In a message dated 3/11/99 11:26:08 AM Eastern Standard Time, WISE-D- request@rootsweb.com writes: > This is my first message to the WISE List. For a long time, I have had > Mercy WISE b. 21 MAY 1685, Essex, MA, d.7 FEB 1771, m. 31 DEC 1707, at > Middletown, CT. to Israel BARNES. > I believe she is the dau of Henry WISE, but there are several Henrys, > and I'm not sure which one would be her father. Would he be Henry, b. > 1654, m. Mary MANSFIELD? Betty: This is what I have: WISE, Henry b: March 01, 1654/55 in Roxbury, Suffolk, MA, USA d: Abt. June 11, 1684 in Guilford, New Haven, CT +MANSFIELD, Mary b: April 06, 1658 d: Abt. 1712 m: Abt. 1680 in Guilford, New Haven, CT, USA NEGHS vol.11 page 330, Roxbury Births Henry sonne of Joseph Wise borne 1:1:54 (March 1, 1655) ***** Genealogies of CT. Families Vol II, p. 471 Children Sarah, m. _____WRIGHT Mary, d. aft 1756;m. Dec. 31, 1707, Israel BARNES of New Haven. He was born April 22, 1680 and died 1751. ***** Genealogies of CT. Families Vol II, p. 470-1 Mary Mansfield, daughter of Joseph Mansfield and Mary Potter. In the New Haven County Court record (vol 1, p. 210), her married name is given as Tirhan, a variant for Turhand. The only man in the vicinity bearing this uncommon name, who could be her husband was Thomas Tirhan of Guilford, CT, who died in 1696, leaving a widow Mary and children Henry, Samuel, and Abigail (New Haven County Court Records, vol I, p. 241). But Mary had been married before, as administration on the estate of Henry Wise of Guilford, deceased, was granted, 11 June 1684, to his widow Mary (County Court Records, Vol 1, p. 147), and in June 1686, there is further record of this estate, mentioning the widow Mary, Thomas Terhan present husband to the relict. and two children, unnamed (County Court Records, Vol1, p. 160). She married thirdly, John Hill of New Haven as his second wife in Aug. 1703. In 1712, administration on the estate of mary Hill of New Haven, deceased, was granted to Henry Turhand of Wallingford; and the estate was distributed to her son Henry, daughter Mary wife of Israel Barnes, and the heirs of her daughter Sarah Wright, deceased (New Haven Probate Records, vol.4, pp 55, 89) Children by Henry Wise: Sarah Wise, d. bef 1703, m. _____ Wright, Mary Wise, d. aft 1756, m. 31 Dec. 1707, Israel Barnes of New Haven. He was born 22 Apr. 1680, d. 1751 Children by Thomas Turhand/Tirhand Henry Turhand, of Wallingford, m. 7 Nov 1712, Elizabeth Merriman, b. 4 May, 1693. Samuel Turhand, not named in the distribution of his mother's estate. Abigail Turhand, not named in the distribution of her mother's estate. ***** Hope this helps. Tracy