Mary
RISHWORTH
(b.
8 January 1660
,
York, Maine, New England
d.
abt. 1756
,
York, Maine, New England
)
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Mary RISHWORTH was born 8 January 1660 in York, Maine, New England
Mary RISHWORTH was the child of Edward RISHWORTH and Suzanne WHEELRIGHTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Mary married William (John) WHITE abt. 1678 . William (John) WHITE was born abt. 1654 in New Hampshire, USA. William (John) died abt. 1680 in York, Maine, USA (Cape Neddick) (York Beach).
Mary married (2) John SAYWARD 6 April 1680 in York, Maine, New England . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
John SAYWARD was born abt. 1657 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA (Strawbery Banke). John died 26 September 1689 in York, Maine, USA (Cape Neddick) (York Beach). John was the child of Henry SAYWARD and Mary PEASLEY.
Mary married (3) Phineas HULL 21 December 1689 . Phineas HULL was born abt. 1647 in York, Maine, USA (Cape Neddick) (York Beach). Phineas died 25 January 1691 in York, Maine, USA (Cape Neddick) (York Beach). Phineas was the child of Joseph HULL and Joanna Agnes COFFIN.
Mary married (4) James PLAISTED 25 January 1692 in York, Maine, New England . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
James PLAISTED was born abt. 1656 in Berwick, Maine, USA. James died October 1710 in Berwick, Maine, USA. James was the child of Roger PLAISTED and Olive COLEMAN.
Mary RISHWORTH died abt. 1756 in York, Maine, New England .
Details of the family tree of Mary appear below.
Family and Children of Mary RISHWORTH
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William (John) WHITE-- Date: abt. 1678 Place:
from TORREY:
WHITE, ?William & Mary [RISHWORTH], m-2 John SAYWARD ca 1682, m-3 Phineas HULL 1690, m-4 James PLAISTED 1691; by 1679, by 1675?; Salisbury {Wentworth 1:661; GDMNH 358, 558; 749; Reg. 15:271; Coltman Anc. 200}
Children of William (John) WHITE and Mary RISHWORTH:
Mary RISHWORTH married John SAYWARD-- Date: 6 April 1680 Place: York, Maine, New England
John SAYWARD was the child of Henry SAYWARD and Mary PEASLEY
from TORREY:
SAYWARD, John & Mary (ROCKFORD) (WHITE) HULL, w William., w Phineas, m-4 James PLAISTED; 6 Apr 1681; Hampton, NH (GDMNH 550, 611; Salisbury Fam. 999, 1006; Sayward 32; Wentworth 1:600-2; Coltman Anc. 200)
Children of John SAYWARD and Mary RISHWORTH:
Mary SAYWARD (b.4 April 1681, York, Maine, New England d. 28 March 1717, Montréal, Canada, New France )
Susannah SAYWARD (b.9 May 1683, York, Maine, New England d. abt. 1719, )
m. Abraham PREBLE 1702
Marie Josephe Esther SAYWARD (SAYER) (b.7 March 1685, York, Maine, New England d. 17 January 1770, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Pierre LESTAGE 5 January 1712 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Hannah SAYWARD (b.21 June 1687, York, Maine, Dominion of New England d. 15 November 1761, York, Maine, New England )
m. Joseph SWETT 1713
John SAYWARD (b.2 January 1690, York, Maine, New England d. 11 March 1742, York, Maine, New England )
m. Mary BANE 13 December 1713 in York, Maine, USA (Cape Neddick) (York Beach)
Mary RISHWORTH married Phineas HULL-- Date: 21 December 1689 Place:
Phineas HULL was the child of Joseph HULL and Joanna Agnes COFFIN
from TORREY:
HULL, Phineas & 2-wf Mary (RISHWORTH) WHITE (SAYWARD) (aft 21 Dec 1654-), m-4 James PLAISTED; by 1690, betw Nov 1673 & Jun 1679
Children of Phineas HULL and Mary RISHWORTH:
Mary RISHWORTH married James PLAISTED-- Date: 25 January 1692 Place: York, Maine, New England
James PLAISTED was the child of Roger PLAISTED and Olive COLEMAN
from TORREY:
PLAISTED, James & 2-wf Mary (RISHWORTH) (WHITE) (SAYWORTH) HULL, w John Sayworth, w Phineas Hull; aft 26 Dec 1689, by 1692?, by 25 Jan 1691-2; York, ME (Coltman Anc. 158, 200; Reg. 28:160, 109:297; Kittery 666; Plaisted 13; Sayward 33, 35; Wentworth 1:44, 77; GDMNH 560, 588)
