Born by about 1585, based on date of marriage, in Dover
Kent, England.

Married Wybra Hansen in Leiden, Holland, 4 December 1610 [NS]. They had 2 children:
Mary
she married James Glass
she married Phillip Delano
Hannah
she married John Churchill
she married Giles Rickard

Came to Plymouth Colony in 1632.

William became a widow when Wybra died after 15 December 1633 (when she was named as a creditor in the estate of JOHN THORP.

William died on 9 February 1652/53 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony.

Born by about 1585, based on date of marriage, in Dover
Kent, England.

Married Wybra Hansen in Leiden, Holland, 4 December 1610 [NS]. They had 2 children:
Mary
she married James Glass
she married Phillip Delano
Hannah
she married John Churchill
she married Giles Rickard

Came to Plymouth Colony in 1632.

William became a widow when Wybra died after 15 December 1633 (when she was named as a creditor in the estate of JOHN THORP.

William died on 9 February 1652/53 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony.

Born by about 1585, based on date of marriage, in Dover
Kent, England.

Married Wybra Hansen in Leiden, Holland, 4 December 1610 [NS]. They had 2 children:
Mary
she married James Glass
she married Phillip Delano
Hannah
she married John Churchill
she married Giles Rickard

Came to Plymouth Colony in 1632.

William became a widow when Wybra died after 15 December 1633 (when she was named as a creditor in the estate of JOHN THORP.

William died on 9 February 1652/53 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony.

Born by about 1585, based on date of marriage, in Dover
Kent, England.

Married Wybra Hansen in Leiden, Holland, 4 December 1610 [NS]. They had 2 children:
Mary
she married James Glass
she married Phillip Delano
Hannah
she married John Churchill
she married Giles Rickard

Came to Plymouth Colony in 1632.

William became a widow when Wybra died after 15 December 1633 (when she was named as a creditor in the estate of JOHN THORP.

William died on 9 February 1652/53 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony.

Mary was born @ 1622 in Leyden, Holland.

Mary married James Glass on 31 October 1645. They had 4 children:
Hannah born 2 June 1648
she died on 15 June 1648
Wybra born 9 August 1649
she married Joseph Bumpas
she died 27 December 1711
Hannah born 24 December 1651
she married Isaac Billington
she died 15 June 1698
Mary born after her father died
she married Samuel Hunt

Mary became a widow when her husband James died at sea on 3 Sep 1652.

Mary (Pontus) Glass married, as her 2nd husband, by 17 January 1653[/4], Philip Delano"... Phillip Delanoy, who was then present, and with the consent of Mary, his wife, the other daughter of the said William Pontus" 3 May 1664, and widow of James Glass ("Phillp Delano Senr. aged 74 years or there about testifieth and sayth before he married Mary Glass ye relict of James Glass deceased that she ye sd mary gave all her Lands upto her three children Mary, Wybra, & Hannah equally alike" 3 March 1676/7. They had children
Jane - about 1655
Rebecca - about 1657
she married John Churchill
they has John 1691-1730
Samuel - about 1659
he married Elizabeth Standish
unknown daughter - about 1661

She was still living as of 5 July 1682.

Note: The Duxbury Rural and Historical Society states that there are no records of her burial place and that it is likely that she is buried at the Myles Standish Burying Ground as she was a member of the church there, and her descendants are buried there.

Mary was born @ 1622 in Leyden, Holland.

Mary married James Glass on 31 October 1645. They had 4 children:
Hannah born 2 June 1648
she died on 15 June 1648
Wybra born 9 August 1649
she married Joseph Bumpas
she died 27 December 1711
Hannah born 24 December 1651
she married Isaac Billington
she died 15 June 1698
Mary born after her father died
she married Samuel Hunt

Mary became a widow when her husband James died at sea on 3 Sep 1652.

