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Mary Prince (Wharff)

Also Known As: "Mercy", "Davis", "Sayward"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Death: February 23, 1776 (88)
Gloucester, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Nathaniel Wharf; Nathaniel Wharfe; Anna Wharf and Anna Wharfe
Wife of Dea. Ebenezer Davis; James Sayward and John Prince
Mother of Abraham Davis; Elizabeth Norwood; Anna Cleaves; Mary Grimes and Abigail Cleaves
Sister of Sgt. Nathaniel Wharfe; Rebecca Woodward; Charitty Wharf, Died Young; Thomas Wharff; Mercy Wharf and 6 others

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About Mary Prince

Mary Wharff

  • Birth: Apr 7 1687 - Gloucester, Essex, MA
  • Parents: Nathaniel Wharff, Ann Riggs
  • Husband: Ebenezer Davis
  • Husband: James Sayward
  • Husband: John Prince
  • Children: Susan Davis, Abraham Davis, Elisabeth, Anna Davis, Mary Davis

A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May 1692, by James Savage. Boston, 1860-1862. Vol. 4 p 494

WHARF, NATHANIEL, Gloucester 1683, son of the preceding married 30 January 1684, Ann, daughter of Thomas Riggs, had Nathaniel, born 1685; Rebecca, 1686; Mary, 1687; Charity, 1688, died soon; Thomas, 1689; Mary [SIC: Mercy] and Experience, twins 1690; Hannah, 1691; Arthur, 1694; John, 1696; Patience, 1697, died soon; Abraham, 1699, died young; and Lydia, 1701; and his wife died 17 December of the same year. He was living 1734.


Vital Records of Gloucester - Births link

WHARFF (Waffe, Warff, Whaffe, Wharf, Wharfe, Wharffe, Whorfe, Whorff, Worf, Worff)

  • Nathaniell, s Nathanell and Anna, Mar 9 1684-5.
  • Rebeckah d Nathanell and Anna, Apr 21 1686.
  • Mary d Nathanaell and Anna, Apr 7 1687.
  • Charrity, d Nathanael and Anna, Feb 22 1687-8.
  • Thomas s Nathanaell and Anna, Jan 30 1688-9.
  • Experiance d twin, Nathanaell and Anna, June 15 16 [1690?]
  • Mercy d twin, Nathanaell and Anna, June 15 169 [1690?]

Biography

Mary was born 7 April 1687 in Gloucester, Massachusetts. [1]She is the daughter of Nathaniel Wharf and Ann Riggs.

Mary married Ebenezer Davis on 25 December 1705, in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. [2]

Wharff, Mary, and Ebenezer Davis, Dec. 25, 1705. TC

Children:

Mary, d. Ebenezer and Mary, May 3, 1707. [3]
Abraham, s. Ebenezer and Mary, Aug. 26, 1709. [4]
Elizabeth, d. Ebenezar and Mary, June 16, 1715. [bp. June 12. CR1] [5]
Susannah, d. Ebenezer and Mary, June 3, 1719. [6]
Anna, d. Sergt. Ebenezer and Mary, May 25, 1724. [7]
Abigail, d. Dea. Ebenezer and Mary, June 2, 1726. [8]
Ebenezer died 30 October 1732. [9]

Davis, Ebenezer, Dea., Oct. 30, 1732, in his 52d y. [Oct. 29, 1732. GR1]
His probate (case 7223) [10] was dated 1December 1732. His will mentions the following people: His widow Mary, who married James Sayward
Daughters, Mary Elizabeth, Susannah, Anna and Abigail
Son Abraham

Mary married second James Sayward, on 30 January 1735, in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. [11]

Davis, Mary, wid., and Elder James Sayward, Jan. 30, 1734-5.*
James Sayward died 1737, in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. [12]

Sayword, James, Elder, Feb. ––, 1736-7, in his 68th y. [Feb. 13. GR1]
His probate, case 24929, was dated 6 Jun 1737. His will was put aside. [13]

