Mary (Unknown) Tarbell (abt. 1620 - 1674)

Born about 1620 in England [uncertain]

Wife of Thomas Tarbell Sr. — married about 1641 in England [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 29 Apr 1674 at about age 54 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Mary, the wife of Thomas Tarbell was born c1620, based on her age at death of 54 years.^[1] Her last name at birth and origins are unknown. Her date of birth is estimated based on her children's birth dates.

The date of Thomas Tarbell's arrival in New England is also unknown. Thomas was likely married to Mary before they came to New England, as their eldest son was born about 1642 and the first record of Thomas Tarbell in New England was in Watertown, Massachusetts in 1647 (he was listed as a landowner there).^[2]

Mary married Thomas Tarbell^[2][3][4] probably about 1640, probably in England. They had the following children:

1. Thomas, died 1678, married Hannah (or Anna) Longley and had issue.^[2] His birth is estimated at about 1642^[3]
2. Mary, died 1676, married Jonathan Sawtell.^[2] Her birth is estimated at about 1644^[3]
3. Sarah, born about 1648, died 1715, married Cornelius Church.^[2] Some think she married Francis Nurse Jr.,^[3] but this has been disproved^[5]
4. Abigail, died after 1719, married Joshua Whitney.^[2] Her birth is estimated at about 1652^[3]
5. John, born about 1654, died 1715, married Mary Nurse^[2][3] (daughter of Rebecca of Salem Witch trials)
6. Elizabeth, born 1656/7, died 1684, married James Bennett^[2][3]
7. William, born 1658/9,^[3] was living in April 1681, but probably died soon after^[2]
8. Martha, married Thomas Mitchell.^[2] Her birth is estimated at about 1661^[3]

On 30 March 1663, Thomas Tarbole, yeoman, sold the family home and land (about 30 acres) in Watertown to Thomas Hastings.^[6] The family moved to Groton, Massachusetts,^[2] where both Thomas Tarbells (father and son) were original proprietors of the town.^[3] Thomas Tarbell "Sr" received a 20 acre right and Thomas "Jr" received 6 acres.^[7]

Mary died at Groton on 29 April 1674.^[1][3]

After Mary's death Thomas married second, widow Susanna Lawrence at Charlestown, where the family had moved after the destruction of Groton during King Philip's War.^[2][8]

Thomas died of smallpox at Charlestown on 11 June 1678.^[2] His estate was administered by his son John, and inventoried on 8 October 1678.^[9]

Research Notes

Vital Records

Groton Marriages

Tarbole, Thomas, and Hannah Longley, July 31, 1666. CTR (V. 2 p. 171)

Sawtele, Jonathan, and Mary –––––, July 3, 1665. CTR (V. 2 p. 151)

Groton Deaths

Tarbole, Mary, 29: 2m: 1674 [April 29], a. 54 y. CTR ( V. 2 p. 274) ^[1]

Watertown Births

Tarbell, Elizabeth, d. Thomas and Mary, Jan. 5, 1656. (p. 18)

Tarbell, Wilyam, s. Thomas and Mary, 26: 12m: 1658. (p. 21)

Watertown Marriages

Whitney, Joshuah [Whetny] and Abigall Tarball, Sept. 30, 1673. (p. 36) ^[10]

Salem Marriages

Tarbell, John, and Mary Nurse, Oct. 25, 1678. CTR (p. 374)

Mitchell, Thomas, and Martha Tarball, May 18, 1685. CTR (p. 91)

Salem Deaths

Tarbell, John, sr., ––– 25, 1715, in his 63d y. GR2 (V. 4 p. 267) ^[11]

Charlestown Marriages

Thomas Tarball & Susana Lawrence, widow, m. by Maj. William Hauthorne, Magist., Aug. 15, 1676. (V. 1 p. 101)

James Bennett & Elizabeth Tarbell, m. by Mr. James Russell, Magist., Feb. 4, 1680.(V. 1 p. 64)

Charlestown Deaths

Thomas Tarball, Junior, late of Groaten, now of Charlstowne, d. of smallpox, Apr. 27, 1678. (V. 1 p. 103) ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Vital Records of Groton, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, The Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, 1927
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12} Charles Henry Wight. "Thomas Tarbell and Some of His Descendants" in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 61, Jan 1907, pp. 70-71. Google Books.
3. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10} Elinor F. Skeate. The Descendants of Thomas 2 Tarbell of Groton, Mass., 1642-1678. Kennewick, WA: E.F. Skeate, 1990, pp. 4-7. Archive.org.
4. ↑ New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, MA: NEHGS, 2015, vol. 3, p. 1488. AmericanAncestors.org($).
5. ↑ Barbara J. Matthews. "Francis and Sarah (Craggen) Nurse of Reading, Massachusetts" in The American Genealogist. NEHGS, vol. 69, 1994, p. 81. AmericanAncestors.org($)
6. ↑ Robert Charles Anderson. The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Boston: NEHGS, 2011, Vol. 3: G-H, p. 236. Ancestry Sharing Link (free access) - Ancestry Record 2496 #27530 ($): Thomas Hastings
7. ↑ Caleb Butler. History of the Town of Groton. Boston: 1848, pages 26-27 (original proprietors); 302-303 (Tarbell); 440 (family chart). Google Books.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850: Charlestown: (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016).
9. ↑ "Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871." NEHGS, 2014, #22128. AmericanAncestors.org($).
10. ↑ Watertown Records Comprising the First and Second Books of Town Proceedings with the Land Grants and Possession, and the First Book and Supplement of Births, Deaths and Marriages, The Historical Society, Press of Fred G. Barker, Watertown, Massachusetts, 1894
11. ↑ Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, The Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, 1925

See also:

• Bond, Henry. Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts. Vol. 1. Boston: NEHGS, 1860, pp. 598, 957. Archive.org.
• Savage, James. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England. Vol. 4. Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1862, p. 255-256. Archive.org.