Mary Church

Mary, parents unknown, was born 1637 based on her death record, perhaps in Colonial New England, and died 30 Sep 1690 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts.

Disputed Origins

We don't know who the parents are of the woman who married Edward Church in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. No marriage record. No maiden name.

Her maiden name is seen as Hopkins and also as Russell with no supporting data.

• Edward Hopkins & Ann Hopkins had no children.
• Stephen Hopkins of the Mayflower is not her father. He did not mention a minor Mary in his will, and has no room for her in his family based on Gov Bradford's number of kids statements
• Mary's last name of Hopkins has no sources. In all sources found for her marriage to Edward Church, she is listed as Mary _______.

Family

Marriage: about 1655, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut to Deacon Edward Church, born 26 Feb 1627/1628 at Hadley, died 10 Sep 1704 at Hatfield. Son of Richard Church and Anne Marsh.

Marriage also seen as 02/05/1647 in Hatfield. Marriage also seen as July 2 1653, of Wethersfield, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America

Children of Edward and Mary Church:

1. Rebecca Church, born 1654 in Hatfield, married Joseph Selden, died 1726 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
2. Mary Church
3. Samuel Church, born 4 Apr 1662 Hatfield; died 6 May 1662 at Hatfield
4. Samuel Church
5. Naomia Church
6. Hepzibah Church
7. John, born 1658 at Hatfield, died 19 May 1676
8. Sarah
9. Hannah Billings
10. Hannah, born 1672 at Hatfield
11. Richard

Notes

Edward Church, in Boltwood, Lucius M. (Lucius Manlius). Genealogies of Hadley Families: Embracing the Early Settlers of the Towns of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby. (Northampton, Massachusetts: Metcalf & Company, Printers, 1862), 18.

"… Mary _, who d. Sept. 30, 1690, acc. to Town Rec., but Sept. 17, 1691, ae. 54, acc. to grave-stone."

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Tombstone Inscription

DECON EDWRD CHVRCH DYD ON YE 19 OF SEPR 1704 AND MARY HIS WIFE ON YE 17TH OF SEPR 1691 HE AGED 76 YEARS AND SHE 54

References

• https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Mary_Unknown_%286582%29
• Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:33GX-61P : accessed 2016-03-08), entry for Mary /Hopkins/. See also:
• Find A Grave: Memorial #15358308
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15358308
• Death: 30 Sep 1690, Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Age 54 per tombstone. Steve Condarcure's New England Genealogy Index [1]
• Emens, Etta A., Descendants of Captain Samuel Church, of Churchville, published 1920. Reference page 19
• Brainerd, Daniel, Ancestry of Thomas Chalmers Brainerd, published 1948. Reference page 85
• Jacobus, Donald Lines, Hale, House, and related families, mainly of the Connecticut River Valley, published 1952. Reference page 492
• 4.0 4.1 Judd, Sylvester, History of Hadley : including the early history of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Massachusetts, published 1905. Reference page 18
• Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
• Hadley Families: Page 20. Citing: "2. Church, Edward, death of wife."
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Unknown-58715 cites

1. Boltwood, Lucius. Genealogies of Hadley Families. (Metcalf & Co., Northampton, Mass., 1862).
2. Steve Condarcure's New England Genealogy Index. Mary (Hopkins) Church, link accessed 27 Mar 2021. (Does not suggest parents, origins in England.)
3. Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 08 May 2020), memorial page for Mary Hopkins Church (1637–17 Sep 1691), Find A Grave: Memorial #15358308, citing Hill Cemetery, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by the moo (contributor 46834101).

