Mary Jones

Mary Ransford was born in England about 1682 and was living in July 1714 on Block Island, Rhode Island. She emigrated as a Redemptionist to New London, Connecticut.

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From Miner Descent

John Rogers next married 6 Jun 1699 in New London, CT to his housemaid, Mary Ransford. This marriage was not sanctioned by the church and John did not renounce his marriage to Elizabeth. His son John Rogers Jr was very angry. John presented himself with Mary before the June 6 session of the County Court in New London, where they take each other, in the sight and hearing of all, as husband and wife; he, furthermore, stating his reason for marrying her outside the form prescribed by the colony, to which form he declares he attaches no value, since it was not sufficient to secure his first wife to him, although no valid cause was presented for the annulment of that approved ceremony. To fully make this a well-authenticated marriage, he gallantly escorts Mary to the house of Governor Fitz-John Winthrop and informs him that he has taken this young woman for his wife. The governor politely wishes him much joy.

From http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/ransford/19/

Mary Ransford was 2nd wife to John Rogers,(son of James) the founder of the Rogerene movement in New London, CT.They declared themselves married 6 June 1669 incounty court and had 2 children -Gershom and Mary.She suffered persecution for what was perceived to be an unlawful relationship with John, was imprisoned, escaped and fled to Block Island, remarrying in 1710 to Robert Jones of Block Island.She remained there.The 2 children were raised at Mamacock Farm in New London by their father. She was described as a young woman at the time of marriage to John and was alive for John's 3rd marriage in 1714. She would appear in court records in Hartford during her marriage to John.

• For Adam's Sake: A Family Saga in Colonial New England. Allegra di Bonaventura. W. W. Norton & Company, Apr 22, 2013 - History - 464 pages. "Fornicators among you." page 105-108
• History of New London, Connecticut: From the First Survey of the Coast in ... By Francis Caulkins.  Page 202
• James Rogers of New London, Ct. and his Descendants by James Swift Rogers.  Self Published, 1902 page 42
• The Rogerenes: Some Hitherto Unpublished Annals Belonging to the Colonial ... By John Rogers Bolles, Anna Bolles Williams. Page 68
• The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Volumes 7-8 "Notes & Queries" Page 45
• Updated from Ancestry Genealogy by SmartCopy: Sep 28 2015, 1:26:04 UTC

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