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Mary or Mercy or Marcy Barber

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  • Name Mary or Mercy or Marcy Barber 
    Born 12 Oct 1651  Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened 12 Oct 1651  Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 29 Dec 1725  Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Old Center Cemetery, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1990  Petersen-de Lanskoy
    Last Modified 27 May 2021 

    Father Thomas Barber,   c. 25 Dec 1612, Stamford Saint George, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Sep 1662, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 49 years) 
    Mother Jane,   b. Bef 1621, , , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Sep 1662, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 41 years) 
    Married 7 Oct 1640  Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1106  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 John Gillett,   b. 5 Oct 1644, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 1682, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years) 
    Married 8 Jul 1669  Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Thomas Gillett,   b. 7/07 Jan 1671/2, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 18 Jul 1676, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age < 4 years)
     2. John Gillett,   b. 6 Aug 1673, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jul 1699, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)
     3. Thomas Gillett,   b. 18 Jul 1676, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Feb 1761, Wintonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     4. Samuel Gillett,   b. 16/16 Feb 1677/8, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 20 Nov 1734, Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age < 56 years)
     5. Benjamin Gillett,   b. 3 Oct 1680, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1726, of Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 47 years)
     6. Nathaniel Gillett,   b. 3 Oct 1680, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Mercy Gillett,   b. 31 Jan 1682, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Oct 1756, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    Last Modified 28 May 2021 
    Family ID F1192  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 George Norton,   c. 28 Mar 1641, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov 1696, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 55 years) 
    Married 14 Jun 1683  Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mary Norton,   b. 18/18 Jan 1684/5, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Dec 1725, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years)
     2. Abigail Norton,   b. 14 Dec 1686, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Oct 1705, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 18 years)
     3. Freegrace Norton,   b. 1/01 Jan 1688/9, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Nov 1758, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     4. Johanna Norton,   b. 17/17 Mar 1692/3, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Sep 1726, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years)
     5. Elizabeth Norton,   b. 31 Aug 1695, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Aug 1697, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     6. Elizabeth Norton,   b. 19/19 Mar 1696/7, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 28 May 2021 
    Family ID F376  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • RESEARCH_NOTES:
      1. Partial excerpt from the biographical sketch of Thomas Barber included in the book "Great Migration," which is a highly dependable modern research publication (see Thomas' notes for full transcript):
      "Thomas Barber...
      First Residence: Windsor...
      Church Membership: Either he or his wife was a member of the Windsor church since their children were baptized there...
      Estate: ...A will, written or not, is implied in the probate of Thomas Barber, but none has been found.
      On 4 February 1662[/3], the distribution of Thomas Barber's estate was as follows: "to John and Sarah jointly as their father willed," the house and barn and all the home lot, land over the river, half the 24-acre lot, half the marsh, and to John a cow, as well as £20 more to John and Sarah. Thomas Barber's share comprised "a mare that he claims as a gift from his father," half his father's tools, the 14-acre upland lot, half the out lot, half the marsh, and his proportion, being £33 15s "Sam[ue]ll Barber" received £33 15s, as did "Mercey" and "Josias." "And what the estate amounts to more than the inventory when debts are paid shall be distributed betwixt the four younger children Thomas, Sam[ue]ll, Mercey and Josias and if any child die before they come to age sons 21 years daughters 18 years the portion of the deceased shall be divided amongst the survivors equally" [RPCC 263]. (The land owned jointly by Sarah and John is more fully detailed in the holdings of Timothy Hall, Sarah's husband [WiLR 1:87].)
      On 4 February 1662/3, "Samuell Barber manifesting his desire thereto was then placed an apprentice unto his brother Thomas until he accomplish the age of twenty-one years [RPCC 262]. On the same day, "Mercey Barber with her consent and desire is placed with Lt. Walter Filer and his wife until she be eighteen years of age unless she marry before" (RPCC 262]. On the same day, "Josias Barber according to his desire is placed with Deacon John Moore until he accomplish the age of twenty-one years" [RPCC 262]. On 30 January 1664[/5?], "Mercy Barber made choice of Lt. Walter Fyler to be her guardian" [RPCC 264]...
      Children:
      i John, bp. Windsor 24 July 1642 [Grant 24; CTVR 33]; m. Springfield 2 September 1663 Bathsheba Coggins [CTVR 10; Grant 25].
      ii Thomas, b. Windsor 14 July 1644 [Grant 24; CTVR 33]; m. Windsor 17 December 1663 Mary Phelps [Grant 25; CTVR 10], daughter of William Phelps [GMB 3:1446].
      iii Sarah, bp. Windsor 19 July 1646 [Grant 24; CTVR 33]; at Windsor 26 November 1663 Timothy Hall [Grant 62].
      iv Samuel, bp. Windsor 1 October 1648 (Grant 25; CVR 33]; m. (1) Windsor 1 December 1670 Mary Coggins [CTVR 12; Grant 25 (surname of bride not .given)]; m. (2) Windsor 25 January 1676[/7] Ruth Drake [CTVR 14; Grant 25].
      v Mercy, bp. Windsor 12 October 1651 (published as "Mary" [CTVR 33]; m. Windsor 8 July l669 John Gillett [CTVR 12; Grant 40], son of Jonathan Gillett [GMB 2:768].
      vi Josiah, b. Windsor 15 February 1653/4 [CTVR 40]; m. (1) Windsor 22 November 1677 Abigail Loomis [Grant 74; CTVR 14]; m. (2) by 12 March 1701/2 Sarah (___) Drake, widow of Enoch Drake [Manwaring 1:551].
      Comments: ...Grant, in his list compiled 17 August 1677, reported that "Thomas Barber Snr." had six children born in Windsor [Grant 90]..."

