Mary Beardsley

Mary Harvey (or Harvie) was baptized on 5 June 1605 at Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England, a daughter of Richard Harvey and Ellen (Elliot). Mary (as "Maria Harvey") married on 26 January 1631/2 at Ilkeston, to William Beardsley.

"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]. Two of Mary's siblings were also aboard the Planter, Richard Harvey and Ann Harve

Children

• - Mary (our line) Birth 1631-- Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England Death 20 September 1691 -- Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts
• - Hannah
• - Joseph Birth before 16 November 1634 -- England Death 29 May 1712 (Age 77 approx.) -- Stratford, Fairfield, CT
• - Samuel Birth 1639 -- Stratford, Fairfield Co., CT Death 24 December 1706 (Age 66-67) -- Stratford, Fairfield Co., CT
• - Sarah Birth 1641 - Stratford, Fairfield Co., CT Death 19 September 1677 (Age 35-36) -- Killed in Indian raid, Hatfield, MA
• - Rebecca Birth about 1646 - Stratford, Fairfield Co., CT

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Mary Harvie Beardsley

• BIRTH 5 Jun 1605 Ilkeston, Erewash Borough, Derbyshire, England
• DEATH 1661 (aged 55–56) Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
• BURIAL Union Cemetery Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
• MEMORIAL ID 23293622 · View Source

Family Members

Spouse: William Beardsley 1605–1661

Children

• Mary Beardsley Belding 1631–1691
• John Beardsley 1633–1718
• Joseph Beardsley 1634–1712
• Ruth Beardsley Smith 1636 – unknown
• Samuel Beardsley 1636–1706
• Rebecca Beardsley Curtis Beebe 1642 – unknown
• Hannah Beardsley Dickinson 1642–1678
• Daniel Beardslee 1644–1730
• Rebecca Beardsley Curtis 1648–1739

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23293622/mary-beardsley

Supporting evidence

Origins

From http://www.4getmenotancestry.com/the-grand-wilcockson-tour-to-derby...

”In September 2017 I led a tour to Derbyshire, England, in search of my Puritan ancestors William Wilcockson and his wife Margaret. They came to New England on the Planter in 1635 with their two-year-old son John Wilcockson and Ann Harvie, whom I believe to be Margaret’s sister. They came during the Puritan Great Migration 1620-1640. With them on the Planter were Margaret’s first cousins Richard Harvie and his sister Mary Harvie with her husband William Beardsley and their three children Mary, John and infant Joseph. ...”

GEDCOM Note

From https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Harvey-10248

Puritan Great Migration|GM2|1|p. 222-227

Category:Questionable_Gateway_Ancestors, Category: Planter, sailed April 1635, Category: Stratford, Connecticut, Category: Beardsley-Beardslee Spouse Name Study, Category: Beardsleys of Distinction Interest Group

Biography

Origin

Mary Harvey was baptized on 5 June 1605 at Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England, a daughter of Richard Harvey and Ellen (Elliot). Anderson, Robert C., (1995) "William Beardsley," Featured name. Great Migration 1634-1635, A-B. NEHGS AmericanAncestors (Volume 1, A-B, Page 225).

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. Hotten, John Camden, (1874) The Original Lists of Persons of Quality; Emigrants ...London: Hotten, Archive.org (Page 45). Two of Mary's siblings were also aboard the Planter, Richard Harvey and Ann Harvey.

Marriage

Mary (as "Maria Harvey") married on 26 January 1631/2 at Ilkeston, to William Beardsley (as Gulielm). Phillimore, W.P.W., (1910) Derbyshire Parish Registers. Marriages. Vol 7. London: HathiTrust.org(Vol 7, Pages 3-4).

