Mary Mead

Biography

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Mary Brown was born c. 1634, and is said to be "of Stamford, Connecticut."[1] Her parents are unknown.

Family

Mary married on 4 December 1654 at Stamford, Connecticut to Joseph Mead.[2] The Rev. E. B. Huntington officiated.[2] They had six children.

Children of Mary and Joseph:[3]

1. Zachariah Mead d 6 July 1703
2. Daniel Mead
3. Joseph Mead b c. 1657; mar Sarah Reynolds
4. Elisha Mead b c. 1661; mar Sarah Butler
5. Richard Mead
6. Mary Mead

Settling in Greenwich

Joseph Mead was living at Stamford when he and Mary met and married. In Spring of 1657, with his brother John, Joseph removed temporarily to Hempstead, Long Island, where several Stamford families had newly settled in 1644. They returned to Stamford in the later part of 1658.[4] In 1672, Joseph was among the first proprietors of Horseneck, called the "27 Proprietors of 1672."[5]

Death & Legacy

Mary's husband, Joseph, died on May 3, 1690 at Greenwich, without making a will, and on 15 March 1692/3, administration of his estate was granted to his widow, Mary, and son, Joseph (Fairfield Probate 4: 101).[2] The family had filed a petition with the court requesting approval of their plan for distribution (this was approved).[2] Sons, Joseph, Daniel, and Elisha had signed the agreement, and sister, Mary, had made her mark.[2] Richard and Mary were both minor children, and they chose their older brother, Joseph, and their cousin, John Mead, as guardians.[2]

Mary Brown, wife of Joseph, died Aug 2, 1728 in Stamford.[6]

References

1. Remington, Gordon L., (1998) "The English Origin of William 1 Mead of Stamford, Connecticut." The American Genealogist, NEHGS (Vol 73, Pages 1-10). < AmericanAncestors >. Page 7-9 (attached).
2. WikiTree contributors, "Mary (Brown) Mead (abt.1634-1728)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Brown-1002 : accessed 17 May 2024). cites
   1. Greene, Richard Henry, "Early Settlers of West Farms, Westchester County, N. Y." (Vol 47, Page 87) The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record. New York, New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1916, Archive.org accessed April 13, 2015
   2. Prindle, Paul W., "Some Early Finch-Mead Problems." (Vol 48, Pages 93-99) The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. (Online database accessed April 13, 2015. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .)
   3. Doherty, Frank J., "The Mead Family." The Settlers of the Beekman Patent, V.1-8. (Vol 8, Page 697) (Online database accessed April 13, 2015: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2013)
   4. Mead, Spencer P., History and Genealogy of the Mead Family of Fairfield County, Connecticut, Eastern New York, Western Vermont, and Western Pennsylvania, from A.D. 1180 to 1900. (Page 125) New York: Knickerbocker, 1901, OpenLibrary.org accessed April 13, 2015
   5. Mead, Spencer P., Ye Historie of ye Town of Greenwich, County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut with Genealogical Notes ... (Pages 31, 366) New York, Knickerbocker: 1911, Archive.org accessed April 13, 2015.
   6. Connecticut, U.S., Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) Stamford Vital Records 1641-1852, Vol 1 page 9. [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data:White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002. < AncestrySharing >