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Mary Prence (unknown)

Also Known As: "Mary (NN) Howes Prence"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: England
Death: December 09, 1695 (87-96)
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Place of Burial: Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Mary (---) Howes Prence's father and Mary (---) Howes Prence's mother
Wife of Thomas Howes, of Yarmouth and Thomas Prence, Governor of Plymouth Colony
Mother of Captain Thomas Howes, Jr.; Joseph Howes and Jeremiah Howes

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About Mary Prence

Mary Burr Howes Prence was born (ca 1590 in probably England) and died on 9 December 1695 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. She is buried in Howes Cemetery, Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.

Parents and origins are unknown, and though her maiden name of "Burr" is known, her ancestry is largely unproven.

Married:

  1. Thomas Howes (1590 - 1665)
  2. before Aug 1, 1668, to Gov.Thomas Prence (1600 - 1673) as was his fourth wife.

3 children of Thomas Howes and Mary Burr, all born in England, include:

  1. Joseph Howes (1634-1695)
  2. Thomas Howes Jr (father of Thomas Howes III and Jonathan Howes)
  3. Jeremiah Howes (1637-1708)

Notes

Thomas, Mary, and their family of three sons - Joseph (1630), Thomas (1634), and Jeremiah (1637), landed at Salem, MA from England about 1637, and moved to Yarmouth (now Dennis) Cape Cod about 1638 to farm the land granted by the King's Governor. They are believed to be the first of their surname in the ‘New World'.

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Mary Prence's Timeline

1603
1603
England
1634
1634
Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
1634
England
1637
September 3, 1637
on board ship from England
1695
December 9, 1695
Age 92
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
December 11, 1695
Age 92
Howes Cemetery, Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
1939
March 18, 1939
Age 92
July 20, 1939
Age 92