Elizabeth (Aldous) Brock (bef. 1594 - bef. 1652)

Born before 6 Jan 1594 in Stradbroke, Suffolk, England

Ancestors

Wife of Henry Brock — married about 1619 in England

Descendants

Died before 19 Oct 1652 at about age 58 in Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Disputed Identity

Name as Barber has been disproven; it has been removed. (Brown-44556)

Biography

Elizabeth Aldous,^[1] the daughter of James Aldous and his wife Elizabeth. (It has been proposed by Elizabeth French Bartlett that the mother's maiden name was Barber. She said that she had found a marriage record for James Aldous to Elizabeth Barber, but no one has been able to find a record of this marriage or any other the evidence to support this marriage.)^{[2][3][4][5][6][7]} Elizabeth was baptized at Stradbroke, Suffolk, England, on 6 Jan 1593/4.^[2][1][8]

Henry Brock and Elizabeth Aldous were married about 1619,^[2] but no record of this marriage has been found. It was probably at Stradbrooke, Suffolk, England^[1][9][10] Torrey gives the name of Henry's wife as "Elizabeth [Barber]."^[11] Later research by Myrtle Stevens Hyde has shown this to be incorrect.^[2]

Peter Wilson Coldham states that Elizabeth Brock came to Dedham, Massachusetts, in 1647,^[12][13][14] however there is evidence that Elizabeth and Henry were in New England by 1640, settling in Dedham, Massachusetts.

Dedham records for the 28th of the 6th month (August) 1638 shows the following transaction: Elizabeth's husband "Henry Brocke enterteyned to purchase Joseph Shawe his Lott & crtifficate pduced accordingly"^[15]

In 1640, "--- the wife of good-man Brocke was received wth good satisfaction unto ye church ye 29th of ye 1st month."^[16]

The records of the First Church of Dedham show that Elizabeth Brock (daughter of Elizabeth and Henry) was admitted to the church on the 27th day, 8th month, 1643.^[16]

Elizabeth died during 1652 at Dedham, and certainly before 19 Oct 1652.

"Elizabeth Brock, deceased the -- of the -- mo." [1652]^[17][18][19]

Her FindAGrave memorial states that she died on 19 Oct 1652 at Dedham and was buried in an unmarked grave at the Old Village Cemetery, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.^[8] Unfortunately, there is no citation for either the date for the fact of her burial at the Old Village Cemetery. The date given, 19 Oct 1652, cannot be correct, as it is the exact date on which her husband Henry's Will was proved. She was mentioned in the Will Henry wrote in 1646, but she was deceased by the time Henry's Will was proved on 19 Oct 1652.^[20]

Children

Henry and Elizabeth had children:^[21]

1. John Brock, b 1620; m Sarah (Symmes) Haugh
2. Elizabeth Brock; m 31 8th month (Oct) 1644 Robert Gowing.
3. Ann Brock; m 28 3rd month (May) 1655 James Vales

Others mentioned in the Dedham Vital Records:

• Mary Brock; m 5 Mar 1639[/40?] Henry Phillips

• Robert Brock is not noted in any of these sources as the possible son of Henry and Elizabeth Brock, nor is there any indication they spent time or had t

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch FamilySearch,
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Hyde, Myrtle Stevens; "The English Ancestry of Elizabeth Aldous, Wife of Henry Brock of Dedham, Massachusetts " Vital Records from The NEHGS Register. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (Compiled from articles originally published in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register.) 144 (April, 1990) Page 124-137, at 132. AmericanAncestors.org link.
3. ↑ (unidentified source)
4. ↑ Heritage Consulting Millennium File
5. ↑ Yates Publishing U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
6. ↑ Ancestry.com U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s
7. ↑ Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. American Genealogical-Biographical Index) (AGBI
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} FindAGrave.com; Created by: Robert DeVowe; Record added: Dec 23, 2014; Find A Grave Memorial# 140409441 Findagrave.com
9. ↑ Ancestry.com U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
10. ↑ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Title: International Genealogical Index [MRS. ELIZABETH BROCK; Female; Birth: About 1598 Of, Stradbroke, Suffolk, England; Death: 1652; Spouse: HENRY BROCK; Marriage: About 1619 Stradbroke, Suffolk, England; Batch Number: F876568; Sheet: 026; Source Call No.: 1396369]
11. ↑ Torrey's New England Marriages to 1700 (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015.

    "BROCK, Henry (-1652) & Elizabeth [?BARBER]; in Eng, by 1620; Dedham {Dedham Hist. Reg. 3:161; Dedham Ch. Rec. 23; Sv. 1:257; Bent Anc. 24; Going (ms) 1; Waters (1882) 26; Reg. 2:184; 4:288}" Vol. 1, Page 209

12. ↑ Coldham, Peter Wilson. The Complete Book of Emigrants: A Comprehensive Listing Compiled from English Public Records of Those Who Took Ship to the Americas for Political, Religious, and Economic Reasons; of Those Who Were Deported for Vagrancy, Roguery, or Non-Conformity; and of Those Who Were Sold to Labour in the New Colonies. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. 1607-1660. 1988. 600p. Page 234
13. ↑ U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
14. ↑ Ancestry.com U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s [Place: Dedham, Massachusetts; Year: 1647; Page Number: 234]
15. ↑ Hill, Don Gleason, ed. The early records of the town of Dedham ... 1636-1659. A complete transcript of book one of the general records of the town, together with the selectmen's day book, covering a portion of the same period Dedham, Mass., Dedham Transcript Press, 1892. Accessed 12 June 2016 at HathiTrust (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101072332958;view=1up;seq=5) Vol. 3: Property purchase, Page 48;
16. ↑ ^{16.0 16.1} Hill, Don Gleason, ed.; The early records of the town: A memorial volume. The record of baptisms, marriages and deaths, and admissions to the church and dismissals therefrom, transcribed from the church records in the town of Dedham ... 1638-1845. Dedham, Mass., Dedham Transcript Press, 1888; Vol. 2: Page 23, Wife received in church; Page 27, daughter's admission to church. Accessed at HathiTrust 12 June 2016 (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101072332966;view=1up;seq=5)
17. ↑ Hill, D. G., ed. The record of births, marriages and deaths, and intentions of marriage, in the town of Dedham ... With an appendix containing records of marriages before 1800, returned from other towns, under the statute of 1857. 1635-1845 Dedham, Mass., Dedham Transcript Press, 1886; Accessed 12 June 2016 at HathiTrust (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101013827207) Page 128
18. ↑ Ancestry.com Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
19. ↑ Ancestry.com U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s
20. ↑ "Will of Henry Brocke" Suffolk County Wills: Abstracts of the Earliest Wills Upon Record From the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, indexed by Judith McGhan. Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1984. Accessed at Ancestry.com 12 June 2016. Page 40
21. ↑ Dedham (Mass. : Town), (1886) The Early Records of the Town of Dedham ... Vols 1 & 2. Dedham, MA: Dedham Transcript Press Archive.org accessed 5 September 2016 (Vol 1 & 2, See pages 126-27 for children's marriages, and page 128 for Henry and Elizabeth Brock's deaths).

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