Elizabeth (Weyborn) Bronson (abt. 1624 - abt. 1694)

Born about 1624 in England [uncertain]

Wife of David Carpenter Sr. — married about 1643 in England

Wife of George Orvis — married 18 May 1652 (to 27 Apr 1664) in Farmington, Connecticut

Wife of Richard (Brownson) Brunson — married 1666 in Connecticut

Descendants

Died about 14 Apr 1694 at about age 70 in Hartford, Farmington, Connecticut

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Biography

Elizabeth's origins are unknown as is her surname. Torrey in "New England Marriages to 1700" said that her name MIGHT have been Welbourne but he does not assert it so her last name at birth should technically be "Unknown". The complete entry including his sources is this:

ORVIS, George (-1664) & Elizabeth (WELBOURNE)? [CARPENTER], w David, m/3 Richard BRONSON aft 27 Apr 1664; ca 1661; Farmington, CT {Frame-Dana 197; Reg. 12:34; Bronson 11; Orvis 12; Sv. 1:336; Carpenter (1901) 6; Hartford Prob. 1:223, 414}^[1]

Having reviewed all sources cited by Torrey, none of them assert a surname or origin for Elizabeth so where Torrey got Welbourne is unknown. That was the surname of the first wife of Richard Brownson but there is no reason to believe it was the surname of Elizabeth.

However, in his entry for her marriage to David Carpenter Torrey asserts no surname at all:

CARPENTER, David (-1651?) & Elizabeth ____ (-1694), m/2 George ORVIS, m/3 Richard BRONSON; by 1644; Farmington, CT {Carpenter (1901) 6; Bronson 11; Orvis 12; Hartford Prob. 1:113, 228, 414; Frame-Dana 197; Reg. 11:326}^[2]

Birth date is estimated as 1625 based on her first marriage to David Carpenter in 1644 following WikiTree standards of about 20 years of age for a female at first marriage.

Name Issue: Some believe her name was Weyborn and her father was John Weyborn but no source has been identified to confirm this.

David vs. William Carpenter: There was a William Carpenter born in 1628 who arrived in New England in 1638 with wife Abigail age 38 plus three children but this must be a different person since the ages of the children are not aligned.

The Carpenter and Orvis children of Elizabeth appear in NEHGR 12:34 "Church Records of Farmington in Connecticut"^[3]

Elizabeth and David had four children:

1. Elizabeth (1644-aft.1694) married Richard Jones, then John Chappell, then Ebenezer? Hill
2. Mary (1646-1650)
3. David Carpenter (1647-1700), in 1670 married Sarah Hough, dau of William Hough (1619 Chester, Cheshire, England - 1683 New London, CT) and Sarah Calkins (6 May 1627 Waverton, Cheshire, England - 16 Oct 1683 New London, CT) and had five children.
4. Mary (1650-1710) on 16 Jun 1672 married (1) Joseph HIckok (1645-1687) in 1672 and (2) Samuel Hinman in 1689

David died in Connecticut 22 Jan 1650 (double year not stated in Barbour Collection)^[4] His will was written 20 Jan 1650, inventory taken 18 May 1652.^[5]

Inventory taken 18 May, 1652. The last Will & Testament of David Carpenter, late of Farmington, Decd: I give to my wife Elizabeth the Celler that I live in and all my Household Stuff and half my Estate abroad. And I give to my children, Elizabeth, David and Mary, the other half of my Estate abroad, viz., all besides the Celler and Household Stuff. And I comitt the Care and Oversight of my Children and Estate and Buildings wholly to my Master, John White of Hartford.Testimony of Stephen Hart and Thomas Judd in Court.Witness: Roger Newton, Stephen Hart, Thomas Judd.Court Record, Page 33--19 May, 1652: Will & Invt. exhibited. Adms. to John White.

