Mary, being the youngest of Robert Gye's 12 children, was given over to the Rev. Radford Maverick to raise after her mother, Grace, untimely death in approx. 1604. Radford arranged for Mary & John's marriage. Grace was 20 years old. This couple had 5 children. Thru this lady the family line connects to most of the major royal houses of Europe & many historical figures. Emigrated to New England on the 'Mary & John' in 1630 leaving Plymouth, Devonshire, England on March 20, 1630 & arriving in Nantasket, Plymouth, MA. on May 3, 1630. Her oldest child, Samuel, wrote a letter from Rhode Island on Oct. 9, 1666 to Sec't. Sir William Morice spoke of his (living) mother. -------------------- Mary, her husband John, and five of their children (Elias, Mary, Moses, Abigail, Antipas and John, Jr.) emigrated to New England on the Mary & John in 1630, leaving Plymouth, Devonshire, England on 20 March 1630 and arriving in Nantasket, Plymouth co., MA on 3 May 1630.

Mary died after October 9, 1666.

Wendy (Gwendolyn) Edmands Pearson has done extensive research on these lines.

See "My Lines" ( http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cousin/html/p206.htm#i23276 ) from Compiler: R. B. Stewart, Evans, GA ( http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cousin/html/index.htm ) -------------------- Mary Gye, who has of documented royal and noble descent. http://virts.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~legends/maverick.html