Birth date may be 12th or 22nd.
Per the USGS National Mapping Information Hobbs Hole on the SW shore of Plymouth Harbor 1.8 mile SE of Plymouth; Town of Plymouth; in Plymouth County, MA, is also called Wellingsly. [Lat.415645N, Long.0703848W]
Per Stratton's Plymouth Colony: On 3 May 1664 widow Hannah Churchill was awarded one-half of the land of her deceased father, William Pontus (Plymouth Colony Record 4:58). . . On 25 June 1669 his widow Hannah Churchill married Gyles Rickard, Sr. (PCR 8:32).
1920 census: Farmer
Not on 1910 census with family assumed dead at that time.
1671/1672 General Court 17 January 1671/1672 Records of Plymouth Colony 5:83
Mary Churchill confesses to the Court that she was impregnated by Thomas Dotey. She says she had "carnall coppulation" with Dotey three times, on July 15, on August 8, and in a "senight" after the August 8 incident, after which Dotey departed the government.In reference to the August 8 incident, Ephraim Tinkham testified that he "haveing occation to speak with the said Thomas Dotey, went to the house of Joseph Churchill, expecting to meet with him there, and coming to the house, knocked att the dore; but noe body answared, and soe hee went in and stayed a while in the outward room; and by some noise that hee heard in the house, conceived there was sombody within, although they answared not; but att length Mary Churchill came forth, and he asked her if Thomas Dotey was in the house or noe; but shee did not reddily answare him, but after some pause shee answared that hee was in the house; soe hee desired to speake with him; and soon after, Thomas Dotey came forth, and soe the said Sarjeant Tinkham and hee went away together, and hee admonished the said Dotey to take heed least evill might come of such carriages, or to that purpose; and the said Mary Churchill, being examined affeirmed that the same time that the said Sarjeant Tinkham tooke them soe together as aforsaid, was one of the three times hee had carnall coppulation with her as abovesaid; and shee further examined, deneyed that shee ever had to doe with any other man." She then promises to show up in the June Court.
1672 General Court 5 June 1672 Records of Plymouth Colony 5:94
Mary Churchill is fined six pounds by the Court for committing fornication with Thomas Doten.
General Court 30 October 1672 Records of Plymouth Colony 8:173
Mary Churchill complains to the Court that since Doten got her pregnant, and has departed the government, that she needs support to raise the child from his estate. The jury awards her the following: one third of a boat Doten's owns with Leiutenant Morton and Thomas Howes; one third of the nets, roads, anchors, and sails pertaining to the boat; a gun in the custody of Ephraim Morton, a rapier at Gorge Morton's, 40 shillings for the hire of the boat due from Richard Willis, and parcel of boards in the custody of several people.
Was born out of wedlock.