Honour (Tucker) Stetson (bef. 1613 - aft. 1684)

Born before 28 Feb 1613 in Plymouth, Devon, England

Wife of Robert Stitson — married 2 May 1635 in Saint Andrew, Plymouth, Devon, England

Descendants

Died after 1684 after age 70 in Scituate, Plymouth Colony, New England

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Biography

Baptism and Parents

Honour Tucker was baptized 28 February 1612/3 at Saint Andrew, Plymouth in Devonshire, England.^[1][2][3] She was very probably the daughter of John Tucker and Urith Dinnis. However, because there were two John Tuckers recording baptisms at Saint Andrew at the time (the other being John Tucker and Margery Peers), and Saint Andrew's records do not appear to distinguish between the two or show the mother's name, the identity of her parents is not completely certain. Her parents are assumed to be John Tucker and Urith Dinnis rather than John Tucker and Margery Peers because Honour's first recorded child was named Eurith. Urith was not an uncommon name in Devonshire at the time, but the child's name is strong circumstantial evidence that Urith Dinnis was Honour's mother.

Marriage

Honour married Robert Stitson at Saint Andrew in Plymouth, Devonshire on May 2, 1635.^[4][5][6]

Arrival in New England

As discussed in her husband's profile, Honour and Robert probably arrived in Scituate shortly before June 1640.^[7]

Children

Honour and Robert had the following children:

1. Eurith/Urith, bpt. April 23, 1636^[8] or April 26, 1636^[9] at Saint Andrews, Plymouth, Devonshire,^[8][9] probably died young in England^[9]
2. Joseph, b. say June 1640 in Scituate, Plymouth Colony (based on Bang's analysis, birthdate of June 1639 in "Plymouth Colony Records" and Scituate Vital Records^[10] is probably an error),^[11] bpt. October 5, 1645 in Scituate^[12][11]
3. Benjamin, b. say August 1642 in Scituate (based on Bang's analysis, birthdate of August 1641 in "Plymouth Colony Records" and Scituate Vital Records^[13] is probably an error),^[11] bpt. October 5, 1645 in Scituate^[12][11]
4. Thomas, b. say December 1644 in Scituate (based on Bang's analysis, birthdate of December 1641 in "Plymouth Colony Records" and Scituate Vital Records^[14] is probably an error),^[11] bpt. October 5, 1645 in Scituate^[12][11]
5. Samuel, b. June 1646 in Scituate,^[14][15] bpt. July 12, 1646 in Scituate^[16][15]
6. John, b. April 1648 in Scituate,^[17][18] bpt. May 7, 1648 in Scituate^[16][18]
7. Eunice, b. April 28, 1650 in Scituate,^[19][20] bpt. May 19, 1650 in Scituate^[16][20]
8. Lois, born February 1651/2 in Scituate,^[10][20] bpt. March 21, 1651/2 in Scituate^[21] no further record, probably died young.^[20]
9. Robert, Jr., b. January 29, 1653 or 1654 in Scituate,^[14][20] bpt. October 11, 1653^[20] or February 26, 1653/4^[21]
10. Timothy, bpt.a October 11, 1657 in Scituate,^[22] no further record, not mentioned in Robert's will, probably died young^[23]

Death

Honour probably died sometime after 1684. No record of her death has been found, but according to Briggs, she is believed to have been living when both she and Robert were more than than three score and ten years of age.^[24]

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Plymouth & West Devon Record Office, Devon Baptisms, 358/1
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Briggs, L. Vernon, "History and Genealogy of the Briggs Family," Volume III, 1938, p 860
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Transcript of baptism record, Film No. 0896648 IT 2, accessed at AmericanAncestors.org.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Devonshire Parish Registers. Marriages. Vol. II," 1915, p 130
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Briggs, L. Vernon, "History and Genealogy of the Briggs Family," Volume III, 1938, p 858
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Bangs, Jeremy D. Cornet Robert Stetson's Arrival in Scituate and the Birth Date of his Son Joseph. New England Historical and Genealogical Register, v. 151 (1997), p 438
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Bangs, Jeremy D. Cornet Robert Stetson's Arrival in Scituate and the Birth Date of his Son Joseph. New England Historical and Genealogical Register, v. 151 (1997), pp 438-441
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} Devon Baptisms, Plymouth & West Devon Record Office, Archive Reference 358/2
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3} Briggs, L. Vernon, "History and Genealogy of the Briggs Family," Volume III, 1938, p 868
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2} "Vital Records of Scituate, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, Volume I-Births," New England Historic Genealigical Society, 1909, p 333
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6} Bangs, Jeremy D. Cornet Robert Stetson's Arrival in Scituate and the Birth Date of his Son Joseph. New England Historical and Genealogical Register, v. 151 (1997), pp 438-9
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3} Turner, George C., "Records of the Second Church of Scituate Now the First Unitarian Church of Norwell, Mass.," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 57 (1902), p 82
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1} "Vital Records of Scituate, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, Volume I-Births," New England Historic Genealigical Society, 1909, p 330
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3} "Vital Records of Scituate, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, Volume I-Births," New England Historic Genealigical Society, 1909, p 335
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1 15.2} Briggs, L. Vernon, "History and Genealogy of the Briggs Family," Volume III, 1938, p 870
16. ↑ ^{16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3} Turner, George C., "Records of the Second Church of Scituate Now the First Unitarian Church of Norwell, Mass.," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 57 (1902), p 83
17. ↑ ^{17.0 17.1} "Vital Records of Scituate, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, Volume I-Births," New England Historic Genealigical Society, 1909, p 332
18. ↑ ^{18.0 18.1 18.2} Briggs, L. Vernon, "History and Genealogy of the Briggs Family," Volume III, 1938, p 871
19. ↑ ^{19.0 19.1} "Vital Records of Scituate, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, Volume I-Births," New England Historic Genealigical Society, 1909, p 331
20. ↑ ^{20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 20.5 20.6} Briggs, L. Vernon, "History and Genealogy of the Briggs Family," Volume III, 1938, p 872
21. ↑ ^{21.0 21.1 21.2} Turner, George C., "Records of the Second Church of Scituate Now the First Unitarian Church of Norwell, Mass.," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 57 (1902), p 84
22. ↑ ^{22.0 22.1} Turner, George C., "Records of the Second Church of Scituate Now the First Unitarian Church of Norwell, Mass.," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 57 (1902), p 86
23. ↑ ^{23.0 23.1} Stetson, Oscar Frank, "The Descendants of Cornet Robert Stetson of Scituate, Massachusetts, Volume One" Stetson Kindred of America, 1933, p 22
24. ↑ ^{24.0 24.1} Briggs, L. Vernon, "History and Genealogy of the Briggs Family," Volume III, 1938, p 865

See also:

• Barry, John Stetson. 'A Genealogical and Biographical Sketch of the Name and Family of Stetson. Boston: W.A. Hall and Co. 1847.
• Biographical Review Volume XVIII. Containing Life Sketches of Leading Citizens of Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Boston, MA, USA: Biographical Review Publishing, 1897. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.
• Great Immigration Newsletter, Vol 14, No. 1, p 3: Robert Studson (or Stetson) arrived in Scituate in 1640 or 1641 [NEHGR 151:438-41] and resided there until his death on 1 February 1702/3.
• Pope, Pioneers of Massachusetts, p 434.
• Stetson, Oscar Frank. The Descendants of Cornet Robert Stetson of Scituate, Massachusetts. (Stetson Kindred, 1933), Vol 1, # 1, 1-22.
• Stratton, Eugene A. Plymouth Colony, 1986, p 359.
• Plymouth County, Massachusetts Biographical Review, 1897