Mosher, Mary

Abt 1640 -

• Name	Mosher, Mary
  	[page 51] In 1661, Mr. Maxson, then twenty-three years old, joined a company which was formed at Newport for the purchase and settlement of a portion of the Narragansett country, called by the Indians Misquamicut, as appears from the records of the company. The articles of agreement were signed on the 22nd of March, 1661, and Mr. Maxson soon after removed to the new settlement, which thence became the scene of his labors. He was married to Mary Mosher, the daughter or sister of Hugh Mosher, one of the purchasers of Misquamicut, whose name is among those recorded in the Rhode Island Historical Society’s Collection.
  Birth	Abt 1640
  Gender	Female
  FSID	LRZS-YKG
  Death	Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
  Person ID	I94991	WETZEL-SPRING

  
  

  Family	Maxson, John Sr Rev,   b. Abt Mar 1638, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA d. 17 Dec 1720, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1661
  	[page 51] In 1661, Mr. Maxson, then twenty-three years old, joined a company which was formed at Newport for the purchase and settlement of a portion of the Narragansett country, called by the Indians Misquamicut, as appears from the records of the company. The articles of agreement were signed on the 22nd of March, 1661, and Mr. Maxson soon after removed to the new settlement, which thence became the scene of his labors. He was married to Mary Mosher, the daughter or sister of Hugh Mosher, one of the purchasers of Misquamicut, whose name is among those recorded in the Rhode Island Historical Society’s Collection. The articles of agreement were signed on the 22nd of March, 1661, and Mr. Maxson soon after removed to the new settlement, He was married to Mary Mosher, the daughter or sister of Hugh Mosher, one of the purchasers of Misquamicut, whose name is among those recorded in the Rhode Island Historical Society’s Collection.
  Children	1. Maxson, John Jr Rev,   b. 1666   d. 1747 (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Maxson, Richard  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F53045	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  20251019GHLn- ALERT! Mary (—?—) Maxon: End-of-Line Ancestor of Unknown Origins ALERT! Mary (—?—) Maxon: End-of-Line Ancestor of Unknown Origins Below are verbatim excerpts from Robert Charles Anderson [Fellow of the American Society of Genealogists], The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1634-1635; pages 102-104. RICHARD MAXON ORIGIN: UNKNOWN MIGRATION: 1634… FIRST RESIDENCE: Boston. REMOVES: Portsmouth 1638. OCCUPATION: Blacksmith… BIRTH: By about 1613 (based on estimated date of marriage). DEATH: After 1640… MARRIAGE: By about 1639 _____ _____. She married (2) by 1647 John Harndell… CHILDREN: i. JOHN MAXON… m. by about 1667 Mary _____ … ii. REBECCA MAXON… m. by about 1660 Hugh Mosher… Many secondary sources state that the wife of John Maxon was Mary Mosher, sister of Hugh Mosher who married Rebecca Maxon. No evidence has been found for this claim. <=== End of verbatim excerpts The publications of The Great Migration Study Project provide important additions and corrections to anything published prior: https://www.americanancestors.org/publications/great-migration-study-project/critical-acclaim Less Last Changed: August 19, 2025 P Perry Streeter BIRTH: Source: Maxson Family Genealogy s BIRTH: Source: Maxson Family Genealogy says she was the daughter of Hugh Mosher. The Great Migration page for Mosher does not list her as a daughter. BIRTH: Source: Maxson Family Genealogy says she was the daughter of Hugh Mosher. The Great Migration page for Mosher does not list her as a daughter. DEATH: Westerly, Washington, RI. Source: Maxson Family Genealogy ANCESTRY_FILE_NUMBER: 99QB-V2 ANCESTRAL_FILE_NUMBER: 99QB-V2 Less Last Changed: December 2, 2022 M Melanie Armstrong INFORMATION FOR THIS FAMILY: MAXSON FAM INFORMATION FOR THIS FAMILY: MAXSON FAMILY GEN. ALSO YOUR ANCESTORS VOL 7 Last Changed: August 26, 2013 U UnknownMMMW-P5RY Married John Maxon. THE MAXSON FAMILY U Married John Maxon. THE MAXSON FAMILY US/CAN 929.273M45lbw Last Changed: August 26, 2013 D DonnWilliams1

  
  

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