Birth: 25 Sep 1739 Place: Farmington, Hartford, CT

Death: Before 28 Mar 1798 Place: Canada?

Father: Ephraim BOARDMAN (1711-1761)

Mother: Mehitabel COLE²² Or COOK³⁶ (1708-1769)

Husband: Joab Hoisington

Marriage 2:

Husband: Capt. John STRONG

"Mary(5) Boardman b. in what is now Southington [note: part of Farmington District], Conn., Sept. 25, 1739, mar. Jan 14, 1759 Joab Horsington, s. of John Horsington." from Boardman Gen. [other sources give 24 Jan 1759 (Timlow, p.CXXXVII) and 24 Jan 1757 (Harry Hoisington) as the date of the marriage]

From "History of Woodstock":

May 5th 1782 The wife of James Emerson, the wife of Dr. Stephen Powers & the widow Hoisington, who were members of Mr. Hutchinsons Chh., came in & renewed their Covenant & were voted membersof this Chh." (originally from "The Reckords of the 1st Church in Woodstock begun Decr 26th 1781")

From Chapter XXVII, History of Woodstock:

"The first book brought into this town, of which there is any knowledge, was Joab Hoisington's "grate Bible," which came with the family in 1772; probably an English publications, and much like the one Dr. Stephen Powers brought with him two years later, which still remains in this town in possession of his grandson. After Hoisington died in 1777, his Bible passed to his widow, and was retained by her when she was married a second time to Captain Strong. She carried it with her when the family removed, about 1804, to the banks of the Ottawa, in Lower Canada, and there it was burnt in the house of Mr. Burtch in 1840."

Between Joab's death in 1777 and her death, she married John Strong, went to Canada. Somewhere I read that her youngest children went with her and stayed in Canada. However, all known children are listed on the probate of her will, and Barzava was 16 and was known to be in Ohio after this.

Her estate was executed on 3/28/1798 by John Strong (her second husband), Benja. Burtch, and Ozias Hoisington (her third son). 122 acres (the "Third" as stated in the probate record of "1000" bought by Joab) was divided as follows, with the most northerly piece first:

Verlina 13 acres approx., 14 rods at the east end, 9 at west
Polly 13 1/2 acres, 14 rods east, 9 west
Barzava 19 acres, 14 rods east, 9 west
Joab 13 1/2, 14 rods east, 9 west
Lavina (cut off, but in this location)
Ozias 13 1/2, 12 rods wide
Cinthia 13 1/2, 12 rod & five links wide
Bliss 13 1/2, 12 rods & twenty-one links wide
Isaac 14, 14 rods wide

(from original document)

²² "Hoisingtons in America" by Harry Hoisington, privately published 1935 and on file at NEHGS, Boston

³⁶ NEHGS Register January 1987, vol 141:39-55.