Mary Barrett

Mary Barnard, daughter of John Barnard and Phoebe Whiting, was born 7 November 1639 in Watertown, MA and died 28 March 1673 in Cambridge, MA.

She married on 16 June 1662 in Cambridge, MA to William Bartlett (abt 1629 - 1690) as his 2nd wife. He was Sarah (Poole) Champney's widower. His parents are not known. He survived Mary and married Mary Sparhawk 3rd and Margaret Bartlett 4th.

Their children:

• 1. Mary Barrett, b. 11 January 1663, Cambridge, MA
• 2. William Barrett, b. 3 May 1665, Cambridge, MA d. about 1730 (Age 64 years)
• 3. Edward Barrett, b. 8 February 1668, Cambridge, MA
• 4. Samuel Barrett, b. 8 February 1670, Cambridge, MAd. 22 July 1733, Boston, MA (Age 63 years)
• 5. Bartholomew Barrett, b. 6 April 1672, Cambridge, MA d. 6 May 1672, Cambridge, MA

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From Joseph Hartwell Barrett’s article “Thomas Barrett of Braintree, William Barrett of Cambridge, and their early descendants”:261

“William Barrett bought the house and land of William French in Cambridge, near the College, 10 June, 1656; was selectman in 1671 and 1681; and served as lieutenant in Philip's war. He married 1st, 19 Aug, 1656, Sarah Champney (daughter of Elder Richard) [SIC: widow of Joseph Champney, son of Elder Richard; she was the daughter of John Poole and Margaret], who died 21 Aug, 1661; 2nd, 19 May, 1662, Mary Barnard (daughter of John and Phoebe of Watertown), who died 28 March, 1673; 3rd, 8 Oct, 1673, Mary Sparhawk (daughter of Nathaniel and Patience), who died the same month; and 4th, Margaret Bartlett, who survived him.

“William died 19 March, 1689,"aged about 60". His estate (Probate Records, 1691) was divided between his widow Margaret and his children. John (who had a double portion as the eldest), William, Edward, Samuel, Thomas, Margaret (to whom was given a "negro maid servant") and Lydia, the youngest daughter. Bartholomew unites with the other heirs in a deed in 1702. There were three Barretts who came to America about the same time. Thomas Barrett of Braintree, William and Humphrey. It is not known if they were brothers.”

See also Genealogy of some of the descendants of Thomas Barrett, sen., of Braintree, Mass., 1635, compiles by William Barrett. Saint Paul MN: Ramaley & son, 1888. http://archive.org/details/genealogyofsomeo00barr

• http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/rr02/rr02_320.html#P83066
• http://trees.wmgs.org/getperson.php?personID=I18129&tree=Schirado
  • Henry Bond
  • Thomas Barrett of Braintree, William Barrett of Cambridge, and their early descendants, Joseph Hartwell Barrett.
  • Robert Charles Anderson, (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston,)