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More Uncertainty about Parentage than Certainty
There's been much speculation about who her parents were.
One curious guess is that she was adopted, but no reasoned rationale or source give it credence.
A more rational guess is that chroniclers conflated her with Mary Darling , who did Not marry Benjamin Fuller That Benjamin married someone named Mary is verified in some primary sources.
From John Darling of Salem, Mass and Monhegan Island, Maine
John Darling, the son, took the Freemans Oath and was married Mary Bishop in 1661 in Salem, Massachusetts. Mary was the daughter of Richard Bishop and Dulzabella King. Some sources indicate, and I believe rightly so, that Mary first married a John Barney/Barnett. I further believe that her three daughters, Mary, Elizabeth and Familiar were of this union and that they took the surname Darling once their mother married John Darling. I base this on the fact that I cannot find a birth for an Elizabeth, Familiar or Mary Darling with parents John and Mary in the Salem records.
Ancestrycom: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Note: This is not a primary source proving a maiden name of Darling.
Name: Mary Darling
Death Date: 27 Feb 1695
SAR Membership" 66080
Role: Ancestor
Application Date: 11 Oct 1945
Spouse" Benjamin FullerChildren Benjamin Fuller Jr
Birth Date: 25 Feb 1687
Death Date: Jan 1752
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1662 |
October 30, 1662
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Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
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1687 |
February 25, 1687
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Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
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1689 |
February 25, 1689
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Salem, Essex County, MA, United States
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1691
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1696 |
February 11, 1696
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Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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February 27, 1696
Age 33
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Rehoboth, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
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March 1696
Age 33
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Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
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