Mary Pontus

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name
Mary Pontus
aka
[Mary Glass, Mary Delano]
sex
female
access
public
summary
Daughter of William Pontus, whose will of 1650 left her his house and goods. Widowed when her first husband, James Glass, drowned in 1652, she was probably the second wife of Philip Delano of Duxbury, married in 1653/4, and the mother of Rebecca (Delano) Churchill. She outlived Philip and had a life share in his estate in 1682.
residences
date
1652/3
place
Plymouth, Plymouth Colony
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[records-plymouth-colony, probate-william-pontus-1653]
note
As "Mary Glasse Widdow" she swore to her father's and husband's inventories at Plymouth court.
date
1653/4
place
Duxbury, Massachusetts
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-churchill-1904-churchill-family]
note
Married Philip Delano of Duxbury as his second wife.
father
id
william-pontus-d1653
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[book-churchill-1904-churchill-family, probate-william-pontus-1653, article-mayflower-descendant-1909-delano-notes]
note
His will (1650) leaves his house and goods to "my eldest Daughter Mary"; her son Samuel Delano's deed of 1693/4 calls Pontus "my Grandfather" and "Mary his sd daughter my mother."
mother
id
wybra-hanson-fl1610
basis
inferred
confidence
probable
note
No record names her mother. Her father married Wybra Hanson in 1610, and Mary named her own daughter Wybra (b. 1649).
spouses
id
james-glass-d1652
married
date
31 Oct 1645
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[records-plymouth-colony]
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[records-plymouth-colony]

Daughter of William Pontus. She married James Glass on 31 Oct 1645 (PCR 8). By him she had daughters Wybra, born 9 Aug 1649 (PCR 8:7), evidently named for her grandmother Wybra Hanson, and Hannah. Her father's will (9 Sept 1650) calls her "my eldest Daughter Mary" and left her his dwelling house, lands and goods, with her husband "James Glasse" as executor (MD 11:92). James Glass drowned in 1652, and an inquest was held on him (PCR 3:16, index entry). As "Mary Glasse Widdow" she swore to the inventories of both her father and her husband at the court of 4 Mar 1652/3; her husband's estate included "2 cowes and a steer," a sow, three chairs and "one fowling peece" (MD 11:93-94).

On 17 Jan 1653/4 she married Philip Delano of Duxbury as his second wife; their children were Jane, Rebecca (later wife of Sgt. John Churchill Jr.) and Samuel (Wikipedia). In 1659 Philip sold land at "Coaksett or Cushena" "with the Consent of Mary his wife." She outlived him: the settlement of his estate in 1682 gave "his wife a Cow" and the use of a third of the orchard and land for life, and her son Samuel, "onely son to the Relict," administered it (MD 11:250).

Open questions

  • Her birth and death dates are not in the research.
  1. ---
  2. name: Mary Pontus
  3. aka: [Mary Glass, Mary Delano]
  4. sex: female
  5. access: public
  6. summary: >-
  7. Daughter of William Pontus, whose will of 1650 left her his house and goods. Widowed when her
  8. first husband, James Glass, drowned in 1652, she was probably the second wife of Philip Delano of
  9. Duxbury, married in 1653/4, and the mother of Rebecca (Delano) Churchill. She outlived Philip and
  10. had a life share in his estate in 1682.
  11. residences:
  12. - date: "1652/3"
  13. place: Plymouth, Plymouth Colony
  14. basis: documented
  15. confidence: probable
  16. sources: [records-plymouth-colony, probate-william-pontus-1653]
  17. note: "As \"Mary Glasse Widdow\" she swore to her father's and husband's inventories at Plymouth court."
  18. - date: "1653/4"
  19. place: Duxbury, Massachusetts
  20. basis: compiled
  21. confidence: probable
  22. sources: [book-churchill-1904-churchill-family]
  23. note: "Married Philip Delano of Duxbury as his second wife."
  24. father:
  25. id: william-pontus-d1653
  26. basis: documented
  27. confidence: proven
  28. sources: [book-churchill-1904-churchill-family, probate-william-pontus-1653, article-mayflower-descendant-1909-delano-notes]
  29. note: "His will (1650) leaves his house and goods to \"my eldest Daughter Mary\"; her son Samuel Delano's deed of 1693/4 calls Pontus \"my Grandfather\" and \"Mary his sd daughter my mother.\""
  30. mother:
  31. id: wybra-hanson-fl1610
  32. basis: inferred
  33. confidence: probable
  34. note: No record names her mother. Her father married Wybra Hanson in 1610, and Mary named her own daughter Wybra (b. 1649).
  35. spouses:
  36. - id: james-glass-d1652
  37. married:
  38. date: 31 Oct 1645
  39. basis: documented
  40. confidence: proven
  41. sources: [records-plymouth-colony]
  42. basis: documented
  43. confidence: proven
  44. sources: [records-plymouth-colony]
  45. ---
  47. Daughter of William Pontus. She married James Glass on 31 Oct 1645 (PCR 8). By him she had daughters
  48. Wybra, born 9 Aug 1649 (PCR 8:7), evidently named for her grandmother Wybra Hanson, and Hannah. Her
  49. father's will (9 Sept 1650) calls her "my eldest Daughter Mary" and left her his dwelling house,
  50. lands and goods, with her husband "James Glasse" as executor (MD 11:92). James Glass drowned in
  51. 1652, and an inquest was held on him (PCR 3:16, index entry). As "Mary Glasse Widdow" she swore to
  52. the inventories of both her father and her husband at the court of 4 Mar 1652/3; her husband's
  53. estate included "2 cowes and a steer," a sow, three chairs and "one fowling peece" (MD 11:93-94).
  55. On 17 Jan 1653/4 she married Philip Delano of Duxbury as his second wife; their children were Jane,
  56. Rebecca (later wife of Sgt. John Churchill Jr.) and Samuel (Wikipedia). In 1659 Philip sold land at
  57. "Coaksett or Cushena" "with the Consent of Mary his wife." She outlived him: the settlement of his
  58. estate in 1682 gave "his wife a Cow" and the use of a third of the orchard and land for life, and
  59. her son Samuel, "onely son to the Relict," administered it (MD 11:250).
  61. ## Open questions
  63. - Her birth and death dates are not in the research.
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