Mary (Lawes) Mansfield (abt. 1625 - 1681)

Born about 1625 in Norwich, Norfolk, England [uncertain]

Wife of John Neale — married about 1641 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Wife of Andrew Mansfield — married 4 Jun 1673 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 27 Jun 1681 at about age 56 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Mary Lawes was the daughter of Francis and Lydia Lawes of Norwich, Norfolk, England, who arrived at Salem, Massachusetts in 1637. ^[1] Francis Lawes, wife Lydia aged 49, and daughter Mary/Marie, and two servants, enrolled at Norwich for passage to New England on April 8, 1637. ^[2]

Mary married first, John Neale about 1641, as their first child was baptized at Salem in May, 1642. ^[3] Her husband John's origins are unknown/uncertain. He was made a Freeman at Salem on May 18, 1642. ^[4]

Mary Neale joined the First Church at Salem in 1647. ^[4]

Her father Francis wrote his will on November 6, 1665, leaving his son-in-law John Neale and wife Mary all his housing and lands in Salem until their deaths at which time it should pass to: ^[5]

• grandson Jeremiah Neale
• grandson Jonathan Neale
• grandson Joseph Neale

In further bequests, Francis left:

• to my five grandchildren - Jeremiah, Jonathan, Joseph, John and Lydia Neale L50 to be divided equally among them at L10 each
• daughter Mary Neale household furnishings
• grandson John - my weaving, tackling, looms, harnesses etc. provided he use them
• my son-in-law John Neale and his wife Mary to be executors ^[5]

Her husband John died at Salem on May 12, 1672. ^[3]

In his will, written on May 3, 1672, he mentions his father-in-law Francis Lawes' previous will regarding the housing and lands. He also names: ^[4]

• wife Mary
• daughter Lydia Hart
• sons Jeremiah, John, Joseph and Jonathan
• grandson John Neale when he comes of age, Jeremiah's son
• grandchildren Mary and Sarah Neale, Jeremiah's daughters
• granddaughter Lydia, daughter of Lydia, when she comes of age, or if she not survive, to the next surviving children of my daughter Lydia
• wife Mary and son Jeremiah to be executors ^[4]

Widow Mary Neale married second, Andrew Mansfield of Lynn on June 4, 1673, as his second wife. ^{[6] [4]}

Mary died on June 27, 1681. ^{[6] [4]}

Her son Lt. Jeremiah Neale was granted administration of the whatever estate property of Mary Mansfield, remained from the estate of her former husband John Neale. ^[7]

The inventory of the estate of Mary Mansfield, remaining from the estate of John Neale of which she was executor, was presented to the court on September 7, 1681. ^[7]

The court directed that the remaining estate should be divided among the children:

• son Jeremiah, a double share
• sons Jonathan and Joseph Neale
• widow Anne Neale, for her children
• the children of Lydia (Neale) Hart ^[4]

Her husband Andrew died at Lynn in 1692, aged 94. ^{[6] [4]}

Children

by John Neale

1. John baptized on May 22, 1642 ^[3]; died young. ^[4]
2. John baptized on March 24, 1644/5 ^[3]; died young. ^[4]
3. Jeremiah, baptized on January 18, 1646; married first Sarah Hart on June 15, 1668; married second, Mary Buffum on September 22, 1673 ^[3]; married third widow Ruth (Ingersoll) Rose: married fourth, widow Dorothy (Beadle) Lord. He died before July 22, 1722, when his son Jeremiah was appointed administrator of his estate. ^[4]
4. Lydia baptized on April 7, 1650/1; married Jonathan Hart in October, 1671. ^[3]; died by 1681. ^[4]
5. Jonathan baptized on August 15, 1652 ^[3]; died young. ^[4]
6. Mary baptized on March 14, 1655/6; died on July 6, 1658. ^{[3] [4]}
7. Sarah born ___; died on July 22, 1658. ^{[3] [4]}
8. Jonathan baptized on August 6, 1657; late in life he married widow Mary (Henfield) Marston at Salem on July 19, 1725 ^[3]; died by July 13, 1732, when his will was proved. ^[4]
9. John baptized on January 24, 1657/8; married Anne Nichols by 1673 ^[3]; died on November 11, 1679. ^[4]
10. Joseph born on March 14, 1659 ^[3]; married Judith Croad and removed to Pennsylvania where he died by 1718. ^[4]

