I28399: Mary BARRETT (CA 1610

Mary BARRETT

CA 1610 - 1 JUN 1660

BIRTH: CA 1610, London, England
DEATH: 1 JUN 1660, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA

MARRIAGE: 27 OCT 1633, London, England

Frank Dyer (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dyer/will_ri/d1.htm#i5) shared in 2003: "William married Mary Barrett 5 on 27 Oct 1633 in St. Martin In The Fields, London, England. Mary was born about 1610 in London, England, died on 1 Jun 1660 in Boston, MA, about age 50 and was buried in 1660 in Newport. *Lost* From Quaker Death Records. Marriage Notes: Source: New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 94, July 1940, Page 300: The Marriage Record of Mary Dyre The Quaker Martyr - The Parish Registers of St. Martin in the Fields, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, contain the following marriage record: October 27, 1633 Gulielmus Dyer and Maria Barret. There seems no doubt that this is the record of the marriage of William Dyre (as he consistantly spelled his name) and wife Mary, the Quaker martyr. The date of their marriage was known to be between mid-summer 1633, when William Dyre's nine-year apprenticeship in London ended, and December 1635, when his son Samuel was baptized in Boston in New England. It was through the professional services of Mr. Richard Holworthy of London that the record of William Dyre's apprenticeship was found. Through his efforts, also, the baptismal record of William Dyre was discovered. Therefore, when Mr. Holworthy wrote: "There seems to me to be no doubt as to the wife of William Dyre and I want to congratulate you on having this information," there need be no hesitation in offering the marriage record for publication. Mary Dyre's maiden name of BARRETT explains why her son Samuel named a son of his, BARRETT Dyer. The Registers of St. Martin-in-the- Fields record the baptism, October 24, 1634 of "William Diar, son of William and Marie," These records show that William and Mary Dyre emigrated to America not earlier than very late in 1634. The details of the baptismal and apprenticeship records of William Dyre and other facts of his life and that of his wife may be found in an article written by Mr. William Allan Dyer and published in the Rhode Island Historical Society's Collections for January 1937. His efforts quite as much as those of the writer made possible the discovery of the marriage record, and it was Mr. Dyer who conducted the correspondence with Mr. Holworthy. Acknowledgement is also due the Harleian Society of London, as it was from their publication for 1936 that the Parish Records of St. Martin-in-the-Fields were obtained.

Brookline, Mass. Theresa E. Dyer

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Source: New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 104, January 1950, Page 42 - THE TRUE STORY OF MARY DYER By G. Andrews Moriarty, A.M., LLB., F.A.S.G., F.S.A.: Finally, we are able to prove who Mary Dyer was, thanks to Miss Theresa E. Dyer, of Brookline, Mass., who published in The Register for July 1940 (vol. 94, p.300) the marriage record of William and Mary from the parish register of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London (cf. also Harl. Soc., 1936).

On 27 Oct. 1633 William Dyer married Mary BARRET. In this connection it should be noted that Samuel Dyer, son of William and Mary, named his sixth son BARRETT, obviously for his mother's family (cf. Austin's Gen. Dic. of Rhode Island, p.291).

