She married Sylvester Richmond in 1693, their marriage recorded in both Little Compton and Tiverton, towns in the Colony of Rhode Island.[3] He was born Little Compton in 1673, the son of Edward and Abigail (Davis) Richmond.[2]
Elisabeth died in Little Compton on 23 October 1724 in her 52nd year.[4][5]
Sylvester then married 2. Deborah (Cushing) Loring on 18 February 1727/8 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts,[6] the widow of Thomas Loring.
Sylvester died in Dartmouth on 20 November 1754 in his 81st year, and was buried in Little Compton.[4][7] Elizabeth and Sylvester's gravestones still stand in the Old Commons Burial Ground in Little Compton.[5]
Elis Rogers the daughter of John Rogers and Elisabeth his wife was borne Aprill 16 1673
↑ 2.02.12.2 Ann Reeves and Alice W.A. Westgate, Mayflower Families Through 5 Generations, Thomas Rogers, Vol. 19 (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2000 [1st printing]), pp. 15, 46-7.
↑ James N Arnold, compiler, Vital Records of Rhode, Island, 1636-1850 (Narragansett Historical Publishing Company Providence, RI. James N. Arnold, Vital records of Rhode Island 1636-1850: First Series: births, marriages and deaths: a family register for the people, 21 vols., 1891), Recorded Little Compton, p. 49 and Tiverton, p. 43.
↑ 5.05.1 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 June 2019), memorial page for Elisabeth Rogers Richmond (16 Apr 1673–23 Oct 1724), Find A Grave: Memorial #23254357, citing Old Commons Burial Ground, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA ; Maintained by Jay Richmond (contributor 46949292). (Includes gravestone photo.)
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elisabeth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line: