Isabella (Drake) Smith (abt. 1579 - 1639)

Born about 1579 in Elmstead, Essex, England

Ancestors

Wife of John Bland Sr. — married before 1612 in England

Descendants

Died 12 Jul 1639 at about age 60 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

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Biography

Isabell was born probably about 1579 to William Drake and Joan Merrylls. This is proven by the will of her mother Joan Merrylls Drake in 1616/7, in which she cites her "daughter Esbel Drake wife of John Smith."^[1]

Isabel Drake and John Bland AKA Smith were married probably in Colchester, Essex, England, to John Bland.^[2] John Bland was from Colchester, England. William Drake and Joan Merrels are also from the Colchester area (Elmstead).

They had the following children:

• Annabelle c1615 ^[3][1]
• Isabel 1617,^[4] married names Austin, Leavett

NOTE: the following children have been given to this couple, but are refuted by Robert Charles Anderson:^[4]

• Thomas 1605
• Daniel
• John
• Edmund 1611
• Joan 1617

Isabel migrated to Watertown, Massachusetts Bay Colony, in 1630 with her husband, John Bland AKA Smith.

Isabel died 12 oct 1639, aged 60, in Watertown, Massachusetts Bay.^[5][1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Robert Charles Anderson, John Smith of Watertown, Massachusetts, The American Genealogist Vol 61: 18-31 (Jan/Apr 1985), p 22.
2. ↑ U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 Name Isabel Bland[Isabel] Gender Female Marriage Date 1628 Marriage Place England Spouse John Bland (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/3824/gpc_newenglandmarriages-0093/140783)
3. ↑ Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633.’’ (Boston, MA: NEHGS), 1995, Volume I A-F, p 109.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Robert Charles Anderson, ‘’The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635,’’ (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society) 2009, Vol. VI R-S, p 393 available at americanancestors
5. ↑ Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Name Abett Smith Event Type Death Birth Date abt 1579 Death Date 12 Oct 1639 Death Place Watertown, Massachusetts Death Age 60 Spouse Name John Smith, handwriting clearly says Isbell Smith, see image here paid login

See also:

• history of Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts Page 44
• The History of Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts: Town annals By Charles Edward Banks, Page 44

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