Elizabeth (Burt) Edwards (1726 - 1815)

Born 6 May 1726 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay province, New England

Ancestors

Wife of Timothy Wright — married 12 Nov 1748 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Wife of Noah Edwards — married 11 Sep 1799 in Westfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, USA

Descendants

Died 17 Jan 1815 at age 88 in Westhampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA

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Biography

Elizabeth Burt was born in May 1726 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Bay province, New England. Her father was Ebenezer Burt. Her mother's name was Mary Phelps, b: June 3, 1688 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Mass.^[1][2]

On Nov. 12, 1748 Elizabeth Burt married Timothy Wright, b: b: 14 MAY 1720 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts Bay province. They were most-likely married in Westhampton, Hampshire County, as their marriage was not recorded in Northampton's vital records. The couple lived in Westhampton and had 6 children:^[3]

1. Mary WRIGHT b: 13 OCT 1749 in Northampton, Hampshire Co.
2. Eleazer WRIGHT b: 5 APR 1751 in Northampton, Hampshire...
3. Timothy WRIGHT b: 2 SEP 1752 in Northampton, Hampshire...
4. Elizabeth WRIGHT b: 9 JUN 1756 in Northampton, Hampshire...
5. Reuben WRIGHT b: 13 NOV 1757 in Northampton, Hampshire
6. Dorcas WRIGHT b: 1 SEP 1762 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts Bay province, New England

Timothy Wright died on November 30, 1764 in his 45 year. His widow did not remarry until September 11, 1799, when she married Noah Edwards, himself a widower and father of Eli Edwards, husband of her deceased daughter, Dorcas (Wright) Edwards. The 2 families clearly were closely allied. ^[4]

Elizabeth (Burt) (Wright) Edwards survived Noah Edward's passing in September 1805 at their home in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. She moved back to Westhampton, Hampshire Co., no doubt into the home of one of her children, and died there on January 17, 1815. She was buried next to her 1st husband, as was the custom, at Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA.^[5] The Inscription on the joint tombstone reads:^[6]

"In memory of Mr. Timothy Wright, who died Nov 30,1764 in the 45 year/of his age. Also of Mrs. Elisabeth, Relict of Mr. Timothy Wright who died Jan 17, 1815 in the 90 year of her age. "

Sources

1. ↑ Parents' marriage not found in Northampton Vital Records; could have married elsewhere.
2. ↑ Hawley, Hurd, etc. Genealogy on RootsWeb - Elizabeth Burt
3. ↑ See preceding Note.
4. ↑ Marriage recorded in Northampton Vital Records under: "Edwards, Noah, Wright, Elisabeth - 9/11/1799" - See Northampton Marriages - Hampshire Co. MA on usgwarchives.net
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #28104152 - Elizabeth Burt Wright. No gravestone photograph but the Inscription is transcribed.
6. ↑ See preceding Note. Inscription gives death date, birth year & 1st husband's death date.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Burt-451 was created through the import of BDM7-7-11.ged on Jul 8, 2011 by Brian McCullough. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Brian and others.

• This profile was researched and sources added by Chet Snow October 1-2, 2016, during WikiTree's 1st "Source-A-Thon".