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Unknown (Unknown) Harndell (abt. 1605 - abt. 1656)

Unknown "Rebecca" [uncertain] Harndell formerly [surname unknown] aka Maxson
Born about in Englandmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 1624 (to 1643) in Englandmap
Wife of — married 1645 in Rhode Islandmap
Descendants descendants
Died about at about age 51 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Islandmap
Profile last modified | Created 30 May 2017
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Unknown (Unknown) Harndell migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).
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Disputed Identity and Parents and Husband

It has been alleged that the name of Richard Maxson's wife was Rebecca Marbury. There is no known evidence to support this. We don't even know if the given name of Richard Maxson's wife was Rebecca -- there isn't any record that gives her name. And we have no way of knowing if her surname was Marbury. Furthermore, there is no reason to think that Francis Marbury (the father of Anne Hutchinson) had a daughter Rebecca.

There seems to be no connection via the Marbury or Hutchinson family trees, which are well documented- nor via Rev. Francis Marbury's first wife, Elizabeth Moore.

It may have been that the Maxsons were simply of like religious mind and ended up accompaning Anne Hutchinson on her journey to Portsmouth, RI and eventually to Eastchester, NY. where they both [?] died at the hands of the local American natives in 1643.

The sale in Portsmouth RI of land to her seems to address her as simply "Goodwife Maxson".

"Rebecca Marbury" should not be attached as the the daughter of Francis Marbury or unless there is some documentary evidence to support such connections.

In 1990 Mildred Chamberlain and Laura Clarenbach concluded that both John Maxson and Rebecca Mosure were children of Richard Maxson, and that John Harndell must have married the widow of Richard Maxson [Desc. of Hugh Mosher and Rebecca Maxson through 7 generations, pp. 1-3.][1]

Biography

Richard Maxson and his wife are believed to have come to Boston in 1634 on board the ship "Griffin". Richard was a follower, and his wife, possibly a relative, [not sister] of the religious dissenter Anne Hutchinson who also came on the Griffin.

Richard joined the Church in Boston. On 2 Oct 1634, "Richard Magson servant to our brother James Everill," was admitted to Boston church [BChR 18].

When Anne Hutchinson was banished from Boston, the Maxson family went with her to Rhode Island. They were granted 36 acres of land in Newport and additional land in Portsmouth (Pocasset), where they were some of the original settlers. [2]

On 7 Feb. 1639 Richard, while a blacksmith in Portsmouth, was accused of "oppression by way of his trade" (profiteering) and "promised amendment and satisfaction."[3]

He sold their property in Rhode Island to William Roulston in 1642, but followed Anne Hutchinson to Long Island Sound before he received payment for the property. They were part of the first settlers of Throgs Neck, then called "Maxson's Point," on the north shore of Long Island Sound, in the present county of Westchester, NY.

The family lived near what is now Pelham Bay and peacefully traded with the Indians until Kieft's War of 1643. The local Indians stopped trading with the settlement and used as their excuse that they were afraid of the unconfined dogs. They then attacked the settlement and massacred many townsmen.

Richard and his family escaped by boat, but he and Richard Jr. went back ashore for supplies and were killed. Rebecca and her two remaining children made it back to Rhode Island, where in 1644 she received money from William Roulston for the property he purchased of them in 1642.

Rebecca Maxson [Mosher], daughter of Richard Maxson, blacksmith, [testified that] her father had been killed by the Indians, while she and her brother John Maxson were still infants and her mother had later married John Harndell.[4]

She married (2) by 1647 John Harndell (Mary, daughter of 'John Harndell,' born at Newport 6 Jul 1647 [RIVR 7:64]).


Sources

  1. Anderson, op fit
  2. The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-35, by Robert Charles Anderson, et al. (1999-), v. 5, p. 102-104
  3. Rhode Island RICR 1:66
  4. http://jfredpeterson.com/tree/g12maxs.htm#A1




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I have Richard MAXSON's wife to be:

Rebecca Ann HUTCHINSON, d/o Cuthbert & Mary (de Neville) EYRE HUTCHINSON; born 02 Jul 1604 Saint Margaret, Durham, Durham, England; married first Richard MAXSON 02 Jan 1627 in London, England; married second John HARNDELL/HARNDALL after 1643 - they had a child Mary born 06 Jul 1647.

