Elizabeth (Berry) Locke (abt. 1631 - 1734)

Born about 1631 in Yorkshire, England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of John Locke Sr — married 1652 in Rye, Rockingham, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New Hampshire)

Descendants

Died 12 Nov 1734 at about age 103 in Rye, Rockingham, Province of New Hampshire

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Biography

Elizabeth Berry was possibly born around 1631 in Yorkshire, England, or around 1635 in Strawberry Bank, New Hampshire. Both births are unsourced.

She was the daughter of William Berry and his wife Jane.^[1][2]

About 1652, she married John Locke, probably in Strawberry Banke, New England (later Strawbery Banke, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay). “…His (William Berry) d. Eliz. a. 1652, John Locke…”^[3][4][5][2]

She died after 4 May 1708, 1708 probably in Rye, New Hampshire; she was alive when her husband's estate was settled.^[2]

Children:^[4][2]

1. “John, b. ± 1653-4.
2.  ?Elizabeth, only one not in div.
3. Nathaniel, b. ± 1661-2.
4. Alice. One Alice (Ellis) adm. Greenl. Ch. 1718 and had negro Peggy bp. 1721.
5. Edward,
6. Tryphena, m. at Haverh. 14 June 1693 John Webster.
7. Rebecca.
8. Mary. One Mary m. in Boston 31 Jan. 1697 Wm. Hepworth.
9. William, b. 17 Apr. 1677, d. in Rye 22 Jan. 1768, m. 23 Nov. 1699 Hannah Knowles (2), who d. 12 Sept. 1769, ag. 91. Both adm. Greenl. Ch. 1716. List 338b. Lieut., Deacon. 11 ch.
10. James, Rye, liv. 1742-3, m. 2d in Greenl. 3 Dec. 1713 Hannah Philbrick. Ch. incl. James m. in Greenl. 25 Oct. 1720 Sarah Kemick.
11. Joseph, gent., Rye, d. Mar. 1768, m. in Greenl. Salome White. Both adm. to Greenl. Ch. 1718. List 338b. Town officer. Called Ensign 1728, Capt. 1735. 7 ch. 1710-28”

Sources

1. ↑ Noyes, Sybil I., Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis. Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire. Boston: NEHGS, 2012. p. 90.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} <Locke, Arthur H. A History and Genealogy of Captain John Locke, 1627-1696: of Portsmouth and Rye, New Hampshire and His Descendants, Also of Nathaniel Locke of Portsmouth, and a Short Account of the History of the Lockes in England. Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 1993. p.11.
3. ↑ “A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: Showing Three Generations of ... : James Savage, John Farmer, Orrando Perry Dexter.” Internet Archive. Little, Brown and company, January 1, 1860. p. 171. Online at Archive.org.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} “(John Locke) …m. a. 1652, Elizabeth d. of William Berry…” “A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: Showing Three Generations of ... : James Savage, John Farmer, Orrando Perry Dexter..” Internet Archive. Little, Brown and company, January 1, 1861. p. 103. Online at Archive.org.
5. ↑ Noyes, Sybil I., Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis. Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire. Boston: NEHGS, 2012. p. 441.

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #102322428
• Hampton, New Hampshire, Area Genealogy. Online at rootsweb.com.
• Locke-[Berry] ca 1652 marriage, New England Marriages to 1700; database and digital images by subscription, American Ancestors; works consulted as "Kittery 34; Locke 11; Lincoln (1923) 25; GDMNH 90, 441; Sv. 1:171; Pillsbury Anc. 356; Robie (1956) 54; Hampton 822"; at Hampton, NH, later Rye, NH; his dates as (?1626-1696).