Mary Harvey1 
(circa 1608 - following 1667)
9-greats-grandmother of Darrell Allen Martin.
DON'T USE WITNESS ROLE IN BIOGRAPHY TAG. Mary was born in England circa 1608.2,3 She married William Beardsley in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England, on 26 January 1631.4 Mary Harvey emigrated with William Beardsley on 2 April 1635 from Saint Albans, Hertfordshire.5,6 Mary was an independent businesswoman in her own right at the time William wrote his will, 28 September 1660. The nature of her business is not certain, but from the inventory of the estate it probably had something to do with weaving or sewing.7 Mary died following 1667 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.8
- Appears on these charts
- Pedigree of Darrell Allen Martin
Children of Mary Harvey and William Beardsley
- Mary Beardsley+ (1631 - 20 Sep 1691)
- John Beardsley (2 Nov 1633 - )
- Joseph Beardsley (ca Sep 1634 - )
- Samuel Beardsley+ (ca 1636 - )
- Sarah Beardsley (ca 1640 - )
- Hannah Beardsley (ca 1642 - )
- Daniel Beardsley (1644 - )
- Ruth Beardsley (s 1647 - )
- Rebecca Beardsley (s 1650 - )
Cited documentation
- [S237] Nellie Beardsley Holt, The Family of William Beardsley, One of the First Settlers of Stratford, Connecticut, offset reprint of original typescript. (Ellsworth, Me.: Downeast Graphics and Printing, Inc., 1951).
- [S51] Peter Wilson Coldham., The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1607-1660 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1987), pg. 128, 1635 "Marie Bea a person not included in this site dsley 26."
- [S237] Beardsley Gen. 1951, pg. 1, "Marie Beadsley 26" on 2 April 1635.
- [S237] Beardsley Gen. 1951, "married at Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England, 26 Jan. 1631."
- [S51] Peter Wilson Coldham, The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1607-1660, pg. 128, "With certificate from St. Albans parish, Herts."
- [S237] Beardsley Gen. 1951, pg. 1, citing Hotton's "List of Persons who went from Great Britain to the American Plantation" ... "2o Aprilis 1635. Theis under written names art to be transported to New England imbarqued in the Planter Nico Trarice Mr bound thither the pties have brought Certificate.from Minister St St (Sic) Albons in Hertfordshire ..." Of the 120 passengers, 38 were from St. Albans. Among those are: "A Mason Wm. Beardsley 30; Marie Beadsley 26; Marie Beadslie 4; John Beadslie 2; and Joseph Beadslie 6 mo."
- [S237] Beardsley Gen. 1951, pg. 4, "If Joseph, my sone, please to be an assistant to my wife for the carrying on of her bysnes whilst she lives ..."
- [S237] Beardsley Gen. 1951, pg. 3, "we have no date of her death. The latest record found of her is in the list of inhabitants of Stratford, in the year 1668."