Frances (—?—) (Emery)1
- Family Background:
- Fairfield and Allied Families
Frances married Anthony Emery in England by in 1631 (assuming she was the mother of all his children).1
Frances is generally considered to be a second wife and not the mother of the children. It has been claimed, without supporting documentation, that she was Frances Porter, daughter of Nathaniel Porter of Ipswich [Judith Elaine Burns, comp., The Revised Genealogical Records of the Descendants of John Emery of Newbury, Massachusetts (Baltimore 1982)]. There was no Nathaniel Porter of Ipswich.2 She was living on 11 October 1660.3
Frances is generally considered to be a second wife and not the mother of the children. It has been claimed, without supporting documentation, that she was Frances Porter, daughter of Nathaniel Porter of Ipswich [Judith Elaine Burns, comp., The Revised Genealogical Records of the Descendants of John Emery of Newbury, Massachusetts (Baltimore 1982)]. There was no Nathaniel Porter of Ipswich.2 She was living on 11 October 1660.3
Citations
- [S750] Rev. Rufus Emery, compiler, Genealogical Records of Descendants of John and Anthony Emery of Newbury, Mass., 1590 to 1890 (Salem, Mass.: Emery Cleaves, 1890), 311.
- [S756] "Anthony Emery", The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633, online <http://www.newenglandancestors.org/>, printout dated 2002. Previously published in hard copy (Boston: NEHGS, 1995).
- [S756] TGMB Anthony Emery, online, citing Province and Court Records of Maine, 6 volumes (Portland 1928-1975=semi volumes 1-3 rpt. Newburyport, Massachusetts, 1991) 2:366.
