Mary Morton

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Mary Morton formerly Burnham

Born 1642 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut

Daughter of Thomas Burnham Sr and Anna (Wright) Burnham

Sister of Elizabeth (Burnham) Moricock, Anna Hannah (Burnham) Gaines, Thomas Burnham II, John Burnham, Samuel Burnham, William Burnham Sr., Sarah Burnham, Rebecca (Burnham) Mann, Richard Burnham, Samuel Burnham and Amy Burnham

Wife of William Morton — married 21 Mar 1670 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

Mother of William Morton, Mary Morton, Ann (Morton) Drake, Thomas Morton, John Morton, Katherine Morton, Samuel Morton and Sarah (Morton) Loomis

Died 25 Jan 1720 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

Biography

Mary Burnham, daughter of Thomas and Ann (unknown) Burnham, was born about 1650 in Hartford, Connecticut.

Mary's age was estimated from Winthrop's Medical Records. [1]

Mary was mentioned in Thomas Burnhams' verbal will of June 1688. "He gave his daughter Morton 10 pounds..." [2]

Mary Morton's will dated 18 Jan 1719/20, inventory taken 30 Jan 1719/20. [3]

Will of Mary Morton

Page 356 Name: Mary Morton Location: Windsor Invt. L52-06-00. Taken 30 January, 1719-20, by William Williams and Gabriel Williams. Will dated 18 January, 1719-20.

I, Mary Morton of Windsor, widow, do make this my last will and testament: I devise and give unto my two sons, John Morton and Samuel Morton, all my lands which do or ought of right belong unto me as my part or share of the lands belonging to my honoured father, Thomas Burnham deceased. Also, I give unto my sd. sons John and Samuel my plow irons, one timber chain, draft chain, all the irons belonging unto my cart, two stubbing hoes, one spade, one cart rope, one hamer, two collers, one hatchet, one wheat ridle, two sickles; all these to be equally divided between my sons as their own. I give to my sd. son John one paire of money scales and one pewter tankard. I give unto my son Samuel one paire of cobb irons, one paire of tongs, one tramel, one paire of brass scales with the weights belonging to them, one great Bible, one pewter platter called Old East or Old One, one frying pann, warming pann, one old chest wherein I keep my linen, one bedd with all the furniture belonging thereunto, one table, 1-2 of my earthern were and 1-2 of my wooden ware, one hogshead, one meal trough, one looking-glass, four glass bottles, two bags, one brass skillett, one table cloth. I give and bequeath unto my granddaughter Esther Coult one bed, which I usually lye on, with all the furniture belonging thereunto, one trunk, 11 napkins, one Holland shift, all my wearing apparrell and other clothes, two boxes, one pewter basin and three of my biggest pewter platters and one table cloth, two little wheels, one great wheel; all these I bequeath to my sd. granddaughter to be her own. I give to my granddaughter Hannah Morton, the daughter of my son Thomas Morton, 1s; to each of the children of my daughter Ann Drake, 1s. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Sarah Loomis one new bed ticking and one bolster, one powdering tub, one blankett, all which particulars my sd. daughter hath already in her hands. All my other moveable estate of what kind soever I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary Coult. I appoint my son John Morton executor. Witness: William Williams, Gabriel Williams, William Williams, Jr. Mary X Morton, ls. Court Record, Page 122, 1st March, 1720: Will proven. Sources

↑ Winthrop family papers Dates: 1537-1990 Bulk Dates: 1620-1900 Physical Description: 62 document boxes, 121 volumes, 5 extra-tall volumes, and 6 oversize boxes Call Number: Ms. N-262; Ms. N-263 (photostats) Microfilm Call Number: P-350, 53 reels Repository: Massachusetts Historical Society 1154 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02215 ↑ "A Digest of the early Connecticut probate records" compiled by Charles William Manwaring, vol 1 1635-1700, publ 1904, p 418 https://archive.org/stream/digestofearlycon01manw#page/418/mode/1up" ↑ "A Digest of the early Connecticut probate records" compiled by Charles William Manwaring, vol 2 1700-1729, publ 1904, p 415 https://archive.org/stream/digestofearlycon02manw#page/415/mode/1up" See also:

Heath, Florence Burnham; Lusk, Mildred Windsor Burnham. Genealogical Records of Deacon John Burnham and His Descendants. 3rd Edition, p. 57, Thomas Burnham, Sr. Available on Ancestry.com. Acknowledgments

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