Individual Details

Grace Melburn

(Abt 1617 - 25 Dec 1700)

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== Disputed Surname ==Melburn and variant spellings. Is there a solid source for this? Where did the suggestion come from originally?*Essex Genealogist 10:106 (1990) Ahnentafel of John Abbot of Minnesota "55 Grace Melburn? -1702 Topsfield MA"*Lots of unanswered queries in the Hartford Times (1960s) asking for her Ancestry.

== Biography ==
=== Birth ===Grace is estimated to have been born in 1617 in Boxford, Berkshire, England. This date is based on the estimated (1638) birth of her first child.

=== Marriage ===Grace was married to [[Andrews-4|Robert Andrews]], a carpenter, around 1637, based on the estimated birth of daughter Mary. He died in 1668, and Grace did not remarry.

=== Children ===Children of Robert and Grace Andrews: Robert and Grace neglected to register their children's birth in the town records. Joseph and Ruth's births were noted in the court records.
* Mary b. about 1638; m. Isaac Cummings of Topsfield 27 Nov 1659."Descendants of Robert Andrews of Rowley Village (Boxford)." The Essex Antiquarian [https://books.google.com/books?id=dfluTmx4iogC&pg=PA118&lpg=PA118 vol 3. p. 113]* Hannah b. about 1642; m. Capt John Peabody of Boxford 23 Nov 1665* Elizabeth b. about 1643; m. Samuel Symonds of Boxford 14 April 1662* Thomas b. about 1645; m. (1) widow Martha (Baker) Antrum; m. (2) Rebecca
* John b. about 1648; m. Sarah Dickinson* Robert b. about 1651; unmarried; kileed in storming the Narragansett fort, 19 Dec 1675* Rebecca b. about 1654 m. Samuel Marble of Andover 26 Nov 1675* Joseph b. 18 Sep 1657 in Topsfield;"Ipswich Court Records and Files." The Essex Antiquarian vol. 13 p. 188 m. four times
* Sarah b. about 1658; m. Daniel Wood of Boxford* Ruth b 27 May 1664 in Rowley Village; m. Edward Phelps of Andover 9 March 1682/3

=== Death & Will ===The widow Grace passed away in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, 25 Dec 1702. *The town record says: Gras Andrus, widow, d. Dec 25 [1700-01?]Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts, ''Massachusetts Vital and Town Records'', Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). Ancestry.com (Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.), pg. 222. Cit. Date: 14 Dec 2015. This has of course led to dates of 1700 and 1701. *An article in [[Space:The Essex Antiquarian|The Essex Antiquarian]] says: Grace died 25 Dec 1702Sidney Perley, editor, ''The Essex Antiquarian, An Illustrated Monthly Magazine Devoted to the Biography, Genealogy, History, and Antiquities of Essex County, Massachusetts'' (Salem, Mass.: The Essex Antiquarian, 1899), Vol. III, No. 8, Salem, Mass., August, 1899, pg. 113. Cit. Date: 14 Dec 2015
Grace made a will dated the fourth day of September 1699 (10th year of the reign of King William). After the usual beginning Grace makes the following bequestsMassachusetts County, District and Probate Courts. Notes : Probate Records, Vol 307-308, Book 7-8, 1699-1705 [https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/9069/007704835_00261?pid=6746155 link at Ancestry ($)
:to son Thomas a table, bench and 5s in money
:to sons John & Joseph Andrews twenty pounds in money that she is owed
:to daughter Mary Cumins 5 pounds in money
:to daughter Elizabeth Symonds 5 pounds in money
:to daughter Hannah Peabody 5 pounds in money
:to daughter Rebecca Mearbell 5 pounds in money
:to daughter Sarah Woods 5 pounds in money:to daughter Ruth ffelphs a pair of Oxen in the lieu of 5 pounds which she has already received:to grandchild Elizabeth Marbell her lesser feather bed and her least bolster:the remainder of the household goods (all) are to be divided among her six daughters equally.
:to three daughters in law twenty s. in money a piece.:two youngest sons John Andrews and Joseph Andrews named executors. Grace signed with her mark.
'''The will was proved in court. 4 Jan 1702/3'''
=== Note ===
:: Melburn is also spelled Milburn and Melbourn in original records.