Mary (Pontus) Glass married, as her 2nd husband, by 17 January 1653[/4], Philip Delano"... Phillip Delanoy, who was then present, and with the consent of Mary, his wife, the other daughter of the said William Pontus" 3 May 1664, and widow of James Glass ("Phillp Delano Senr. aged 74 years or there about testifieth and sayth before he married Mary Glass ye relict of James Glass deceased that she ye sd mary gave all her Lands upto her three children Mary, Wybra, & Hannah equally alike" 3 March 1676/7. They had children
Jane - about 1655
Rebecca - about 1657
she married John Churchill
they has John 1691-1730
Samuel - about 1659
he married Elizabeth Standish
unknown daughter - about 1661

She was still living as of 5 July 1682.

Note: The Duxbury Rural and Historical Society states that there are no records of her burial place and that it is likely that she is buried at the Myles Standish Burying Ground as she was a member of the church there, and her descendants are buried there.

Mary was born @ 1622 in Leyden, Holland.

Mary married James Glass on 31 October 1645. They had 4 children:
Hannah born 2 June 1648
she died on 15 June 1648
Wybra born 9 August 1649
she married Joseph Bumpas
she died 27 December 1711
Hannah born 24 December 1651
she married Isaac Billington
she died 15 June 1698
Mary born after her father died
she married Samuel Hunt

Mary became a widow when her husband James died at sea on 3 Sep 1652.

Mary (Pontus) Glass married, as her 2nd husband, by 17 January 1653[/4], Philip Delano"... Phillip Delanoy, who was then present, and with the consent of Mary, his wife, the other daughter of the said William Pontus" 3 May 1664, and widow of James Glass ("Phillp Delano Senr. aged 74 years or there about testifieth and sayth before he married Mary Glass ye relict of James Glass deceased that she ye sd mary gave all her Lands upto her three children Mary, Wybra, & Hannah equally alike" 3 March 1676/7. They had children
Jane - about 1655
Rebecca - about 1657
she married John Churchill
they has John 1691-1730
Samuel - about 1659
he married Elizabeth Standish
unknown daughter - about 1661

She was still living as of 5 July 1682.

Note: The Duxbury Rural and Historical Society states that there are no records of her burial place and that it is likely that she is buried at the Myles Standish Burying Ground as she was a member of the church there, and her descendants are buried there.

IMMIGRANT, 1632

A BIOGRAPHY OF HANNAH PONTUS CHURCHILL, by Laurence Overmire (9th great grandson), genealogist and family historian, updated September 2020:

Hannah Pontus was born about 1624, possibly in England or in Leiden, Holland. She was the daughter of Leiden Separatists William Pontus and Wybra Hansen. Hannah probably immigrated with her parents in 1632.

She was the daughter of Leiden Separatists William Pontus and Wybra Hansen. Hannah probably immigrated with her parents in 1632.

Hannah's mother Wybra may have been from Austerfield, England, like the Bradfords and the Mortons. Governor William Bradford's mother was a Hansen. Apparently, Wybra had custody of William Bradford's son John in Holland, while Bradford was in Plymouth.

Hannah married immigrant John Churchill on December 18, 1644, in Plymouth. They made their home at Hob's Hole.

Hannah and John had 6 children:
1) Joseph (b. 1647, m. Sarah Hicks)
2) Hannah (b. 12 Nov. 1649, m. John Drew)
3) Eleazer (b. 20 Apr. 1652, m. Mary _______, Mary Doty)
4) Mary (b. 1 Aug. 1654, m. Thomas Doty)
5) John (1657-1723, m. Rebecca Delano)

Hannah's husband John died young, about 43 years of age, on January 1, 1663, in Plymouth. She married a second time to Giles Rickard as his second wife. He died in 1685.

Hannah passed away on December 22, 1690, in Hob's Hole, aged 67.

IMMIGRANT, 1632

A BIOGRAPHY OF HANNAH PONTUS CHURCHILL, by Laurence Overmire (9th great grandson), genealogist and family historian, updated September 2020:

Hannah Pontus was born about 1624, possibly in England or in Leiden, Holland. She was the daughter of Leiden Separatists William Pontus and Wybra Hansen. Hannah probably immigrated with her parents in 1632.

