Person:Mary Wilford (6)

The first John Wilford of Branford died childless in 1678. It does not appear that his nephew and heir, also John, ever came to New England. This Mary Wilford, therefore, was almost certainly daughter of Richard and Elizabeth (_____) Wilford of Branford. Her calculated birth year of 1706 is in conflict with that of her sister, Elizabeth, born 25 January 1706/07. Mary could be either the next older or next younger sibling of Elizabeth.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} 35. Caleb Frisbee³, in Frisbee, Edward S. (Edward Selah). The Frisbee-Frisbie Genealogy: Edward Frisbye of Branford, Connecticut and His Descendants: with Appendix Containing Brief Lineages of Fiskes, Haskells, Mabies and Parkes and Bibliography. (Rutland, Vermont: The Tuttle Company, 1926)
   40.

   "… Mary Wilford, … daughter of John Wilford (one of the most prominent men of the colony, member of the Assembly for many years), born in 1706, died in Branford, June 1, 1767."

2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 Branford Vital Records [NEHGS], in Connecticut, United States. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records
   64.

   "Frisbie, … Mary, w. of Caleb, d. June 1, 1767, in the 61st y. of her age [3:194]"

3.   Mary Wilford Frisbie, in Find A Grave.

   No image provided. Burial not recorded in the Hale Collection.