Eleazer Churchill (1652 - 1716)

Born 20 Apr 1652 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Bryant) Churchill — married about 1675 in Duxbury, Plymouth

Descendants

Died 25 Mar 1716 at age 63 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Eleazar (Eliezer) Churchill was born April 20, 1652, the son of John and Hannah Churchill of Plymouth, Plymouth Colony^{[1] [2] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

• Most records use the contemporary spelling of Churchill, however his gravestone says Churchell and some of his father's records spelled the name Churchwell.

By 1676, he was married to Mary Bryant^{[2] [3] [4] [6] [7] [5]}, and their children included:

1. Hannah^[7], born Aug. 23, 1676^[5]; living unmarried in 1715^{[2] [3] [4]}
2. Joanna^[7], born Nov. 25, 1678^[5]; living unmarried in 1715^{[2] [3] [4]}
3. Abigail^[7], born 1680; who married first Francis Billington, May 17, 1703^[5]; and second, Nathaniel Howland, as his second wife in 1725^{[2] [3] [4]}
4. Eleazar (Eliezer) Jr^[7], born Feb. 23, 1682; who married Hannah Bartlett, the daughter of Robert, and who died 21 Sep 1754^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}
5. Stephen, born Feb. 16, 1685^[7]; who married Experience Ellis, daughter of Matthias, and who died 6 Oct 1750^{[2][3] [4] [5]}
6. Jedidah, born Feb. 27, 1687; who married Dec. 1, 1709, Thomas, the son of William Harlow^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

His first wife may have died, and on February 8, 1688, he may have married Mary, daughter of Edward and Faith (Clarke) Doty^{[2] [4]}, and their children (the other sources give the same children to one wife, Mary Bryant above) included:

1. Mary^[7], born 1688; who married Edward Stevens, Dec. 23, 1708^[2], and who died 25 Jan 1723^{[3] [4] [5]}
2. Elkanah^[7], born March 1, 1691, who married Susannah Manchester, Dec. 24, 1720, and who died in 1764^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}
3. Nathaniel^[7], born April 16, 1693; who died March 24, 1714^{[2] [4] [5]}
4. Josiah^[7], born 1694^{[2][3] [4]}
5. Jonathan( John)^[7], born Sept. 12, 1698 ; who married first Mary Jackson, of Portsmouth, N.H, and then married Mrs. Elizabeth Cotton, and who died 7 Oct 1769^{[2] [4]}

These sources indicate that he lived in Hobshole on a part of his father's original estate. He was a ' planter ' in 1673 at Plymouth, Mass. A planter was a term used to describe growers of tobacco and corn. In 1676 he was a selectman; in 1683 a freeman in Plymouth; in 1684 was involved in surveying along the Kings Highway; in 1696 he sat on a jury; in 1703 his land at South Ponds was extended in order to build a warehouse.

Elezear Churchill Sr died March 5 or 25, 1716^{[8] [4]}, and his buried at Burial Hill in Plymouth. His gravestone reads: "Here lyes ye body of Mr Eleazer Churchell deed March ye 25th 1716 in ye 64th year of his age." ^[9]

Probate

His will is dated 23 January 1715/16 and proved on 9 March 1715/16 in Plymouth. He mentions his sons, Eleazer, Stephen, and Elkanah, and his daughters, Hannah, Joanna, Abigail, Jedidah, and Mary ^[10]

His moveables inventory was taken in March 1716/1717.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Plymouth Colony Vital records published in Volume 16, page 238 of the Mayflower Descendant: A Magazine of Pilgrim Genealogy and History Boston, MA: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1899- . (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), which states 1652... Eliezer son of John Churchill born the 20th of april
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14} The Churchill family in America by Churchill, Gardner Asaph, 1839-1896; Churchill, Nathaniel Wiley, 1827-1903; Bodge, George M. (George Madison), 1841-1914; Publication date 1904; Publisher [Boston] Pub. by the family of G.A. Churchill. See page 7 for the children of Eleazar and Mary Churchill
3. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10} Ancient landmarks of Plymouth by Davis, William T. (William Thomas), 1822-1907; Publication date 1899; Publisher Boston : Damrell and Upham, see page 837 for the children of Eleazar Churchill, "son of first John, by wife Mary"
4. ↑ ^{4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14} A genealogical dictionary of the first settlers of New England, showing three generations of those who came before May, 1692, on the basis of Farmer's Register By James Savage, Published: Boston, Little, Brown and company, 1860-62.
5. ↑ ^{5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10} Dotey and Churchill Families Eleazer Churchill published in pages 7-9 Volume 36 (1960) of The American Genealogist New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .)
6. ↑ Torrey's New England Marriages Volume 1, page 315, found in 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, which reads: CHURCHILL, Eleazer (1652-1716) & Mary [BRYANT?] (1654-1715); by 1676; Plymouth {MD 1:206, 21:59; Churchill (1904) 7; Sv. 1:386; Mendell 82, 88; TAG 36:8}
7. ↑ ^{7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10} Plymouth Births, Marriages and Deaths Published in Volume 1 (1899) page 206 of the Mayflower Descendant: A Magazine of Pilgrim Genealogy and History Boston, MA: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1899- . (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010)
8. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHYX-K38 : 10 February 2018), Eleazar Churchill, 05 Mar 1716; citing Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, reference p254; FHL microfilm 416,334.
9. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #13904643
10. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-ZXPR?cc=2018320&wc=M6BX-WWL%3A337883501 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1708-1717 and 1817-1861 vol 3-3P > image 215-218 of 710; State Archives, Boston.Starts at bottom of right hand side.
11. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-FJJT : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1717-1724 and 1854-1862 vol 4-4Q > image 61 of 485; State Archives, Boston.

See also:

• New England Marriages Prior to 1700 page 153]
• Genealogical Notes of Cape Cod Families by Lydia B. Brownson, Grace W. Held, and Doris V. Norton, (Duxbury, Mass., typ., 1966), Vol. 11 (Christie to Coan), page 94 shows Eleazar, son of John and his children with one wife, named Mary. This open source shows information that may otherwise be behind a paywall
• http://www.geni.com/people/Eleazer-Churchill/6000000000795039335
• CFA 1904 P-3Pg 7. second generation

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Churchill-496 created through the import of Tom.ged on Jun 1, 2011 by Tom Elliott.
• WikiTree profile Churchill-520 created through the import of Nelson Family Tree.ged on Jun 6, 2011 by Gregory Nelson.
• WikiTree profile Churchill-430 created through the import of Lent_Vise_2011-05-11aa.ged on May 26, 2011 by Bryan Sypniewski.