In 1652 at Farmington, Connecticut Elizabeth married (2) George Orvis. She was identified as Elizabeth (MAYBE Welbourne) the widow of David Carpenter^[1] George and Elizabeth had six children:

1. Samuel, b. May 1653 in Farmington married Deborah ___ abt 1680.
2. Hannah, b. Apr. 1655 in Farmington married John Orton in 1687, died 11 Nov 1694
3. Roger, b. June 1657 Farmington married Merriam Hannison on 15 Dec 1692, lived in Farmington and was a soldier in King Philip's War. Died 14 Jan 1736/7.
4. Ebenezer, Feb. 1660
5. Margaret Orvis (Jun 1661 Farmington, CT - 1748 Farmington, CT), in 1681 married Jonathan Hough son of William Hough and Sarah Caulkins.
6. Mary, b. June 1663 married Samuel Scott in Feb 1686/7 in Farmington and had 4 ch. She died on 28 Nov 1748.

George died before 27 Apr 1664 when the inventory of his estate was taken.^[6] His will left his estate to Elizabeth to bring up the younger children.^[7]

After his death, Elizabeth married (3) Richard Bronson^[1] (also spelled Brownson and Brunson) as her third husband. Richard was a carpenter and farmer. He was a widower with several children when he married Elizabeth. Richard's first wife is listed as Abigail Wilbourne in "New England Marriages to 1700".^[8] Relationship of Abigail to Elizabeth (maybe) Welbourne is unknown.

No known children from her marriage to Richard.

Richard Bronson/Brownson's will is dated 2 May 1685. Probate record is dated 1687 filed in Hartford, Connecticut.^[9]

Elizabeth died in April 1694 between the writing of her will (April 6) and taking of inventory (April 26).

Other Notes as follows:

Will of Elizabeth Brunson:

Page 184-5 Name: Elizabeth Brunson Location: Farmington Invt. œ69-14-08. Taken 26 April, 1694, by Thomas Porter & Samuel Hooker. Will dated 6 April, 1694.

The last Will & Testament of Elizabeth Brunson: I give to my son Samuel Orvis Samuel Orvis my Lott in Paquabuck Meadow, which Lott lyeth between Capt. John Stanly's Land & Samuel Gridley's, and a Chest & a Anchor or small Cask. I give to my son Roger Orvis Roger Orvis one acre of Land in my Lott in Pequabuck Meadow, and one Cow. I give unto my daughter Mary Mary Orvis, the wife of Samuel Scott, a brass Morter and Pestal, and 2 Hatts, and a small Chaire, & a young Steer. I give to my son David Carpenter David Carpenter a great Bible, and to his daughter Mary Mary Carpenter I give a silver Bodkin, and to his daughter Elizabeth Elizabeth Carpenter I give my white worked Sampler. I give to my daughter Mary Hinman Mary Carpenter a desk, and a sermon Booke I give to her son Joseph Heacox Joseph Hickox. I give to my daughter Elizabeth Hill Elizabeth Carpenter my Bed & Boulster & Pillow which came from England, with Sheets & one Pillow Beere & a black Apron. I give to my gr. Child Mary Mary Jones, the wife of Thomas Barnes Thomas Barnes, a silk Scarfe in her possession already, with my old Clothes and Hose & Shoes and an Iron Pott & a Trunke. I give to my gr. Child Experience Chapell a heifer, a box, a skillett, pinte Pott and a Basin & Porringer. I give to Martha Orvis a brass Pan, and to Deborah Orvis a pewter Plate, and to my gr. Child Samuel Orvis my rope Hooks, and to my gr. Child Martha Scott Martha Scott a brass Candlestick and painted Box. I give to Hannah Hough Hannah Hough, my gr. Child, a brass Box with pott hooks, when she comes of age. I give to my daughter Elizabeth Hill Elizabeth Carpenter and Mary Mary Orvis, the wife of Samuel Scott, and Mary Barnes and Experience Chapell all my Lining. I make Thomas Barnes Thomas Barnes my sole Executor, & Sergt. Thomas Porter & Sergt. John Hart to be Overseers. Witness: Thomas Porter, John Wadsworth. Elizabeth X Brunson.

