Margery Snelling

From page 171 of The Magazine of History, with Notes and Queries, Volumes 7-8 "The Armorial Families of New England."

William Snelling came from Chaddlewood, in Devonshire, to Boston, Mass., as early as 1647. He was the fourth son of Thomas Snelling, Esq., of Chaddlewood, Plympton St. Mary, Co. Devon, and Joan his wife. He m. in Boston, July 5, 1648, Margaret Stagge. He removed to Newbury, Mass., but returned to Boston before Feb. 2, 1653-4. In his will, dated at Boston in 1674 he styles himself "youngest sonn of the late Thomas Snelling of Chaddenwood in Plimton mary in the County of Devon." He d. in Nov., 1674.

His wife, Margaret, d. June 18, 1667, a. 46 years.

His family arms are: " Argent, three griffins' heads, erased gules, a chief indented ermine."

Issue:

• 1. William, b. June 24, 1649; physician; m. Margaret, daughter of William Rogers [SIC: widow of William Rogers]; d. in 1677-8.
• 2. Anne, b. March 2, 1652.
• 3. Anne 2d, b. in Boston, May 7, 1654; was living May 7, 1674.

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From page 342-343 of The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 52. July 1898.

This William Snelling was a fine classical scholar, and a physician of the best education possible at that time. He came to America early in 1647, and settled in Newbury, Mass. Our first notice of him is the record of his marriage, which reads as follows: "5 July, 1648, was maryed at Boston William ye fourth son of Thomas Snelling, Esquire, & Johan his wife dwelling at Chaddlewood in Plympton Mary in Devon; & Margaret, eldest daughter of Gyles Stagge, gent, & Anne, his wife, dwelling at Southwarke in Barnaby Street at the sign of the Christopher." (Newbury Town Records. Book I.) As the name of Stagge does not appear in any list of early settlers, it is quite possible that this Margaret was the daughter of Capt. Stagge, who commanded a London ship of 24 guns, which came to Boston to announce the overthrow of the royal government, and proclaim the Parliament.

Dr. Snelling's wife Margaret, who was greatly beloved and respected, died on the 18th of June, 1667. And among the earliest inscriptions in Whitmore's Copp's Hill Epitaph is one that reads as follows:

—" Margaret, ye wife of William Snelling, aged 46 years, deceased the 18 day of June 1667."

Two children survived her; William, born 24 June, 1649, and Anne, born 7 May, 1654. William adopted his father's profession, and became a physician. He married Margaret, widow of William Rogers, by whom he had one child, a daughter. He died, together with his wife and child, in the terrible visitation of small pox in the winter of 1677-78. Anne was married to Francis Davenport, whom she survived twenty years, dying in 1697.

• Updated from Ancestry Genealogy via son William Snelling by SmartCopy: Dec 14 2015, 0:08:12 UTC Inscription: Margaret, ye wife of William Snelling, aged 46 yeares deceased the 18 day of June 1667
• Updated from Find A Grave Memorial by SmartCopy: Dec 17 2015, 6:28:03 UTC