Mary Churchill

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name
Mary Churchill
aka
[Mary Stephens]
sex
female
access
public
summary
Wife of Edward Stephens of Plymouth, married in 1708, and mother of Edward Stephens Jr. She died in January 1723/4, weeks after the birth of her youngest child, Eleazer, and lies on Burial Hill. Probably a daughter of Eleazer Churchill, through whom the Stephens family descends from John Churchill and Hannah Pontus.
born
date
1688
place
Plymouth, Massachusetts
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-churchill-1904-churchill-family, gravestones-burial-hill-plymouth]
note
Her stone gives her age at death as in her 35th year, so born about 1688/9. The Churchill Family in America (1904) has "b. 1688." The Plymouth VR leaves her birth date blank.
died
date
25 Jan 1723/4
place
Plymouth, Massachusetts
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[gravestones-burial-hill-plymouth]
note
"Decesd Jany ye 25th 1723-4 in ye 35th year of her age" (Kingman no. 60). Mollie gives 1723.
buried
place
Burial Hill, Plymouth, Massachusetts
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[gravestones-burial-hill-plymouth]
father
id
eleazer-churchill-1652
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[vital-records-plymouth, book-churchill-1904-churchill-family]
research
research/freeman-ellis/Freeman_Ellis_Master_Family_Tree.md
note
The master tree marks her parentage [C]; the line research calls it an inference. A Mary is among "The children of Eleazer Churchell & Mary his wife" in the Plymouth VR (p. 13), with no birth date; The Churchill Family in America (1904) makes that Mary, b. 1688, the wife of Edward Stevens.
mother
id
mary-churchill-d1715
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[vital-records-plymouth]
research
research/freeman-ellis/Freeman_Ellis_Master_Family_Tree.md
alternatives
name
Mary Doty, daughter of Edward Doty of the Mayflower and Faith Clarke
claimed_by
The Churchill Family in America (1904); Mollie's typescript
confidence
disproven
note
"Henery CHURCHILL married Mary DOTY widow 8 Feb. 1687/88": Henry's marriage, not Eleazer's. Eleazer had one wife, Mary, mother of all his children.

Wife of Edward Stephens of Plymouth (married 23 Dec 1708) and mother of Edward Stephens Jr. Her youngest child, Eleazer, was born 10 Dec 1723, and she died 25 Jan 1723/4. Through her father Eleazer the Stephens family descends from John Churchill and Hannah Pontus, which made Phebe (Stephens) Ellis and her husband George Ellis third cousins. She was a first cousin of Elizabeth (Churchill) Ellis, wife of Capt. Joel Ellis: their fathers, Eleazer and Sgt. John Churchill Jr., were brothers.

About 1718 "Mary the wife of Edward Stephens" was baptized as an adult in the Plymouth church, in a group that also included Hannah, wife of Eleazer Churchill, and a "Mary Stephens" was admitted to membership on 6 July (Plymouth Church Records, CSM 22, catalogue of members and p. 219).

Open questions

  • A record naming Eleazer Churchill as her father (his probate or a deed).
  • The Holbrook-Low colonial tree marks both her parents as documented, from the Plymouth VR's "The children of Eleazer Churchell & Mary his wife." The page keeps them compiled and probable: that entry gives no dates, so tying its Mary to Edward Stephens's wife rests on her age at death and on the Churchill genealogy.
  1. ---
  2. name: Mary Churchill
  3. aka: [Mary Stephens]
  4. sex: female
  5. access: public
  6. summary: >-
  7. Wife of Edward Stephens of Plymouth, married in 1708, and mother of Edward Stephens Jr. She died
  8. in January 1723/4, weeks after the birth of her youngest child, Eleazer, and lies on Burial
  9. Hill. Probably a daughter of Eleazer Churchill, through whom the Stephens family descends from
  10. John Churchill and Hannah Pontus.
  11. born:
  12. date: "1688"
  13. place: Plymouth, Massachusetts
  14. basis: compiled
  15. confidence: probable
  16. sources: [book-churchill-1904-churchill-family, gravestones-burial-hill-plymouth]
  17. note: Her stone gives her age at death as in her 35th year, so born about 1688/9. The Churchill Family in America (1904) has "b. 1688." The Plymouth VR leaves her birth date blank.
  18. died:
  19. date: 25 Jan 1723/4
  20. place: Plymouth, Massachusetts
  21. basis: documented
  22. confidence: proven
  23. sources: [gravestones-burial-hill-plymouth]
  24. note: "\"Decesd Jany ye 25th 1723-4 in ye 35th year of her age\" (Kingman no. 60). Mollie gives 1723."
  25. buried:
  26. place: Burial Hill, Plymouth, Massachusetts
  27. basis: documented
  28. confidence: proven
  29. sources: [gravestones-burial-hill-plymouth]
  30. father:
  31. id: eleazer-churchill-1652
  32. basis: compiled
  33. confidence: probable
  34. sources: [vital-records-plymouth, book-churchill-1904-churchill-family]
  35. research: research/freeman-ellis/Freeman_Ellis_Master_Family_Tree.md
  36. note: The master tree marks her parentage [C]; the line research calls it an inference. A Mary is among "The children of Eleazer Churchell & Mary his wife" in the Plymouth VR (p. 13), with no birth date; The Churchill Family in America (1904) makes that Mary, b. 1688, the wife of Edward Stevens.
  37. mother:
  38. id: mary-churchill-d1715
  39. basis: compiled
  40. confidence: probable
  41. sources: [vital-records-plymouth]
  42. research: research/freeman-ellis/Freeman_Ellis_Master_Family_Tree.md
  43. alternatives:
  44. - name: Mary Doty, daughter of Edward Doty of the Mayflower and Faith Clarke
  45. claimed_by: The Churchill Family in America (1904); Mollie's typescript
  46. confidence: disproven
  47. note: "\"Henery CHURCHILL married Mary DOTY widow 8 Feb. 1687/88\": Henry's marriage, not Eleazer's. Eleazer had one wife, Mary, mother of all his children."
  48. ---
  50. Wife of Edward Stephens of Plymouth (married 23 Dec 1708) and mother of Edward Stephens Jr. Her
  51. youngest child, Eleazer, was born 10 Dec 1723, and she died 25 Jan 1723/4. Through her father
  52. Eleazer the Stephens family descends from John Churchill and Hannah Pontus, which made Phebe
  53. (Stephens) Ellis and her husband George Ellis third cousins. She was a first cousin of Elizabeth
  54. (Churchill) Ellis, wife of Capt. Joel Ellis: their fathers, Eleazer and Sgt. John Churchill Jr.,
  55. were brothers.
  57. About 1718 "Mary the wife of Edward Stephens" was baptized as an adult in the Plymouth church, in a
  58. group that also included Hannah, wife of Eleazer Churchill, and a "Mary Stephens" was admitted to
  59. membership on 6 July (Plymouth Church Records, CSM 22, catalogue of members and p. 219).
  61. ## Open questions
  63. - A record naming Eleazer Churchill as her father (his probate or a deed).
  64. - The Holbrook-Low colonial tree marks both her parents as documented, from the Plymouth VR's "The
  65. children of Eleazer Churchell & Mary his wife." The page keeps them compiled and probable: that
  66. entry gives no dates, so tying its Mary to Edward Stephens's wife rests on her age at death and on
  67. the Churchill genealogy.
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