Research Notes

Salem Births

Neale, John, s. John, bp. 22: 3m: 1642. CR1 (V. 2 p. 97)

Neale, John, s. John, bp. 24: 1m: 1644. CR1 (V. 2 p. 97)

Neale, Jeremiah, s. John, bp. 18: 11m: 1645. CR1 (V. 2 p. 97)

Neale, Lyddea, d. John, bp. 7: 2m: 1650. CR1 (V. 2 p. 98)

Neale, Jonathan, s. John, bp. 15: 6m: 1652. CR1 (V. 2 p. 98)

Neale, Mary, d. John and Mary, 14: 1m: 1655. CTR (V. 2 p. 98)

Neale, Jonathan, s. John and Mary, 6: 7m: 1657. CTR (V.2 p. 98)

Neale, John, s. John, bp. 24: 11m: 1657. CR1 (V. 2 p. 97)

Neale, Joseph, s. John and Mary, 14: 1m: 1659. CTR (V. 2 p. 98)

Salem Marriages

Neale, Jeremiah, and Sara Hart, June 15, 1668. CTR (V. 4 p. 114)

Neale, Jeremiah, 2d m., and Mary Buffum, 22: 7m: 1673. CTR (V. 4 p. 114)

Neale, John, and Ann Nicholls, ––– ––, [bef. 1673.] CTR (V. 4 p. 114)

Neale, Lidea, and Jonathan Hart, ––: 9m: 1671. CTR (V. 4 p. 114)

Neale, Jonathan, and, wid. Mary Marston, July 19, 1725. (V. 4 p. 113)

Salem Deaths

Neale, John, "the elder," May 12, 1672. CTR (V. 6 p. 84)

Neale, Mary, d. John and Mary, 6: 5m: 1658. CTR (V. 6 p. 84)

Neale, Sara, d. John, 22: 5m: 1658. CTR (V. 6 p. 84)

Neale, Sara (Hart), w. Jeremiah, 28: 7m: 1672. CTR (V. 6 p. 84) ^[3]

Lynn Marriages

Neale, Mary, and Andrew Mansfield, June 4, 1673. CTR ( V. 2 p. 262)

Lynn Deaths

Mansfield, Mary, 2d, w. Andrew, sr., June 27, 1681. (v. 2 p. 531)

Mansfield, Andrew, ––– ––, 1692, a. 94 y. PR4 (V. 2 p. 531) ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ The 1637 Salem Land Grant in: Great Migration Newsletter, Volume 2: p. 22 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2018.)
2. ↑ Hotten: James C. The Original Lists of Persons of Quality; Emigrants; Religious Exiles; Political Rebels; Serving Men sold for a term of years; apprentices; children stolen; maidens pressed; and others who went from Great Britain to the American Plantations, 1600-1700 : with their ages and the names of the ships in which they embarked, and other interesting particulars; from mss. preserved in the State Paper Department of Her Majesty's Public Record Office, England, London, England, 1874, p. 290
3. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12} Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, The Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, V. 2-1918; V. 4-1924; V. 6-1925
4. ↑ ^{4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17} Davis, Walter Goodwin. The ancestry of Sarah Stone, wife of James Patten of Arundel (Kennebunkport) Maine, The Southworth Press, Portland, Maine,1930. p. 56-73
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Essex County, MA: Early Probate Records, 1635-1681, Volume 2, p. 50-1 Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3} Vital Records of Lynn, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Volume 2, Marriages and Deaths, The Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, 1906
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} ase 19173: p. 1-5: Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.)

See also:

• Davis, Walter Goodwin. Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis (1885-1966), vol. III: Neal-Wright. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1996): 21-27, "Neale of Salem."
• Essex Institute. Vital records of Lynn, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, vol. II: Marriages and Deaths. (Salem, Mass.: The Essex Institute, 1921). Archive.org LINK
• Page 60 https://ia902609.us.archive.org/4/items/genealogicaldic03savarich/genealogicaldic03savarich.pdf
• New England Marriages Prior to 1700 suggest Francis Lawes b 1595- d 1666 and wife Lydia b 1588, married in Norwich England c. 1620