Comments on Mary (Unknown) Howland

Question

NEM says she is a real person, but that her parents are unknown, specifically not Newland

On 9 Feb 2023 S (Hill) Willson wrote on Unknown-381662:

Was Mary/Sarah Newland a real person, with the parents shown?

Comments

What is NEM, Tim?

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"See also" point 5 on the profile is "New England Marriages Prior to 1700", so that could be NEM. But it is by no means a complete reference to a source. Perhaps Tim can provide more details.

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I think the question was asking if William Newland and Agnes Greenway had a daughter who could be that person (forget whether she was the wife of Henry Howland).  If they did have a such a daughter, you wouldn't merge the profiles, you would just note that there's no evidence she married Henry Howland.

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My understanding of the Torrey NEM citation is that no evidence has been produced as to lnab of Mary spouse of Howland although it’s a frequent assumption. In the short run, my posted comment serves the purpose of pointing out these profiles refer to the same person.  I don’t expect to resolve the question of whether 2 of my ancestors are correctly identified as their children.