Mary Ring

Middle name has been (erroneously?) reported to be Mercy.

Mary Durrant was born before 1589 Ufford, Suffolk, England; she was christened 15 Feb 1582/3 in Great Bealings, Suffolk, England and died 15 July 1631 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts.

Parents: Thomas Durrant (1552-) and Mary Durrant (1556-).

Married:

1. 21 May 1601 to William Ring (abt. 1577-bef. March 1629)

3 children of Mary Durant and William Ring include:

1. Elizabeth Ring (1601 - bef 1687). She married 1st: Stephen Deane (1606-1634); 3 children. Married 2nd: Josiah Cooke (abt 1610-1673); 3 children.
2. Susannah Ring (abt 1611 - bef 1664/5). She married Thomas Clark (1599-1696); 7 children.
3. Andrew Ring abt (1618 - 1691). He married 1st: Deborah Hopkins (1626-ca 1674); 8 children. Married 2nd: Lettice Kempton, widow of John Morton.

Notes

• Probably emigrated on second voyage of Mayflower 15 May 1629 as a widow with three children.
• Undated will, proved 28 October 1633
• Inventory of estate included: "1 Bible. 1 Dod. 1 Plea for Infants. 1 Ruin of Rome. 1 Troubles of the Church of Amsterdam. 1 Garland of Virtuous Dames. 1 psalmbook. 1 Pennery. 1 pair hinges" valued at 4s.
• Her will was "interesting" - part of it can be read on page 143 of Leon Clark Hill's "History of the Mayflower Planters". Son Andrew's will is on pp. 143-149 of the same book.[10]
• She left Andrew to the care of "Elder" Fuller but it seems that daughter Elizabeth mostly raised the 10 year younger Andrew. [11]

Discussion

from: Mary Durrant

John Insley Coddington discussed this family at length in 1966 [TAG 42:193-205]. He found two potentially relevant entries in the Ufford, Suffolk, parish register: the marriage on 21 May 1601 of "Marie Durante of Ufford single woman" to Wylliam Ringe of Petistrey, singleman [TAG 42:193], and the baptism on 23 February 1602/3 of Elizabeth, their daughter [TAG 42:194]. Coddington stressed the unproven nature of the connection between the Ufford family and the Rings of Leiden. While the marriage date for Marie Durante and Wylliam Ringe is comfortable, daughter Elizabeth seems to have been as much as ten years older than usual at marriage and would have been nearly a decade older than her second husband. If the Ufford family is the one that came to New England, it is possible that the 1602/3 baptism is for a daughter Elizabeth who died young and the wife of Deane and Cooke is a subsequent daughter of the same name.

Links

• http://werelate.org/wiki/Person:Mary_Durrant_%281%29

Citations

• 8. The American Genealogist, October 1966, pp. 193-205. The Widow Mary Ring, of Plymouth, MA and her Children by John Insley Coddington
• 10. Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families, page 217
• 11. Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register

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Mary Ring, widow, with three children - Susan, Andrew and Elizabeth - came in 1629 from England to Plymouth, Mass. She made her will there Oct. 28, 1633, and died soon after.

sources

• Will Published in Mayflower Desendants
• The Widow Mary Ring of Plymouth by John Imsley Coddington

links

• FamilySearch AFNs: 8NXM-7C, 12SF-P2G, 1451-PBM, 1DCK-N8F
• http://records.ancestry.com/mary_durrant_records.ashx?pid=22689490

