Margery Keen

Christopher Cane married by 1640 Margery _____. She died at Cambridge 3 April 1687, "aged about 70 years."

They had five children (all born Cambridge): Jonathan, Nathan[iel], Deborah, Ruth Johnson, & Esther.

In 1697, during a court case regarding land once John Linsford's, but then in the tenure of Deborah Cane, various depositions were taken establishing the chain of title. Walter Kendall Watkins, analyzing these documents, incorrectly identified Deborah as daughter of Jonathan Cane rather than sister.

Rev. John Allen of Dedham, in his 23 August 1670 will, made a bequest to "my cousin the widow Cain living at Cambridge" of 20s., the same amount he bequeathed to "my cousin James Allen of Medfield."

CANE, or CAYNE, CHRISTOPHER, Cambridge, freem. 14 Mar. 1639, d. 9 Dec. 1653; by w. Margery, wh. d. 3 Apr. 1687, aged a. 70, had

Children

1. Jonathan, b. 27 Mar. 1640; married Deborah Welch
2. Nathaniel, 5 Aug. 1642; married 1) Elizabeth 2) Sarah Green
3. Deborah; died unmarried
4. Ruth, 6 Dec. 1647; married Marmaduke Johnson and
5. Esther, married Francis Hinde

References

• New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635. Title: Great Migration, Vol 2, C-F. “Christopher Cane.” Page 5. AncestryImage
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36855421/margery-cane
• The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Page 92. GoogleBooks