Mary (Throope) Barker (bef. 1727 - 1801)

Born before 1727 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut

Ancestors

Wife of Joshua Barker — married 8 Nov 1739 in Lebanon, Connecticut

Died 17 Jun 1801 after age 74 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Mary Throope was born in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut about 1723, an approximate birth year calculated from her age of 78 years on the date of her death, which occurred on January 17, 1801. This approximate birth year is commensurate with the "Warren Silver Book," presenting Mary's birth year as "say early 1723." See "Research Notes" and "Comments" section below for additional information concerning Mary's birth date. Mary was the daughter of Samuel and Dorothy (Gray) Throope.

Mary married Joshua Barker on November 8, 1739 in Lebanon, Connecticut. They settled in New Lebanon and had 8 children including Eliphalet b. 1740, Mary b. 1744, Lydia b. 1746, Bethiah b. 1749, Nehemiah b. 1751, John b. 1754, Rebeckah b. 1759, and Joshua b. 1763.

A widow, Mary passed away at age 78 in Connecticut on June 17, 1801, probated in Hartford, Connecticut and completed 1801. An inscription detail is also described and confirmed in the Hale Collection of "Connecticut Headstone Inscriptions" (Vol. 23). She is buried at the Old Cemetery located in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut.

Research Notes

As a Data Doctor, I changed the birth date to before 1727 in response to an error generated on a Data Doctors challenge list. The original date of "about 23 Jan 1726" did not agree with the date in the FindAGrave citation of 17 Jul 1726, which generated the error. The FAG date is the baptism date as seen in the Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920 for Mary Thorpe.^[1] However, the citation for Connecticut Town Birth records from ancestry.com lists Jan 23, 1726/7, although the written synopsis of the record states 23 Jan 1726. ^[2]The sole citation at Family search lists 23 Jan 1726 as taken from "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", ^[3]In lieu of a continuing Data Doctors error message, perhaps the before date of 1627 should stand until the FAG error is corrected. I contacted the PM about this problem but did not describe it as well in the message as I have here. I will contact FAG about the error.

According to the Warren Silver Book, Mary was born "say early 1723." Her brother, Macey, was born "probably 23 January 1726/7."^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=3032&h=540012&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=gwG357&_phstart=successSource
2. ↑ Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920 for Mary Throope, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1034&h=300932&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=gwG357&_phstart=successSource
3. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F77T-G29
4. ↑ Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Silver Books, Volume Eighteen, Part 2, The Descendants of Richard Warren Through His Children Mary, Anna, and Elizabeth, 2011 Edition, Published 2016, Page 246

• Connecticut, Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection); Lebanon Vital Records, p. 205, (Town Vital Records, Volume 1, p. 306), 1700-1854. [Ancestry.com. Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) (database on-line, frame #205 of 241). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.] (birth record, parents' names)

• Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934, Connecticut Headstone Inscriptions, Vol. 23, p. 307-4, "Old Cemetery." [Repository: Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934 (database on-line, Frame #688 of 714). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: The Charles R. Hale Collection. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions. Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut State Library.] (indicates date of death, age, burial location)

• Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) for Mary Throope, Lebanon Vital Records, Volumes 1 and 2, 1700-1854, p. 206. [Repository: Ancestry.com. Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) (database on-line, Frame #206 of 241). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.] (birth location and names of parents)

• Early Connecticut Marriages, Book 2, Lebanon, p. 41. [Repository: Ancestry.com. Early Connecticut Marriages (database on-line, Frame #40 of 151). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Bailey, Frederic W. Early Connecticut Marriages as Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997.] (marriage record)

• U.S Find A Grave Index, Memorial ID 45846539, maintained by John Beckstein: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45846539#

• Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records for Mary Barker, 1609-1999, Probate Date: 1801, Case #736, 20 pp. [Repository: Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut. Source Information Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.] (probate)

• Eno, Joel Nelson. Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1919) Vol. 74, Page 54

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