Mary Brackett

Mary MITTON Married Thomas Brackett.

Children

1. Joshua b: ABT 1666 in Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine
2. Mary b: ABT 1670 in Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine
3. Sarah b: ABT 1670 in Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine
4. SAMUEL b: 27 APR 1672 in Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine

Thomas, son of Anthony Brackett, send. was born about 1640 and settled in Falmouth, Me., about 1662. He married Mary Mitton, dau. of Michael and Elizabeth Mitton and granddaughter of George Cleeves, the first settler in Falmouth. He was killed by Indians 11 Aug. 1676, and his wife and children were carried away into captivity. Mary, the wife of Thomas Brackett, was carried away to Quebec and died in captivity within the year. Her three children were restored to the English at the time of the treaty signed at Casco on April 12, 1678. They went to Portsmouth area, probably to their Brackett relatives, and never returned to Casco.

Mary Mitton, daughter of Michael and grandaughter of George Cleeve. Thomas & Mary had four children born in Falmouth. Mary and the children were taken captive by Indians and Mary died during captivity. The children were redeemed by Grandfather Brackett.

From Collections of the Maine Historical Society, Volume 1 (Google eBook) Maine Historical Society The Society, 1865 - Local history.  Page 260.  "Death of Mrs. Harvey"

"In 1682, died Elizabeth Harvey, the only daughter of George Cleeves. She came from England with her father probably in 1637, and was either then or soon after married to Michael Mitton. She was the last survivor of the first settler, and had been through scenes of great suffering and sorrow. She had buried two husbands and three adult children, one of whom, her only son, was killed by the Indians, and the lives of two of her daughters, the wives of the Bracketts, were probably shortened by their captivity. Two daughters only survived her, Elizabeth, the wife of Thaddeus Clark, and Martha, the wife of John Graves,* neither of whom, that we are aware of, has posterity now residing here. The descendants of her daughter Mary, the wife of Thomas Brackett, are numerous among us. Mrs. Harvey had seen the town which on her first visit was an entangled forest, inhabited by wild beasts and savages, become the seat of civilization and prosperity, and holding forth the promises of future greatness."

• "Graves was living in Kittery in 1712, aged about sixty-seven. He moved to Little Compton, R. I., where he died, leaving one son and two daughters."
  

References

• Noyes, Libby, Davis, "Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire," 1939, pp. 103 and 104. "Thomas and Mary had three children. Thomas was killed by indians. His wife and children were taken to Canada where she died in captivity. The children were ransomed by their grandfather, and all were later married."
• Genealogical and Family History of the STATE OF MAINE. Compiled under the editorial supervision of George Thomas Little, A. M., Litt. D. LEWIS HISTORICAL PUBLISHING COMPANY New York 1909. "Thomas Brackett married Mary, daughter of Michael Milton. Her mother, Elizabeth Milton, was a daughter of George Cheeve, one of the most prominent and best known settlers of Casco. Children of Thomas and Mary (Milton) Brackett: Joshua, Sarah, Samuel (probably) and Mary."
• mtDNA Project
• http://www.mainestory.info/maine-stories/ann-mitton-brackett.html
• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hampton%2...
• Hill Ancestors: NH, ME, MA. 1624 posted 2001
• http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/p/a/r/Diana-L-Pardee-MI/...
• Find A Grave Memorial# 48877346
• ”Guide Book for Portland and vicinity, to which is appended a summary history” ... By William WILLIS (of Portland, Maine.). Page 61. GoogleBooks