Children of James PLAISTED and Mary RISHWORTH:
Lydia PLAISTED (b.4 January 1696, York, Maine, New England d. , )
Olive PLAISTED (b.1 May 1698, York, Maine, New England d. 3 January 1763, Falmouth, Maine, New England)
Joseph PLAISTED (b.abt. 1700, York, Maine, New England d. 24 August 1752, York, Maine, New England )
William (John) WHITE-- Date: abt. 1678 Place: from TORREY:
WHITE, ?William & Mary [RISHWORTH], m-2 John SAYWARD ca 1682, m-3 Phineas HULL 1690, m-4 James PLAISTED 1691; by 1679, by 1675?; Salisbury {Wentworth 1:661; GDMNH 358, 558; 749; Reg. 15:271; Coltman Anc. 200}
Children of William (John) WHITE and Mary RISHWORTH:
Mary RISHWORTH married
John SAYWARD-- Date: 6 April 1680 Place: York, Maine, New England John SAYWARD was the child of Henry SAYWARD and Mary PEASLEY
from TORREY:
SAYWARD, John & Mary (ROCKFORD) (WHITE) HULL, w William., w Phineas, m-4 James PLAISTED; 6 Apr 1681; Hampton, NH (GDMNH 550, 611; Salisbury Fam. 999, 1006; Sayward 32; Wentworth 1:600-2; Coltman Anc. 200)
Children of John SAYWARD and Mary RISHWORTH:
Mary SAYWARD (b.4 April 1681, York, Maine, New England d. 28 March 1717, Montréal, Canada, New France ) Susannah SAYWARD (b.9 May 1683, York, Maine, New England d. abt. 1719, )m. Abraham PREBLE 1702
Marie Josephe Esther SAYWARD (SAYER) (b.7 March 1685, York, Maine, New England d. 17 January 1770, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )m. Pierre LESTAGE 5 January 1712 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Hannah SAYWARD (b.21 June 1687, York, Maine, Dominion of New England d. 15 November 1761, York, Maine, New England )m. Joseph SWETT 1713
John SAYWARD (b.2 January 1690, York, Maine, New England d. 11 March 1742, York, Maine, New England )m. Mary BANE 13 December 1713 in York, Maine, USA (Cape Neddick) (York Beach)
Mary RISHWORTH married
Phineas HULL-- Date: 21 December 1689 Place: Phineas HULL was the child of Joseph HULL and Joanna Agnes COFFIN
from TORREY:
HULL, Phineas & 2-wf Mary (RISHWORTH) WHITE (SAYWARD) (aft 21 Dec 1654-), m-4 James PLAISTED; by 1690, betw Nov 1673 & Jun 1679
Children of Phineas HULL and Mary RISHWORTH:
Mary RISHWORTH married
James PLAISTED-- Date: 25 January 1692 Place: York, Maine, New England James PLAISTED was the child of Roger PLAISTED and Olive COLEMAN
from TORREY:
PLAISTED, James & 2-wf Mary (RISHWORTH) (WHITE) (SAYWORTH) HULL, w John Sayworth, w Phineas Hull; aft 26 Dec 1689, by 1692?, by 25 Jan 1691-2; York, ME (Coltman Anc. 158, 200; Reg. 28:160, 109:297; Kittery 666; Plaisted 13; Sayward 33, 35; Wentworth 1:44, 77; GDMNH 560, 588)
Children of James PLAISTED and Mary RISHWORTH:
Lydia PLAISTED (b.4 January 1696, York, Maine, New England d. , ) Olive PLAISTED (b.1 May 1698, York, Maine, New England d. 3 January 1763, Falmouth, Maine, New England) Joseph PLAISTED (b.abt. 1700, York, Maine, New England d. 24 August 1752, York, Maine, New England )
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1660 Birth 8 January 1660
York, Maine, New England
Biography
from worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ cgi-bin/ igm.cgi?op=GET&db=henrykin&id=I26163
'...She with some of her chidren were taken prisoners, Feb 1691/ 2, when York was sacked by Indians and her infant child, then but a few days old was killed. The mid-winter tramp through the wilderness to Montreal was attended with unspeakable suffering, many of the captives perishing by the way, but we have no report of their ill-treatment by the French after their arrival. Mrs. Plaisted and those of her children who were with her, were baptized at Montreal, Dec. 8,1692 and were ransomed in Oct. 1695.' Several of these children remained in Canada. (from 'Lieut. Roger Plaisted...')