Death and Legacy

Mary's date of death is unknown. Anderson reports she was living on 28 March 1674. (Note: the source for Anderson's date is Stratford Land Records.) 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. Mary Beardsley, b abt 1631; [m Thomas Welles ?] 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). Anderson reports this marriageis claimed only by secondary sources (ie. Jacobus), but no primary record has been found.
2. John Beardsley, b abt 1633; m Hannah Unknown. Hannah was treated by John Winthrop, Jr on 25 Nov 1667, "married for 11 years and unable to conceive”
3. Joseph Beardsley, b abt 1634; m Unknown Unknown. Anderson reportsthe 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."
4. Ruth Beardsley, b say 1636; m Joseph Smith of Jamaica, L.I.# Samuel Beardsley, b say 1638; m Abigail Clark, daughter of John Clark of New Haven.
5. Hannah Beardsley, b say 1642; m Nathaniel Dickenson. Anderson cites NEHGR 152:170-71
6. Daniel Beardsley, b abt 1645, d 7 Oct 1730 Stratford; m Ruth Goodwin, daughter of Thomas Goodwin.
7. Rebecca Beardsley, b say 1646; m 1) Israel Curtis, 2) James Beebe
8. Sarah Beardsley, b say 1648; m Obadiah Dickenson

Research Notes

Place: Union Cemetery, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. 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. A Brief History of First Church Congregational of Fairfield, Connecticut.

Sources

• Flinders, Stephen, (2007) Ilkeston Families of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries Courtby, Day, Flamstead, Harvey, Hellot, Horsley,Lowe & Par, Volume I. Copy Print and Design, 64 Derby Road, Long Eaton, Derbyshire, England* Richardson, Douglas, (Jan 1992) "The Widow Frances (Albright) Wells,Wife of Thomas Coleman." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. NEHGRS AmericanAncestors.org (Vol 146:34)
• Beardsley, I. H. (Isaac Haight) (1902) Genealogical History of the Beardsley-lee Family in America. Denver, CO: John Dove, Printer.* Holt, Nellie Beardsley, (1951) Beardsley Genealogy: The Family of William Beardsley, One of the First Settlers of Stratford, Connecticut. Blue Hill, ME: J. Harness Beardsley, Archive.org (Page 1).
• Banks, Charles Edward, (1979) Planters of the Commonwealth. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co.
• Orcutt, Samuel, (1886) A History of the Old Town of Stratford and the City of Bridgeport, Conn. New Haven, CT: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor.
• New England Families Genealogical and Memorial: Third Series Cutter, William Richard Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1996. Original: 1915 (3rd Series), Reprint 1996
• The History of the Town of Catharine, Schuyler County, NY. -Mary Louise Catlin Cleaver Tuttle Publishing Co., Rutland, Vermont 1945* Adams, Sherman W. and Henry R. Stiles, (1996) The History of Wethersfield, Connecticut, Genealogies and Biographies. Picton Press 1996* U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s (Page 148) and U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s..
• Source: Author: James Savage Title: A Gen. Dict. of the First Settlers of New England Publication: Name: Genealogical Publ Co, Inc., Baltimore ;

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GEDCOM Source

@R950665299@ U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc 1,7486::0

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Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1635; Page Number: 222 1,7486::1445620

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@R950665299@ U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc 1,7486::0

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Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1635; Page Number: 222 1,7486::1445620

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@R950665299@ Family Data Collection - Births Edmund West, comp. Ancestry.com Operations Inc 1,5769::0

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@R950665299@ U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc 1,7486::0

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Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1635; Page Number: 222 1,7486::1445620

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@R950665299@ Family Data Collection - Births Edmund West, comp. Ancestry.com Operations Inc 1,5769::0

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1,5769::3976883

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@R950665299@ Family Data Collection - Marriages Edmund West, comp. Ancestry.com Operations Inc 1,5774::0

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GEDCOM Note

Category:Questionable_Gateway_Ancestors Category: Planter, sailed April 1635 Category: Stratford, Connecticut Category: Beardsley-Beardslee Spouse Name Study Category: Beardsleys of Distinction Interest Group 222

Biography

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Origin ====Mary Harvey was baptized on 5 June 1605 at Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England, a daughter of Richard Harvey and Ellen (Elliot).<ref name="GMA-B">Anderson, Robert C., (1995) "William Beardsley," Featured name. Great Migration 1634-1635, A-B. NEHGS AmericanAncestors (Volume 1, A-B, Page 225).</ref>

