Mary was the daughter of William Pynchon, founder of Springfield, and his wife Anna.
She married Elizur Holyoke in 1640 in Springfield. The couple had eight children: John in 1641 (died in infancy), John in 1642, Hannah in 1644, a stillborn daughter in 1646, Samuel in 1647, Edward in 1649, Elizur Jr. in 1651 and Mary in 1656.
For a succinct biography of Mary's life and her gravestone photo, see the Pioneer Valley History Network's Remarkable Women of the Pioneer Valley.
Thanks so much to RW for graciously providing this link.
Mary, w. Elitzur, buried 26: 8m: 1657.
Bk. 1, p. 47 https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Hampden/Springfield/DeathsH.shtml
Dean C. Jenkins #49436277
She married Elizur Holyoke in 1640 in Springfield. The couple had eight children: John in 1641 (died in infancy), John in 1642, Hannah in 1644, a stillborn daughter in 1646, Samuel in 1647, Edward in 1649, Elizur Jr. in 1651 and Mary in 1656.
For a succinct biography of Mary's life and her gravestone photo, see the Pioneer Valley History Network's Remarkable Women of the Pioneer Valley.
Thanks so much to RW for graciously providing this link.
Mary, w. Elitzur, buried 26: 8m: 1657.
Bk. 1, p. 47 https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Hampden/Springfield/DeathsH.shtml
Dean C. Jenkins #49436277
Mary was the daughter of William Pynchon, founder of Springfield, and his wife Anna.
She married Elizur Holyoke in 1640 in Springfield. The couple had eight children: John in 1641 (died in infancy), John in 1642, Hannah in 1644, a stillborn daughter in 1646, Samuel in 1647, Edward in 1649, Elizur Jr. in 1651 and Mary in 1656.
For a succinct biography of Mary's life and her gravestone photo, see the Pioneer Valley History Network's Remarkable Women of the Pioneer Valley.
Thanks so much to RW for graciously providing this link.
Mary, w. Elitzur, buried 26: 8m: 1657.
Bk. 1, p. 47 https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Hampden/Springfield/DeathsH.shtml
Dean C. Jenkins #49436277
She married Elizur Holyoke in 1640 in Springfield. The couple had eight children: John in 1641 (died in infancy), John in 1642, Hannah in 1644, a stillborn daughter in 1646, Samuel in 1647, Edward in 1649, Elizur Jr. in 1651 and Mary in 1656.
For a succinct biography of Mary's life and her gravestone photo, see the Pioneer Valley History Network's Remarkable Women of the Pioneer Valley.
Thanks so much to RW for graciously providing this link.
Mary, w. Elitzur, buried 26: 8m: 1657.
Bk. 1, p. 47 https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Hampden/Springfield/DeathsH.shtml
Dean C. Jenkins #49436277
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Headstone was placed on her grave in Old Burying Ground many years after her death., and later relocated to Springfield Cemetery
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