Mary Paine

Biography

Mary Frye, daughter of William Frye and Elizabeth Foster, was born 9 Nov 1641 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, and died 22 Mar 1704 at age 62 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts.

She was married to Thomas "Pearce" on 3 August 1661, Dorchester, Massachusetts by Mr. Bellingham.[2] [3] He was the only son of Robert Peirce and Ann Greenway, born about 1635.

The known children of Thomas and Mary all born in Dorchester were:

1. Thomas Pearse, b. 21 (6) 1662 [4]
2. Mary Pearse, son of Tho., b. 15 (1) 1665 [4]
3. John Pearse, b. 27 (8) 1667; John, b. 27 (8) 1668 [4]
4. Robert Pearse, b. 26 Apr 1673 [4]
5. Samuel Pearse, b. 28 Jul 1676 [4]
6. Sarah Pearse, b. 5 Apr 1679 [4]
7. Elizabeth Pearse, b. 18 Jun 1682 [4]
8. Hannah Pearse, b. 9 Jun 1685; d. 7 Nov 1688 [5]

Death

He died on October 26, 1706, Dorchester, Massachusetts. [6], aged 71, placing his birth about 1635. He is buried in the Dorchester North Burying Ground.[7]

"Here lyes buried the body of Mrs. Mary Pain wife of Deacon Moses Pain aged 78 years who died July 4th, 1743."[1]

Mary Pain is buried in the Hancock Cemetery, in Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.[1]

References

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21354496/mary-pain
• WikiTree contributors, "Thomas Pierce (abt.1635-1706)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Pierce-822 : accessed 17 February 2024).