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Born by about 1589 based on estimated date of marriage. Married by about 1609 William Ring, who died at Leiden between 1620 and 1629. Came to Plymouth Colony as a widow with her 3 children in 1629 or 1630. Died in Plymouth 15 or 19 July 1631 (preamble to her will). Her 3 children; Elizabeth (Ring) Deane Cooke, Susanna (Ring) Clark, & Andrew Ring. John Insley Coddington discussed this family at length in 1966.He found two potentially relevant entries in the Ufford, Suffolk, parish register: the marriage on 21 May 1601 of "Marie Durante of Ufford single woman" to Wylliam Ringe of Petistrey, singleman, and the baptism on 23 February 1602/3 of Elizabeth, their daughter. Coddington stressed the unproven nature of the connection between the Ufford family and the Rings of Leiden. While the marriage date for Marie Durante and Wylliam Ringe is comfortable, daughter Elizabeth seems to have been as much as ten years older than usual at marriage and would have been nearly a decade older than her second husband. If the Ufford family is the one that came to New England, it is possible that the 1602/3 baptism is for a daughter Elizabeth who died young and the wife of Deane and Cooke is a subsequent daughter of the same name.

Find A Grave contributor Anne suggests that her Maiden name is Durrant, but there is no known proof of this theoretically possible connection.

Find A Grave contributor William Krueger adds: Probably emigrated on second voyage of Mayflower 15 May 1629 as a widow with three children. •Undated will, proved 28 October 1633 •Inventory of estate included: "1 Bible. 1 Dod. 1 Plea for Infants. 1 Ruin of Rome. 1 Troubles of the Church of Amsterdam. 1 Garland of Virtuous Dames. 1 psalmbook. 1 Pennery. 1 pair hinges" valued at 4s. •Her will was "interesting" - part of it can be read on page 143 of Leon Clark Hill's "History of the Mayflower Planters". Son Andrew's will is on pp. 143-149 of the same book.[10] •She left Andrew to the care of "Elder" Fuller but it seems that daughter Elizabeth mostly raised the 10 year younger Andrew. [11] Discussion from: Mary Durrant

GEDCOM Note

Category:New Plimoth Category: Ufford, Suffolk Category: Pettistree, Suffolk

Biography

MARY RING IN THE 17TH CENTURY RECORDS

Mary & William Ring in the Records of Leiden (Pilgrim Museum) "Charles, Mildreth [Mildred Charles] of England, acc[ompanied] by Jenne Tickins [Jane Thickens nee White] and Maycken Ring [Mary Ring] his acq[aintances] betr[othed] 16 May 1614, mar[ried] 31 May 1614 to SamuelTerrier [Samuel Terry] of Caen in Normandy [France], Say-worker, acc[ompanied] by Rogier Wiltsum [Roger Wilson] and Samuel Fuller his acq[aintances]." Johanna W. Tammel, The Pilgrims and other people from the British Isles in Leiden 1576-1640 (Isle of Man : Mansk-Svenska Publishing, c1989), p. 67, 256. "Ringh, Willem [William Ring], Say-worker, guar[anteed] as Citz[Citizen] by Alexander Prijs [Alexander Price] and William Bradford [William Bradford], 7 June 1619."

Johanna W. Tammel, The Pilgrims and other people from the British Isles in Leiden 1576-1640 (Isle of Man : Mansk-Svenska Publishing, c1989), p. 226. http://www.pilgrimhall.org/ringmarydocs.htm

: Death: "15th or 19th of July, 1631". In Cape Cod Series, Vol. 1. : Will: proved in "publik Court the 28th of Oct. 1633". : : She came to Plymouth with her three children, Andrew, Susan, and Elizabeth, in 1629. She is mentioned numerous times in Plymouth records as "widow Ring", but it is doubtful that her late husband ever arrived in America. Soon after the arrive of widow Ring in 1629, John and Robert Ring embarked from England in the "Bevis" and are found in Salisbury as early as 1638. Source: Cape Cod Series 1:147. : : Mayflower Families, Hopkins, pg. 12, suggests her maiden name may have been Durrant. : : Immigration: On the second Mayflower, which sailed from Gravesend inMarch, and landed at Salem Mass. on 15 May 1629, bringing 35 passengers. : : William Ring turned back to England on the Speedwell in 1620 and didnot make it to Plymouth. From Stratton, Plymouth Colony: “It was most likely his wife, Mary Ring...who arrivede at Plymouth ca. 1629 with children Elizabeth, Susanna, and Andrew” (Stratton, Plymouth Colony: Its History & people 1620-1691, quoting from John Insley Coddington, “The Widow Mary Ring, of Plymouth, Mass., and Her Children,” TAG42:193).

