Elizabeth (Baker) Atkins (1636 - aft. 1695)

Born 1636 in Sissinghurst, Kent, England

Ancestors

Wife of Jonathon Atkins — married 8 Oct 1661 in England

Descendants

Died after 1695 after age 59 in Great Givendale, Yorkshire, England

Biography

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Elizabeth Baker was the daughter of John Baker and Mary Parkhurst. Elizabeth, daughter of John, gent, was baptised on 13 November 1636 in Cranbrook, St Dunstan, Kent, England.^[1]

She married firstly William Anderson, eldest son of Sir Edward Anderson of Kilnwick Percy.

After his death, she married, aged only about 24, Jonathon Atkins from the neighbouring estate of Grimthorpe. Their was a significant age difference between them. Their marriage took place on 8 October 1661.^[2]

Elizabeth and Jonathon had a son, also Jonathon, born in Jun 1662 and who died the following April.

Elizabeth is said to have been buried at Great Givendale, Yorkshire in March 1694/5.

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "Kent Baptisms"
   FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 1 October 2023)
   Elizabeth Baker baptism on 13 Nov 1636, daughter of John, in Cranbrook, St Dunstan, Kent, England.
2. ↑ Marriage: "England, Boyd's Marriage Indexes, 1538-1850"
   FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 5 August 2023)
   Jonathan Atkins marriage to Elz Anderson in 1661 in Vicar General Marriage Licences, England.