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15358308/mary-church

Mary Hopkins Church

BIRTH
1637
Massachusetts, USA

DEATH
17 Sep 1691 (aged 53–54)
Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA

BURIAL
Hill Cemetery
Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
MEMORIAL ID
15358308 ·

Wife of Deacon Edward Church

Inscription
DECON
EDWRD CHVRCH DYD
ON YE 19 OF SEPR 1704
AND MARY HIS WIFE
ON YE 17TH OF SEPR 1691
HE AGED 76 YEARS
AND SHE 54

Family Members

Spouse

Edward Church
1628–1704

Children

Mary Church Russell
1656–1743

John Church
1658–1676

John Church
1658–1676

Rebekah Church Selden
1660–1726

Samuel Church
1663–1718

Naomi Church Bodman
1666 – unknown

Richard Church
1675–1763

Hepzibah Church Spencer
1678–1745

Previously, Mary had been shown with parents Edward Hopkins and Ann Yale, with no sources. Sources on Edward's profile show that he and his wife had no children. The incorrect parent have been removed. She is protected as a PGM adjunct profile based on her marriage to Edward Church (1628-1704) and these disputed origins.

Mary's last name of Hopkins has no sources. In all sources found for her marriage to Edward Church, she is listed as Mary _______.[1][2][3][4]

Biography

Mary's birth year is estimated as about 1637 based on her gravestone showing she died at age 54, in 1691; town records show her death date in 1690.[4] Her birthplace is unknown.

Name: Mary Hopkins (or Russell)

Marriage: about 1655, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
Spouse: Deacon Edward Church, born 26 Feb 1627/1628 at Hadley, died 10 Sep 1704 at Hatfield. Son of Richard Church and Anne Marsh.[5]

Children of Edward and Mary Church:

Rebecca Church, born 1654 in Hatfield, married Joseph Selden, died 1726 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
Mary Church
Samuel Church, born 4 Apr 1662 Hatfield; died 6 May 1662 at Hatfield
Samuel Church
Naomia Church
Hepzibah Church
John, born 1658 at Hatfield, died 19 May 1676
Sarah
Hannah Billings
Hannah, born 1672 at Hatfield
Richard

Death: 30 Sep 1690 (Town Record), 17 Sep 1691 (Gravestone), Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Age 54 per tombstone. She is buried at Hill Cemetery in Hatfield.[6]

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Unknown-587152

Mary (Unknown) Church (abt. 1637 - 1690)

Mary Church formerly [surname unknown]

Born about 1637 [location unknown]

Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

Wife of Edward Church — married 1655 in New Haven, Connecticut Colony

Mother of Mary (Church) Russell, John Church, Rebecca (Church) Selden, Samuel Church, Samuel Church, Naomia (Church) Bodman, Sarah (Church) Porter, Hannah (Church) Billings, Richard Church and Hephzibah (Church) Spencer

Died 30 Sep 1690 at about age 53 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Unknown-587152 created 14 Mar 2011 | Last modified 11 Jan 2022

Mary (Unknown) Church is currently protected by the Puritan Great Migration Project for reasons described in the narrative.

Disputed Origins

Sources

↑ Emens, Etta A., Descendants of Captain Samuel Church, of Churchville, published 1920. Reference page 19
↑ Brainerd, Daniel, Ancestry of Thomas Chalmers Brainerd, published 1948. Reference page 85
↑ Jacobus, Donald Lines, Hale, House, and related families, mainly of the Connecticut River Valley, published 1952. Reference page 492
↑ 4.0 4.1 Judd, Sylvester, History of Hadley : including the early history of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Massachusetts, published 1905. Reference page 18
↑ Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
↑ Hadley Families: Page 20. Citing: "2. Church, Edward, death of wife."
See also:

Boltwood, Lucius. Genealogies of Hadley Families. (Metcalf & Co., Northampton, Mass., 1862).
Steve Condarcure's New England Genealogy Index. Mary (Hopkins) Church, link accessed 27 Mar 2021. (Does not suggest parents, origins in England.)
Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 08 May 2020), memorial page for Mary Hopkins Church (1637–17 Sep 1691), Find A Grave: Memorial #15358308, citing Hill Cemetery, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by the moo (contributor 46834101).

GEDCOM Note

Potential Parents:
Edward Hopkins
Ann Yale</line><line /><line>OR</line><line /><line>Stephen Hopkins
Elizabeth</line><line /><line>2/2/21