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Susanna Barstow (Marrett)

Also Known As: "Susannah Susan Merret"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Yorkshire, England
Death: circa April 11, 1654 (19-35)
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Dea. Thomas Marrett and Susannah Marrett
Wife of George Barstow
Mother of Margaret Gates and George Barstow
Sister of Abigail Fisher; John Marrett; James Marriott; Thomas Merritt and Hannah Marrett

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About Susanna Barstow

When Susannah died in 1654 the children were sent to live with her parents.



https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119270628/susanna-barstow

Susanna Marrett Barstow
Birth 9 Jul 1626
Ipswich, Ipswich Borough, Suffolk, England
Death 17 Apr 1654 (aged 27)
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts



https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Merritt-822

Susan Marritt/Merritt was baptized at St. Stephen, Ipswich, England on June 9, 1626, daughter of Thomas and Susan (Wolfenden) Marrett, who came to New England and settled in Cambridge, Massachusetts by 1635/6. [1] [2] [3]

Susan married George Barstow by 1649 [1] [3] as their first child was baptized at Scituate in February, 1650. George 'Beeresto', aged 21, came to New England from Halifax, Yorkshire, England in 1635 with his brother William, aged 23, on the Truelove. [2] [4]

Her husband George died at Cambridge on March 18, 1652/3. [5][2]

George didn't sign his will, but Thomas Marrett signed it and Susan Barstow made her mark. In it he left his estate in 3 equal parts to his wife and two children. [6] [2]

Susan died at Cambridge on April 17, 1654. [5]

Her estate inventory was valued at L66 2s 5d, with debts of L5 16s. Her father Thomas Marrit was appointed administer and guardian to the children, Margaret about 4 years old and George about 2 years 2 months. [7] [2]

In her father Thomas' will, written October 15, 1663, he left bequests to the children of 'my son George Baisto deceased', among others. [8] [1] [3]

Michael Barstow, of Watertown, Massachusetts, wrote his will June 23, 1674, and left legacies to the children of his brothers John, William and George Barstow.

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Susanna Barstow's Timeline

1626
July 9, 1626
Yorkshire, England
1650
February 24, 1650
Scituate, Plymouth Colony
1652
March 12, 1652
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1654
April 11, 1654
Age 27
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
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