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Mary Holyoke (Pynchon)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Springfield, Essex, England
Death: October 20, 1657 (33-34)
Springfield, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Place of Burial: Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of William Pynchon, Founder of Springfield, MA and Anna Pynchon
Wife of Capt. Elizur Holyoke, Sr.
Mother of John Holyoke; John Holyoke; Hannah Talcott; Samuel Holyoke; Edward Holyoke and 1 other
Sister of Ann Smith; Margaret Davis; Col. John Pynchon; Unknown Pynchon and Hester Harding

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About Mary Holyoke

The descendants of William and Elizabeth Tuttle, who came from old to New England in 1635, and settled in New Haven in 1639, with numerous biographical notes and sketches : also, some account of the descendants of John Tuttle, of Ipswich; and Henry Tuthill, of Hingham, Mass. (1883) http://www.archive.org/stream/descendantsofwil01tutt#page/n81/mode/2up

  • Edward Holyoke of Lynn was from Tamworth, Warwick Co., Eng., where he m. June 18, 1612, Prudence, dau. of Reb. John Stockton, rector of Kinkoff. His will made Dec. 25, 1658, gives "to my son Tuttle that (english pound)4 that should have been paid yearly to me, but of which I have never received a penny, for the house in Boston, my best doublett and breeches to son Tuttle." - Lewis' Annals of Lynn. Inv. (english pound)681; John Tuttle and John Doolittle, appraisers. The father of Edward H. of Lynn was Edward, and is thought to be the same Edward Hollyocke mentioned in the will of Shakspeare's wife (Anne Hathaway) father, where he is spoken of as having a claim of 20s. for wood - N. E. Gen. Reg. 1. Mary, m. John Tuttle. 2. Susanna, m. Michael Martin, Sept. 12, 1656. 3. Sarah, m. __ Andrews. 4. Eleazer, a prominent and useful man, for whom Mt. Holyoke, Mass., was named, near Holyoke st., in Lynn, where the first Edward owned lands; m. Mary Pynchon. 1. Edward, Pres. Harvard Col. 5. Ann, m. Oct. 17, 1643, Lieut. Thomas Putnam. 6. Elizabeth, m. John Keyser. Dr. Edward A. Holyoke of Salem, a desc. of the first Edward. d. March 31, 1830, a.100 yrs. 7 mos.

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@R-943580297@ Ancestry Family Trees Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. OUR PYNCHON FAMILY

Mary Pynchon was born about 1622 in Essex, England. She married Elizur Holyoke on 20 November 1640, born in 1613 at Tamworth, Staffordshire, England, the son of Edward Holyoke and Prudence Stockton. She died October 20th or 26th, 1657, at Springfield, Hampden Co, Mass. He died at the same place on 9 Feb 1675/76.

www.findagrave.com

Mary Pynchon Holyoke BIRTH 1623 Essex, England DEATH 26 Oct 1657 (aged 33–34) Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA BURIAL Springfield Cemetery Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA MEMORIAL ID 49024181

Mary was the daughter of William Pynchon, founder of Springfield, and his wife Anna.

She married Elizur Holyoke in 1640 in Springfield. The couple had eight children: John in 1641 (died in infancy), John in 1642, Hannah in 1644, a stillborn daughter in 1646, Samuel in 1647, Edward in 1649, Elizur Jr. in 1651 and Mary in 1656.

For a succinct biography of Mary's life and her gravestone photo, see the Pioneer Valley History Network's Remarkable Women of the Pioneer Valley.

Thanks so much to RW for graciously providing this link.

Family Members Parents William Pynchon 1590–1662

Spouse Elizur Holyoke 1617–1676

Siblings Ann Pynchon Smith Margaret Pynchon Davis 1624–1653 John Pynchon 1626–1702

Children Hannah Holyoke Talcott 1644–1678 Samuel Holyoke 1647–1676 Elizur Holyoke 1651–1711

Gravesite Details Headstone was placed on her grave in Old Burying Ground many years after her death., and later relocated to Springfield Cemetery

GEDCOM Source

Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=89622066&pid...



            
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Mary Holyoke's Timeline

1623
1623
Springfield, Essex, England
1641
1641
1642
August 5, 1642
Springfield, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
1644
June 9, 1644
Springfield, Middlesex County (Present Hampden County), Massachusetts Bay Colony
1647
November 4, 1647
Springfield, MA, United States
1649
1649
1657
October 13, 1657
Springfield, Hampden, MA, United States
October 20, 1657
Age 34
Springfield, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States