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MARY WILCOX
Parents: Unknown
Mary Wilcox married Unknown Hall. [Ref] Unknown Hall had a brother John Hall, who married first Bethia Unknown and married second Elizabeth Unknown. [Ref, p. 1]
Mary joined the church in Cambridge in 1652. [Ref, p. 1]
Mary is mentioned in the will of her brother, William Wilcox of Cambridge. [Ref, p. 1] In this will, dated 1653, William called Mary his "Sister Widow Hall"; he left her 20 shillings and 10 shillings each to her children John and Susan. [Ref, p. 294]
In 1662 the widow Mary Hall received land in Cambridge. [Ref, p. 294] After the death of her son William in 1667, she asked the court to order a division of his property for her benefit. [Ref, p. 294] It appears that she had assigned him property in return for his supporting her and that she had been living with him. [Ref, p. 294]
Children of Unknown Hall and Mary Wilcox:
STEPHEN HALL (c. 1637 - 1724) of Concord, Stow and Plainfield
Parents: Unknown Hall and Mary Wilcox [Ref, p. 1]
Stephen Hall was born about 1637. He died on 1 Oct 1724, age 87, in Plainfield. [Ref] He married Ruth Davis [Ref][Ref] on 3 Dec 1663 in Concord. [Ref]
Stephen was of Concord. [Ref] He was taxed in Stow in 1688. [Ref] He was a Commissioner in Stow in 1688.[Ref] He was of Plainfield. [Ref]
Stephen was an early freeholder of Plainfield, living on the east side of the Quinebaug. [Ref]
Note: Stephen had a nephew Stephen Hall of Medford, who was the son of his
brother John.
Children of Stephen Hall and Ruth Davis:
SARAH HALL (1688 - 1736)
Parents: Stephen Hall and Ruth Davis [Ref, p. 16]
Sarah Hall was born on 19 Jun 1688 in Stow. [Ref][Ref, p. 16] She married first Benjamin Spaulding, the son of Benjamin Spalding and Olive Farwell, on 21 Oct 1708 [Ref] in Plainfield [Ref exact year missing] She married second Dr. William Blodgett on 18 Aug 1714 in Plainfield. [Ref refers to her as Sarah, widow of Benjamin Spaulding] She died on 14 Jan 1735/6 in Plainfield. [Ref]
Children of Sarah Hall and Benjamin Spalding:
References
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