      2. FHL book 929.273 B233bd, "The Connecticut Barbers, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Thomas Barber of Windsor, Connecticut," 2nd Ed., Donald S. Barber: "Mary (Mercy) Barber, bapt. 12 Oct 1648 at Windsor, d. Suffield, CT, 29 Mar 1725; md. (1) Windsor ('both of Windsor') 8 Jul 1669 John Gillett, b. Windsor 5 Oct 1644, d. there 1682, son of Jonathan and Mary (Dolbere) Gillett, the emigrant. Mary m. (2) 14 Jun 1683 Capt. George Norton of Suffield, bapt. Salem, MA, 28 mar 1641, d. 15 Nov 1696, son of George and Mary (Machias) Norton; (George was first married to Sarah ___, who d. in 1682). After her parents' death when she was 9 years old, Mercy was placed by the court (4 Feb 1662/3) in the home of Walter Fyler until age 18, unless she were married sooner (which she was). (Sources: Corresp: Betty Simonson; IGI:CT; CT Hist. Soc.: LB Barbour Manuscripts; CT Hist. Soc.: Fellows Gen; CT Hist. Soc: Norton Manuscript; Barbour Index; Stiles: Windsor; Windsor Hist. Soc: DFAW.)

      3. FHL book 929.273 B233w, "Descendants of Thomas Barber of Windsor, Connecticut, 1614-1909," John Barber White:
      Pp. 15-19: "The Hartford Probate Records contain the following regarding the settlement of Thomas Barber's estate: 'Barber, Thomas, Windsor, Invt. ₤132-14-00; taken 10, Oct. 1662, by Benj. Newberry and John Moore. 'Court Record, Page 187 - 4 Feb., 1662-3, Invt approved. Samuel was placed with his brother Thomas Barber to learn a trade; Mercy (Mary) Barber was placed with Lt. Walter Fyler and his wife until 18 years of age, unless she marries before, with her Master's and Dame's and eldest brother's approbation; Josias Barber was placed with Dea. John Moore until 21 years of age to learn a trade; Thomas Barber doth engage to take Samuel Barber's portion and after two years from the present to allow 6% simple interest per annum. John Barber took Josias' portion upon the same terms. Page 188 - 6 Jun 1662, Dist. to John and Sarah jointly. House and Home lot as their Father willed - 126-13-04. To Thomas Barber by Gift & his portion - 13-00-00. To Samuel, Mercy & Josias each - 36-15-00. By Capt Newberry, Deacon Moore, Sgt. Alvord.' He died on Sept. 11th, and his wife Joan on Sept. 10th, 1662. Children: John, bp. 24 Jul 1642; Thomas, b. 14 Jul 1644; Sarah, bp. 19 Jul 1646; Samuel, bp. 1 Oct 1648; Mary, bp. 12 Oct 1651; Josiah, b. 15 Feb 1653. In the Hartford Probate records it will be observed that the name of the fifth child of Thomas and Joan Barber is given as Mercy instead of Mary, as shown above. Also some records seem to indicate that she married a Hale, but the Gillett family records furnish conclusive evidence of her marriage to John Gillett. It is possible that in the records showing the name of Hale, her marriage was confused with that of her sister Sarah's to Timothy Hall, as a confusion of the names Hale and Hall is quite common."
      Pp. 29-30: "Mary Barber, bp. Oct. 12, 1651. In the 'Hartford Probate Records' the name is given as Mercy. She m. July 8, 1669, John Gillett, son of Jonathan Gillett, the Emigrant. He was b. in Windsor, Oct. 5, 1644. Children:
      a. Thomas Gillett, b. Jan. 7, 1671; bp. 'ye 14;' d. young.
      b. John Gillett, b. Aug. 6, 1673; d. July 4, 1699.
      c. Thomas Gillett, b. July 18, ___; bp. 23, 1676.
      d. Samuel Gillett, b. Feb. 16, 1678.
      e. Nathaniel Gillett, b. Oct. 3, 1680; bp. in Hartford, Oct. 30, 1681.
      f. Mercy Gillett, b. Jan.31, 163; (Old Church Records state b. Oct. 30, 1682, Hartford.)
      John Gillett, the husband of Mary Barber, was the son of Jonathan Gillett, the Emigrant, who with his brother Nathan came to Dorchester, Mass., with the Rev. Mr. Wareham. An interesting relic in the possession of a descendant of the Gillett family is a bible brought from England by Jonathan Gillett. This bible is of the Geneva edition of 1599, which is known as the 'Breeches Bible' for the reason that the fig leaf garment worn by our first parents is translated 'breeches' instead of 'apron' as in the King James version. In the Gillett family this particular copy is known as the 'Bear Bible' from the fact of its once having been used to prop open a window, and a bear in trying to effect an entrance through the opening, clawed the leaves, making marks which still remain."

      4. Henry R. Stiles, "The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut," 1892, v. 2, p. 50: "Barber, Thomas, first of name in New England, came to Windsor 1635, with the Saltonstall party under Mr. Francis Stiles; was then ae. 21 years. The Court at Hartford, 28 Mch., 1637, 'ord. that Mr. Francis Stiles shall teach George Chapple, Thomas Cooper and Thomas Barber, his servants, in the trade of a carpenter, according to his promise, for their service of their term, behind 4 days in a week only to saw and slit their own work.' He was made freeman 1645; was a soldier in the Pequot fight (see p. 69, Vol. I.); 1648, dft. in Ct.; Sgt. Barber, for his disorderly conduct striking Lieut. Cook, was adjudged to forfeit his office and pay £5. He rem. to Simsbury, where he contracted to build the first meeting house. He m. Jane ___, 7 Oct 1640 (Old Ch. Rec.); he d. 11, she d. 10 Sept., 1662 (Col. Rec.). Land gr. W. prob. 1640 (see p. 151, Vol. I.) Ch. (Old Ch. Rec.):
      A. John, bp. 24 July 1642.
      B. Thomas, b. 14 July 1644.
      C. Sarah, bp. 19 Jul 1646.
      D. Samuel, bp. 1 Oct 1648.
      E. Mary, bp. 12 Oct 1651; m. a Hale; set. Suffld. [No Hale in book.]
      F. Josiah, b. 15 Feb. 1653.