The widow Mary Sayward married John Prince on 7 August 1746 in Gloucester, Massachusetts.[14]

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Wharff-57

Mary (Wharff) Prince (1687)

Mary Prince formerly Wharff aka Davis, Sayward

Born 7 Apr 1687 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Daughter of Nathaniel (Wharf) Wharff II and Ann (Riggs) Wharff

Sister of Nathaniel Wharf III, Rebecca Wharfe, Charrity Wharff, Mercy Wharff, Experiance Wharff, Arthar Wharff, John (Whorf) Wharff, Patiance Wharff and Lydia Wharfe

Wife of Ebenezer Davis — married 25 Dec 1705 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Wife of James (Sayward) Sayword — married 30 Jan 1735 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Wife of John Prince — married 7 Aug 1746 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Mother of Elizabeth (Davis) Norwood and Anna (Davis) Cleaves

Died [date unknown] [location unknown]

Wharff-57 created 9 Sep 2020 | Last modified 26 Nov 2021

Sources

↑ Birth: The Massachusetts Vital Records Project - Vital Records of Gloucester Massachusetts - Vol 1 – Births Page 752 https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/Images/Gloucester_B...
↑ Marriage: The Massachusetts Vital Records Project - Vital Records of Gloucester Massachusetts - Vol 2 – Marriages Page 568 https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/Images/Gloucester_M...
↑ Birth: The Massachusetts Vital Records Project - Vital Records of Gloucester Massachusetts - Vol 1 – Births Page 192 https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/Images/Gloucester_B...
↑ Birth: The Massachusetts Vital Records Project - Vital Records of Gloucester Massachusetts - Vol 1 – Births Page 180 https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/Images/Gloucester_B...
↑ Birth: The Massachusetts Vital Records Project - Vital Records of Gloucester Massachusetts - Vol 1 – Births Page 185 https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/Images/Gloucester_B...
↑ Birth: The Massachusetts Vital Records Project - Vital Records of Gloucester Massachusetts - Vol 1 – Births Page 196 https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/Images/Gloucester_B...
↑ Birth: The Massachusetts Vital Records Project - Vital Records of Gloucester Massachusetts - Vol 1 – Births Page 181 https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/Images/Gloucester_B...
↑ Birth: The Massachusetts Vital Records Project - Vital Records of Gloucester Massachusetts - Vol 1 – Births Page 179 https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/Images/Gloucester_B...
↑ Death: The Massachusetts Vital Records Project - Vital Records of Gloucester Massachusetts - Vol 3 – Deaths Page 105 https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/Images/Gloucester_D...
↑ Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB515/rd/13764/7223-co1/245201907
↑ Marriage: The Massachusetts Vital Records Project - Vital Records of Gloucester Massachusetts - Vol 2 – Marriages Page 163 https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/Images/Gloucester_M...
↑ Death: The Massachusetts Vital Records Project - Vital Records of Gloucester Massachusetts - Vol 3 – Deaths Page 283 https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/Images/Gloucester_D...
↑ Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB515/rd/13855/24929-co1/247762544
↑ Vital Records of Massachusetts to 1850; Essex County; Gloucester Massachusetts - Vol 2 – Marriages Page 496 https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/Images/Gloucester_M...
See also:

Sayward, Charles Augustus, 1837-; The Sayward family : being the history and genealogy of Henry Sayward of York, and his descendants, with a brief account of other Saywards who settled in America; Pub: 1890, Ipswich MA; Pages 39-43 https://archive.org/details/saywardfamilybei00sayw/page/40/mode/2up...

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Mary Prince's Timeline

1687
April 7, 1687
Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1709
August 26, 1709
Gloucester, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British Colonies in America
1715
1715
Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
1724
May 25, 1724
Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts
1726
June 2, 1726
Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
1776
February 23, 1776
Age 88
Gloucester, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts
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