A Codicil dated 14 April, 1694. The following joint receipt and acknowledgment also appears: Know all Men by these presents: That we the Underwritten, the Children and Legatees of the Widow Elizabeth Brunson of Farmington, late Decd, have received of Thomas Barnes, Executor, whatsoever was willed to us by the aforesd. Elizabeth, and doe hereby bind ourselves and heirs to rest satisfied with what we have received, and do hereby discharge the sd. Thomas and his heirs forever. Witness: Roger Orvis, Moses Ventruss, Nathaniel Wadsworth. Signed: Samuel X Orvis, Roger X Orvis, Elizabeth X Hill, Marie X Scott, Experience X Chappell

Court Record, Page 71--6 September, 1694: Will proven. Invt. exhibited and approved by the Court. A DIGEST OF THE EARLY CONNECTICUT PROBATE RECORDS.1687 to 1695.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} New England Marriages to 1700 entry for George Orvis. (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. Vol. 2 p. 1115 $subscription required
2. ↑ New England Marriages to 1700 entry for David Carpenter. (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. Vol. 1 p. 279
3. ↑ "Church Records of Farmington in Connecticut" The New England historical and genealogical register by New England Historic Genealogical Society Publication date 1874 Publisher Boston : New England Historic Genealogical Society Vol. 12 p. 34
4. ↑ Connecticut, U.S., Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) Farmington Vital Records 1645-1850 for David Carpenter Vol. 12 Farmington p. 185 $subscription required and free image courtesy of ancestry.com
5. ↑ A DIGEST OF THE EARLY CONNECTICUT PROBATE RECORDS.1650 to 1663. entry for David Carpenter p. 33 $subscription required
6. ↑ Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 for George Orvis Hartford Probate Packets, Olmsted, H-Outerson, James, 1641-1880 $subscription required and free image courtesy of ancestry.com
7. ↑ Connecticut: Early Probate Records, 1635-1730. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2006-2019), (A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records, by Charles W. Manwaring, R. S. Peck & Co. Printers, Hartford, CT, 1904.). VOl. 1 p. 223
8. ↑ 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. Vol. 1 p. 211
9. ↑ Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 for Richard Brownson Hartford Probate Packets, Brockett, P-Brown, Samuel, 1641-1880 $subscription required and free image courtesy of ancestry.com

• Orvis, Francis Wayland. A history of the Orvis family in America. Hackensack, N.J.: Orvis Co., 1922. p. 12 which asserts nothing about Elizabeth's origins other than that she was widow of David Carpenter. Her complete will is printed on page 14. An outgrowth of the two pamphlets published by the author in 1911 and 1913, under title: Outline of the Orvis family. Appended at end: "Supplement to the history of the Orvis family in America," by Francis W. Orvis, Hackensack, N.J., 1924, 23 p. Includes index.
• Hough, William W., "The Descendants of Jonathan Hough of Connecticut, Youngest Son of William and Sarah (Calkins) Hought", Connecticut Nutmegger (Connecticut Society of Genealogists, Glastonbury, Conn., 2012) Vol. 45, Page 194 $subscription required asserts no surname for Elizabeth, it just confirms that she married George Orvis
• Max Huff, "Jonathan, Margaret and Mary Hough of Woodbury Windham and Farmington", unpublished report 5 Dec 1994 not available on the internet but presumably like the Nutmegger V45 article sheds no light on Elizabeth's surname
• Elida C. Hough, "Descendants of William Hough of Connecticut" is a longhand set of unsourced family group sheets. On p. 308 lists Jonathan Hough, son of William the immigrant who married Mary Orvis, daughter of George Orvis & Elizabeth Unknown but does not even include Mary's surname.