'Mary Plaisted, the wife of Mr. James Plaisted, was made a captive by the Indians about three weeks after her delivery of a male child.* They then took her with her infant off her bed and forced her to travel in this her weakness the best part of a day without any respect of pity. At night the cold ground ...Read MORE...
from worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ cgi-bin/ igm.cgi?op=GET&db=henrykin&id=I26163
'...She with some of her chidren were taken prisoners, Feb 1691/ 2, when York was sacked by Indians and her infant child, then but a few days old was killed. The mid-winter tramp through the wilderness to Montreal was attended with unspeakable suffering, many of the captives perishing by the way, but we have no report of their ill-treatment by the French after their arrival. Mrs. Plaisted and those of her children who were with her, were baptized at Montreal, Dec. 8,1692 and were ransomed in Oct. 1695.' Several of these children remained in Canada. (from 'Lieut. Roger Plaisted...')
'Mary Plaisted, the wife of Mr. James Plaisted, was made a captive by the Indians about three weeks after her delivery of a male child.* They then took her with her infant off her bed and forced her to travel in this her weakness the best part of a day without any respect of pity. At night the cold ground ...Read MORE...
Biography
Name: Mary Risworth
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 08 Jan 1660
Event Place: York, comté d'York, Maine, United States
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
Baptism Date: x
Father's Name: Edward Risworth
Mother's Name: Susan Wheelwright
Spouse's Name: John Sayward
'Quebec, Quebec Federation of Genealogical Societies, Family Origins, 1621-1865,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:QKDB-HP3Z : 10 February 2018), Mary Risworth, 08 Jan 1660; citing Birth, York, comté d'York, Maine, United States, La Fédération québécoise des sociétés de généalogie [The Quebec Federation of Genealogical Societies].
familysearch.org (Mormon Genealogy Records)
Unofficial Guide to FamilySearch.org: How to Find Your Family History on the World's Largest Free Genealogy Website
Name: Mary Risworth
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 08 Jan 1660
Event Place: York, comté d'York, Maine, United States
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
Baptism Date: x
Father's Name: Edward Risworth
Mother's Name: Susan Wheelwright
Spouse's Name: John Sayward
'Quebec, Quebec Federation of Genealogical Societies, Family Origins, 1621-1865,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:QKDB-HP3Z : 10 February 2018), Mary Risworth, 08 Jan 1660; citing Birth, York, comté d'York, Maine, United States, La Fédération québécoise des sociétés de généalogie [The Quebec Federation of Genealogical Societies].
familysearch.org (Mormon Genealogy Records)
Unofficial Guide to FamilySearch.org: How to Find Your Family History on the World's Largest Free Genealogy Website
28 April 1679 Land Transaction
Appears as Mary White in a land transaction also signed by her father, Edward Rishworth.
Source:
Early Maine Deeds and Wills. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2006. (Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.)
Volume 3, Page 124
Appears as Mary White in a land transaction also signed by her father, Edward Rishworth.
Source:
Early Maine Deeds and Wills. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2006. (Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.)
Volume 3, Page 124
1680 Marriage / PartnerMary RISHWORTH and John SAYWARD 6 April 1680, York, Maine, USA (Cape Neddick) (York Beach)
She was 20 years old.
1681 Birth of ChildMary SAYWARD was born 4 April 1681, York, Maine, USA (Cape Neddick) (York Beach)
Mary was 21 years old.
1682-1683 Land Transactions
Various land transactions involving Edward Rishworth and his son-in-law, John Sayword, also mentions Edward's daughter, Mary, as John's wife.
Source:
Early Maine Deeds and Wills. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2006. (Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.)
Volume 3, Pages 283-287
Various land transactions involving Edward Rishworth and his son-in-law, John Sayword, also mentions Edward's daughter, Mary, as John's wife.
Source:
Early Maine Deeds and Wills. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2006. (Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.)
Volume 3, Pages 283-287
1683 Birth of ChildSusannah SAYWARD was born 9 May 1683, York, Maine, USA (Cape Neddick) (York Beach)
Mary was 23 years old.
