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Mary (Wheeler) Hapgood (1707 - 1793)

Mary Hapgood formerly Wheeler aka Gibson
Born in Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts Baymap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of , and
Wife of — married 29 Sep 1724 (to 8 Nov 1740) in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Baymap
Wife of — married 6 Jul 1745 in Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts Baymap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , , , , , and
Died at age 85 in Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

Mary Wheeler was born at Stow, Massachusetts on November 5, 1707, daughter of Deliverance Wheeler and and Mary Davis. [1] [2]

Mary married Abraham Gibson at Newbury, Massachusetts on on September 29, 1724. [3] Abraham of Sudbury and Stow, Massachusetts was the first child of Deacon Timothy Gibson and Rebecca Gates, was born at Stow in 1701. [2]

  • 1725/6: January 8: Abraham Gibson was deeded 10 acres of great meadow from brothers-in-law Deliverance and Thomas Wheeler for L30. [2]

Abraham died at Stow on November 8. 1740. [1] he is buried in the Lower Village Cemetery where his inscription reads: Here Lies Buried ye Body of Mr Abraham Gibson Who departed This life Nov ye 8 A.D. 1740 Age 39 years 1 m & 9d. [2]

His estate was inventoried on January 6, 1741 and assessed at L1484: 12: 7 including L1000 in real estate, his widow Mary was executor. [2] [4]

After his death, his widow Mary married Deacon Daniel Hapgood [2] as his second wife, intentions published at Stow on July 6,1745/6. [1] Daniel was born about 1706, son of Nathaniel Hapgood and Elizabeth Ward. [5]

On April 11, 1746, Mary Hapgood, petitioned the court to appoint guardians for Sarah, Abraham and Ephraim Gibson, the 3 youngest children of Abraham Gibson, deceased, recommending her father-in-law Timothy Gibson and brother-in-law Stephen Gibson as guardians. [6] [2]

On the same April date, Rebecca Gibson, aged 18 years, daughter of Abraham deceased, chose her 'father-in-law' Daniel Hapgood as her guardian. [7]

Deacon Daniel Hapgood died at Stow on April 30, 1790. [1] [5]

His will was written on August 30, 1785. In it he left bequests to: [8]

  • wife Mary
  • sons Daniel and Samuel Hapgood
  • daughter Hepzibah Wheeler, wife of Ephraim
  • grandson Jacob Gibson [8]

Mary Hapgood died there on January 15, 1793. [1] [2] [5]

Children

by Abraham Gibson

  1. Mary born on August 20, 1725 [1]; died at Acton on October 8, 1773; married Ezekiel Davis of Acton on February 28, 1743/4. [2]
  2. Rebecca born on June 27, 1728 ; married Ephraim Hapgood, intentions published on January 19, 1746/7. [1] [2]
  3. Abraham born August 26, 1730 [1] ; died young. [2]
  4. Sarah born on August 26, 1732; died after January 12, 1818; married Peter Conant intention published on November 18, 849. [1] [2]
  5. Abraham born on June 25, 1735 [1]; died September 9, 1813, at Lunenburyg; married Esther Fox. [2]
  6. Ephraim born on October 23, 1737[1] ; died young. [2]
  7. Ephraim born on January 21, 1740 [1] ; died at Ashby about 1825; married Lucy Wyman. [2]

by Daniel Hapgood

  1. Daniel, boron on November 16, 1747; married first, Esther Gardner of Concord on December 20, 1774 ;married second Rebecca Sargent on April 30, 1795. [1] [5]
  2. Hepsebeth born on June 24, 1749 married Ephraim Wheeler, intentions published on December 23, 1768. [1] [5]
  3. Samuel born on October 17, 1751; married Elizabeth Maxwell on December 4, 1786 [1]; died in April, 1821. [5]
Research notes

Stow Births

WHELER, Mary, d. of Deliverance and Mary, Nov. 5, 1707. (p. 94)
GIBSON, Abraham, s. Abraham and Mary, June 25, 1735. (p. 43)
GIBSON, Ephraim, s. Abraham and Mary, Oct. 23, 1737. (p. 43)
GIBSON, Ephraim, s. Abraham and Mary, Jan. 21, 1739-40. (p. 43)
GIBSON, Mary [dup. Gepson], d. Abraham and Mary, Aug. 20, 1725. (p. 43)
GIBSON, Rebecca [dup. Rebekah Gipson], d. Abraham and Mary, Feb. 27, 1727-8 [dup. Jan. 27, 1728]. (p. 43)
GIBSON, Sarah, d. Abraham and Mary, Aug. 26, 1732. (p. 43)
GIPSON, Abraham, s. Abraham and Mary, Aug. 26, 1730. (p. 44)
HAPGOOD, Daniel, s. Daniel and Mary, Nov. 16, 1747. (p. 48)
HAPGOOD, Hepsebeth, d. Daniel and Mary, June 24, 1749. (p. 48)
HAPGOOD, Samuell, s. Daniell and Mary, Oct. 17, 1751. (p. 49)

Stow Deaths

GIBSON, Abraham, Nov. 8, 1740, a. 39 y. 1 m. 9d. GR1 (p. 245)
Hapgood, Mary w. Daniel, Jan. 15, 1793. (p. 248)
Hapgood, Daniel, Dea., April 30, 1790. (p. 248) [1]

Newbury Marriages

GIBSON, Abraham, and Mary Wheeler, both of Stow, Sept. 29, 1724. CR7 (p. 192) [3]


Entered by Chris Hoyt .

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 Vital Records of Stow Massachusetts to the Year 1850, NEHGS Boston, Massachusetts, 1911. p. 43-4: 94: 151-2: 158-9: 245: 248
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 Wilson, Mehitable Calef Coppenhagen, John Gibson of Cambridge, Massachusetts: And His Descendants, 1634-1899, McGill & Wallace, Washington, D.C, 1900, p. 23-4: 31-2: 34- 9: 41-4
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Vital Records of Newbury Massachusetts to End of the Year 1849, Volume II: Marriages and Deaths, The Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, 1911
  4. ↑ Case 9090:1-9: Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized images provided by FamilySearch.org)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Hapgood, Warren, The Hapgood Family, Descendants of Shadrach, 1656-1898, Published by the compiler, Boston, Massachusetts, 1898, p. 27 -31: 41-2: 49-54 [1]
  6. ↑ Case 9092: p. 1-3 : Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized images provided by FamilySearch.org)
  7. ↑ Case 9093: 1-3 : Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized images provided by FamilySearch.org)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Case 10292: p. 1-7: Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized images provided by FamilySearch.org)




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