Hannah Brackett (Libby) - or Hannah Rolfe

Looks to be a case of disputed ancestry. Normally I'd go with placing both options into the Also Known As field and then leaving the birth name blank (with the presumption that there isn't a primary source), but there seems to be an assertion for her parentage. If someone comes along and provides a stronger (preferably primary source-backed) assertion for Rolfe, or a source for where the Libby name came from if it is in fact a myth, I'll probably leave it as is, while ensuring that Rolfe is in the Also Known As field for the time being, maybe with a note in the About section asking for primary sources on this one.

Correcting myself, this is definitely the wrong wife. Sorry Ben!

From http://www.cyberancestors.com/cummins/ps01/ps01_065.htm

Zachariah son of Capt. Anthony and Susannah (Drake)Brackett. All the children of Zachariah were baptized on 2 Aug 1719. Sources: History of the Town of Hampton, NH 1638-1882, Joseph Dow, Vol. I pp614&615.

Marriage to Hannah Rolfe, Certificate of Marriage, State of MA, Town of Newbury, MA VR;
Brackett Genealogy, H. I. Brackett, 1907, page 71.

Once the correct wife is moved over I can go into Mass VR. But this compiler is quite reliable - if he says so, so it is.

Hello -- I would like to go ahead and correct the errors in this profile. My data shows the following (supported by the "Genealogical Dictionary of ME & NH"]: [pg. 431] "Hannah Libby [dau of Anthony] m. in Hampton, 9 Jan. 1719/20, Joseph Marston." No reference whatsoever to her marrying Zachariah Brackett...

[pg. 103] "Zachariah Brackett [son of Capt. Anthony and Susannah (Drake) Brackett], b. Hampton, 20 Jan. 1682, farmer.... He m. 1st, at Newbury, 1 Dec. 1707, Hannah Rolfe, living 1736; 2nd (int. 16 Feb. 1741), Mary Ross from Ireland; her estate administered 1793. 11 ch.

If everyone is OK with me doing this, I will separate Zachariah Brackett from Hannah Libby, and make him the husband ONLY of Hannah Rolfe of Newbury, and then Mary Ross from Ireland. I will then make Hannah Libby [dau. of Anthony] the wife of Joseph Marston, who was b. in Hampton, 27 Jan. 1693, the son of Ensign Samuel and Sarah (Sanborn) Marston.

My original notes on these families came from a review of Hampton, NH birth and marriage records many years ago.

Let me know if you agree with this...

Bob Hanscom

I agree, Robert.

Sounds good to me. Make sure to add curator notes to the profiles to avoid future confusion and perhaps reference this discussion. :)

Thanks, Erica and Jeff! Will work on this later today.

Bob