Mary (Unknown) Firman (abt. 1653 - 1714)

Born about 1653 in Connecticut [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 31 Mar 1714 at about age 61 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut

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Biography

Mary (Unknown) Firmin

Disputed Marriage

In an article published 1944-45, Donald Lines Jacobus lists Mary (b about 1653 d 31 Mar 1714) wife of John Weed and then wife of Josias Furman Sr as a possible daughter of Edmund Strickland. He provides no commentary or documentation for the possibly relationship.^[1]

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Origin

Mary's origin, parents, and last name at birth are unknown.^[2] The birth date is a guess, based on the birth date of her first child in 1678/9 and the birth date of her first known husband in 1639.

Marriages

Mary married at least twice.

• She married after 1678, poss. as her 1st, and as his 2nd wife, to John Weed.^[2][3] He had four children with his first wife, Joanna Westcott; they were Jonas Weed, Daniel Weed, John Weed, and Samuel Weed.^[3] Inventory was taken on John Weed's estate on 15 January 1689/90,^[4] and exhibited by his widow on 12 March 1689/90.^[3]

• She married after John's death (c. 1689), as her 2nd, and probably as his 2nd, to Josias/Josiah Firman of Newton, Long Island.^[3] Note: eight children are attributed to Josias Firman (without citation) on his profile.^{[citation needed]} Only the youngest, David Firman (birth date unknown), may have been born after 1690.^{[citation needed]} Mary mentioned her daughter Rebecca Firman in her will.^[3]

Death and Legacy

Mary (Unknown) Weed Forman died on 31 March 1714 at Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut; inventory was taken on 29 April 1714.^[3] Name on her will, written 27 March 1714, was "Marah Firman of Stamford, widow of Josiah of Newtown, L.I.."^[3]

In her will, Mary mentioned her son Isaac Weed, daughters Mary Lockwood, Hannah Scofield, Rebecca Firman, son-in-law [step-son] Samuel Weed, her grandchildren - the children of Joseph Weed deceased, and Rebecca Weed widow of son Joseph. Her son-in-law [step-son] Samuel Weed was executor.^[3]

Children

Children of Mary and John (recorded at Stamford):^[3]

1. Joseph Weed b 7 Jan 1678/9; mar Rebecca Higginbotham
2. Isaac Weed b 20 Apr 1682
3. Mary Weed b 21 Apr 1684 mar [prob. Gersham] Lockwood [Jr. of Greenwich]
4. Hannah Weed b 22 Mar 1687; mar Samuel Scofield

Whether there were children of Mary and Josiah Firman is unknown. Mary mentioned her daughter Rebecca Firman in her will:

1. poss Rebecca Firman

Sources

1. ↑ "Family of Edmund Strickland" in "Strickland Notes" by Donald Lines Jacobus in The American Genealogist, 1944-45, vol 21, p 85-88. View with NEHGS Membership.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Jonas Weed." Featured name The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, (Volumes I-III, Page 1956). (Online database accessed 20 January 2016: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010)
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8} "History and genealogy of the families of old Fairfield" compiled and edited by Donald Lines Jacobus vol 1, p 653, publ 1930 download from https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE2130331
4. ↑ Spencer P. Mead, compiler. Abstracts of Fairfield Probate Records.

• Fairfield Probate record 5:290.
• The American Genealogist, vol. XXI, p. 85.
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