=== Sources ===

* Torrey, Clarence Almon, ''[[Space:Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700|Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700]]'', Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2004. Ancestry.com. U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2012, p. 18.* Coombs, Jan Gregoire. ''[[Space:Coombs Family History|Coombs Family History]]'' (Janet Pulvermacher, Middleton, Wisconsin, 2013) [https://books.google.com/books?id=sc34AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA16 Page 16]* [http://www.our-genealogy.com/knapp/ancestry-andrews/robert-andrews2.html/ Knapp Ancestry]* Ancestral File (R) Publication: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998)* Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members* Brøderbund Software, Inc. Title: LDS Website - www.familysearch.com Publication: Name: Release date: January 12, 1997; Customer pedigree. Family Archive CD
Housewife

Alternate death date of 1702 is found at http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/juliet-porter/a-porter-pedigree-being-an-account-of-the-ancestry-and-descendants-of-samuel-an-tro/page-8-a-porter-pedigree-being-an-account-of-the-ancestry-and-descendants-of-samuel-an-tro.shtml :

Per ''History of the Andrews Family: Genealogy of Robert Andrews and his Descendants,
1635 to 1890'' by H. Franklin Andrews, Atty at Law, available at http://books.google.com/books?q=Grace%20Andrews&id=NNg6AAAAMAAJ&output=text&pg=PA202 (page 202):

'''Grace Andrews''', of Boxford. widow of Robert, made her will September 4. 1699. It mentions her children:
* Thomas
* Joseph and John, young[er] sons
* Mary Cumins [wife of Isaac Cummings]
* Elizabeth, wife of Samuel Symonds
* Hannah, wife of John Peabody
* Rebecca, wife of Samuel Marbel
* Sarah, wife of Daniel Wood
* Ruth, wife of Edwin Phelps

Grace Andrews had daughters-in-law, January 13, 1702-03 }
== Disputed Surname ==Melburn and variant spellings. Is there a solid source for this? Where did the suggestion come from originally?* Essex Genealogist 10:106 (1990) Ahnentafel of John Abbot of Minnesota "55 Grace Melburn? -1702 Topsfield MA"* Lots of unanswered queries in the Hartford Times (1960s) asking for her Ancestry.

== Biography ==
=== Birth ===Grace is estimated to have been born in 1617 in Boxford, Berkshire, England. This date is based on the estimated (1638) birth of her first child.

=== Marriage ===Grace was married to [[Andrews-4|Robert Andrews]], a carpenter, around 1637, based on the estimated birth of daughter Mary. He died in 1668, and Grace did not remarry.

=== Children ===Children of Robert and Grace Andrews: Robert and Grace neglected to register their children's birth in the town records. Joseph and Ruth's births were noted in the court records.
* Mary b. about 1638; m. Isaac Cummings of Topsfield 27 Nov 1659."Descendants of Robert Andrews of Rowley Village (Boxford)." The Essex Antiquarian [https://books.google.com/books?id=dfluTmx4iogC&pg=PA118&lpg=PA118 vol 3. p. 113]* Hannah b. about 1642; m. Capt John Peabody of Boxford 23 Nov 1665* Elizabeth b. about 1643; m. Samuel Symonds of Boxford 14 April 1662* Thomas b. about 1645; m. (1) widow Martha (Baker) Antrum; m. (2) Rebecca
* John b. about 1648; m. Sarah Dickinson* Robert b. about 1651; unmarried; killed in storm in the Narragansett fort, 19 Dec 1675* Rebecca b. about 1654 m. Samuel Marble of Andover 26 Nov 1675* Joseph b. 18 Sep 1657 in Topsfield;"Ipswich Court Records and Files." The Essex Antiquarian vol. 13 p. 188 m. four times
* Sarah b. about 1658; m. Daniel Wood of Boxford* Ruth b 27 May 1664 in Rowley Village; m. Edward Phelps of Andover 9 March 1682/3

