Wife of Capt. Abel Platts
History of Mary Varnum Platts Chapter
The Mary Varnum Platts Chapter was organized on May 2, 1945, in Rindge, New Hampshire, by Alice Todd MacInnis, and was named for Mary Varnum Platts.
Mary Varnum was born in Rowley, Massachusetts, about 1705. She married Captain Abel Platts on April 21, 1725, and in 1728, the family moved to Lunenburg, Massachusetts. Captain Platts worked with Nathan Hayward's surveying party to mark the boundary between Massachusetts and New Hampshire. In 1742, Captain Platts purchased a tract of land in Rindge, New Hampshire.
While the French and Indian War hindered their initial efforts to build, the Platts moved to Rindge in 1751; making Mary Varnum Platts the first woman settler of Rindge. Mary died sometime after 1777 and is buried on the farm near Pool Pond. Her grave is unmarked. Abel is buried at the Meeting House in Rindge"
Contributor: Cheshire (47921031) •
Suggested edit: Mary was still alive at the time of husband Abel's death in 1777.
(Mary is in his will)
https://archive.org/details/historyoftownofr00stea/page/638/mode/2up?view=theater
Contributor: Cheshire (47921031) • [email protected]
History of Mary Varnum Platts Chapter
The Mary Varnum Platts Chapter was organized on May 2, 1945, in Rindge, New Hampshire, by Alice Todd MacInnis, and was named for Mary Varnum Platts.
Mary Varnum was born in Rowley, Massachusetts, about 1705. She married Captain Abel Platts on April 21, 1725, and in 1728, the family moved to Lunenburg, Massachusetts. Captain Platts worked with Nathan Hayward's surveying party to mark the boundary between Massachusetts and New Hampshire. In 1742, Captain Platts purchased a tract of land in Rindge, New Hampshire.
While the French and Indian War hindered their initial efforts to build, the Platts moved to Rindge in 1751; making Mary Varnum Platts the first woman settler of Rindge. Mary died sometime after 1777 and is buried on the farm near Pool Pond. Her grave is unmarked. Abel is buried at the Meeting House in Rindge"
Contributor: Cheshire (47921031) •
Suggested edit: Mary was still alive at the time of husband Abel's death in 1777.
(Mary is in his will)
https://archive.org/details/historyoftownofr00stea/page/638/mode/2up?view=theater
Contributor: Cheshire (47921031) • [email protected]
Wife of Capt. Abel Platts
History of Mary Varnum Platts Chapter
The Mary Varnum Platts Chapter was organized on May 2, 1945, in Rindge, New Hampshire, by Alice Todd MacInnis, and was named for Mary Varnum Platts.
Mary Varnum was born in Rowley, Massachusetts, about 1705. She married Captain Abel Platts on April 21, 1725, and in 1728, the family moved to Lunenburg, Massachusetts. Captain Platts worked with Nathan Hayward's surveying party to mark the boundary between Massachusetts and New Hampshire. In 1742, Captain Platts purchased a tract of land in Rindge, New Hampshire.
While the French and Indian War hindered their initial efforts to build, the Platts moved to Rindge in 1751; making Mary Varnum Platts the first woman settler of Rindge. Mary died sometime after 1777 and is buried on the farm near Pool Pond. Her grave is unmarked. Abel is buried at the Meeting House in Rindge"
Contributor: Cheshire (47921031) •
Suggested edit: Mary was still alive at the time of husband Abel's death in 1777.
(Mary is in his will)
https://archive.org/details/historyoftownofr00stea/page/638/mode/2up?view=theater
Contributor: Cheshire (47921031) • [email protected]
History of Mary Varnum Platts Chapter
The Mary Varnum Platts Chapter was organized on May 2, 1945, in Rindge, New Hampshire, by Alice Todd MacInnis, and was named for Mary Varnum Platts.
Mary Varnum was born in Rowley, Massachusetts, about 1705. She married Captain Abel Platts on April 21, 1725, and in 1728, the family moved to Lunenburg, Massachusetts. Captain Platts worked with Nathan Hayward's surveying party to mark the boundary between Massachusetts and New Hampshire. In 1742, Captain Platts purchased a tract of land in Rindge, New Hampshire.
While the French and Indian War hindered their initial efforts to build, the Platts moved to Rindge in 1751; making Mary Varnum Platts the first woman settler of Rindge. Mary died sometime after 1777 and is buried on the farm near Pool Pond. Her grave is unmarked. Abel is buried at the Meeting House in Rindge"
Contributor: Cheshire (47921031) •
Suggested edit: Mary was still alive at the time of husband Abel's death in 1777.
(Mary is in his will)
https://archive.org/details/historyoftownofr00stea/page/638/mode/2up?view=theater
Contributor: Cheshire (47921031) • [email protected]
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