Mary (Brundage) Hoyt (abt. 1629 - 1684)

Born about 1629 in England

Ancestors

Wife of Francis Purdy — married before 5 Aug 1642 in Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

Wife of John Hoyt — married about 1659 in Fairfield, Connecticut [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 15 Sep 1684 at about age 55 in Rye, Westchester County, New York

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Biography

Mary (Brundage) Hoyt immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).

This profile is part of the Purdy Name Study.

Mary (Brundage) Hoyt migrated from England to Colonial America.

Mary Brundish Note the spelling "Brundish" by Anderson,^[1][2] and Brundage by Doherty.^[3]

Note: This profile previously reported a middle name, Elizabeth. Note the source given covers Joseph Purdy (d c. 1709) and his wife, Elizabeth.^[4] Possibly the two, Francis and Joseph have been confounded. (It is more likely that the Elizabeth comes from the "Allied Families of Purdy..." book. See the profile of Francis Purdy I for comments on that book).

According to Thomas William Brundage,^[5] Mary was b. 12/10/1628 at St-Mary-at-the-Elms, (Sometimes there is an "s" or Elm and sometimes not.) d. post 1710, at Rye, NY; m1. by 1645 Francis Purdy, b. 1610 in York, England; d. 1658 in Fairfield; m2 John Hoyt/Haight, b. 3/12/1614 County Dorset, England, d. 1684 Rye.

According to Thomas William Brundage, there were 5 Purdy children were as follows: John, Francis, Joseph, Daniel, and Mary. There were only 3 Hoyt children as a result of the union between Mary Brundage and John Hoyt, as follows: Rachel Hoyt, m. by 1684 John Horton; John Hoyt, b. 1664, d. 1723-26, Rye. m. Elizabeth Sherwood (7 Children); Simon Hoyt - prob d. w/o issue.

According to Perry Streeter,^[5] Mary Brundish (John, Thomas) and Francis Purdy, who was b. abt. 1627 in England and d. 1658 at Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT. She then m. 2nd John Hoyt/Hoit. He b. 2/12/1614 at York, England. d. 1684 at Rye, Westchester Co., NY (then Fairfield County, CT.) The 5 Purdy children were, as follows: John, Francis, Joseph, Daniel, and Mary. The 5 Hoyt/Hoit children were, as follows: Samuel, John Mary Rachel, and Simon. (It seems strange having two Johns and two Marys. It must have been confusing.)

Origin

Mary was born "say" 1629, the eldest child of John Brundage and Rachel Unknown.^[2] According to Anderson, the family's origins in England are unknown.^[2]

Doherty reports the that Mary's father immigrated from Ipswich, England.^[3] He also reports the family lived initially at Salem, then to Wethersfield, and finally to Fairfield.^[3] "McKenzie" was Doherty's "primary source."

Mary's baptism took place on 10 December 1628 at St. Mary At The Elms, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, Mary d. 9/15/1684 at Rye, Westchester County, NY, which at the time of Mary's death was Fairfield County, CT.) ^[6]

Immigration and Early Days

The Brundish family's arrived at Watertown in 1634 (date is estimated by John Brundish freemanship on 4 March 1634/5).^[2] After a brief stay, they continued to Wethersfield, and John died there between May 1639 (date of unregistered deed) and 27 October 1639 (date of inventory).^[2]

Mary's mother, Rachel Brundish, remarried perhaps on 5 August 1642 to Anthony Wilson.^[2]

Marriages

Mary married twice:

• She married, first, Francis Purdy who died in 1658 [FOOF 1:495-96].)^[1][2]. No marriage record has been found; a marriage record compiled from secondary sources is on AmericanAncestors^[7]. On John Brundish's inventory of 27 October 1639, and on a probate hearing of 2 April 1640 releasing John's property to Rachel, Rachel is described as having five children^[8][9][10]. Rachel soon remarried. Her marriage date is commonly given as 5 August 1642, the date of an agreement (possibly a prenuptial) between Rachel and her second husband Anthony Wilson^[8]. (Image on Ancestry in the Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 collection). On that agreement Rachel's daughter Mary is listed as the wife of Francis Purdy. Therefore Francis Purdy and Mary Brundish were married sometime between 2 April 1640 and 5 August 1642. According to this profile, Mary was baptized in England on 10 December 1628. This would have her married at only 13 or 14 years old.

• She married about 1659, as her 2nd, and as his 2nd, to John Hoyt, son of Simon Hoyt.^[1]

Note: This profile previously reported specific marriage info: 14 Oct 1658 Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, which was the date that the inventory was taken for Francis Purdy's estate.

Death and Legacy

Rachel died on 15 September 1684 at Rye, Westchester, New York (p 6).^[4]

Children

Children of Mary and Francis Purdy:^[11]

1. John Purdy,
2. Francis Purdy,,
3. Joseph Purdy,
4. Daniel Purdy,
5. Mary Purdy,

Perry Streeter agrees with the above, and adds the following birth years: John Purdy, b. abt. 1650; Francis Purdy, b. abt. 1651; Joseph Purdy, b. abt. 1652; Daniel Purdy, b. abt. 1655/1656, and Mary Purdy b. abt. 1657/1658. The source is p. 11 of The Colonial Ancestry by Perry Streeter.

