Mary (Wakefield) Hillyer (1645 - 1703)

Born 21 Aug 1645 in New Haven, Connecticut Colony

Wife of Ebenezer Dibble Sr. — married 27 Oct 1663 (to 19 Dec 1675) in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

Wife of James Hillier — married 28 Jun 1677 in Simsbury, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 24 Sep 1703 at age 58 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

Mary Wakefield, the daughter of John Wakefield and Ann Unknown, was born 21 August 1645, and baptized 24 August 1645. On 27 October 1663 she married Ebenezer Dibble, the son of Thomas Dibble. With Ebenezer she had 5 children: Mary, Wakefield, Martha, John, and Ebenezer. On 28 June 1677 she married James Hillyer, the son of John Hillyer of Simsbury. With James she had one more son, James. Mary died 24 September 1703.^[1]

[Ebenezer Dibble], of Windsor, Conn. ... was killed in King Philip's war, 1675-6, leaving his family in impoverished circumstances, as will be seen by the following postscript to a letter written by Mr. Jones, of New Haven, to Governor Leet, reprinted in the Journal of the Council of Safety. (Trumbull's Col. Rec, of Connecticut.) "Sir: I pray be pleased what you can to favor and further the bearer, Widow Dibble, that her husband's estate may be settled. He was killed at the Swamp fight; died in debt more than his estate. Twere a work of mercy to consider the poor widow and fatherless children."^[2]

Marriages

Husband: Ebenezer Dibble

October 27, 1663, New Haven, Connecticut ^[3]

Husband: James Hillyer

28 JUN 1677 Simsbury, Connecticut^[4][5]

Sources

1. ↑ Homer Wakefield, M.D., Wakefield Memorial, Comprising an Historical, Genealogical, and Biographical Register of the Name and Family of Wakefield (Bloomington, Ill.: privately printed, 1897), pages 204-206.
2. ↑ Wakefield, Homer. Wakefield Memorial, Comprising an Historical, Genealogical and Biographical Register of the Name and Family of Wakefield. United States: Books on Demand, (n.d.). p. 205
3. ↑ Welles, p. 9; "Ebenezer Deble of Windfor and mary Wakefeld of Newhauen ware married by mr Jones at Newhauen . octobr: 27 . 1663 ."
4. ↑ NEHGR: "Two Mary Cases," vol. 122, p. 37
5. ↑ Welles, p. 14; "James Hillar & mary that was ye wife of ebener deble was married by capten Newbery Juen . 28 .1677

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