Mary Macres

Mary Green was born in 1693 and died after 1763. Mary (Green) Macress sold land she inherited from her father Captain Jacob Green to her son in law, Nehemiah Brown, in 1763. This shows that she did not die in 1742 as is often written. [2]

Mary Green was born on April 17, 1693, in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire. She married Nathan Longfellow on May 28, 1713, in her hometown.

Family

http://www.jeaniesgenealogy.com/2015/07/nathan-longfellow-and-mary-...

At the time of their marriage, Mary was twenty and Nathan twenty three.

Like all pre-birth control mothers, Mary gave birth ever two or so years. Her first child was born, rather predictably, a year or so after her marriage. Her children with Nathan Longfellow were:

• 1. Jonathan b. May 1714, m. Mercy Clark d. 4 June 1786 Machias, Maine
• 2. Samuel b. 8 May 1716, d. 22 May 1717 Hampton, NH
• 3. Anne b. 2 August 1719, m. Nehemiah Brown, d. 5 Nov 1799
• 4. Mehitiable b. 18 Dec 1720, d. before her father's will was written
• 5. Jacob b. 20 July 1722,
• 6. Sewell b. 6 Oct. 1724, d. between 1733 and 1740, probably
• 7. Abigail b. 5 Feb 1728
• 8. Nathan b. 8 June 1729, m. Susanna Healy, d. 15 Dec. 1818 Whitefield, Maine
• 9. Green b. 3 April 1731, m. 1753 Abigail Prescott, d. 1760 Hampton of smallpox

In December 1730, Nathan, a man in his prime of life, was dying. He was weak and in a low condition. He wrote his will, dividing his large estate between his remaining children, the last of who had yet to be born.

second husband

On 27 August 1733, Mary Green Longfellow married Joseph Macress. Joseph was born in Salisbury and was a Cooper by trade. He married his first wife Sarah Dole in about 1707 in Hampton Falls. They had two daughters, what became of them was not recorded, nor was the death of Sarah his wife. In an interesting note, one of the men who endorsed Mary as guardian was a Stephen Greenleaf; he was married to Mary Marcress, Joseph's sister. His other sister, Lydia Macress, was married to a Perkins and lived in Hampton. Joseph's mother was Lydia Fifield and she was related to all the Fifields in Hampton.

mary did not die in 1742
Okay people, repeat after me, Mary did not die in 1742. She did not give up guardianship of children because she was too ill to care for them. She was alive and well and living in Salisbury. After the death of Joseph, which was not recorded, she appears to have returned to the Hampton Falls area.

In 1758 Jonathan Gove, in a deed, released to Mary Macres, widow of Joseph, all the land that he held that originally belonged to either Jacob Green or Nathan Longfellow. This Jonathan Gove had been given guardianship of Mary's son Nathan. I wonder if there was a dispute about getting control of Nathan's inheritance back. In any case, Mary was alive and kicking in 1758. Her name appears in several more deeds. In 1763 she sold land to Nehemiah Brown, her son in law, who had married her daughter Anne. This is the last time that I can find her name. There is no record of her death or where she was buried, but if I had to guess it was in Hampton Falls. Mary would have been about 70 years old in 1763.

Origins

Sarah's death date is recorded in the following sourced quote: Jacob Green, Captain, son of Henry (1), married Sarah , who died Apr. 18, 1723. Their children: Mary, b. Apr. 17, 1693; m. Nathan Longfellow (1). Abigail, b. Sept. 27, 1700; m. Daniel Weare (4) ; d. Apr. 23, 1723. Jacob, b. Sept. 12, 1702; in. Dec. 17, 1728, Mary Gale. Jonathan, b. Aug. 23, 1704. Source: https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofh02dowj/historyoftownofh0...

Notes

Mary (Green) Longfellow is shown residing in Kensington N.H. in 1732, as part of a list of 60 householders representing persons owning homes and living there in 1732.

When Nathan died, Mary was granted guardianship on 03/06/1733 of Ann (then about age 13 years); Jacob (age 11 years), Sewall (age 8 years), Abigail (age 6 years), Nathan (age 4 years) and Green (age 23 mos.) Her bond was granted for this guardianship; however, 2 years later she felt the burden of raising this young family, and guardianship of Ann was granted to Joseph Norton; three years later guardianship of Jacob was granted to his brother Jonathan; and on 12/20/1740 guardianship of Abigail, Nathan and Green was granted to Joseph Wadleigh of Hampton Falls, Yeoman.Mary married 2nd. Salisbury Mass. Joseph Macress 08/27/1733

In 1736 she signed with the consent of her present husband, an indenture of partition between her and son Jonathan that was unrecorded in the registry of deeds, Rockingham County N.H. These Provincial Deeds from 1702-1792 were part of a gift from E. Lawrence Sampter to the Philips Exeter Academy, Exeter N.H. This indenture served to split the real estate inheritance by deed of gift dated 04/11/1726(From her father Capt. Jacob Green) between herself, (Then to her son Jacob upon her death) and Jonathan. The property was real estate in Hampton (Homestead; land at Red Oak Bridge, so called; Crankway Pasture bought of Jona. Fellows; land at Great Hill; Land on town side of Grasshopper Plain, so called; one great lot of salt marsh at George's Wigwam, so called, bought of Thomas Cram; one corn mill in mill river at the falls" The indenture was dated 04/22/1736, and signed only by Joseph and Mary Macress Ackn. Newbury, 04/30/1736, Richard Kent J.P. Mary must have been concerned about the care young Green was getting as he was commited to the care of Timothy Hilliard by Mr. Wadleigh, his guardian. but she may have also been taken seriously ill, close to death, and saw the need for legal advice. On 04/28/1742 (The year of her death) she petitioned The Honorable Richard Waldron Esqr. Judge of ye Probate of wills &c. In and for the Province of New Hampshire in New England" for relief from Green's guardianship order, while stating her concerns. He suffers very much for want of suitable provision as to meat and clothing and proper Instruction & Education so that his health is much impaired and his life rendered very burdensome to him. And his Estate also is much neglected and Great waste and spoil made of ye wood and timber thereupon by sundry persons whether by the indulgence or allowance of his said Guardian I cannot say yr Petitioner therefore humbly prays that the said Minor may have relief under or release from his present servitude and be commited to such as will take more Effectual care for his suitable provision and Education And to that end that yr Honor would please to constitute me (his natural) to be a Legal Guardian of his person and some other meet person, Guardian to his Estate for the better preservation and Improvement of the same if need be so shall yr petitioner ever pray &c"Mr. Wadleigh, as guardian, provided the court a financial accounting for the three children that was allowed 08/25/1742, and which probably strengthens the belief the court granted Mary's Petition. It showed expenditures of L51, AND 12 shillings; and receipts of L73, 18 shillings. A year later guardianship of Nathan, the other younger child was granted Jonathan Gove of Hampton Falls, yeoman, 06/29/1743. By then, his siblings had reached maturity in their guardianship care.

References

• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Green-14571