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Cottle, Mary

Female Abt 1712 - 1784  (72 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Cottle, Mary was born about 1712 in Chilmark,Dukes,MA (daughter of Look, Elizabeth); died on 7 Oct 1784 in Tisbury,Dukes,MA.

    Notes:

    BIRTH: No birth rec found. Mary is identified in the will of her father, James Cottle of Tisbury, 6 Aug 1739, proved Oct 1750, Dukes Co. Probate, 3:254-55 (FHL #911747). Date and place of birth are approximations.
    MAR: No mar rec found. She is called Mary "Merry" in her father's will, above. Mary is identified as the wife of Joseph Merry in Charles Edward Banks, HISTORY OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD, 3 vols. (Boston, 1911-25; repr Edgartown, MA, 1966), 3:332 (FHL #974.494 H2b).
    DEATH: Banks, HISTORY OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD, 3:332. Not confirmed in original source records.

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    BEPS: IGI


Generation: 2

  1. 3.  Look, Elizabeth was born on 28 Aug 1675 in Nantucket,Nantucket,MA (daughter of Bunker, Elizabeth); died after 6 Aug 1739.

    Notes:

    BIRTH: VITAL RECORDS OF NANTUCKET, 5 vols. (Boston, 1925-28), 2:249 (FHL #974.497/N1 V2n).
    MAR: No mar rec found. She is called Elizabeth "Cottle" in the will of her father, Thomas Look of Tisbury, 4 Dec 1725, proved Jan 1725/6 (1stTuesday), Dukes Co. Probate, 2:3-5 (FHL #911747). James Cottle had a wife Elizabeth who consented to deeds in 1712 and 1725/6 (Dukes Co. Deeds, 6:25, 7:225 [FHL #911713]).
    DEATH: No death rec found. Elizabeth is mentioned in the will of her husband, James Cottle, dated 6 Aug 1739.

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    BEPS: IGI

    Children:
    1. Cottle, Ruth was born about 1693 in Chilmark,Dukes,MA; died in (wp) 2 Jul 1760 in Chilmark,Dukes,MA.
    2. Cottle, John was born about 1696 in Chilmark,Dukes,MA; died on 21 Aug 1793 in Tisbury,Dukes,MA.
    3. Cottle, Judith was born about 1699 in Chilmark,Dukes,MA; died before 24 Jul 1728.
    4. Cottle, Samuel was born about 1702 in Chilmark,Dukes,MA; died on 5 Aug 1769 in Edgartown,Dukes,MA.
    5. Cottle, Shubael was born about 1705 in Chilmark,Dukes,MA; died on 18 Mar 1721/1722 in Chilmark,Dukes,MA.
    6. Cottle, James was born about 1710 in Chilmark,Dukes,MA; died on 18 Jun 1790 in Nantucket,Nantucket,MA.
    7. 1. Cottle, Mary was born about 1712 in Chilmark,Dukes,MA; died on 7 Oct 1784 in Tisbury,Dukes,MA.


Generation: 3

  1. 7.  Bunker, Elizabeth was born about 1646 in of Topsfield,Essex,MA (daughter of Bunker, George and Jane); died before 4 Dec 1725.

    Notes:

    BIRTH: No birth rec found. Elizabeth is identified as the 12-yr-old dau of George Bunker of Topfield, deceased, in his inv of estate, 29 May 1658 (THE PROBATE RECORDS OF ESSEX COUNTY, 3 vols. [Salem, MA, 1916-20], 1:267-68 [FHL #974.45 P2p]).
    MAR: No mar rec found. Thomas Look's wife Elizabeth consented to a deed of gift to son Samuel, 7 Aug 1718 (Dukes Co. Deeds, 3:338-39 [FHL #911712]). On 22 Dec 1681 Thomas Look of Nantucket acknowledged receipt of land he received from his "father-in-law" Richard Swain (Nantucket Co. Deeds, 1:2:56 [FHL #906232]). Richard Swain had no dau Elizabeth, but Richard married Jane, widow of George Bunker, of Topsfield in 1658, whose eldest dau was Elizabeth. Hence, it appears that Thomas Look married Elizabeth, dau of George Bunker and stepdaughter of Richard Swain.
    DEATH: No death rec found. Elizabeth is not mentioned in the will of her husband Thomas Look of Tisbury, 4 Dec 1725, proved 1st Tuesday of Jan 1725/6, Dukes Co. Probate, 2:3-5 (FHL #911747).

