Elizabeth (Atkins) Sayre (abt. 1570 - aft. 1645)

Born about 1570 in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England [uncertain]

Wife of Francis Sayre — married 15 Nov 1591 in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England

Descendants

Died after Apr 1645 after about age 75 in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England

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Biography

She married Francis Sayre on 15 Nov 1591 at Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. They had 13 children -

1. 14 May 1592 Francis son of Francis Seare
2. 28 Apr 1594 Elizabeth d of Francis Seaire
3. 15 Sep 1595 William s of Francis Seare
4. 20 Jul 1597 Thomas s of Francis Seare (emigrated to America)
5. 3 Sep 1598 Alice d of --- Seare (christian name not given)
6. 10 Aug 1600 John s of Francis Seare
7. 19 Sep 1602 William s of Francis Seare
8. 16 Sep 1604 Abel s of Francis Seare
9. 23 Sep 1605 Daniel s of Francis Seare
10. 10 Apr 1608 Rebecca d of Francis Seare
11. 13 Jan 1610/11 Job (in BT, John in PR) s of Francis Seare (emigrated to America)
12. 4 Oct 1612 Sarah d of Francis Seare
13. 12 Dec 1613 Tobias s of Francis Sayre (Seare in BT)

She was alive in Apr 1645 when her husband died intestate and his widow Elizabeth was appointed administratrix of his estate, per the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Administration Act Book A.D. 1645, folio 39. (Unverified by me.)

• Fact: Christening (9 November 1565) Cople, Bedfordshire, England. But NOT a fact that it was this Elizabeth who married Francis Sayre

• "Family Tree," database,
• Bedfordshire Parish Registers, edited by F. G. Emmison, Published by Bedfordshire County Council Vol XXXI 1945; Leighton Buzzard, Part I. 1562 -1731^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Bedfordshire Parish Registers (Title Page)

See also:

• Sayre Family History by George Anagnost. Where can it be seen?

Research Notes

(David Cooper)

• It's odd that she didn't name any of her thirteen children after her alleged parents. Were they really her parents? She is said to have been born in Leighton Buzzard six years before her parents married, when the alleged parents lived in Chesham. Doubts are forming! They have now crystallised.
• Having mulled it over I don't believe that Henry and Christian were her parents.
• She was born 6 years before Henry and Christian married; they lived in the wrong place; there's no baptism for her; no children were named after her alleged parents. Other than those reservations she's a perfect fit! Seriously, Henry and Christian have nothing going for them to be her parents. She needs to be detached from them, and some research done into Elizabeth Atkyns dau of William and Anne, baptised on 1 May 1572 at Wing, Buckinghamshire, which is only 3 miles from Leighton Buzzard