Mary _____
wife of John Andrews of Farmington, Connecticut.

On 18 November 1683, Mary Andrus/Andrews, widow and relict of John Andrews, made a deed of gift in which she mentions her children. Mentioned were her son John Andrews, son Abraham Andrus, son Daniel Andrus, son Joseph Andrus, son Benjamin Andrus, daughter Mary Brunson, daughter Hannah Richards, daughter Rachel Buck. She also gave five shillings to the two eldest daughters of each of her children, but the only grandchild named was Martha Andrus, daughter of Daniel Andrus [for transcript, see Andrews Gen., 54-5].

Date of birth: Unknown.
Place of birth: Unknown.

Date of death: after 18 November 1683.
Place of death: Unknown.

Father: Unknown.
Mother: Unknown.

Spouse: John Andrews, d. aft. 14 January 1681[/2].

Children:

Mary Andrews, b. ca. 1644, bp. 16 May 1658;
m. (1) Thomas Barnes;
m. (2) _____ Bronson.

John Andrews, b. ca. 1645, bp. 16 May 1658;
m. _____.

Hannah Andrews, b. ca. 1647, bp. 16 May 1658;
m. Obadiah Richards, d. bef. 24 November 1702.

Abraham Andrews, b. ca. January 1647/8, bp. 2 April 1654;
m. ca. 1682, Sarah Porter.

Daniel Andrews, b. ca. June 1650, bp. 2 April 1654;
m. _____.

Joseph Andrews, b. ca. January 1651/2, bp. 2 April 1654;
m. Rebecca _____.

Rachel Andrews, bp. Farmington, 9 April 1654;
m. 18 March 167[4/?]5, Ezekiel Buck.

Stephen Andrews, bp. Farmington, 6 June 1656, not in father's will.

Benjamin Andrews, bp. 17 June 1659;
m. 26 May 1682, Mary Smith.

Reference abbreviations

Andrews Gen. = Alfred Andrews, Genealogical History of John and Mary Andrews, who settled in Farmington, Conn., 1640 (Chicago 1872).

Compiled by Stewart Baldwin

First uploaded 14 August 2011.