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    BEPS: IGI

    Children:
    1. Look, Experience was born on 11 Nov 1672 in Nantucket,Nantucket,MA; died on 17 Apr 1759 in Nantucket,Nantucket,MA.
    2. 3. Look, Elizabeth was born on 28 Aug 1675 in Nantucket,Nantucket,MA; died after 6 Aug 1739.
    3. Look, Sarah was born on 3 Apr 1678 in Nantucket,Nantucket,MA; died after 6 Mar 1737/1738.
    4. Look, Jane was born on 24 Dec 1680 in Nantucket,Nantucket,MA; died about 1765 in Rochester,Plymouth,MA.
    5. Look, Samuel was born in Mar 1683 in Nantucket,Nantucket,MA; died on 14 Jan 1772 in Tisbury,Dukes,MA.
    6. Look, Patience was born about 1687 in Tisbury,Dukes,MA; died on 4 Jul 1767 in Yarmouth,Barnstable,MA.


Generation: 4

  1. 14.  Bunker, George was born about 1620 in England; died on 26 May 1658 in Topsfield,Essex,MA.

    Notes:

    BIRTH: Date and place of birth are approximations.
    MAR: No mar rec found. A widow Jane is identified in George's estate recs, below. She is called Jane Godfrey in James Savage, GENEALOGICAL DICTIONARY OF THE FIRST SETTLERS OF NEW ENGLAND, 4 vols. (Boston, 1860-61; repr Baltimore, 1969), 1:299 (FHL #974 D2s). No proof has been found. Some researchers identify her with an Elizabeth Godfrey who married a George Bunker at Maulden, Beds, 5 May 1644. See Henry L. Bunker, BUNKER FAMILY HISTORY (Bunker Family Association, 1984), 80 (FHL #929.273 B884b). The leap from Elizabeth to Jane is not explained, however.
    DEATH: VITAL RECORDS OF TOPSFIELD, 2 vols. (Topsfield, MA, 1903-16), 1:210 (FHL #974.45/T1 V2v). Also see the adm of estate of George Bunker of Topsfield, 29 Jun 1658, inv 29 May 1658, which includes names and ages of surviving children (THE PROBATE RECORDS OF ESSEX COUNTY, 3 vols.[Salem, MA, 1916-20], 1:267-68 [FHL #974.45 P2p]).

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    BEPS: IGI

    George married Jane about 1645. Jane was born about 1624 in England; died on 31 Oct 1662 in Nantucket,Nantucket,MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 15.  Jane was born about 1624 in England; died on 31 Oct 1662 in Nantucket,Nantucket,MA.

    Notes:

    BIRTH: Date and place of birth are approximations. She is called Jane "Godfrey" in James Savage, GENEALOGICAL DICTIONARY OF THE FIRST SETTLERS OF NEW ENGLAND, 4 vols. (Boston, 1860-62; repr Baltimore, 1969), 1:299 (FHL #974 D2s). But proof is lacking. She is sometimes identified with an Elizabeth Godfrey, who married a George Bunker at Maulden, Beds, 5 May 1644. See Henry L. Bunker, BUNKER FAMILY HISTORY (Bunker Family Assoc, 1984), 80 (FHL #929.273 B884b). The leap from Elizabeth to Jane is left unexplained, however.
    MAR #1: No mar rec found. A wife Jane is identified in the adm of estate of George Bunker of Topsfield, Mass., 29 Jun 1658 (THE PROBATE RECORDS OF ESSEX COUNTY, 3 vols [Salem, MA, 1916-20], 1:267-68 [FHL #974.45 P2p]).
    MAR #2: George F. Sanborn, Jr, and Melinde Lutz Sanborn, eds, VITAL RECORDS OF HAMPTON, 2 vols. (Boston, 1992-98), 1:74, 555 (FHL #974.26/H3 V2s). Wife Jane Bunker is called "widow."
    DEATH: Nantucket Vital Records, 1:1 (FHL #906220).

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    BES1,2: IGI

    Children:
    1. 7. Bunker, Elizabeth was born about 1646 in of Topsfield,Essex,MA; died before 4 Dec 1725.
    2. Bunker, William was born about 1648 in of Topsfield,Essex,MA; died on 26 Jul 1712 in Nantucket,Nantucket,MA.
    3. Bunker, Mary was born about 1652 in of Topsfield,Essex,MA; died in (wp) 10 Jul 1724 in Nantucket,Nantucket,MA.
    4. Bunker, Ann was born about 1654 in of Topsfield,Essex,MA; died before 2 Mar 1675/1676.
    5. Bunker, Martha was born in 1656 in Topsfield,Essex,MA; died on 21 Sep 1744 in Nantucket,Nantucket,MA.