      5. Ancestry.com's "The Great Migration Begins, Sketches, Preserved Puritan" has the following listing of children for the emigrant Jonathan Gillett. [See his notes for full quotation from which this small portion is taken.]:
      "Children:
      i Jonathan, b. about December 1634 [TAG 15:210]; m. (1) Windsor 23 April 1661 Mary Kelsey [Grant 39], daughter of William Kelsey [TAG 68:209, 210, 215]; m. (2) Windsor 14 December 1676 Miriam Dibble [Grant 39], daughter of Thomas Dibble.
      ii Cornelius, b. say 1636; m. by 1659 Priscilla Kelsey, daughter of William Kelsey [TAG 68:214; Grant 39].
      iii Mary, b. say 1638; m. Windsor 15 July 1658 Peter Brown [Grant 33-34; TAG 33:215]. (Because of the tight chronology between the date of marriage of the parents and the known birthdate of the fourth Child, Coddington suggests that Cornelius and Mary may have been twins [TAG 15:211].)
      iv Anna, b. Windsor 29 December 1639 [Grant 39]; m. Windsor 29 October 1663 Samuel Filley [Grant 37].
      v Joseph, bp. Windsor 25 July 1641 [Grant 39]; m. Windsor 24 November 1664 Elizabeth Hawkes [WiVR].
      vi Samuel, bp. Windsor 22 January 1642/3 [Grant 39]; no further record.
      vii John, b. Windsor 5 October 1644 [Grant 39]; m. Windsor 8 July 1669 "Marcy Barber" [CTVR 12; Grant 40]. John Gillett d. in 1682 [Manwaring 1:307] and his widow m. (2) Windsor 14 June 1683 George Norton [CTVR 52], son of George Norton. She was the daughter of Thomas Barber [Manwaring 1:94], and had been taken in by Walter FILER after her father's death [RPCC 262, 264].
      viii Abigail, bp. Windsor 28 June 1646 [Grant 39]; d. Windsor 1648 [Grant 81].
      ix Jeremiah, b. Windsor 12 February 1647/8 [Grant 39]; m. Windsor 15 October 1685 Deborah Bartlett [WiVR Barbour 117], daughter of Benjamin Bartlett.
      x Josiah, bp. Windsor 14 July 1650 [Grant 39]; m. Windsor 30 June 1676 Joanna Taintor [Grant 42, 76].
      Bibliographic Note: George E. McCracken surveyed the literature on the Gillett family in 1979, providing some brief commentary on the relative reliability of the many publications [TAG 55:170-1]."
      Sources:
      DTR: Fourth Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston. 1880. Dorchester Town Records (Boston 1883).
      TAG: The American Genealogist, Volume 9 to present (1932+).
      Grant: "Matthew Grant Record, 1639-1681" in Some Early Records and Documents of and Relating to the Town of Windsor, Connecticut, 1639-1703 (Hartford 1930).
      WiVR: Windsor Vital Records, typescript, Connecticut State Library (1918-29).
      WiVR Barbour: Windsor Vital Records, Barbour Collection, Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut.
      CTVR: Births Marriages and Deaths Returned from Hartford, Windsor and Fairfield and Entered in the Early Land Records of the Colony of Connecticut..., Edwin Stanley Welles, ed. (Hartford 1898).
      Manwaring: A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records, Volume One, Hartford Probate District, 1635-1700, Charles William Manwaring, comp. (Hartford 1904).
      RPCC: Records of the Particular Court of Connecticut, 1639-1663, Collections of the Connecticut Historical Society, Volume 22 (Hartford 1928; rpt. Bowie, Maryland, 1987).
      WiLR: Windsor, Connecticut, Deeds (microfilm of original at Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut)."

      6. The book "The 'Mary and John," chapter "The Passengers," p. 37:
      "Jonathan and Nathan Gillett were the sons of Rev. William Gillett, Rector of Chaffcombe, co. Somerset, who died in 1641. Jonathan Gillett came to America with his brother in 1630, but returned to England to marry March 29, 1634, at Colyton, co. Devon, Mary Dolbere, who was b. 7 Jun 1607, and d. 5 Jan 1685, dau. of Rawkey and Mary (Mitchell) Dolbere. Mary Dolbere is thought to have been a relative of Rev. Warham. (Jacobus, Donald Lines: 'The American Genealogist,' v. XV, p. 209. New Haven, Conn., 1938-39.)
      In a bible belonging to the Gillett family is the following: 'My Grandfather Gille(tt) came into new englan the secon time in June in the yeare 1634 and Jonathan his sonne was born about half a years aftur he cam to land.'
      Jonathan Gillett was made a freeman in 1635, moved to Windsor in 1636, and died there 23 Aug 1677. Children:
      A. Jonathan, 1634-5 Sep 1708; m. 22 Apr 1662, Mary, 1634-18 Apr 1676, dau. of William Kelsey; m. (2) 1676 Miriam Dibble, d. 1687. Children: Mary, Jonathan, William, Thomas, and Samuel.
      B. Cornelius, b. 1635; m. Priscilla Kelsey.
      C. Mary (twin), m. Peter Brown.
      D Anna, b. 29 Dec 1639; m. 1663, Samuel Filley, 1643-1711.
      E. Joseph, b. 25 Jul 1641; killed in King Philip's War; m. 1664, Elizabeth, 1647-1725, dau. of John Hawkes. Children: Joseph, 1664; Elizabeth, 1666; Mary, 1667; Jonathan, 1669-1692; John, 1671; Nathaniel, 1673; Hannah, 1675.
      F. Samuel, b. 22 Jan 1642.
      G. John, b. 4 Oct 1644; m. 1669, Mary, dau. Thomas Barber.
      H. Abigail, 1646-1649.
      I. Jeremiah, 20 Feb 1647-1 Mar 1692; m. 1685, Deborah Bartlett. Deborah m. (2) Samuel Adams.
      J. Josiah, bapt. 15 Jul 1650; m. 1676, Joanna Taintor."

