Elizabeth (Unknown) Dane (abt. 1604 - aft. 1648)

Born about 1604 in Cranbrook, Kent, England [uncertain]

Descendants

Died after 1648 after about age 44 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony [uncertain]

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Elizabeth (Unknown) Dane migrated from England to Concord, Massachusetts.

Biography

Little is known about Elizabeth (Unknown), first wife of Thomas Dane of Concord. She was probably born in Kent, England about 1604, Her name at birth and her parents are not known, nor do we know how or when she arrived in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Some say that her name was Widdhouse, but evidence is lacking. [1]

Elizabeth was married to Thomas Dane in Concord before 1638, Their first child, a son named Joseph, was born about 1638. [1] [2] [3]

Elizabeth was still Thomas Dane's wife in 1648; sometime thereafter, she died (some report that she died as late as 1673) and Thomas married, second, Mildred (Unknown) in Concord (possibly in about 1673). Mildred died September 13, 1673.^[1] [1] [2] [3]

Research Note

Robert Charles Anderson (The Great Migration, Volume II, page 281) has expressed some concerns as to whether the Thomas Dane who arrived on the Elizabeth and Ann in 1632 is the same person as the one who married Elizabeth (Unknown) in Concord. These concerns are dealt with on the profile of Thomas Dann.

She immigrated to America before 1638.

She married Thomas Dane (Dean) in 1638 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.^[2]

Children: Joseph, Sarah Frances, Mary, Hannah, Elizabeth.

She died in Massachusetts, likely around 1649. ^[3] After her death, her husband married a second time to Mildred ___.

Sometimes her death is indicated as 1648 or after 1648. The only basis that can be found for this is a text that says she was Thomas Dann's wife for the period 1645-8; there is no mention of her death ^[4].

Sources

1. ↑ Dean, Bailey Sutton, "A history of the William Dean Family of Cornwall, Conn. and Canfield, Ohio : containing the direct descent from Thomas Dean of Concord, Mass., published 1903. Reference page 31
2. ↑ US New England Marriages Prior to 1700
3. ↑ North America Family Histories, 1500-2000 A History of the William Dean Family of Cornwall, Conn, and Canfield, Ohio; Thomas to William Dean, page 31; "Thomas Dane (or Dean); b. ab. 1603 probably somewhere in Co. Kent, England; d. Feb. 5, 1675-6 at Concord, Mass. His wife was Elizabeth ___, 1645-8. His wife Mildred d. Sep 13, 1673." Database online, Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com, 2016.
4. ↑ https://archive.org/details/newenglandhisto04unkngoog/page/n311/mode/1up?view=theater

See also:

• Shattuck, Lemuel: "The History of Concord Massachusetts"; Appendix III, Notices of Early Settlers and Distinguished Men (Dean); page 369.
• New England Marriages prior to 1700; page 212 (both marriages)
• North American Family Histories 1500-2000; Genealogical History of Thomas Dane, page 31
• http://stanleyhistory.net/gendata-o/p436.htm X-7424 05:51, 18 June 2013 (EDT)
• We Relate Website
• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VQ6W-XMY : 10 February 2018), Elizabeth in entry for Elizabeth Dane, 25 Dec 1648; citing CONCORD,MIDDLESEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0823762 IT 1.