1685 Birth of ChildMarie Josephe Esther SAYWARD (SAYER) was born 7 March 1685, York, Maine, USA (Cape Neddick) (York Beach)
Mary was 25 years old.
1687 Birth of ChildHannah SAYWARD was born 21 June 1687, York, Maine, USA (Cape Neddick) (York Beach)
Mary was 27 years old.
1689 Marriage / PartnerMary RISHWORTH and Phineas HULL 21 December 1689,
She was 29 years old.
25 Dec 1689
Information regarding Mrs. Mary Sayword and her late husband, Jonathan's estate.
Source:
Early Maine Deeds and Wills. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2006. (Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.)
Volume 5, Page 165
Information regarding Mrs. Mary Sayword and her late husband, Jonathan's estate.
Source:
Early Maine Deeds and Wills. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2006. (Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.)
Volume 5, Page 165
1689 Death of Spouse/PartnerJohn SAYWARD died 26 September 1689, York, Maine, USA (Cape Neddick) (York Beach)
1690 Birth of ChildJohn SAYWARD was born 2 January 1690, York, Maine, USA (Cape Neddick) (York Beach)
Mary was 30 years old.
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1691 Administration of father's estate
Early Maine Deeds and Wills. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2006. (Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.)
Volume 5, Page 220
1691 Death of Spouse/PartnerPhineas HULL died 25 January 1691, York, Maine, USA (Cape Neddick) (York Beach)
1692 Marriage / PartnerMary RISHWORTH and James PLAISTED 25 January 1692, York, Maine, USA (Cape Neddick) (York Beach)
She was 32 years old.
25 Jan 1692 - Captured
'January 25: Marie Risheoth born January 8, 1660 York daughter Edouard Rishwoth, English from Lincoln and Suzanne Wilright; captured January 25, 1692 along with Genevieve and Marie Joseph Sayer; 1st married Guillaume Sayer; 2nd marriage Jacques Pleisted. '
Source: www.telusplanet.net/ public/ dgarneau/ french24.htm
'January 25: Marie Risheoth born January 8, 1660 York daughter Edouard Rishwoth, English from Lincoln and Suzanne Wilright; captured January 25, 1692 along with Genevieve and Marie Joseph Sayer; 1st married Guillaume Sayer; 2nd marriage Jacques Pleisted. '
Source: www.telusplanet.net/ public/ dgarneau/ french24.htm
abt. 1696
Presentments made by Grand Jury in Kittery
'We present Mrs Mary Plaisted wife of Mr James Plaisted for not attending ye public worship of God upon ye Lords day'
Source:
Early Maine Deeds and Wills. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2006. (Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.)
Volume 5, Page 272
Presentments made by Grand Jury in Kittery
'We present Mrs Mary Plaisted wife of Mr James Plaisted for not attending ye public worship of God upon ye Lords day'
Source:
Early Maine Deeds and Wills. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2006. (Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.)
Volume 5, Page 272
1696 Birth of ChildLydia PLAISTED was born 4 January 1696, York, Maine, USA (Cape Neddick) (York Beach)
Mary was 36 years old.
1698 Birth of ChildOlive PLAISTED was born 1 May 1698, York, Maine, USA (Cape Neddick) (York Beach)
Mary was 38 years old.
1710 Death of Spouse/PartnerJames PLAISTED died October 1710, Berwick, Maine, USA
1712 Marriage of ChildMarie Josephe Esther SAYWARD (SAYER) married 5 January 1712, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Pierre LESTAGE
1713 Marriage of ChildJohn SAYWARD married 13 December 1713, York, Maine, USA (Cape Neddick) (York Beach) to Mary BANE
1717 Death of ChildMary SAYWARD died 28 March 1717, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Mary was 57 years old.
1742 Death of ChildJohn SAYWARD died 11 March 1742, York, Maine, USA (Cape Neddick) (York Beach)
Mary was 82 years old.
1752 Death of ChildJoseph PLAISTED died 24 August 1752, York, Maine, USA (Cape Neddick) (York Beach)
Mary was 92 years old.
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- Updated: 7/9/2025 11:39:08 AM
The name Maine is probably a practical nautical term which refers to the region being a mainland (separate from the many surrounding islands). Reference to the area as 'Maine' in writing first appeared in 1622. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1685 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New England
1776 - 1820 - Massachusetts (District of Maine)
March 15, 1820 - Maine becomes 23rd U.S. state
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