"John Maynard's wife, Mary (Starr) Maynard, died before her father, who in his will, dated 22 April 1659, bequeathed £10 to each of the five daughters of his daughter Maynard, deceased, as each should come to the age of eighteen years. John Maynard died 4 October 1658, and administration on his estate was granted to his second wife, Elizabeth."