      7. 20 Mar 2008 http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~bart/Gillet.htm:
      "John Gillett born 5 Oct. 1644 in Windsor, married Mercy/Mary Barber 8 July 1669 in Windsor, died shortly before 5 Dec. 1682 in Simsbury (Windsor?). Mercy was baptized 12 Oct. 1651 in Windsor, died 29 Mar. (31 Dec.?) 1725 in Suffield, CT. She was a daughter of Thomas & Jane (Joan?) Barber. She married (2) Capt. George Norton 14 (20?) June 1683 in Windsor. John inherited from his father 6 acres of land without the west bounds of Windsor. The inventory of the estate of John Gillett of Windsor was taken 5 Dec. 1682 by John Loomis, Sen. It was valued at £140-14-06. Legatees were widow Mercy Gillett, John age 9, Thomas age 6, Samuel age 5, Benjamin age 2 and Mercy born 30 Jan. last. Widow Mercy Gillett was appointed administratrix with Jonathan Gillett, Peter Browne, John Barber and Samuel Barber to be overseers. [Manwaring, Charles W., "A Digest of Early CT Probate Records, 1677-1687," 121.]
      John and Mercy had 7 children all born in Windsor, one of whom, Samuel Gillett, was born 16 Feb. 1677/8, married Rebecca Bancroft 22 Jan. 1701/2 in Suffield, CT, died in 1739 in Granville, MA, buried in Suffield. Rebecca was born 23 Feb. 1680 in Springfield, MA. She was a daughter of Thomas & Margaret (Wright) Bancroft of the Springfield, MA, region with residence at the "lower wharf" now Enfield, CT. Samuel & Rebecca Gillett's eldest son John Gillett born 16 Jan. 1704/5 in Suffield, Hampshire Co., MA (now CT), but now of Nowarck in Providence of East Jarsey in America, Dish Turner, conveyed to Nathll Copley of Windsor, Hartford Co., Conn., Shipwrite, land in Suffield & Bedford, Hampshire Co. that came to me from my father Samuel Gillet formerly of Suffield but late of Bedford (now Granville) deceased (Springfield, MA, Deed Book H:229). [NEH&GR, 1947-1948), 101:46 & 285-286 & 102:237.] So here we have a second cousin of my Elijah Gillet also living in Newark, NJ in 1734/5! Note that their early home towns of Suffield and Enfield are only about 5 miles apart and that the ages of John and Elijah are only about 1½ years different.
      Another son of John & Mercy was Thomas Gillet, the great-great-grandfather of William Hooker Gillette, who had Gillette Castle built on the Connecticut River near Hadlyme 1914-1919. [Priest, Alice L., "The Brothers Jonathan & Nathan Gillett & Some of their Descendants" [Mrs. William C. Clark, "William Hooker Gillette, Actor and Playwright," TAG (1968), 45:225-228.]"

      8. The book "Gillette Families, Some of the Descendants of Jonathan Gillet and Nathan Gillet," comp. Bertha Bortle Beal Aldridge, 1955, p. 19 [Note that the date given for the marriage of Mary to George Norton is incorrect; Mary's death date is uncertain; does not mention the first Thomas child nor Nathaniel (who she confuses with a non-existent Benjamin (even though they clearly show in the colonial records as noted in Jay Holbrook's manuscript of original sources as transcribed separately in these notes).]:
      "John Gillet (son of Jonathan), b. 5 Oct 1644, Windsor, Conn, d. 1682, ae. 38 years (inv. of estate taken 5 Dec 1682); m. 18 Jul 1669 at Windsor, Conn., Mary Barber, dau. of Thomas and Jane (Coggin) Barber. Bp. 12 Oct 1651 at Windsor, Conn., d. 31 Dec 1725 at Suffield, Conn., She m (2) at Windsor 14 Jun 1682, Capt. George Norton of Suffield.
      Children:
      Benjamin Gillet, b. 3 Oct 1680; m. Elizabeth Austin, 6 Sep 1705.
      Thomas, b. 31 May 1678; d. 11 Jun 1708; m. 21 Nov 1700, Martha Mills; m. (2) 26 Feb 1704, Hannah Clark d. 20 Feb 1709.
      John, b. 1673; d. 1699. Unmarried.
      Samuel, b. 16 Feb 1677-8 at Windsor; d. 1739, Granville, Mass., m. 22 Jan 1701-2, Rebecca Bancroft, b. 23 Feb 1680, dau. of Thomas and Margaret (Wright) Bancroft.
      Mercy, b. 31 Jan 1682; m. 24 Dec 1702, Jacob Adams of Suffield, born here abt. 1681; d. 28 Oct 1756, son of John Adams8. Article from the Gillette family file at the Windsor Historical Society by Gary Boyd Roberts entitled "Genealogies of Conn. families from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register," vol. II, Baltimore, 1983, Gen. Pub. Co., Inc., pp. 43-44:
      "John Gillett (son of Jonathan), of Windsor, Conn., born there 5 Oct 1644, died in 1682, shortly before the Dec. 5th inventory of his estate. He married in Windsor, 8 July 1669, Mercy Barber, baptized there 12 Oct 1651, died in Suffield, Conn., 29 Mar 1725. Mercy (Barber) Gillett married secondly, in Windsor, 14 June 1683, Capt. George Norton of Suffield.
      Children, born in Windsor:
      Thomas, b. 7 Jan 1671; d. by 1676.
      John, b. 6 Aug 1673; d. unm. in Windsor 4 July 1699.
      Thomas, b. 18 July 1676.
      Samuel, b. 16 Feb 1677/8.
      Nathaniel, b. 3 Oct 1680 and bapt. in Hartford, Conn., 30 Oct 1681 (last record of his name). No Nathaniel was included among John's children in the 1682 probate. Was there a change or error in names and Benjamin became the permanent name; or twins and Nathaniel died?
      Benjamin, b. in 1680 (?); named in 5 Dec 1682 probate as John's son, aged two years.
      Mercy, b. 30 Jan 1682; m. in Suffield, 24 Dec 1702, Sergt. Jacob Adams of Suffield, son of Jacob Adams.
      ('Robert Adams Genealogy,' by Adams, 1900. 'Connecticut Probate Records,' Manwaring, vol. 1, p. 307: Gillett, John, Windsor. Inventory ₤140-14-06. Taken 5 Dec 1682 by John Loomis sen. & John Moore. Legatees: The Widow, Mercy Gillett, John age 9 years, Thomas 6, Samuel 5, Benjamin 2, Mercy born 30 January last. Court Record, p. 69: 4 April. Adms. to the Widow, Mercy Gillett, with Jonathan Gillett, Peter Browne, John Barber, & Samuel Barber to be Overseers.)