General Notes: "The date and place of baptism/birth of Mary Barrett is unknown. About 1610 and London is speculative." [Johan Winsser (winsser@nynexst.com)] NEHGR Vol 114 p208 "The Story of Jane Hawkins" tells of Jane Hawkins, around 1637-1653 who was banished from the community (Boston) for "practicing Medicine" to live in the woods. While at Portsmouth, as a mid-wife, she, with Anne Hutchinson, had assisted at the birth of the so-called 'monster' of Mary Dyer.... as related in John Winthrop's "History of New England" (1853),2:10-11, 1:313ff. The "Tradition" of Mary Dyer & Lady Arabella Stuart:
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The April 1944 issue of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society's Register (Vol. 98) published an article by Alice Eugenie Ortiz entitled "Tradition of Mary Dyer, Quaker Martyr" which had been contributed by Mrs. Harry Clark Boden. Mrs. Borden herself stated that there was no proof whatsoever for her theory - simply that it was one conceivable way to account for Mary's early whereabouts. Andrews Moriarty refuted this theory quite soundly in his article, "The True Story of Mary Dyer" (NEHGS Register) Vol. 104, January 1950). He states that "no proof is offered that the Lady Arabella ever "had" issue except a vague statement from Mr. Hardy's (Life of Lady Arabella Stuart) of a rumor that such was the case." Furthermore, Moriarty points out that "there never was such a tradition [of this lineage] among Mary Dyer's descendants, but that it was a quite modern story, emanating from an English gentleman, Mr. F. M. Dyer of Macclesfield [sic -]. for "Frederick Nathaniel" Dyer who was an American - his father was born in Rhode Island - and who moved to England to do research]....who, not so many years ago, sent the story of his beliefs to the descendants of Mary Dyer in this country. ... This 'tradition' does not even have the authority of age ... this being so, the story, without more evidence, is not worthy of serious consideration." Moriarty further takes the (then) editor of the Register to task for even accepting the article for publication, as it appeared four years after the July, 1940 issue (Vol. 94) which published the marriage record of Mary and William Dyer from the parish register of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London, which clearly identified her as Mary Barret.

As for the "legend" itself, Mary was supposedly the daughter of Lady Arabella Stuart, first cousin of King James, by her 3rd cousin, William Seymour. When Queen Elizabeth died in 1603, she left no heirs and the crown shifted to other descendants of Henry VII. James I was the son of Mary, Queen of Scots, a great granddaughter of Henry VII. King James felt threatened by the equal eligibility of his cousin Arabella, daughter of Elizabeth Cavendish and Charles Stuart, James' uncle. (Charles was also a great grandson of Henry VII.) Arabella had no desire to be Queen, but aggressive political suitors from England and France hoped that, by marrying her, they would capture the throne and restore Catholicism to England. King James, made rather anxious by this prospect, prohitited his cousin from marrying anyone. But Arabella fell in love with Sir William Seymour, also a descendant of Henry VII and they were secretly wed in 1610. Within a year, they had a daughter [unsubstantiated], which disturbed King James further, as this marriage doubled Arabella's qualifications to the throne. He order Arabella sent to Highgate and William Seymour imprisoned in the Tower of London. Arabella tried to flee Highgate, dressed as a man, but although she escaped from prison she was recaptured on board a ship headed to Calais and sent to the Tower of London where she spent the remaining four years of her life. William Seymour escaped to France and when he eventually returned to England after the death of King James, he became tutor to the eleven-year-old Prince of Wales, the future King Charles II. The infant daughter was left in the care of Arabella's lady-in-waiting, Mistress Mary Dyer, who gave her own name to her adopted child and brought her up quietly and reclusively in the country. King James sent out scouts searching for the child, but was denied information by anyone who was questioned. When Mary was twenty-two years old, she married her foster mother's first cousin William Dyer. [Note: it is not known whether William indeed even had any cousins by the name of Mary.] Mary, wife of William, suffered martyrdom at Boston, May 32, 1660. [Rhode Island Friends Record - Deaths, pg.99]. RI Historical Cemeteries Transcription Project Index shows: Mary Dyer, - 31 May 1660, Newport, RI (NT600). The Hartford Courant Newspaper, Saturday, March 11, 2000: "Women who made a difference. Names of the 19 women to be inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame October 7 were announced this week" "Mary Barret Dyer (birth year unknown-1660) She defied Puritan church autorities in Colonial Boston to gain religious freedom for Quakers. Her death by hanging helped establish the right to worship freely in the Colonies." Children from this marriage were:

2 M i. William Dyer was born on 24 Oct 1634 in London, England and died on 27 Oct 1634 in London, England.

General Notes: Baptized Oct.24,1634 and died and buried Oct. 27,1634, London, England. [WAD] "William & Mary's first born son, William, was baptised, I recall, 24 Oct 1634 and buried on his parent's first wedding anniversary. The exact information is available in the parish records of St Martin's in the Fields." [Johan Winsser (winsser@nynexst.com)]

+ 3 M ii. Samuel Dyer was born before 20 Dec 1635 in Boston, MA 10 and died about 1678 in Kingstown, RI.