=== Death & Will ===The widow Grace passed away in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, 25 Dec 1702. *The town record says: Gras Andrus, widow, d. Dec 25 [1700-01?]Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts, ''Massachusetts Vital and Town Records'', Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). Ancestry.com (Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.), pg. 222. Cit. Date: 14 Dec 2015. This has of course led to dates of 1700 and 1701. *An article in [[Space:The Essex Antiquarian|The Essex Antiquarian]] says: Grace died 25 Dec 1702Sidney Perley, editor, ''The Essex Antiquarian, An Illustrated Monthly Magazine Devoted to the Biography, Genealogy, History, and Antiquities of Essex County, Massachusetts'' (Salem, Mass.: The Essex Antiquarian, 1899), Vol. III, No. 8, Salem, Mass., August, 1899, pg. 113. Cit. Date: 14 Dec 2015
Grace made a will dated the fourth day of September 1699 (10th year of the reign of King William). After the usual beginning Grace makes the following bequestsMassachusetts County, District and Probate Courts. Notes : Probate Records, Vol 307-308, Book 7-8, 1699-1705 [https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/9069/007704835_00261?pid=6746155 link at Ancestry ($)
:to son Thomas a table, bench and 5s in money
:to sons John & Joseph Andrews twenty pounds in money that she is owed
:to daughter Mary Cumins 5 pounds in money
:to daughter Elizabeth Symonds 5 pounds in money
:to daughter Hannah Peabody 5 pounds in money
:to daughter Rebecca Mearbell 5 pounds in money
:to daughter Sarah Woods 5 pounds in money:to daughter Ruth ffelphs a pair of Oxen in the lieu of 5 pounds which she has already received:to grandchild Elizabeth Marbell her lesser feather bed and her least bolster:the remainder of the household goods (all) are to be divided among her six daughters equally.
:to three daughters in law twenty s. in money a piece.:two youngest sons John Andrews and Joseph Andrews named executors. Grace signed with her mark.
'''The will was proved in court. 4 Jan 1702/3'''
=== Note ===
:: Melburn is also spelled Milburn and Melbourn in original records.

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== Sources ==

* Torrey, Clarence Almon, ''[[Space:Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700|Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700]]'', Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2004. Ancestry.com. U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2012, p. 18.* Coombs, Jan Gregoire. ''[[Space:Coombs Family History|Coombs Family History]]'' (Janet Pulvermacher, Middleton, Wisconsin, 2013) [https://books.google.com/books?id=sc34AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA16 Page 16]* [http://www.our-genealogy.com/knapp/ancestry-andrews/robert-andrews2.html/ Knapp Ancestry]* Ancestral File (R) Publication: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998)* Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members* Brøderbund Software, Inc. Title: LDS Website - www.familysearch.com Publication: Name: Release date: January 12, 1997; Customer pedigree. Family Archive CD
{Reg. 6:206 [no mention of Grace], 23:11 [Grace ____]; McIntire Anc. 277; Boxford Hist. 25; Ipswich Ant. Papers 50; Cummings 6-7; Parker (,9) 286; Andrews (1890) 20, 202; Tingley-Meyers 274; Essex Ant. 2:15, 3:113; Stickney

    Events

    BirthAbt 1617Boxford, Berkshire, England
    BirthApr 1617Boxford, Berkshire, England
    MarriageAbt 1636Robert Andrews
    Marriage1637Boxford, Massachusetts - Robert Andrews
    Will4 Sep 1699
    Burial25 Dec 1700Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts
    Death25 Dec 1700
    Death25 Dec 1702Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts
    Alt nameGrace "Grace Melburn" Millbourne
    Reference No787922
    Reference No
    Reference No60
    Reference No807563

    Families

    SpouseRobert Andrews (1609 - 1668)
    ChildMary Andrews (1638 - 1692)
    ChildMary Andrews (1639 - 1712)
    ChildHannah Andrews (1642 - 1702)
    ChildElizabeth Andrews (1643 - 1725)
    ChildThomas Andrews (1645 - 1724)
    ChildRebekah Andrews (1646 - 1718)
    ChildJohn Andrews (1648 - 1723)
    ChildRobert Andrews (1651 - 1675)
    ChildRebecca Andrew (1654 - 1718)
    ChildCaptain Joseph Andrews (1657 - 1731)
    ChildSarah Andrews (1658 - 1714)
    ChildRuth Andrews (1664 - 1744)
    FatherUnknown Melburn (1591 - )
    MotherMrs. Unknown (1595 - )
    FatherThomas Millborne (1591 - 1634)
    MotherAnn Born (1593 - 1648)