Elizabeth (Collamore) Harris (bef. 1566 - bef. 1647)

Born before 2 Sep 1566 in Bishops Tawton, Devon, England

Ancestors

Wife of Bartholomew Harris — married 18 Jan 1587 in Braunton, Devon, England

Descendants

Died before 7 Dec 1647 at about age 81 in Barnstaple, Devon, England [uncertain]

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Biography

Early Life

Elizabeth Collamore, baptized 2 September 1566 at Bishops Tawton, Devon, was the daughter of Henry Collamore^[1] and Margaret Blight.^[2][3][4] She had eight siblings: John, Thomas, William, Agnes ( wife of John Joce), Katherine (wife of Robert Slee), Margaret (wife of George Lancy), Susanna, and Rebecca (wife of William Snow).^[2]

Family

Elizabeth married Bartholomew Harris of Barnstaple, Devon, on 18 January 1586/7 in Braunton, Devon, England.^[2][4][5] After their marriage, they moved to Barnstable, Devon, England, where Bartholomew was a merchant. He was selected Burgess (MP) by the townsmen of Barnstaple in 1597, but the Earl of Bath, lord lieutenant, disapproved their choice and the seat instead went to George Peard. He was elected mayor of Barnstable in 1602.^[2] As mayor, he had a wide ranges of duties, including being responsible to the Privy Council of Elizabeth I.^[4]

Elizabeth and Bartholomew had four sons and seven daughters, all baptized at Barnstaple, Devon:

1. George^[2] was baptized 15 March 1588/9 and died about 28 June 1635; married Alice Marshall^[4]
2. Agnes^[2] was baptized 2 January 1590 and buried 28 August 1593^[4]
3. Priscilla^[2] was baptized 9 December 1592 and buried 2 August 1651, unmarried^[4]
4. Joan (or Johane), wife of ____ Strawbridge,^[2] was baptized 9 December 1595 and died before 15 September 1647 (mother's will)^[4]
5. John^[2] was baptized 12 November 1597 and died before January 1628/9^[4]
6. Philip^[2] was baptized 1 December 1599 and was buried 7 February 1599/1600^[4]
7. Phillipa, wife of William Baker and John Gread,^[2] was baptized 15 December 1600 and buried 14 September 1682^[4]
8. Elizabeth^[2] was baptized 28 Nov 1602 and buried 25 April 1635, unmarried^[4]
9. Agnes, second of name, immigrant to America, baptized 6 April 1604, wife of William Spencer and William Edwards^[2][4]
10. Richard (Mayor of Barnstaple)^[2] was baptized 30 April 1608 and buried 1 February 1664/5. He married his first wife, Rebecca Downe, in 1638. He married his second wife, Elizabeth Martin, in 1657.^[4]
11. Mary, wife of John Gribble and John Thorne,^[2] was baptized 20 January 1609/10^[4]

Bartholomew Harris was buried at Barnstaple on 10 October 1615 and administration of his estate was granted 22 November 1615^[2] to his wife, Elizabeth.^[4]

Death

Elizabeth was buried at Barnstaple, Devon 7 December 1647. Her will dated 15 September 1647 was proved 27 January 1648/9^[2] and named her surviving children, Richard (and his wife), Phillipa Baker and Priscilla Harris. Priscilla was named sole executrix and residuary beneficiary. The will also named several of her grandchildren: the children of her daughter, Agnes Edwards; Priscilla Baker; Bartholomew Strawbridge; and Marie and Elizabeth, daughters of son Richard.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, (FamilySearch: 19 March 2020), Elizabeth Collomore, 1566.
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 2.15 2.16} Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. (Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2011), vol. II, page 365, HARRIS 14, Elizabeth Collamore.
3. ↑ Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. (Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2013), vol. III, page 234, HARRIS 20.
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 4.15} Douglas Richardson, The English Origin of Agnes Harris, of Hartford, Conn., Wife of William Spencer and William Edwards in The American Genealogist, Vol. 63, Jan 1988, pp. 39-45. (New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1988). Online at AmericanAncestors.org.
5. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973", database, (FamilySearch: 12 March 2020), Elizabeth Collamer and Bartholomew Harris, 1586.

Acknowledgements

Magna Carta Project

This profile was updated by Ellen Altenburg and was reviewed and approved for the Magna Carta Project on 29 November 2020 by Thiessen-117.

Elizabeth (Collamore) Harris appears in Magna Carta Ancestry in a Richardson-documented trail from Gateway Ancestor Agnes Harris to Magna Carta Surety Baron William Malet (vol. II, pages 363-365 HARRIS). The trail was badged by the Magna Carta Project in November 2014 by April Dauenhauer and needs re-review to bring it up to current project standards. The trail is set out in the Magna Carta Trails section below.

See Base Camp for more information about Magna Carta trails. See the project's glossary for project-specific terms, such as a "badged trail".

Magna Carta Trails

Badged Richardson-documented trail to Malet (MCA II:363-365 HARRIS):

Gateway Ancestor Agnes Harris (badged/R&A 27 Nov 2020)

1. Agnes is the daughter of Elizabeth Collamore (badged/R&A 29 Nov 2020)

2. Elizabeth is the daughter of Henry Collamore (badged/re-reviewed 12/2020)

3. Henry is the son of Margery Hext (badged/R&A Dec 2020)

4. Margery is the daughter of Wilmot Poyntz (badged/needs re-review)

5. Wilmot is the daughter of William Poyntz (badged/needs re-review)

6. William is the son of Humphrey Poyntz (badged/needs re-review)

7. Humphrey is the son of Nicholas Poyntz (badged/needs re-review)

8. Nicholas is the son of Robert Poyntz (badged/needs re-review)

9. Robert is the son of John Poyntz (badged/needs re-review)

10. John is the son of Nicholas Poyntz (badged/100% 5-star)

11. Nicholas is the son of Hugh Poyntz (badged/100% 5-star)

12. Hugh is the son of Nicholas Poyntz (badged/100% 5-star)

13. Nicholas is the son of Hawise Malet (badged/100% 5-star, rereviewed 11 Jul 2022)

14. Hawise is the daughter of Magna Carta Surety William Malet