Margery (Humphrie) Willard (bef. 1572 - bef. 1608)

Born before 25 May 1572 in Horsmonden, Kent, England

Wife of Richard Willard — married 23 Sep 1601 in Westgate, Kent, England

Descendants

Died before 12 Dec 1608 at about age 36 in Horsmonden, Kent, England

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Biography

Margyry, daughter of Raynold Umfery, was baptized 25 May 1572 at St. Margaret's in Horsmonden, Kent, England.^[1][2] The name of her mother is not known.

Margery married Richard Willard as his second wife. A marriage record extracted from "Canterbury Marriage Licenses, 1st Series" (1892) states: "Willard, Richard, of Horsmonden, yeoman, and Margery Humfrie of Marden, virgin, at Westgate, Sep. 23, 1601".^[3] She is probably the sister of the "Thomas Humferie my Brother in Lawe" mentioned in Richard's 1616/7 will.^[4] They had the following children baptized at Horsmonden:

1. Margery, baptized 6 November 1602; married Dolar Davis and removed to New England^[5][6][7]
2. Simon, baptized 7 April 1605,^[5][6] removed to New England in 1634, died April 1676, married twice and had 15 children^[8]
3. Catherine, baptized 30 August 1607^[5]

Margery was buried on 12 December 1608 at Horsmonden.^[4][5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Kent Baptisms", Archive: Kent History & Library Centre; Reference: P192/1/A/1; Page: 7, FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription ($), First name(s): Margry; Last name: Umfery; Baptism date: 25 May 1572; Place: Horsmonden, St Margaret; Father's first name(s): Reynold; County: Kent; Country: England; Register type: Baptisms, marriages & burials; Year range: 1558-1733.
2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NKCJ-W3L : 5 February 2023), Margyry Umfery, 1572.
3. ↑ "Kent Marriages And Banns", Archive: Canterbury Cathedral Archives; Reference: U3/10, FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription ($), First name(s): Richard; Last name: Willard; Marriage date: 23 Sep 1601; Place: Canterbury, Holy Cross; Spouse's first name(s): Margery; Spouse's last name: Humfry; County: Kent; Country: England; Register year range: 1565-1690.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Notes and Queries" in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: NEHGS, 1892, Vol. 46, pp. 398-399. AmericanAncestors.org($)
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} Willard, Joseph. The Willard Memoir: Life and Times of Major Simon Willard. Boston, MA: Phillips, Sampson and Co., 1858, pp. 40-43 (Horsmonden baps, marriages & burials for Willard); pp. 53-58 (will); p. 128 (family chart). Archive.org.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Willard, Joseph. Willard Genealogy, Sequel to Willard Memoir. Boston, MA: Willard Family Association, 1915, pp. 2-3. Archive.org.
7. ↑ Anderson, Robert C., et al. The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume II, C-F. Boston, MA: NEHGS, 2001, p. 296. AmericanAncestors.org($): Dolor Davis.
8. ↑ Anderson, Robert C. The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume VII, T-Y. Boston, MA: NEHGS, 2011, pp. 413-427. AmericanAncestors.org($): Simon Willard.