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Maria had first married Claes Allertszen Paradys, Van Zutphen in 1655 and had one child with him, a son Claes Nicholas.
There is this story from the New Haven Colony Records which illustrates some of the restrictions of early colonial life. Sarah Tuttle went one day to visit the Melyn family at their home in New Haven. Mrs. Melyn sent her into the room where her daughters Maria (our ancestor) and Susanna were. Jacob Melyn, the brother, came into the house and went into the same room, and while there he kissed Sarah Tuttle, for which action her father brought him into Court. The justices reproved Maria Melyn Pardee "a married woman" for allowing such as thing to occur in her presence. (The Hatfields of Westshester, p. 8)

Birth	29 March 1637	Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Immigration	1641	New Netherland
Marriage	25 August 1664	New Haven, Connecticut - Matthias Hatfield
Death	September 1694	Elizabeth, Essex, New Jersey

Spouse	Matthias Hatfield (1635 - 1687)
Child	Isaac Hatfield (1667 - 1709)
Child	Cornelius Hatfield (1665 - 1718)
Child	Abraham Hatfield (1670 - 1706)
Child	Rachel Hatfield (1674 - )
Child	Elizabeth Hatfield ( - 1725)
Child	Mary Hatfield (1675 - 1742)

Father	Cornelis Jacob Melyn (1600 - 1663)
Mother	Janneken Adriaens (1604 - 1670)

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