      9. FHL book 929.273 B695bo "Ancestral Lines, Third Edition," compiled by Carl Boyer, 3rd [Santa Clarita, CA; 1998], pp. 69-70:
      "Thomas1 Barber, born perhaps in Bedfordshire, England, in 1614, died in Windsor, Connecticut, 11 Sept. 1662.
      On 7 Oct. 1640 he married Jane or Joan, whose last name is not known. It has been said that she was a daughter of one of the first Dutch settlers of the Connecticut River Valley, and was the first white woman to land in Connecticut. She died 10 Sept. 1662, the day before her husband...
      In 1641 he was granted about 600 acres in an area known to the Indians as Massaco. In the town meeting at Northampton, Mass., 24 June 1661, it was voted to ask him to move there, but apparently he chose not to do so. When he died at Windsor a little over a year later he left an estate valued at £132.14s. The probate records showed that his daughter Mercy (Mary) was placed with Lt. Walter Fyler and his wife, and Josias (Josiah) was placed with Deacon John Moore.
      Children, born in Windsor:
      i. John2, bapt. 24 July 1642; d. Suffield, Mass. (now Conn.), 17 Jan. 1712; m. (1) Springfield 2 Sept. 1663 Bathsheba Coggin, m. (2) 1 May 1669 Mrs. Hannah (Gardner?) Bancroft.
      ii. Thomas, b. 14 July 1644; d. Simsbury, Conn., 10 May 1713; m. 17 Dec. 1663 Mary Phelps.
      iii. Sarah, bapt. 19 July 1646; m. Windsor 26 Nov. 1663 Timothy2 Hale.
      iv. Samuel, bapt. 1 Oct. 1648; d. 1709; m. (1) 1 Dec. 1670 Mary Coggins, m. (2) 25 Jan. 1677 Ruth3 Drake.
      v. Mary, bapt. 12 Oct. 1651; m. 8 July 1669 John2 Gillett.
      vi. Josiah, b. 15 Feb. 1653; d. c. 1731; m. (1) 22 Nov. 1677 Abigail Loomis, m. (2) 5 Nov. 1701 Mrs. Sarah (Porter) Drake."