+ 4 F iii. Mary Dyer was born about 1639 in Boston, MA and died after 26 Jan 1679 in Delaware.

+ 5 M iv. William Dyer Major was born about 1642 and died before 5 Jun 1688 in Sussex County, PA (now Delaware).

6 M v. Mahershallalhashbaz Dyer was born about 1643 in Boston, MA 17 and died before 1670. Page 820 - MAHERSHALALHASHBAZ DYER, Newport, 1661, son of William Dyer, R. I. Hist. Coll. III, 252, (AUSTIN, R. I., p. 290.) "Probably no other child on this side of the ocean has suffered such infliction, though it has long been a tradition that a fondness for Old Testament names, in one instance, brought Beelzebub into use." (SAVAGE, Vol. II, p. 88-9.) "Moreover the Lord said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man's pen concerning Maher-shalal-hashbaz." (ISAIAH, VIII, 1) He was a brother to MAJOR WILLIAM DYER of Delaware, intermarried and associated with N. J. fams., (vide, ante, this PART, p. 725). [First Settlers of Ye Plantations of Piscataway and Woodsridge Olde East New Jersey part 5] Resided in Portsmouth, and Newport, RI. Apparently had no children. called "Maher." [WAD] 1661, Mar.22 He signed certain articles relative to Misquamicut (Westerly) lands. 1670, Jul.7 His father in deed of this date to son Henry mentions part of farm where my son Maher's tobacco house stood. [Gen. Dict. of RI] Was in Newport, 1661. The full name is Mahershallalhashbaz. It is borrowed from Isaiah viii 1. See "Gen. Dict. of 1st Settlers of New England" p.88. MARRIAGE-SPOUSE: Clarence Almon Torrey, NEW ENGLAND MARRIAGES prior to 1700; p 237: Mahershallalhashbaz married Martha Pearce, daughter of Richard Pearce and Susanna Wright, about 1665 in Portsmouth, Newport, RI. Martha was born on 13 Sep 1645 in Waltham Abbey, Essex, England 17 and died on 24 Feb 1744, at age 98. William Allan Dyer notes her family lived on Prudence Island about 1665.

+ 7 M vi. Henry Levi Dyer was born about 1647 in Rhode Island, died in Feb 1690 in Newport, RI, about age 43, and was buried in 1690 in Common Burial Ground Newport (Farewell St).

+ 8 M vii. Charles Dyer was born about 1650 in Rhode Island, died on 15 May 1709 in Newport, RI, about age 59 and was buried in 1709 in Dyre Family Burial Ground Newport *Lost* Maitlands - Dyre Farm.

William married Catharine (Nee?) Dyer after 1 Jun 1660 in Boston, MA. Catharine (nee?) Dyer died after 1687. Child from this marriage is:

+ 9 F i. Elizabeth Dyer was born about 1662 in Newport, RI.

See discussion in the notes for William Dyer, Mary Bassett's husband. See "A Brother Found: A Clue to the Ancestry of Mary (Barrett) Dyer, the Quaker Martyr," Johan Winssert, NEHGS Register, Vol. 158 (Jan. 2004), pp. 27-28.
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Ancestry.com offers"Barrett Name Meaning - It may be from a medieval personal name, but if so the form is unclear. Alternatively, it may be a nickname for a quarrelsome or deceitful person, from Middle English bar(r)et(t)e, bar(r)at 'trouble', 'strife', 'deception', 'cheating' (Old French barat 'commerce', 'dealings', a derivative of barater 'to haggle'). It is possible that the original sense of barat survived unrecorded into Middle English as a word for a market trader; the Italian cognate Baratta has this sense. It could also be a nickname or metonymic occupational name from Old French barette 'cap', 'bonnet'."

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