posted by Larry Flesher
Thanks Larry. Can you supply any sources that connect the daughter of Cuthber to the wife of Richard Maxon?
posted by Bobbie (Madison) Hall
Sorry for being a pedant, but Anne Hutchinson never made it to Long Island. It was north of the Long Island Sound. . . the Pelham area on the present day Bronx/Westchester boarder, which lines up w/ reference to Throgs Neck.
posted by Dave Jenkins
Hi Dave, Would you reword the offending sentence so it reads correctly. Thank you.
posted by Anne B
Thank you for pointing out the need to fix that. I added the word Sound so it now reads "He sold their property in Rhode Island to William Roulston in 1642, but followed Anne Hutchinson to Long Island Sound before he received payment for the property. They were part of the first settlers of Throgs Neck, then called "Maxson's Point," on the north shore of Long Island Sound, in the present county of Westchester, NY."
posted by [Living Ford]
The comment is about Anne Hutchinson, but this profile is for Unknown (possibly Rebecca) Harndale. Please clarify.
posted by Jillaine Smith
Thank you. Hmm. I realize this isn't Anne Hutchinson's profile but she is referenced in this profile's biography as having removed to Long Island from Portsmouth and Unknown Harndale and family followed her there. I may have misread the original entry, but if I didn't, I believe this is incorrect. If it is, then it is inaccurate to write this profilee also re-settled on Long Island, if in reality she and her family settled in Throgs Neck. There was no 'offending sentence' and I didn't mean to imply there was. For the time period, perhaps New Netherlands is a better place name to use. I don't know if "Throgs Neck" was in use at the time.
posted by Dave Jenkins
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posted by Jillaine Smith
Recent edits to her name are being reverted to previous version. Please read disputed origins section. And please discuss future name changes before making them. Thank you.
posted by Jillaine Smith
Marbury-170 and Unknown-371019 appear to represent the same person because: THe name of Maxson's wife is not known. Use /retain data and narrative from Unknown-371019. Thank you.
posted by Jillaine Smith
Parents removed; going to propose a merge into Unknown-371019
posted by Jillaine Smith
Frances and his wife had many children. No Rebecca, she should be disconnected from said parents.

In addition she was not the wife of Richard Maxson Objections to disconnecting?

posted by Anne B
Part 3 - To escape persecution for his beliefs, John Cotton went to North America. Anne wanted to go also; she persuaded Will to go with her. He handed over his Market Place business to Anne's brother, John.

The Hutchinson family sailed from London in 1634 with other Christians from Alford. One hundred passengers were crammed on the 'Griffin.' By God's goodness, they survived the stormy 3,000 mile sea journey. When they arrived, on September 18, 1634, John Cotton was there to meet them.

Were Richard and his wife friends of the Marbury/Hutchinson family or related in some way? At least, they were apparently part of the group of Christians who chose to go with them to America and were or became closely tied to Anne Marbury Hutchinson and followed her to the end.

posted by Chris (Mosher) Wilson
Part 2 - Another Anne Hodgson, daughter of Richard Hodgson was baptized 15 October 1604 at East Barkwith, Lincolnshire. There is proximity to these locations to Alford, home of the Hutchinson family and where Francis and Bridget Marbury lived for many years and several of their children were born. Later they lived in London, and as a young adult living in England, Anne Marbury married her old friend from Alford William Hutchinson and they lived at Alford following their marriage until emigrating to America aboard the Griffin in 1634.

The Alford Facebook page gives a nice summary of the Griffin’s passage in 1634: Anne was devoted to God. She was helped in her spiritual journey by John Cotton, who was a pastoral leader in Boston.

posted by Chris (Mosher) Wilson
Part 1– I’ve been searching for a birth/christening record or marriage record from Alford, Lincolnshire, England or London that would show who Rebecca? Maxson really was. The findagrave information says she married first a Hutchinson. I’ve searched Marbury and Hutchinson records and not found a Rebecca – daughter, sister, niece or wife named Rebecca that could be our Rebecca. And I’ve not found evidence that Rebecca was actually her first name.

I have found only one marriage record for Richard Megson, who married Anne Hodgson at Covenham St. Mary, Lincolnshire, 22 May 1627. In searching for a birth record for Anne Hodgson, there is one for Anne Hodgson, daughter of William Hodgson, baptised 1 August 1602, at Hogsthorpe, Lincolnshire.

posted by Chris (Mosher) Wilson
Could one of the profile managers please change her LNAB to Unknown? Then place Marbury in other Last Names. Thank you.
posted by Jillaine Smith

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