      10. The publication "Search for the Passengers of the "Mary & John" 1630," by Burton W. Spear (Toledo, OH; The Mary & John Clearing House, 1989-2004), 5:49-64. These pages have a five generation descendency listing of all the descendants of Jonathan Gillet and Mary Dolbair. I only transcribe my own descendency line which is the seventh child:
      "7 John Gillett- b. 5 Oct. 1644, Windsor. m. Mercy Barber, 8 July 1669, Windsor (1651-1725) dau. of Thomas Barber (emigrant). She m. (2) Capt. George Norton, 1683. John d. 1682. Windsor p. 50 says Mary Barber bpt. 12 Oct. 1651, m. ___ Hale. res: Suffield. (Gillett-19)
      7.1 Thomas Gillett- b. 7 Jan. 1671, Windsor. d. by 1676
      7.2 John Gillett Jr.- b. 6 Aug. 1673, Windsor. d. 4 July 1699, Windsor, unmarr.
      7.3 Thomas Gillett- b. 18 July 1676 (Gillett p. 19 says 31 May 1678), Windsor. m. (1) Martha Mills. She d. without children. m. (2) Hannah Clark, 26 Feb. 1704 (1686-1709) Windsor, dau. of John Clark & Mary Crow (D. Clark-34). He d. 11 June 1708. Children of Thomas Gillett & Hannah Clark (2) (NER 101:285)…
      7.4 Samuel Gillett- b. 16 Feb. 1677/8, Windsor. m. Rebecca Bancroft, 22 Jan. 1701/2, Suffield, dau. of Thomas Bancroft. She was b. 1680. He d. 1739, Grnaville, Mass. (Gillett-23) Children of Samuel Gillett & Rebecca Bancroft (NER 101:286).
      7.4.1 Samuel Gillett, Jr.- b. 13 Sept. 1702, Suffield. m. Anna Pierce, 13 Apr. 1727. He d. Granville, Mass.
      7.4.2 John Gillett- b. 13 Jan. 1704/5, Suffield.
      7.4.3 Nathaniel Gillett- b. 10 May 1707, Suffield. m. Phebe ___. Children of Nathaniel Gillett & Phebe ___. (NER 101:286)…
      7.4.4 Hannah Gillett- b. 19 June 1709, Suffield. m. Joseph Kent, 26 Feb. 1728/9, Suffield (b. 1710), s. of John Kent & Abigail Winchell of Suffield. He m. (2) Elizabeth Palmer, 1748. Hannah d. 2 Nov. 1746, Suffield. Six children.
      7.4.5 Thomas Gillett- b. 16 Apr. 1711, Suffield. m. Elizabeth Barlow, 2 June 1744 (1719-1806). He d. 10 Apr. 1791, Granville, Mass. (Gillett-1955, 23, 34, 48) Children of Thomas Gillett & Elizabeth Barlow. (Gillett-23) [Note: The author lists only one child, which is of course very incomplete.]
      7.4.5.1 Zadoc Gillett- b. 12 Aug. 1753, m. wid. Rebecca Tyron (1758-1840). He d. 14 Mar. 1816, Granville, Mass. Two children (1781-1784). She d. Shesequin, Bradford Co., Pa. (Gillett-34)
      7.4.6 Gardner Gillett- b. 23 June 1715, Suffield. m. Mary Rowe, 27 Jan. 1740/1. Res: Dutchess Co., N.Y.
      7.4.7 Rebecca Gillett- b. 21 Sept. 1718, Suffield.
      7.5 Nathaniel Gillett- b. 3 Oct. 1680, Windsor. (Windsor-290)
      7.6 Benjamin Gillett- b. 1680, Windsor. m. Elizabeth Austin, 6 Sept. 1705 (1684-1752), dau. of Capt. Anthony & Esther Austin. (Gillett-21) (Benjamin's b. 3 Oct. 1680 in Gillett-22) Children of Benjamin Gillett & Elizabeth Austin (Gillett-21)…
      7.7 Mercy Gillett- b. 21 Jan. 1682, m. Jacob Adams, Jr. (1681-1736), s. of Jacob Adams & Anne Allen and gr. s. of Robert & Elinor Adams of Newberry, Mass. Res: Suffield, Conn. Children of Mercy Gillett & Jacob Adams, Jr. (NER 101:47)…"

      MARRIAGE:
      1. Manuscript from the Windsor CT. Historical Society Library of Jay Mack Holbrook entitled "Conn. Colonists - Windsor 1635-1703" has the following listings for Gillets. I am not sure what the references refer to, but they appear to be a compilation of mentioned names in original sources. I have rearranged the entries to be chronological rather than alphabetical as presented by the book compiler.
      Gillet, John; marriage to Marcy Barber, 8 Jul 1669; CHS930:40.
      Gillet, John; marriage to Marcy Barber, 8 Jul 1669; WEL898:12.
      Gillett, John 644; household size 2, 7 Mar 1670; WYL924:194; spelling Gyllet.
      Gillet, Marcy; marriage to George Norton of Suffield, 14 Jun 1683; WIN638:59 [widow of John Gillet].
      Gillet, Mercy; marriage to George Norton of Southfield, 14 Jun 1683; WEL898:52 [widow of John Gillet].

      2. Marriage to ___ Hale:
      A. Some undocumented family histories show that Mary may have been married to a ___ Hale as a third marriage after Norton; however the following quote clearly shows she died with the surname Norton. The following concerns her son Thomas.
      From the Gillett family file of the Windsor Historical Society, an article entitled: "The Brothers Jonathan and Nathan Gillett and Some of Their Descendants," comp. by Alice Lucinda Priest, B.L., of Brookline, Mass., pp. 61-62:
      "Thomas Gillett (son of John, grandson of Jonathan), of Windsor, Conn., was born 18 July 1676 and baptized the 23rd... There is no known record of a third marriage, though one seems probable. The following 1726 probate record proves that Thomas was then alive, and might suggest a third marriage about 1716.
      Northampton, Mass., Probate Records: Book 4, p. 154. Receipt of Thomas Gillet of Windsor, dated 13 April 1726. 'I Thomas Gillet of Windsor have Rec'd of my Hon'd Mother Mercy Norton late of Suffield Dec'd in her life time ye following particulars as part of my portion of share of her estate viz Thre Pounds ten shillings in Money By ye hands of John Gillet in ye year 1724 And also keeping of my Child, providing it with all necessres from ye age of three months until it was seven years old - 6 yr. 9 mo. @ 2s, 6 p per week - as part of his double portion of his mother est. this 13 Apr. 1726.'
      B. FHL book 929.273 B233w, "Also some records seem to indicate that she married a Hale, but the Gillett family records furnish conclusive evidence of her marriage to John Gillett. It is possible that in the records showing the name of Hale, her marriage was confused with that of her sister Sarah's to Timothy Hall, as a confusion of the names Hale and Hall is quite common."
      C. Henry R. Stiles, "The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut," 1892, v. 2, does not have any genealogies for "Hale".
      D. The daughter of Benjamin Gillett (a son of John Gillett and Mary Barber), Mercy, b. 16 Dec 1710; m. in Suffield, 7 Sept 1736, Joseph Hale.

