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 Mary Maplett Gorton, daughter of John Maplett and N.N..Born 12 Mar 1608 London, England, died after 1650, age at least 42 years Married/ Related to:  Samuel Gorton, son of Thomas Gorton jr and Anne Johnson Gorton.Born 1592 Manchester, England, died 10 Dec 1677 Warwick, Kent County, RI, age 84 or 85 years https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Gorton Child: 1. Captain Benjamin GortonBorn 1647, died 1724, age 76 or 77 years In 1677 he was one of 48 who, along with his brother John, received a grant from the colony of 5,000 acres in East Greenwich, "in consideration of their services in King Philip's War." In 1686 he was Deputy (member) to the Upper House of the RI Legislature, and was captain of the military company, a position he held to the time of his death. His will names his children, their spouses, and his grandchildren. It contains details such as bequeathing his spectacles to his son Benjamin, and his "biggest silver spoon" to his grandson Benjamin Greene. | |||