: Marriage: :: Date: 21 MAY 1601:: Place: Ufford, Suffolk, England<ref>Source: #S718414 Data: Text: "1601 Wylliam Ringe of Petistrey singlman & Marie Durrante of Ufford single woman weare married togerther the xxi day of May."</ref>

Sister of Elizabeth (wid. Deane) Cooke. 1629: Came to Plymouth on Ship..??

Birth

:: Date: 1590:: Place: Ufford, Suffolk, England, England<ref>Source: #S3 Data: Text: Date of Import: Jun 3, 2003</ref>

Death

:: Date: ABT 15 JUL 1631<ref>Source: #S166 pp. 29-33</ref>

Will ===Full will transcript: http://www.pilgrimhallmuseum.org/pdf/Mary_Ring_Will_Inventory.pdf===

:: Date Proved: 28 OCT 1633
It. I give unto him [son Andrew] all my wollen cloath unmade except one peece of red wch my will is that my daughter Susan shall have as much as will make a bearing Cloath and the remainder I give unto Stephen Deanes childe....As also the forty shillings of Comodities I am to have out of Englan (worn) I give unto him [son Andrew] also except the green Say wch I give unto Stephen Deanes childe to make her a Coat. ... It. one Ruffe I had of goodman Gyles I give to my daughter Eliz. Deane. ...The goods I give my two daughters are all my wearing cloathes, all my wearing linnen. ... It. my will is that the Cattle I give my sonne be kept to halfes for him by Stephen Deane, or at the discretion of my Overseers to take order for them for the good of the childe.... It. my will is that Andrew my son be left wth my son Stephen Deane; And doe require of my son Deane to help him forward in the knowledge& fear of God, not to opresse him by any buthens but to tender him ashe will answere to God. My Overseers of my will I institute & make myloving ffriends Samuell ffuller & Thomas Blossom. whom I entreate to see this my will pformed according to the true intent of the same.<ref>Source: #S166 Page: pp. 29-33</ref>

Ancestral File Number

: Ancestral File Number: WL8V-8X : Ancestral File Number: 8NXM-7C

Sources

<references />*The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), (Originally Published as: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1995). featured name: Mary Ring.subscription site* The Chrisman Pedigree, website created by Lonnie Chrisman, http://chrisman.org/pedigree/

• Stratton, Eugene A. Plymouth Colony: Its History and People 1620-1691, Ancestry Publishing, Provo, UT, 2000, 1986.
• Parish Registers of Ufford, Suffolk 1558-1630
• Cape Cod Series Vol. I: History and Genealogy of the Mayflower Planters and First Comers to Ye Olde Colonie. Copyright 1936, Hills Publishing Company, Washington D.C. Leon Clark Hills
• Genealogy of the Dean Family: Descended from Ezra Dean, of Plainfield, Conn. and Cranston, R.I. Printed 1903, F.H. Gerlock and Co., Scranton, PA. Arthur D. Dean.
• The Lee-Beckwith Genealogy. www.theleefamily.org/genealogy/index2.html Last updated October 15, 2002. Monty Lee.
• Plymouth Colony, History and People. Copyright 1986, Ancestry Incorporated. Eugene Aubrey Stratton, former Historian General of the General Society of Mayflower Descendents.
• Source: S166 Bowman, George E.,Mayflower Descendant: The Will of Mary Ring, Vol. I, Editor: Bowman, George E. Publication: Jan 1899

Acknowledgments

Contributors: Burton-2487 | Merilee Burton, Madison-125 | BobbieHall.