Mary (Hanmer) Smith (abt. 1731 - 1779)

Born about 1731 in Halifax, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony [uncertain]

Wife of John Smith — married 5 Oct 1749 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 3 Apr 1779 at about age 48 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Mary Hanmer was the daughter of John Hanmer of Halifax, Massachusetts, and was probably born there, about 1731 (if age 18 at time of marriage). ^[1]

She came with her parents to Bridgewater, Massachusetts, in 1739, where she married John Smith, 5 Oct 1749. ^{[2] [3] [4] [1]}

They had the following children, born in that part of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, set off in 1823 as East Bridgewater: ^[5]

1. Elizabeth, b. 1750 ^[6]
2. William, b. 1753 ^[7]
3. John, b. 1755 ^[8]
4. Mary, b. 1757; ^[9], d. 1778^[5]
5. Daniel, b. 1761 ^[10]
6. Sarah, b. 1763; ^[11]
7. Dorcas, b. 1765; ^[12]
8. Hosea, b. 1768; ^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Mitchell, Nahum, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Massachusetts (Facsimile edition printed by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts, 1897; originally printed for the author by Kidder & Wright, Boston, Massachusetts, 1840), p. 174. Cit. Date: 24 Apr 2023.
2. ↑ New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Stanhope Press, F. M. Gilson Co., Boston, Massachusetts, 1916), Vol. 2, p. 155. Cit. Date: 24 Apr 2023.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28L-MLJL : 24 November 2022), John Smith and Mary Hanmer, 1749.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V58S-CXP : 30 December 2022), Mary Hanmer in entry for John Smith, 1749.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Mitchell, op. cit., p. 308. Cit. Date: 24 Apr 2023.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6Z-MVH : 5 January 2021), Elizabeth Smith, 1750.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6Z-T57 : 5 January 2021), William Smith, 1753.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6Z-R7M : 5 January 2021), John Smith, 1755.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6C-BYZ : 5 January 2021), Mary Smith, 1757.
10. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6Z-TQS : 5 January 2021), Daniel Smith, 1761.
11. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6Z-3M9 : 5 January 2021), Sarah Smith, 1763.
12. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6Z-34M : 5 January 2021), Dorcas Smith, 1765.
13. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6Z-BF7 : 5 January 2021), Hosea Smith, 1768.