Sarah, b. 25 July 1651[1], d. at Charlestown, Mass., 26 Jan. 1688/9; m. at Hartford, 1 July 1670, Mr. Andrew Belcher. He was a noted merchant of Boston. Their son, Jonathan, was Royal Governor of Massachusetts and afterwards of New Jersey, and founder of Princeton College.
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BELCHER, ANDREW, of Cambridge, s. of Andrew, (of Sudbury). had traffic at Hartford, there
m. 1 July 1670, Sarah, d. of Jonathan Gilbert, had
Andrew, b. 12 Mar. 1672, at H. but most of his other ch. as Deborah, wh. d. young, shortly bef. her mo. and ano. Deborah wh. d. few weeks after her mo. wh. d. 26 Jan. 1689 ; Mary, b. 7 Mar. 1680 ; Ann, 30 Mar. 1684; and Martha, 29 Mar. 1686, were all b. at Charlestown; but Eliz. 12 Jan. 1678 ; and Jonathan, 8 Jan. 1682, at Cambridge, H. C. 1699.
He was freem. 1677, one of the import. Comtee. of Safety
at the insurrect. against Andross, rem. to Boston a. 1702, when he was chos. a Counsel, to his d. 31 Oct. 1717. Ano. d. was Sarah Foye at Charlestown, and she outliv. her f. Mary m. George Vaughan of Portsmouth, and d. 3 Feb. 1700. He was a prosper, merch. and the ds. m. other great connex. Eliz. to Daniel Oliver ; Martha to Stoddard ; and Ann to Oliver Noyes. Jonathan, his s. was made the royal Gov. of his
native prov. 1730 to 41, and d. in the chair of Gov. of N. J. 31 Aug. 1757, his wid. long surv. and his s. Andrew, H. C. 1724, and Jonathan, H. C. 1728, enjoy, reputa. old age. See Eliot s Biog. Diet.[2]
Sources
↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F77V-H5G : 3 December 2014), Sarah Gilbert, 25 Jul 1651; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
↑ 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. James Savage. [in 4 volumes] Volume I, Boston. Little Brown Co.1860
Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) Image
Sarah Gilbert
Birth Date 25 Jul 1651
Birth Place Hartford
Parent Jonathan
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. [1]
Sarah GILBERT
Marriage 1670
Location Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Original Text BELCHER, Andrew (1648-?31 Oct 1717, 13? Oct) & 1/wf Sarah GILBERT (1651-1689); 1 Jul 1670; Hartford {Gilbert (1953) 47; Greenwood 20; Hale (1952) 344, 739; Reg. 4:340, 13:142, 27:240, 28:204; Hartford Prob. 1:307, 2:64; Sibley's Harv. Grad. 4:434; Belcher
Spouse Andrew BELCHER
Volume Name Volume 1 Page 123
Vital Records from The NEHGS Register. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (Compiled from articles originally published in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register.) [2]
Sarah GILBERT
Marriage 7/1/1670
Location Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Original Text Hartford Records
Spouse Andrew Belcher
Father Jonath Gilbert
Volume Name 13 Page 142
Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Image
Mrs Sarah Belcher
Death Date 26 Jan 1688
Death Place Charlestown, Massachusetts
Spouse Name Andrew Belcher
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