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Mary Ransom 1661–1699 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1661

Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 30 Apr 1699

Death Location: Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Robert Ransom

Mother: Hannah Ransom

Spouse(s): Nehemiah Besse

Children(s): Robert Besse, Benjamin Besse, David Besse, Joshua Besse, Hannah Besse, Mary Besse, Nehemiah Besse

Mary Ransom was born in 1661 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Robert Ransom And Hannah Ransom. Mary Ransom married Nehemiah Besse, and had children including Benjamin Besse, David Besse, Hannah Besse, Joshua Besse, Mary Besse, Nehemiah Besse, Robert Besse. Mary Ransom passed away in 1699 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Mary Ransom was born in 1661 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Robert Ransom And Hannah Ransom.
  • Mary Ransom married Nehemiah Besse, and had children including Benjamin Besse, David Besse, Hannah Besse, Joshua Besse, Mary Besse, Nehemiah Besse, Robert Besse.
  • Mary Ransom passed away in 1699 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States.

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Mary Ransom's Ancestors

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Mary Ransom
1661–1699
Birth Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Robert Ransom
1630–1697
Ipswich Borough, Suffolk, England
Hannah Ransom
1640–1735
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Robert Ransom
1605–1675
Suffolk, Kent, England
Lucy Purefoy
1598–1657
Leicestershire, England
Thomas (George) Gardner
1617–1689
Dorchester, Dorset, England, UK
Hannah Swift
1620–1664
Bocking, Essex, England, UK
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Ransom's Descendants

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Mary Ransom (1661–30 Apr 1699) m. Nehemiah Besse (1641–24 Mar 1703)
  1. 1. Robert Besse 1690–1742
  2. 2. Benjamin Besse 1696–
  3. 3. David Besse 1693–1738
  4. 4. Joshua Besse 1693–
  5. 5. Hannah Besse 1685–1748 m. Thomas Jones 1685–1748
    1. 1. Ebenezer Jones 1708–1787 m. Jane Hillman 1714–1801
      1. 1. Benjamin Jones 1750–1839
      2. 2. Daniel Jones 1739–1816
      3. 3. Hulda Jones 1734–1764
      4. 4. Mary Jones 1736–1809 m. Robert Cathcart 1727–1795
        1. 1. Silas Cathcart 1772–1830
        2. 2. Phebe Carthart 1762–1847
        3. 3. Gershom Cathcart 1767–1852
      5. 5. Sarah Jones 1745–1828 m. Peter Look 1742–1832
        1. 1. Benjamin Look 1770–1830
        2. 2. Hannah Look 1776–1846
        3. 3. Lavinia Look 1788–
        4. 4. Lydia Look 1779–1845
        5. 5. Peter (Look) Jr. 1785–1830 m. Sophia Healy 1783–1834
        6. 6. Sarah Look 1782–1817
        7. 7. Susannah Look 1774–1854
        8. 8. Jeremiah Look 1772–1857 m. Eleanor Payne 1768–1842
      6. 6. Thomas Jones 1741–1834
      7. 7. Zerviah Jones 1747–1842
      8. 8. Lydia Jones 1743–1816
      9. 9. Jane Jones 1754–1792
    2. 2. Sarah Jones 1721–
    3. 3. Hannah Jones 1719–
    4. 4. Thankful Jones 1710–
    5. 5. Benjamin Jones 1724–
    6. 6. Silas Jones 1717–
    7. 7. Mary Jones 1729–
    8. 8. Sylvanus Jones 1727–
    9. 9. Susanna Jones 1715–
    10. 10. John Jones 1712–
  6. 6. Mary Besse 1680–1755
  7. 7. Nehemiah Besse 1682–1737

Mary Ransom's Timeline

2 Records

1661
1661
Birth of Mary Ransom in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
1699
30 Apr 1699
Age 38
Death of Mary Ransom in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1661
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1661; Birth city: Plymouth; Birth state: MA
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 592.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: TLB

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1699
    Event Place: Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1661; Birth city: Plymouth; Birth state: MA

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