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Elizabeth (Stephens) Badgehott (abt. 1545 - 1621)

Elizabeth Badgehott formerly Stephens aka Higges
Born about in Frocester, Gloucestershire, Englandmap [uncertain]
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Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , , and
Wife of — married 14 Jun 1568 in Eastington, Gloucestershire, Englandmap
Wife of — married after 1588 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, Englandmap [uncertain]
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Mother of , , , , , , , , and
Died at about age 76 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, Englandmap
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Elizabeth (Stephens) Badgehott was born in Frocester, Gloucestershire, England.

Elizabeth Stephens was born c. 1545, Frocester, the daughter of Henry Stephens and Alice Lugg. [1]

In 1577 she received a bequest in the will of her brother Richard Stephens of Eastington, who died the same year. [2]

On 14 June 1568 she married Thomas Higges of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. [3]Their marriage took place at Eastington. Between 1570 and 1586, Elizabeth and Thomas had 10 children, all baptised at Cheltenham:

  • Thomas (1570)
  • Edward (1572)
  • Richard (1573)
  • William (1575)
  • Robert (1578)
  • Henry (1580)
  • John (1581)
  • Rose (1582)
  • Joan (1584)
  • Ann (1585/86).

When Thomas died in 1588, he named Elizabeth in his will. [4]

Sometime after his death, Elizabeth married Charles Badgehott of Cheltenham. He died in 1596 and named Elizabeth as a beneficiary in his will. [5] They had no children together.

In 1620, when her youngest daughter Ann died unmarried, Elizabeth was also named as a beneficiary. [6]

Her own will was drawn up in October 1620. In it she named:

  • my sons Thomas and John Higges
  • my daughter Atkins (Joan)
  • my two granddaughters Mary and Elizabeth Atkins
  • my grandsons Thomas and Henry Atkins
  • my kinsmen Nathaniel and Edward Stephens and Daniel Fowler.

Her will was probated in 1622. [7]

Elizabeth died in either late April or early May 1621. As per the request in her will, she was buried at Cheltenham St Mary on 2 May 1621. [8]

Sources

  1. ↑ Gloucestershire Probate Records. Diocese of Gloucestershire, Finding Reference GDR, Wills and Inventories. Gloucestershire Archives, Gloucester, UK,; Will of Henry Stephens, Will #1552:28, Frocester; Reference Code: 205280; Ancestry Record 4294 #130426
  2. ↑ Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 . Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers;PROB 1159Ancestry Record 5111 #912925
  3. ↑ Ancestry.com. Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1813 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, Gloucestershire; Gloucestershire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P127 IN 1/1Ancestry Record GloucBMDearly #16377098
  4. ↑ Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 73 Ancestry Record CanturburyPrerogativeCourt #925934
  5. ↑ Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 88 Ancestry Record 5111 #936948
  6. ↑ Ancestry.com. Gloucestershire, England, Wills and Inventories, 1541-1858 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Gloucestershire Probate Records. Diocese of Gloucestershire, Finding Reference GDR, Wills and Inventories. Gloucestershire Archives, Gloucester, UK.Ancestry Record 4294 #53866
  7. ↑ Ancestry.com. Gloucestershire, England, Wills and Inventories, 1541-1858 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Gloucestershire Probate Records. Diocese of Gloucestershire, Finding Reference GDR, Wills and Inventories. Gloucestershire Archives, Gloucester, UK.Ancestry Record GloucesterWills #151627
  8. ↑ Ancestry.com. Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1813 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, Gloucestershire; Gloucestershire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P78/1 IN 1/1Ancestry Record GloucBMDearly #2300166




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