Elizabeth (Bateman) Smith (abt. 1628 - aft. 1687)

Born about 1628 in Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England

Wife of Simon Smith — married 1 Oct 1656 in Hartford, Hartford, CT

Descendants

Died after 1687 after about age 59 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut

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Biography

Elizabeth was born in 1628. She passed away in 1687. ^[1]

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Notes

The Devil's Dominion- Magic and Religion in Early New England by Richard Godbeer, pgs 33 & 34

"New England diviners operated primarily as fortune-tellers. Katherine Harrison of Wethersfield, CT, was "one that tould fortunes." Before coming to Wethersfield, Harrison had lived and worked in Hartford as servant to John Cullick,a merchant. One of her fellow servants, Elizabeth Bateman, was being courted by William Chapman. Harrison predicted that Elizabeth would never marry a man named William and that her husband would be called Simon. . .Elizabeth eventually married a man named Simon Smith. . . What matters here is that townsfolk . . .automatically assumed that Harrison had occult powers." The Devil's Dominion

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Lynda Clark, Mar 1, 2013

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Kitty Smith for creating WikiTree profile Bateman-618 through the import of John Smyth.ged on Mar 26, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Kitty and others.

• Thanks to Lynda Clark for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Lynda and others.