass., 1640-1850, "John French," Card Nos. 1761R, 1761, 1762R, 1763, 1764, Pages 586-588, esp. 1764, Page 588 (accessed 9 Nov 2020 - subscription required).
5. ↑ "Lamb, John & 1/wf Mary (FRENCH) [POOLE] w Samuel; by 1677; Braintree/Stonington CT? {Weymouth 4:474; Reg. 12:353; Hale (1952) 479}: Torrey, New England Marriages to 1700, Volume 2, Page 913 (accessed 10 Nov 2020).
6. ↑ Married in 1677: New England Marriages Prior to 1700 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com, Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2012.
7. ↑ "John Lamb, the son of John Lamb, & Mary his wife born upon the 5th November 1677:" Bates, Records of the Town of Braintree, 1640 to 1793, Page 663.
8. ↑ Database entries only: "15-9, John, Margaret, Mary, Grace, Hannah, the children of John & Mary Lamb," baptisms, 1685: Quincy, MA: Vital and Church Records, 1672-1870, Page 3899 (accessed 8 Nov 2020 - subscription required).
9. ↑ "Margarett the daughter of Jno. Lambe, & Mary his wife born the 26th February 1678:" Bates, Records of the Town of Braintree, 1640 to 1793, Page 654.
10. ↑ Database entries only: "15-9, John, Margaret, Mary, Grace, Hannah, the children of John & Mary Lamb," baptisms, 1685: Quincy, MA: Vital and Church Records, 1672-1870, Page 3899 (accessed 8 Nov 2020 - subscription required).
11. ↑ "Mary Lamb the daughter of John Lamb, and Mary his wife was was borne 15th. of October 1680:" Bates, Records of the Town of Braintree, 1640 to 1793, Page 663.
12. ↑ Transcript only: "Mary Lamb" b. 15 Oct 1680, Braintree, parents: John and Mary Lamb: Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, FamilySearch.org (accessed 8 Nov 2020).
13. ↑ Database entries only: "15-9, John, Margaret, Mary, Grace, Hannah, the children of John & Mary Lamb," baptisms, 1685: Quincy, MA: Vital and Church Records, 1672-1870, Page 3899 (accessed 8 Nov 2020 - subscription required).
14. ↑ "Grace Lamb, the daughter of John Lamb, and Mary his wife was was borne upon the 15 of October 1680:" Bates, Records of the Town of Braintree, 1640 to 1793, Page 663.
15. ↑ Database entries only: "15-9, John, Margaret, Mary, Grace, Hannah, the children of John & Mary Lamb," baptisms, 1685: Quincy, MA: Vital and Church Records, 1672-1870, Page 3899 (accessed 8 Nov 2020 - subscription required).
16. ↑ "Hannah the daughter of Jn'o Lambe, & Mary his wife borne October 19th. 1683:" Bates, Records of the Town of Braintree, 1640 to 1793, Page 662.
17. ↑ Database entries only: "15-9, John, Margaret, Mary, Grace, Hannah, the children of John & Mary Lamb," baptisms, 1685: Quincy, MA: Vital and Church Records, 1672-1870, Page 3899 (accessed 8 Nov 2020 - subscription required).
18. ↑ "Samuel Lamb, the son of John Lamb & Mary his wife borne upon the 17 of February 1686:" Bates, Records of the Town of Braintree, 1640 to 1793, Page 663.
19. ↑ Database entries only: "17-2, Samuel son of John Lamb," baptisms, 1687: Quincy, MA: Vital and Church Records, 1672-1870, Page 3902 (accessed 9 Nov 2020 - subscription required).
20. ↑ Not mentioned in his father's Last Will and Testament, dated 12 May 1703, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Colony: Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999, No. 2986 (accessed 8 Nov 2020 - subscription required).
21. ↑ Transcript of contract and memorandum: Alden, "Ancient Marriage Contract," NEHGR, Volume 12 (1858), Page 353.
22. ↑ Ancestry.com, OneWorldTree [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc.

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