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].<ref name="Hotten">Hotten, John Camden, (1874) The Original Lists of Persons of Quality; Emigrants ...London: Hotten, Archive.org (Page 45).</ref> Two of Mary's siblings were also aboard the Planter, Richard Harvey and Ann Harvey.<ref name="GMA-B"/>

Marriage ===Mary (as "Maria Harvey") married on 26 January 1631/2 at Ilkeston, to William Beardsley (as Gulielm⁹).<ref name="Phillimore Derbyshire7">Phillimore, W.P.W., (1910) Derbyshire Parish Registers. Marriages. Vol 7. London: HathiTrust.org(Vol 7, Pages 3-4).</ref><ref name="GMA-B"/>

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 ofStratford.<ref>Orcutt, Samuel. A History of the Old Town of Stratford and the City ... v.1. (1886): page 179.</ref><ref name="GMA-B"/> 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:<ref name="GMA-B"/># Mary Beardsley, b abt 1631; [m Thomas Welles ?]<ref name="FOOF1"> 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).</ref><ref>Anderson reports this marriageis claimed only by secondary sources (ie. Jacobus), but no primary record has been found.</ref> # John Beardsley, b abt 1633; m Hannah Unknown<ref>Hannah was treated by John Winthrop, Jr on 25 Nov 1667, "married for 11 years and unable to conceive"</ref># Joseph Beardsley, b abt 1634; m Unknown Unknown<ref>Anderson reportsthe 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."</ref>

1. Ruth Beardsley, b say 1636; m Joseph Smith of Jamaica, L.I.# Samuel Beardsley, b say 1638; m Abigail Clark, daughter of John Clark of New Haven.# Hannah Beardsley, b say 1642; m Nathaniel Dickenson<ref>Anderson cites NEHGR 152:170-71</ref># Daniel Beardsley, b abt 1645, d 7 Oct 1730 Stratford; m Ruth Goodwin, daughter of Thomas Goodwin.
2. Rebecca Beardsley, b say 1646; m 1) Israel Curtis, 2) James Beebe
3. Sarah Beardsley, b say 1648; m Obadiah Dickenson

Research Notes ==Place: Union Cemetery, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

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.<ref>A Brief History of First Church Congregational of Fairfield, Connecticut.</ref>

Sources

<references />* Flinders, Stephen, (2007) Ilkeston Families of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries Courtby, Day, Flamstead, Harvey, Hellot, Horsley,Lowe & Par, Volume I. Copy Print and Design, 64 Derby Road, Long Eaton, Derbyshire, England* Richardson, Douglas, (Jan 1992) "The Widow Frances (Albright) Wells,Wife of Thomas Coleman." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. NEHGRS AmericanAncestors.org (Vol 146:34)* Beardsley, I. H. (Isaac Haight) (1902) Genealogical History of the Beardsley-lee Family in America. Denver, CO: John Dove, Printer.* Holt, Nellie Beardsley, (1951) Beardsley Genealogy: The Family of William Beardsley, One of the First Settlers of Stratford, Connecticut. Blue Hill, ME: J. Harness Beardsley, Archive.org (Page 1).* Banks, Charles Edward, (1979) Planters of the Commonwealth. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co.*Orcutt, Samuel, (1886) A History of the Old Town of Stratford and the City of Bridgeport, Conn. New Haven, CT: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor.*New England Families Genealogical and Memorial: Third Series Cutter, William Richard Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1996. Original: 1915 (3rd Series), Reprint 1996*The History of the Town of Catharine, Schuyler County, NY. -Mary Louise Catlin Cleaver Tuttle Publishing Co., Rutland, Vermont 1945* Adams, Sherman W. and Henry R. Stiles, (1996) The History of Wethersfield, Connecticut, Genealogies and Biographies. Picton Press 1996* U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s (Page 148) and U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s.. * Source: Author: James Savage Title: A Gen. Dict. of the First Settlers of New England Publication: Name: Genealogical Publ Co, Inc., Baltimore ;