She was the daughter of Leiden Separatists William Pontus and Wybra Hansen. Hannah probably immigrated with her parents in 1632.

Hannah's mother Wybra may have been from Austerfield, England, like the Bradfords and the Mortons. Governor William Bradford's mother was a Hansen. Apparently, Wybra had custody of William Bradford's son John in Holland, while Bradford was in Plymouth.

Hannah married immigrant John Churchill on December 18, 1644, in Plymouth. They made their home at Hob's Hole.

Hannah and John had 6 children:
1) Joseph (b. 1647, m. Sarah Hicks)
2) Hannah (b. 12 Nov. 1649, m. John Drew)
3) Eleazer (b. 20 Apr. 1652, m. Mary _______, Mary Doty)
4) Mary (b. 1 Aug. 1654, m. Thomas Doty)
5) John (1657-1723, m. Rebecca Delano)

Hannah's husband John died young, about 43 years of age, on January 1, 1663, in Plymouth. She married a second time to Giles Rickard as his second wife. He died in 1685.

Hannah passed away on December 22, 1690, in Hob's Hole, aged 67.

IMMIGRANT, 1632

A BIOGRAPHY OF HANNAH PONTUS CHURCHILL, by Laurence Overmire (9th great grandson), genealogist and family historian, updated September 2020:

Hannah Pontus was born about 1624, possibly in England or in Leiden, Holland. She was the daughter of Leiden Separatists William Pontus and Wybra Hansen. Hannah probably immigrated with her parents in 1632.

She was the daughter of Leiden Separatists William Pontus and Wybra Hansen. Hannah probably immigrated with her parents in 1632.

Hannah's mother Wybra may have been from Austerfield, England, like the Bradfords and the Mortons. Governor William Bradford's mother was a Hansen. Apparently, Wybra had custody of William Bradford's son John in Holland, while Bradford was in Plymouth.

Hannah married immigrant John Churchill on December 18, 1644, in Plymouth. They made their home at Hob's Hole.

Hannah and John had 6 children:
1) Joseph (b. 1647, m. Sarah Hicks)
2) Hannah (b. 12 Nov. 1649, m. John Drew)
3) Eleazer (b. 20 Apr. 1652, m. Mary _______, Mary Doty)
4) Mary (b. 1 Aug. 1654, m. Thomas Doty)
5) John (1657-1723, m. Rebecca Delano)

Hannah's husband John died young, about 43 years of age, on January 1, 1663, in Plymouth. She married a second time to Giles Rickard as his second wife. He died in 1685.

Hannah passed away on December 22, 1690, in Hob's Hole, aged 67.

IMMIGRANT, 1632

A BIOGRAPHY OF HANNAH PONTUS CHURCHILL, by Laurence Overmire (9th great grandson), genealogist and family historian, updated September 2020:

Hannah Pontus was born about 1624, possibly in England or in Leiden, Holland. She was the daughter of Leiden Separatists William Pontus and Wybra Hansen. Hannah probably immigrated with her parents in 1632.

She was the daughter of Leiden Separatists William Pontus and Wybra Hansen. Hannah probably immigrated with her parents in 1632.

Hannah's mother Wybra may have been from Austerfield, England, like the Bradfords and the Mortons. Governor William Bradford's mother was a Hansen. Apparently, Wybra had custody of William Bradford's son John in Holland, while Bradford was in Plymouth.

Hannah married immigrant John Churchill on December 18, 1644, in Plymouth. They made their home at Hob's Hole.

Hannah and John had 6 children:
1) Joseph (b. 1647, m. Sarah Hicks)
2) Hannah (b. 12 Nov. 1649, m. John Drew)
3) Eleazer (b. 20 Apr. 1652, m. Mary _______, Mary Doty)
4) Mary (b. 1 Aug. 1654, m. Thomas Doty)
5) John (1657-1723, m. Rebecca Delano)

Hannah's husband John died young, about 43 years of age, on January 1, 1663, in Plymouth. She married a second time to Giles Rickard as his second wife. He died in 1685.

Hannah passed away on December 22, 1690, in Hob's Hole, aged 67.