Was the wife of John Proctor Sarah Larrabee or Sarah Brackett?
Samuel Proctor, Sr. and Sarah Proctor had their marriage intention recorded in Lynn, Massachusetts, November 15, 1712.[2] They likely married a few months thereafter.
He married, previous to his settlement in Falmouth, Sarah, daughter of [[Capt. Anthony Brackett, Jr. Capt. Anthony Brackett, Jr.] Anthony Brackett], [by second wife Susannah Taylor by whom he had nine children …
To answer that we find:
Nonexistent person
WikiTree contributors, "Sarah Brackett (abt.1688-abt.1736)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Brackett-119 : accessed 19 August 2024).
This person is shown as a child of Captain Anthony Brackett and his second wife, Susanna Drake, in The Brackett Genealogy.[1] However, other sources contradict this:
In this source, Sarah is not shown as a child of Anthony's:[2]
In another source, Sarah is not shown as Anthony's child:[3]
The five children mentioned in the above two sources were all born in Hampton, New Hampshire. No other children were found when researching for other Brackett children born to Anthony and Susanna between 1678 and 1689 in New Hampshire.
In The Bracket Genealogy, Sarah is mentioned as marrying Samuel Proctor, and "their" children are listed. No record has been found of their marriage. Instead, it was Sarah Larrabee that married Samuel Proctor, for which a marriage intention record (1712) exists in Lynn, Massachusetts.[4] The children of Sarah Larrabee and Samuel Proctor match the children shown in The Brackett Genealogy.[5]
In Conclusion, this person - while present in at least one source - does not appear to have existed.
Notes
Anthony Brackett of Back Cove, Casco Bay was killed by Indians in 1689. By wife, Susannah Drake his children included:
10. Sarah, b. 16 Mar., 1688; mar. Samuel Proctor; he came to Falmouth about 17 13; was son of John and grandson of John, the immigrant, who lived in Salem, Mass., and there in 1692, lost his life in his efforts to abate prosecutions for witchcraft. She was a member of the church in Falmouth in 1736. Children were John, b. 1715; Benjamin, b. 17 1 7 ; Samuel, Jr., b. 1719; Sarah, b. 1723; mar. John Cox, son of John, and had Josiah, Mary, Kezia and Keren; William, b. 1724; Kezia, b. 1727; Kerenhappuck, b. 1729; mar. (1st) Joseph Hicks; (2nd) Anthony Brackett (see fam. 1, div. 15). (In Brackett, not in Dow)
Sources
- https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Brackett-119 cites
- Brackett, Herbert Ierson Brackett genealogy: descendants of Anthony Brackett of Portsmouth and Captain Richard Brackett of Braintree, published 1907. Reference page 71 < Archive.Org >
- Scales, John Piscataqua pioneers, 1623-1775; register of members and ancestors, published 1919. Reference page 44. < Archive.Org >
- Dow, Joseph History of the town of Hampton, New Hampshire. From its settlement in 1638, to the autumn of 1892, published 1893. Reference Volume 2, page 614. < Hathitrust >
- Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). Reference Lynn Volume 2, page 223. Subscription to < AmericanAncestors >
- FamilySearch.org, searching on births between 1712 and 1730 in Maine