      3. From the newsletter "Gillett Pride 'n' Joy," vol. 10, no. 2, sourced family tree by Barbara Delgado, 1939 Republic Ave., Costa Mesa, CA 92627, copy from the Gillett family file at the Windsor Historical Society:
      References:
      MJ5=Mary and John, vol. 5, no. 2.
      NEH=New England Hist. and Gene. Reg., vol. 100.
      Wivr=Windsor, CT. Vital Records.
      TAG=The American Genealogist, Vol. #.
      FC=The Gillett Family by Flora Clark.
      BA=Bertha Aldridge's Book.
      SH=Stiles History of Windsor, CT.
      GS=Gravestone.
      Suvr=Suffield, CT. Vital Records.
      Quote: "John Gillett, b. 5 Oct 1644 (Wivr) (record says s/o Jonathan Sr.), b. Nov 1682 (NEH101), m. 8 Jul 1669 m. (Wivr) Marcy Barber (Wivr) (Called Mary and Mercy in other records), ba. 12 Oct 1651 (NEH101), d. 31 Dec 1725 (GS), bur. Old Center Cemetery, Suffield, CT rear of church as Mercy Gillett Norton. She m. 2nd 14 Jun 1683 (Wivr) George Norton of Suffield (Wivr) (Suvr says Mercy, wid. m. Geoge Norton 20 Jun 1683) d/o Thomas Barber and Jane (BA)."

      4. From the book "New England Marriages Prior to 1700," p. 304 for the Gillett family: "Gillett, John (-1682) & Mary/Mercy Barber (1651-), m/2 George Norton 1683; 8 Jul 1669; Windsor, CT."

      5. Mentioned in the will of her husband John Gillett per "A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records," Vol. I, by Charles Wm. Manwaring, P. 452: "Page 121.
      Gillett, John, Windsor. Invt. £140-14-06. Taken 5 December, 1682, by John Loomis sen., John Moore. Legatees: The Widow, Mercy Gillett, John age 9 years, Thomas 6, Samuel 5, Benjamin 2, Mercy born 30 January last.
      Court Record, Page 69 - 4 April, 1683: Adms. to the Widow, Mercy Gillett, with Jonathan Gillett, Peter Browne, John Barber & Samuel Barber to be Overseers."

      6. The publication "Search for the Passengers of the "Mary & John" 1630," by Burton W. Spear (Toledo, OH; The Mary & John Clearing House, 1989-2004), 1:32-33:
      "JONATHAN GILLETT - b.a. 1600, England, d. 29 Aug. 1677, Windsor, Conn. m. Mary Dolbiar, 29 Mar. 1634, St. Andrews Church, Colyton, Devon, England (1607-1685), dau. of Rawkey Dolbiar & Mary Michell of Cadhayne, near Colyton.
      Jonathan Gillett came on the "Mary & John" in 1630, either alone or with his younger brother, Nathan. He returned to England to marry and then sailed back to New England soon after. He was the son of Rev. William Gillett, Rector of Chaffcombe, Somerset in 1609, who d. 1641. He served in the Pequot War in 1637 and moved his family from Dorchester, Mass. to Windsor, Conn. in the summer of 1639. He was the Constable of Windsor in 1665 and in 1671 he was granted land in Simsbury, Conn. for his service in the Pequot War. Estate: 273 pounds.
      Ten children (1635-1650) (NER 100:275), 75 grandchildren, and 243 great-grandchildren identified.
      Children:
      1. Jonathan Gillett, Jr.-b.a. 1635, Dorchester, Mass., d. between 1694 & 1698. m. (1) Anna Kelsey, 23 Apr. 1661 (1634-1676), dau. of William Kelsey, the emigrant. m. (2) Miriam Dibble, 14 Dec. 1676, Windsor, dau. of Thomas Dibble. Estate: 360 pounds. Four children by first wife (1665-1673) (NER 100:275), and six by second (1678-1685), and 13 grandchildren.
      2. Cornelius Gillett-b.a. July 1636, Dorchester, Mass., d. 26 June 1711, Windsor, Conn. m. Priscilla Kelsey, who d. 1772, dau. of William Kelsey, the emigrant. Estate: 44 pounds. Nine children (1659-1678) (NER 100:277), and 28 grandchildren.
      3. Mary Gillett-b. 1638, Dorchester, Mass. m. Peter Brown, 15 July 1658, who d. 1691, called the son of Peter Brown of the Mayflower (1620) but this has been disputed. He bought land in Windsor in 1658 and moved to the Josias Ellsworth place in 1664. Estate: 408 pounds. Eleven children (Windsor-118) and 61 grandchildren. One of his descendants was John Brown, the Abolitionist.
      4. Anna Gillett-b. 29 Dec. 1639, Windsor, Conn., d. 4 Jan. 1711. m. Samuel Filley, 29 Oct. 1663, Windsor (1643-1712), s. of William Filley, the emigrant. He moved to Simsbury, Conn., 1669. Twelve children (1667-1683) (Windsor-250), and 26 grandchildren.
      5. Joseph Gillett-bpt. 25 July 1641, Windsor, Conn., d. 18 Sept. 1675, killed by Indians at Bloody Brook, near Deerfield, Mass. m. Elizabeth Hawkes (1646-1681), dau. of John & Elizabet Hawkes. Moved from Windsor to Deerfield, 1675. Seven children (1664-1675) (NER 101:46), and 19 grandchildren.
      6. Samuel Gillet-bpt. 22 Jan. 1642, Windsor, Conn., d. 19 May 1676, killed in the fight at Turner's Falls, Mass. m. Hannah Dickinson, 23 Sept. 1668, Hadley, Mass. (b. 1648), dau. of John Dickinson. She m. (2) Stephen Jennings, 1677. The year after Samuel's death, Hannah remarried, became pregnant and was captured by Indians in the attack on Hatfield, Mass., along with her daughter Mary (age 5) and son Samuel, Jr. (age 4). When the authorities refused to pursue the Indians, her husband, Stephen Jennings and Benjamin Waite, set out toward Canada to recover the captives. After traveling thru the winter they arrived in Canada in January, 1678 and negotiated a ransom with the French. There, Hannah had a daughter she named Captivity, and she returned to Deerfield, with her other two children and the captives in June. Four children (1669-1674) (NER 101:46), and 14 grandchildren.
      7. John Gillett-b. 5 Oct. 1644, Windsor, Conn., d. 1682. m. Mercy Barber, 8 July 1669, Windsor (1651-1725), dau. of Thomas Barber, the emigrant. She m. (2) Capt. George Norton, 1683. Seven children (1671-1682) (NER 101:46), and 29 grandchildren.
      8. Abigail Gillett-bpt. 28 June 1646, Windsor, d. 1648.
      9. Jeremiah Gillett-b. 12 Feb. 1647, Windsor, Conn., d. 1 Mar. 1692, Windsor. m. Deborah Bartlett, 15 Oct. 1685, Windsor (b. 1666), dau. of Benjamin Bartlett & Deborah Barnard. Four children (1686-1692) (Fyler-30).
      10. Josiah Gillett-bpt. 14 July 1650, Windsor, Conn., d. 29 Oct. 1736, Colchester, Conn. m. Joanna Taintor, 20 June 1676 (1657-1735), dau. of Michael Taintor of Branford, Conn. (See NER 4:169). Res: Windsor and Colchester, Conn. Eleven children (1678-1701) (NER Apr. 1893, p. 168), and 53 grandchildren.
      References:
      Gillett & Allied Families, by L. S. Gillett, 1930.
      Gillett Family in Conn., Vol. 1.
      Gillett Families, by B. B. Aldridge, 1955. TAG 42:160 (English Wills).
      TAG 56:129 (Nathan)
      NER 100:272 (Genealogy).
      NER 101:43, 153, 237, 283 (Genealogy).
      NER Apr. 1893, p. 168 (Genealogy).
      TAG Apr. 1971 (Dispute French Ancestry)."

