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Mary Underwood
b.28 Oct 1711
Facts and Events
References
- ↑ Jacobus, Donald Lines. The Bulkeley Genealogy: Rev. Peter Bulkeley--Being an Account of His Career, His Ancestry, the Ancestry of His Two Wives, and His Relatives in England and New England, together with a Genealogy of His Descendants through the Seventh American Generation. (New Haven, Conn.: The Tuttle, Morehouse and Taylor Company, 1933)
p. 206.
Col. John Bulkeley m. (2) Westford 29 Jun 1748 Mary Underwood, b. 28 Oct 1711, d. Groton 1799. Will dated 5 May 1792, inventory dated 16 Oct 1799, mentions her three brothers: Jonathan of Marlborough NH, Timothy of Putney VT, and James Esq. of Merrimack, other non-Bulkeley relatives, John-Bulkley Lawrence son of Abel Lawrence of Salem distiller, Betsey-Bulkley Ames daughter of Amos Ames of Groton, Abigail wife of Amos Ames, Jonas Prescott of Westford.
- ↑ Underwood, Lucien Marcus. The Underwood families of America. (Lancaster, Pa.: New Era Printing Co., 1913)
p. 11.
Children of Joseph Underwood and Susannah Parker: 3) Mary b. 28 Oct 1711, d. 26 Nov 1803, m. Col. Buckley.
[The death date seems doubtful given the probate information supplied by Jacobus. No such death found in Groton VRs. The birth date for Mary, consistent in both sources, is not in any of the various towns where births of the other children are found, so its basis is unknown.]
- ↑ Baldwin, Thomas W. Vital Records of Wakefield, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. (Boston, Mass, 1912)
p. 123.
UNDERWOOD, Mary, d. of Joseph, bp. July 5, 1713. CR
- ↑ Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871. (American Ancestors, 2014)
Case 3419: Mary Bulkley 1799.
Will of "Mary Bulkley of Groton ... widow, begin weak in body", dated 5 May 1792, proved 15 Oct 1799 (nuncupative codicil dated 24 May 1799 proved 17 Oct 1799), names "my three brothers Jonathan Underwood of Marlborough in the State of New Hampshire, Timothy Underwood of Putney in the State of Vermont, and James Underwood Esquire of Merrimack", nephew Joseph Underwood of Reading, "my newphews John Underwood and Jeremiah Underwood sons of my brother John Underwood late of Westford deceased", "my niece Abigail Brooks the wife of Joel Brooks", "my niece Ruth Hildreth widow of Amaziah Hildreth late of Westford deceased", "my sister Elizabeth Fletcher widow of Joseph Fletcher late of Dunstable deceased", "my nephews Benjamin Spaulding of New Ipswich and James Spaulding of Jaffrey", "such of the children of my sister Behtiah Prescott wife of Oliver Prescott of Westford, as are not, or shall not be at the time of my deceased follower of the deluded sect called Shaking quakers", "John Bulkley Lawrance son of Abel Lawreance of Salme distiller", "Betsy Bulkley Ames daughter of Amos Ames of Groton", "Abigail Ames wife of said Amos Ames", "Amos AMes of Groton", "my nephew Timothy Underwood Junior", "Jonas Prescott of Westford", "Benjamin Bancroft of Groton", "my niece Sarah Eastman of HOllis widow of Jonathan Eastman", Church of Christ in Groton. First codicil dated 5 May 1792 names Rev. Daniel Chaplin of Groton, widow Ruth Hildreth already named, Betsey Richardson "who now lives with me". Her nuncupative codicil dated 24 May 1799 gave a silver tankard to Abel Prescott of Groton. Captain Jonathan Fletcher of Dusntable to be executor.
23 Aug 1799" heirs cited to appear to consider proving of will.
17 Sep 1799: Inventory of wid'o Mary Bulkley late of Groton Dece'd.
17 Oct 1799: Claims upon the estate include money owed to "the heirs of John Bulkley the younger Esq'r deceased", doctor and funeral expenses. Inventory $449.80, claims $490. "Therefore it is probably insolvent."
23 May 1805: Accounting of Jonathan Fletcher allowed, includes charge for "cost of Administration from June 1799 to April 16th 1805".
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