1st wife of George Barlow

from the BARLOW site at Genforum.com...posted by Sheryl Clark

"In his (Georges) will he names the children as Aaron, Moses John and Nathan ..dated 1684, from his 2nd marrage to Jane Bessey. From his first marriage it names Samuel, George and William and a bried mention of a Sarah Barlow marrage to Robert Laurance of Falmouth...and calls her "the daughter of a marshall". Also Elizabeth Barlow whom married Robert White as "daughter of a marshall". Georges 2nd wife was jane Besse, and his first was Mary Vincent Stetson...of Milford (which apparently cannnot be proven)

Known children:

1. Aaron Barlow was born around 1645.
2. Moses Barlow was born before 1657.

• from George Barlow of Sandwich Massachusetts

Nothing is known of George Barlow's first wife. She has been given as Mary Vincent Stetson, a daughter of Vincent Stetson, of Milford; which Milford is not given. However, this seems to be mixed up with Mary Stilson, wife of George Barley and daughter of Vincent Stilson, all of Milford, Connecticut. Mary Stilson was born between 1665 and 1670, which excludes her from being the first Mrs. Barlow [31].

In his will, which was dated August 4, 1684, and proved on October 31, 1684, he gave only five shillings each to Aaron and Moses, adding "that is all I give them." Apparently there were bad feelings between George and his first children. To his wife Jane and their sons John and Nathan he gave his land which amounted to about eight acres, his house, his farm stock and equipment, and his "household stuffe." John and Nathan were named executors and the will was witnessed by Thomas Tupper.

George Barlow may possibly have had more children by his first marriage than he listed in his will, but it is doubtful. Hawkins and DeVries [18] list Samuel, George and William but there is nothing further known of them. Lovell [30] mentions the marriage of Sarah Barlow to Robert Lawrence of Falmouth, Massachusetts, and calls her a daughter of the marshall, and an Elizabeth Barlow married Roberts White on December 2, 1635, at Sandwich, but again nothing further is known.

Biography

George Barlow of Sandwich, Massachusetts, had an unknown first wife by whom he had two sons. This first wife has been erroneously given as Mary Stetson, a daughter of Vincent Stetson of Milford, Massachusetts. Even James Savage repeats this story in his A Genealogical Dictionary Of The First Settlers Of New England, where he says "Vincent Stetson, Milford 1646, was of Marblehead 1674, as I judge, but ret. Milford, where a d. m. George Barlow".

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Unknown (Unknown) Barlow (abt. 1615 - bef. 1657)

Unknown Barlow formerly [surname unknown]

Born about 1615 in England

Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling%28s%29 unknown]

Wife of George Barlow — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

Mother of Aaron Barlow and Moses Barlow

Died before 1657 before about age 42 in England

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