Children of Mary and John Hoyt (from John's will):^[12]

1. Samuel
2. Mary Hoyt
3. Rachel Hoyt
4. John Hoyt
5. Simon Hoyt

Perry Streeter says (adding dates to reference^[12]) that the children of Mary Brundish and John Hoyt/Hoit were as follows: Samuel Hoyt/Hoit, b. abt. 1663; John Hoyt, b. abt. 1664; Mary Hoyt; Rachel Hoyt; and Simon Hoyt. The source is p. 11 of The Colonial Ancestry, which was previously referenced.

Unsourced

Birth 10 Dec 1628 Ipswich, Suffolk, England

marriage 1 5 Aug 1642

Marriage 2 14 Oct 1658

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Anderson, Robert C., 1995 "Simon Hoyt, Featured name Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to N.E. 1620-1630, Vols. I-III, Boston, MA: NEHGS , Vol I-III, Page 1030 (AmericanAncestors.org accessed online 7 June 2016).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6} Anderson, Robert Charles, 1999 "John Brundish," Featured name. Great Migration 1634-1635, A-B. NEHGS, (Volume 1, A-B, ) Page 447 (AmericanAncestors.org. accessed 7 June 2016).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Doherty, Frank J., (1990–2003) Beekman Patent, The Settlers of, [Dutchess Co., NY] ten volumes. NEHGS, Vol 2, Page 819 (AmericanAncestors.org).
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Purdy, Clayton C., 1993 Three Brothers; Joseph, Daniel, Samuel Purdy; Born and Died Rye, NY; ca 1680-1768. Page 6.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} A Brundage Family Genealogy, An Account of Some of the American Descendants of John Brundish (1593-1639), Who Came from England to Massachusetts in 1635 by Thomas William Brundage, 1989. The following web site appears to contain 13 pages of Chapter 2, and a couple pages of Chapter 3, that is, 3-33 and 3-34. There appears to be a total of 54 pages in Chapter 2 that is not in this web site. So, apparently there are only 13 pages out of 54 pages. See: View on FamilySearch
6. ↑ Perry Streeter, John Brundish (Brundage) of Wethersfield, Connecticut; 1999; see p. 11.
7. ↑ New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. TEXT: PURDY, Francis1 (-1658) & Mary [BRUNDISH/BRUNDAGE?], m/2 John HOYT ca 1659; by 1644?; Fairfield, CT {Briggs-DeGroff 389; Frame-Dana 248; Mead-Clark 70; Fairfield Fam. 1:108, 495; Fairfield Prob. 4; Lyon 3:73; Strang 139; French Anc. 59; Purdy 15; Hart Anc 140}; page 1239
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Fairfield, CT: Families of Old Fairfield. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield. Compiled and edited by Donald Lines Jacobus. 2 vols. New Haven: The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Company, 1930-1932.; pages 107-108; page 495
9. ↑ Records of the Particular Court of Connecticut, 1639-1663; Published by The Connecticut Historical Society And The Society of Colonial Wars In The State of Connecticut, Hartford, 1928. Page 6 & 10; (FamilySearch.org link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSZC-S739-J : 4 April 2022)
10. ↑ "John Brundish", Great Migration 1634-1635, A-B. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume 1, A-B, by Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1999., pages 445-447, pages 445-447
11. ↑ Jacobus, Donald L., (1930) History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield. New Haven, CT: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, FamilySearch.org LINK to PDF (Vol 1, Pages 495-96).
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} Jacobus, Donald L., (1930) History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield. New Haven, CT: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, FamilySearch.org LINK to PDF (Vol 1, Page 294).

See also:

• Baird, Charles Washington, 1871 Chronicle of a border town: history of Rye, Westchester county, New York, 1660-1870, including Harrison and the White Plains till 1788. New York: A.D.F. Randolph and Co., Archive.org (Page 434).

• Buckeley Family Genealogy page 26 or 260 says that John and Rachel Hubbard had the following children: 1) James Brundage, 2) Mary Brundage, 3) Ann Brundage, 4) John Brundage, 5) Bethia Brundage and 6) Unknown Brundage; that Mary, b. 12/10/1628, d. after 1710; and that Mary's first husband was Francis Purdy and that her second husband was John Haight (not Hoyt).

• John Brundish (Brundage) of Wethersfield, CT and The Colonial Ancestry by Perry Streeter - www.perrystreeter.com/brundage.pdf. Perry Streeter says in this document: "My great aunt Janette (Steeter) Cornell, introduced me to these Brundage family records when I was still a teenager. I soon began corresponding with William "Bill" W. Brundage, one of my first mentors in genealogy." ...For the details of Bill's subsequent research [related to Solomon] please visit www.perry. streeter.com.

• Thomas Taylor, From Bulkeley to Bulkley to Buckley: The Ancestors and Descendants of Moses Bulkley (1727-1812), 2008; in particularly, see chapter: The Brundidge Family Connection.

• "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3CY4-1R8 : accessed 19 November 2018), entry for John /Brundage/; "Martindale Demond" file (2:2:2:MMD5-9J1), submitted 27 May 2016 by melmmart [identity withheld for privacy].

• "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:38C1-ZS7 : accessed 30 August 2019), entry for Mary Elizabeth /Brundage/, cites sources; "Burkitt Family Tree" file (2:2:2:MMDY-LF1), submitted 12 December 2016 by Mary Mejia [identity withheld for privacy].

• "American Ancestors," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:3:MMVN-SGS : accessed 18 December 2019), entry for Mary Elizabeth Brundage, cites sources; "User:alanfrancis99 Tree:Francis" file (2:3:2:MMM9-PX3), submitted 16 January 2019 by alanfrancis99