Hannah Frairy

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 27 Mar 1670, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; She was mentioned in the will of John Frairy.
• Married: 1676; (1) Deacon Joseph Dyer, the son of Deacon Thomas and Agnes (Reed) Dyer. Joseph and Hannah were step-brother and sister. He was born, a twin, on 6 November 1653 in Weymouth, Massachusetts. He died on Monday 13 October 1704 in Weymouth, Massachusetts from a fall from his horse. Issue: 1. Elizabeth Dyer
• Married: say 1700; (2) Captain Joseph Morse, the son of Joseph and Hannah (Philips) Morse. He was born in 1649 in Medfield, Massachusetts. On 17 October 1671 Joseph, married (1) Mehetabel Wood, at age 16, daughter of Nicholas and Mary (Pidge) Wood, in Sherborn, Massachusetts. After Mehitabel's death, Joseph, married (2) Hannah Badcock. He died in 1718 in Sherborn, Massachusetts.

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Died:
Morse (1864) gives his death as occurring in 1682.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Freeman: 1656, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• Will: 27 Mar 1670, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He mentions his wife, Elizabeth, and his children Hannah and Prudence. He also mentions Elizabeth's children from her prior marriage: John, Mary, and Abraham.
• Inventory: 19 Apr 1670, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• History: 1676, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; During King Philip's War, they throw a silver platter into a well to save it. It was later inscribed with their names and is in the possession of a descendant.

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Birth:
Father: John Frairy (____-1675)
Mother: Prudence ______ (c1601-1691)

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John married Elizabeth on 25 Dec 1656 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Elizabeth was born about 1622 in England; died on 31 Jan 1678/79 in Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: 24 Apr 1639, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Elizabeth joined the Dedham Church.
• Will: 27 Mar 1670, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; She was mentioned in the will of John Frairy, her husband.
• History: 1676, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; During King Philip's War, they throw a silver platter into a well to save it. It was later inscribed with their names and is in the possession of a descendant.
• History: 1678; She gave five shillings for the building of Harvard College.
• Will: 20 Nov 1678, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; She mentioned her daughter, Prudence Frairy.
• Probate/Proved: 31 Jan 1678/79, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• Complier's Note: 1995; Jameson (1886), Johnson (1975), and Adams (1898) give her last name as "Adams." Many have thought it was "Thaxter" and she was the daughter of Thomas Thaxter. Both are incorrect.

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It was John's first marriage, Elizabeth's second.

Married:
Their marriage date was recorded as 25 (10) 1656.