      DEATH:
      1. From the Internet 4 Jul 2008 http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kathycamp/Inscriptions/Page008.htm Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut Headstone Inscriptions, 1660-1937. This list of inscriptions, town of Suffield, was copied in 1934, under the auspices of the F.E.R.A. and the W.P.A. sponsored by the Connecticut State Library, as compiled under the supervision of Charles R. Hale, State Military Necrologist, assisted by Miss Mary H. Babin, Secretary. Hartford, Connecticut, December 1937. The following list of Nortons are grouped together and include Mercy Gillett Norton and George Norton:
      Norton Harry Daniel son of John J. & Annie L., born June 2, 1880, died Sept. 27, 1929.
      Norton Captain George died Nov. 15, 1696.
      Norton Sarah wife of Captain George, died June 23, 1682.
      Norton Mercy Gillet wife of Captain George, died Dec. 31, 1726.
      Norton George son of Captain George & Sarah or Mercy, died Feb. 13, 1742, age 70 yrs.
      Norton Hannah Younglove wife of of George, died Nov. 23, 1715.
      Norton John son of George & Hannah, died April 30, 1788, age 77 years.
      Norton Rebecca Sheldon wife of George, die May 14, 1793, age 79 yrs.
      Norton Daniel son of John & Rebecca, died Jan. 17, 1814, age 63 yrs. (Revolutionary War Marker.
      Norton Lucy King wife of Daniel, died Aug. 21, 1831, age 78 yrs.
      Norton Daniel W. died Jan. 23, 1874, age 74 yrs.
      Norton Mindwell Peace wife of Daniel W., died Mar. 17, 1857, age 56 yrs.
      Norton Emily L. daughter of Daniel W. & Mindwell Peace, born Jan. 19, 1842, died May 7, 1910.
      Norton August F. Knowles 2d wife of Daniel W., died Feb. 15, 1876, age 75 yrs.
      Norton Lucy K. died April 29, 1867, age 37 yrs.
      Norton Emily daughter of Daniel & Lucy King, born Oct. 7, 1795, died April 10, 1888.
      Norton John Hughes son of Daniel W. & Mindwell Peace, born Mar. 26, 1839, died Sept. 11, 1922.
      'Captain George Norton with his wife Sarah & son George removed from Ipswich, Massachusetts, among the pioneers to Suffield in 1674. Children of Captain George & Sarah was George. Children of Captain George & Mercy Gillett were George, Thomas, Nathaniel, Sarah, Allis, Abigail, Freegrace, Joanna& Elizabeth. Children of George & Hannah were George, Nathaniel, Hannah, Thomas & John. Children of John &Rebecca were: Rebecca, John, Huldah, Asa, Elijah, Rachel, Sarah, Apphia, Daniel, & Seth.' "

      2. Mary's death date is reported variously as 29 Mar 1712, 29 Dec 1725, or 31 Mar 1712. I have only seen documentation in regards to 31 Dec 1725 from the gravestone as quoted above. The year has to be after 1724 per the the quote from her son Thomas Gillett as follows:
      "Northampton, Mass., Probate Records: Book 4, p. 154. Receipt of Thomas Gillet of Windsor, dated 13 April 1726. 'I Thomas Gillet of Windsor have Rec'd of my Hon'd Mother Mercy Norton late of Suffield Dec'd in her life time ye following particulars as part of my portion of share of her estate viz Thre Pounds ten shillings in Money By ye hands of John Gillet in ye year 1724 And also keeping of my Child, providing it with all necessres from ye age of three months until it was seven years old - 6 yr. 9 mo. @ 2s, 6 p per week - as part of his double portion of his mother est. this 13 Apr. 1726."
      (Source from the Gillett family file of the Windsor Historical Society, an article entitled: "The Brothers Jonathan and Nathan Gillett and Some of Their Descendants," comp. by Alice Lucinda Priest, B.L., of Brookline, Mass., pp. 61-62.)

      SOURCES_MISC:
      1. Bertha Bortle Beal Aldridge, "Gillette Families, Some of the Descendants of Jonathan Gillet and Nathan Gillet, 1572-1800"; Collection entitled, "Genealogy and Local History," by University Microfilming, Inc. of Ann Arbor, Michigan; Microfiche no. G-1135; Public Library call no. GEN-R 929.3.