Mary (Harvey) Beardsley (1605 - aft. 1674)

Born 5 Jun 1605 in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England

Ancestors

Wife of William Beardsley — married 26 Jan 1632 in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England

Descendants

Died after 28 Mar 1674 after age 68 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Colony of Connecticut [uncertain]

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Biography

Marie (Harvey) Beardsley migrated from England to the American Colonies.

Origin

Mary Harvey was baptized on 5 June 1605 at Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England, a daughter of Richard Harvey and Ellen (Elliot).^[1]

Immigration

"Marie Beadsley .. 26" and her husband, "A Mason Wm Beardsley ... 30," along with their three eldest children: Marie aged 4, John aged 2, and Joseph aged 6 months, sailed aboard the Planter, Nicholas Trarice, Master, which embarked on 02 April 1635 from England. The passengers brought a certificate from the Minister of St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England, [Rev. Adam Blakeman].^[2] Two of Mary's siblings were also aboard the Planter, Richard Harvey and Ann Harvey.^[1]

Marriage

Mary (as "Maria Harvey") married on 26 January 1631/2 at Ilkeston, to William Beardsley (as Gulielm⁹).^[3][1]

Death and Legacy

Mary's date of death is unknown. She was last known living with certainty on 28 March 1674 when she appears on a list of the inhabitants of Stratford.^[4][1] Mary is assumed to have died at Stratford, where she lived.

A plaque was dedicated to William and Mary Beardsley on the 300th anniversary of the founding of Stratford (see William's profile for details). The plaque was placed on a boulder from the Beardsley homestead, which was located near Sandy Hollow.

Children

Children of Mary and William Beardsley:^[1]

1. Mary Beardsley, b abt 1631; [m Thomas Welles ?]^[5][6]
2. John Beardsley, b abt 1633; m Hannah Unknown^[7]
3. Joseph Beardsley, b abt 1634; m Unknown Unknown^[8]
4. Ruth Beardsley, b say 1636; m Joseph Smith of Jamaica, L.I.
5. Samuel Beardsley, b say 1638; m Abigail Clark, daughter of John Clark of New Haven.
6. Hannah Beardsley, b say 1642; m Nathaniel Dickenson^[9]
7. Daniel Beardsley, b abt 1645, d 7 Oct 1730 Stratford; m Ruth Goodwin, daughter of Thomas Goodwin.
8. Rebecca Beardsley, b say 1646; m 1) Israel Curtis, 2) James Beebe
9. Sarah Beardsley, b say 1648; m Obadiah Dickenson

Research Notes

Place: Union Cemetery, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States^{[citation needed]}

More likely, Mary was buried on the homestead or at the first church at Fairfield, CT. The Pequannock (now Stratfield) Church was not formed until 1691.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Anderson, Robert C., (1995) "William Beardsley," Featured name. Great Migration 1634-1635, A-B. NEHGS AmericanAncestors (Volume 1, A-B, Page 225).
2. ↑ Hotten, John Camden, (1874) The Original Lists of Persons of Quality; Emigrants ... London: Hotten, Archive.org (Page 45).
3. ↑ Phillimore, W.P.W., (1910) Derbyshire Parish Registers. Marriages. Vol 7. London: HathiTrust.org (Vol 7, Pages 3-4).
4. ↑ Orcutt, Samuel. A History of the Old Town of Stratford and the City ... v.1. (1886): page 179.
5. ↑ Jacobus, Donald L., (1930) History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield. New Haven, CT: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, FamilySearch.org (Vol 1, Pages 45-46).
6. ↑ Anderson reports this marriage is claimed only by secondary sources (ie. Jacobus), but no primary record has been found.
7. ↑ Hannah was treated by John Winthrop, Jr on 25 Nov 1667, "married for 11 years and unable to conceive"
8. ↑ Anderson reports the evidence for a marriage to "Phebe Dayton, of Brookhaven, L.I.," is apparently for a couple from the "first three decades of the eighteenth century" see Stratford LR 2:479, "Phebe, d. Joseph, Jr. & Phebe b 23 Jan. 1729/30."
9. ↑ Anderson cites NEHGR 152:170-71
10. ↑ "A Brief History of First Church Congregational of Fairfield, Connecticut," First Church Congregational, United Church of Christ, Fairfield website Archived webpage, captured 22 January 2019

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