Elizabeth
Bitfield
formerly [surname unknown] aka Bidfield
Born about in Bristol, England
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Samuel Bitfield
— married
about 1635 in Bristol, England [uncertain]
[uncertain] [children unknown]
Died about
at about age 59
in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Biography
This profile represents Elizabeth, who was the 2nd wife of Samuel Bitfield.
Parentage; Maiden Name
Elizabeth's parents and last name at birth have not been determined.
Date and Place of Birth
Based on her husband Samuel's date of baptism (February 1601/2), Elizabeth was probably born sometime after that date. If Samuel was her first husband and she was the mother of Samuel's presumed sons Samuel J. (bpt 1636) and Johannan (bpt 1639), Elizabeth may have been born as late as 1615. Elizabeth was therefore most probably born sometime in 1602-1615, with about 1610 being a reasonable round-number estimate.
Assuming that Elizabeth married Samuel in England, she was most likely born in or near Bristol, where Samuel lived.
Marriage
Samuel Bitfield's first wife was buried at St. Thomas, Bristol, England in April 1632.[1]
Elizabeth married Samuel as his 2nd wife. No record of their marriage has yet been found. Assuming that Elizabeth was the mother of Samuel's presumed sons Samuel and Johannan (bpt. 1636 and 1639), they were probably married about 1635. Since Samuel had been living in Bristol and presumed sons Samuel and Jonathan were baptized there, it is probable that Samuel and Elizabeth were married in or near Bristol.
Elizabeth's husband, Samuel, died September 10, 1660 at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.[2]
Possible Sons
Since, based on records of the baptism of Samuel's daughter Elizabeth and the burial of his first wife Margery, Samuel was a member of the church of St. Thomas, Bristol[1] and since there is no evidence that there was more than one Samuel Bitfield/Bidfield there at the time, Samuel and, most likely, Elizabeth were very probably the parents of the following children:
- Samuel, bpt. 29 October 1636 at St. Thomas, Bristol, England[3]
- Johannan bpt. 16 March 1638/9 at St. Thomas, Bristol, England[4]
Both Samuel Jr and Johannan probably died young, as they are not mentioned in Samuel's will. Since, however, Samuel was granted land in Boston in February 1639/40 for "five heads",[2] it is possible that at least one of the sons was alive at that time.
Death and Legacy
Elizabeth "Bitfeild," widow, made her will on 13 11m 1663 (this date corresponds to 13 January 1663/4). Her inventory indicates that she died "30 7m 1669" (i.e., 30 September 1669) but this cannot be correct because her inventory was taken on 20 September 1669 and her estate was probated on 23 September 1669. It is possible that she died on 30 August 1669.[2]
She left ₤20 each to her "sister Crowne" and "sister Margaret Parker," and said "if both sisters die before mee, ... ₤20 of it shall goe to Ann Jeffreyes children that are not Quakers" and the other ₤20 should go to "my Cozen, Katherine Darke, her children" if they sent for it within 7 years of learning of her death. Other named legatees were Mr. Thomson, Mr. Flint, the Church of Boston, John Stevens and Samuell Stevens , William Titcome's children, Samuell Plummer's children,[5] "daughters" Mary Plummer and Elizabeth Titcomb, James Mattock, Mr. Wilson, and Mr. Allen. Small sums were designated for Deacon Marshall, William Dinsdall, and Sam: Armitage.[2]
Research Notes
- Some genealogies say that Elizabeth was born c. 1601 in Lincolnshire, England, but the birthplace of Lincolnshire probably is based on an erroneous assumption that her husband Samuel Bitfield originated in Lincolnshire.[2] Some other genealogies claim a birth date and place of 1618 at Newbury, Massachusetts. This is impossible. As perspective, in 1618, Jamestown was not yet a town, but was still James Fort. The Mayflower landed in 1620, and Newbury was not settled until 1635.
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 See the profile for Samuel Bitfield.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Plummer, John, "English Origin of Samuel Bitfield." The American Genealogist. (Vol 67, pp 236-42) New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. (Online database accessed May 22, 2015. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .)
- ↑ "Bristol, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812". Bristol Archives; Bristol, England; Bristol Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: P/St T/R/1/a. Ancestry Record 61666 #1610990 (accessed 3 April 2023). Samuel Bidfield baptism on 29 Oct 1636 (born 1636), son of Samuel Bidfield, in St Thomas, Bristol, England.
- ↑ "Bristol, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812". Bristol Archives; Bristol, England; Bristol Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: P/St T/R/1/a. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61666 #1611106 (accessed 3 April 2023). Johannan Bidfeild baptism on 16 Mar 1638 (born 1638), son of Samuel Bidfeild, in St Thomas, Bristol, England.
- ↑ The Stevens brothers and the Titcome and Plummer children are grandchildren of Samuel Bitfield.
See also:
- Emery, Samuel Hopkins. History of Taunton, Massachusetts: From Its Settlement to the Present Time. Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., 1893.
- A Genealogical History of the Clark and Worth Families genealogylibrary.com
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To end this conflation situation, I am creating a new profile for the wife of William Phillips. Because there is some reason to think that she was born Parker (particularly the will of William Parker (bef.1605-1660)), I will make Parker the LNAB of the new profile.
edited by Ellen Smith
I did some editing to add sourced information to her profile. The evidence indicates that this woman (the wife of Samuel Bitfield) had no children (not named Bitfield and not named Phillips), and there is no evidence that she married a Phillips.
A bit more digging is needed still to see if there is newer research that reveals more about the Bitfield or Phillips families.
Assuming no new info turns up, we could (1) disconnect the Phillips husband and offload the Phillips children to profile Parker-39222, which seems to be an Elizabeth Parker who was supposedly married to a Phillips, (2) change the LNAB of this profile to Unknown, (3) give Samuel Bitfield another wife named Unknown Unknown, (4) offload the Bitfield children to the new Unknown Unknown wife (but note that the TAG article mentions only two daughters for Samuel Bitfield), and (5) PPP this profile (and possibly others) under the Massachusetts Project.
edited by Ellen Smith
What evidence is there for William Phillips, other than his will?
I have reviewed the change history in the Changes tab and also a different view of the history at https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Parker-875&action=history . It does seem that this profile was originally created to represent the wife of William Phillips, but the profile had only minimal content. After you cleared out the gedcom clutter in this edit in 2015, the only content in the text section was a bulleted source citation:
Other than changes to the data fields, that is how the profile remained until this merge in July combined two profiles that actually were intended to represent two different women. Since the profile text content and sourcing is now entirely about the wife of Samuel Bitfield (with the possible exception of the History of Taunton, Mass.), those of us who have visited the profile since then have treated it as such (although apparently you, Kenneth, and I were all interested primarily in the woman who did not marry Samuel Bitfield).
Clearly two different women have been conflated. One of them should remain in this profile and the other should get a new profile. And both profiles need to be thoroughly documented, so they do not get confused in the future. This is now a reasonably well researched profile for the wife of Samuel Bitfield (although her LNAB should be Unknown), so I think it might be easier to leave this as her profile and move the other woman to a new profile. I also believe the other woman should be LNAB Unknown. We can make sure that everybody can maintain profile manager or trusted list status on the profiles they want to be on...
edited by Ellen Smith
Please approve if you agree these 2 profiles represent the same person and her maiden name is unknown. Thank you!
Thanks!