Mary Jones

1672 - 1729  (56 years)

• Name	Mary Jones
  Birth	10 Dec 1672	Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [1, 2, 3, 6]
  History	17 Oct 1691 (18 years)	Plymouth Colony merged with Massachusetts Bay Colony forming the Province of Massachusetts Bay
  Occupation	1 Jan 1716/17 (44 years)	Watertown, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [5]
  She was licensed on 1 Jan 1716/17, during her widowhood, to keep a public house.
  Death	11 Apr 1729	Watertown, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [2]
  Burial	Aft 11 Apr 1729	Old Burying Ground, Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Old Burying Ground, Lexington, Massachusetts   [2]
  	Gravestone of Mary Brewer Plot: C.67
  Siblings	6 brothers and 3 sisters
  1. Lydia Jones,   b. 25 Aug 1668, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 21 May 1718, Weston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 49 years)   2. Captain Josiah Jones,   b. 20 Oct 1670, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 21 Dec 1734, Weston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 64 years) + 3. Mary Jones,   b. 10 Dec 1672, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 11 Apr 1729, Watertown, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  (Age 56 years) ▻ Lt. John Brewer,  m. 5 Jul 1693   4. Captain Nathaniel Jones,   b. 31 Dec 1674, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Nov 1745, Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine, U.S.A.  (Age 70 years)   5. Samuel Jones,   b. 9 Jul 1677, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 17 Jan 1717/18, Weston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 40 years)   6. Captain James Jones,   b. 4 Sep 1679, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 14 Sep 1770, Weston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 91 years)   7. Sarah Jones,   b. 6 Feb 1681, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 9 Jul 1705, Weston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 24 years)   8. Anna Jones,   b. 28 Jun 1684, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1736, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 51 years)   9. John Jones,   b. 19 Mar 1686, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   10. Isaac Jones,   c. 25 May 1690, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Lewis Jones   d. 11 Apr 1684, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   (Grandfather)  Elizabeth  (Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I102	Roy Line
  Last Modified	16 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Captain Josiah Jones,   b. 1643, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 9 Oct 1714, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Lydia Treadway,   b. Abt 1649, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 18 Sep 1743, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 94 years)
  Family ID	F125	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Lt. John Brewer,   b. 29 Sep 1669, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 5 May 1709, Watertown, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 39 years)
  Marriage	5 Jul 1693	Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Age at Marriage	She : 20 years and 7 months - He : 23 years and 10 months.
  Notes	Name: Robinson (1903) gives her name as Mary and has Hannah an earlier marriage. Torry (1985) believes that the marriage record is incorrect, and that there is only one marriage, and that is to Mary Jones. [5, 7]
  Children	4 sons and 2 daughters
  1. Captain John Brewer,   b. Abt 1698, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 31 Dec 1758, Tyringham, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 60 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Mary Brewer,   b. Abt 1700, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. Josiah Brewer,   b. 1702, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     4. Daniel Brewer,   b. 4 Aug 1704, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   5. William Brewer,   b. 1707, Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. ▻ Elizabeth Ball  m. 17 Feb 1731;   Abigail Garfield  m. 10 Apr 1735     6. Submit Brewer,   b. 18 Jul 1709, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 22 Nov 1791, Sturbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 82 years)  [Father: Foster]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F124	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Mary Jones(1672 – 1729) 2Captain Josiah Jones(1643 – 1714) 4Lewis Jones( – 1684) 8 16 17 9 18 19 5Anna Stone(Abt 1623 – 1680) 10Deacon Simon Stone(9 Feb 1585/86 – 1665) 20David Stone 21Ursula 11Joan Clark(1596 – 1675) 22William Clark(Abt 1566 – 1632) 23Margaret Hadlock 3Lydia Treadway(Abt 1649 – 1743) 6Nathaniel Treadway(Abt 1614 – 1689) 12Nathaniel Treadway 24 25 13Mary Howe(23 Jan 1591/92 – ) 26Edward Howe(1561 – say 23 Feb 1591/92) 27Ann Lumpkin(Abt 1564 – 1611) 7Sufferance Hayes(Abt 1618 – 1682) 14Walter Hayes 28 29 15Elizabeth 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 10 Dec 1672 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Marriage - 5 Jul 1693 - Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Occupation - 1 Jan 1716/17 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Death - 11 Apr 1729 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Burial - Aft 11 Apr 1729 - Old Burying Ground, Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

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