Mary (Howland) Cudworth (1643 - 1699)

Born 23 Jul 1643 in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Wife of James Cudworth — married 1664 in Scituate, Plymouth Colony

Descendants

Died 4 Nov 1699 at age 56 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

This profile is part of the Howland Name Study.

Birth

Mary Howland was born about 1643 in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony.^[1]

Marriage

Mary Howland married Capt. James Cudworth about 1664. Her husband was baptized on 3 May 1635 at First Parish Church in Scituate, Plymouth Colony, and he was the son of Gen. James Cudworth and Mary Parker.^[2] He died on 17 December 1697 in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay and was buried at First Parish Cemetery in Scituate.

Children

The births of James and Mary’s children were all recorded at the Society of Friends of Pembroke. Apparently, they adhered to the Quaker faith at that point in their lives.

Their children include:

1. James Cudworth (3 Jun 1665 - bef. 11 Sep 1729)
2. Mary Cudworth (14 Mar 1667 - aft. 4 Nov 1699)
3. Sarah Cudworth (13 Apr 1669 - aft. 4 Nov 1699)
4. Joanna Cudworth (8 Aug 1671)
5. John Cudworth (2 May 1674 - abt. 1755)
6. Elizabeth Cudworth (4 Mar 1677 - aft. 10 May 1730)
7. Abigail Cudworth (9 Mar 1680 - 8 Apr 1750)

Death

Widow Mary Cudworth died sometime before 5 January 1699 in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay.

Legacies

Widow Mary Cudworth's will was dated 4 November 1699 and proved on 23 January 1699/00 in Plymouth. She left legacies to sons James and John, and daughters Mary, Sarah, Joanna Colman, Elizabeth, and Abigail. Her inventory was taken on 5 January 1699/00.^[3]

On 4 March 1702, her son, John Cudworth was granted the letter of administration on her estate that was her had been her late husband's estate.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635, Vol. 2, pp. 1016-1024.
2. ↑ Vital Records of Scituate, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, NEHGS, Boston, 1909, two volumes, http://archive.org/details/vitalrecordsofsc01newe, http://archive.org/details/vitalrecordsofsc02newe.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-J8P8 : 22 March 2023), Probate records 1686-1702 and 1849-1867 vol 1-1F > image 169 of 490; State Archives, Boston.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-6SZL : 23 March 2023), Probate records 1702-1710 vol 2 > image 19 of 106; State Archives, Boston.

• Family Search: Mary Howland, 23 July 1637 – 5 January 1699 • 96YV-G2P.
• Pane-Joyce Genealogy: Mary (Howland) Cudworth.
• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F46X-PX9 : 4 December 2014), Mary Cudworth in entry for Abigal Cudworth, 09 Jan 1680; citing , p 30; FHL microfilm 423,495.