Mary Collier

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name
Mary Collier
aka
[Mary Prence]
sex
female
access
public
summary
Probably the daughter of William Collier of Duxbury, a Plymouth Colony magistrate, and the second wife of Gov. Thomas Prence, whom she married on 1 Apr 1635. She may have been the mother of his daughter Sarah, who married Jeremiah Howes, but that is not settled.
died
date
before 8 Dec 1662
basis
compiled
confidence
possible
sources
[article-elliot-prence-wives-mayflower-descendant]
note
Elliot says her death is very uncertain but must have been before that date; Stratton has her dying about 1644.
residences
date
1635
place
Duxbury, Massachusetts
basis
inferred
confidence
probable
sources
[book-morton-1669-new-englands-memoriall, records-plymouth-colony]
note
Her father William Collier settled at Duxbury after arriving in 1633 and is 'of Duxbury' in the court order of 1638; she was one of his household when she married Thomas Prence in 1635.
events
what
Sailed for New England
date
1633
place
London, England
sources
[book-morton-1669-new-englands-memoriall]
note
With her father William Collier's family, who arrived in 1633; she married Thomas Prence in 1635.
father
id
william-collier-d1671
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-hawes-1917-thomas-howes]

Second wife of Gov. Thomas Prence: "Mr Prence & Mary Collier was maried ye first of Aprill, 1635" (PCR 1, under 1 Apr 1635). Hawes calls her "Mary² (William¹) Collier of Duxbury." Her father William Collier was a Plymouth Colony magistrate. Nathaniel Morton wrote that in 1633 "Mr. William Collier arrived with his Family in New-England" (New Englands Memoriall, 1669, p. 91); Mary was presumably part of that family (inferred).

Two of her sisters (compiled) had married the year before: the court record for June 1634 lists "Jobe Cole and Rebecka Colier, Loue Brewster & Sarah Collier" (PCR 1:30-31). Love Brewster had come on the Mayflower as a boy.

Elliot (1904) wrote that her death date "is very uncertain, but it must have been previous to December 8, 1662" (MD 6:234). Her daughter Jane Prence was born 1 Nov 1637, as recorded at Eastham by Jane's husband Mark Snow (MD 6:230).

Whether she was the mother of Sarah (Prence) Howes is not settled (see Sarah's file).

  1. ---
  2. name: Mary Collier
  3. aka: [Mary Prence]
  4. sex: female
  5. access: public
  6. summary: >-
  7. Probably the daughter of William Collier of Duxbury, a Plymouth Colony magistrate, and the
  8. second wife of Gov. Thomas Prence, whom she married on 1 Apr 1635. She may have been the mother
  9. of his daughter Sarah, who married Jeremiah Howes, but that is not settled.
  10. died:
  11. date: before 8 Dec 1662
  12. basis: compiled
  13. confidence: possible
  14. sources: [article-elliot-prence-wives-mayflower-descendant]
  15. note: Elliot says her death is very uncertain but must have been before that date; Stratton has her dying about 1644.
  16. residences:
  17. - date: "1635"
  18. place: Duxbury, Massachusetts
  19. basis: inferred
  20. confidence: probable
  21. sources: [book-morton-1669-new-englands-memoriall, records-plymouth-colony]
  22. note: "Her father William Collier settled at Duxbury after arriving in 1633 and is 'of Duxbury' in the court order of 1638; she was one of his household when she married Thomas Prence in 1635."
  23. events:
  24. - what: Sailed for New England
  25. date: "1633"
  26. place: London, England
  27. sources: [book-morton-1669-new-englands-memoriall]
  28. note: "With her father William Collier's family, who arrived in 1633; she married Thomas Prence in 1635."
  29. father:
  30. id: william-collier-d1671
  31. basis: compiled
  32. confidence: probable
  33. sources: [book-hawes-1917-thomas-howes]
  34. ---
  36. Second wife of Gov. Thomas Prence: "Mr Prence & Mary Collier was maried ye first of Aprill, 1635"
  37. (PCR 1, under 1 Apr 1635). Hawes calls her "Mary² (William¹) Collier of Duxbury." Her father
  38. William Collier was a Plymouth Colony magistrate. Nathaniel Morton wrote that in 1633 "Mr.
  39. William Collier arrived with his Family in New-England" ([*New Englands Memoriall*](/files/sources/book-morton-1669-new-englands-memoriall/), 1669, p. 91);
  40. Mary was presumably part of that family (inferred).
  42. Two of her sisters (compiled) had married the year before: the court record for June 1634 lists
  43. "Jobe Cole and Rebecka Colier, Loue Brewster & Sarah Collier" ([PCR](/files/sources/records-plymouth-colony/) 1:30-31). Love Brewster had
  44. come on the *Mayflower* as a boy.
  46. Elliot (1904) wrote that her death date "is very uncertain, but it must have been previous to
  47. December 8, 1662" (MD 6:234). Her daughter Jane Prence was born 1 Nov 1637, as recorded at
  48. Eastham by Jane's husband Mark Snow (MD 6:230).
  50. Whether she was the mother of Sarah (Prence) Howes is not settled (see Sarah's file).
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