Elizabeth (Unknown) Huestis (abt. 1600 - bef. 1654)

Born about 1600 in England [uncertain]

Wife of Robert Husted — married after Feb 1621 (to before 4 Nov 1654) in Dorset, England [uncertain]

Descendants

Died before 20 Nov 1654 before about age 54 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony [uncertain]

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Biography

Unknown Origin

Elizabeth's origin, birth date, and parents are unknown.^[1]

Her birth date is a guess, based on the birth date of her husband, c. 1595 (aged 40 on 20 March 163[4/]5).^[2]

Some have assumed that Elizabeth was identical with Elizabeth Miller, daughter of Lawrence Miller and Joanne Smith. This has been disputed (please see her profile for details).

Marriage

Elizabeth married by an unknown date, as his 2nd, to Robert Husted.^[1] Robert had married, as his 1st, to Anne Moon. She was buried at Bridport on 1 February 1621/2.^[1] Anne and Robert had three children, all of whom died young and were buried at Bridport.

Last Will & Testament

Elizabeth Husted's will was made "Sixteenth of October Anno 1654:"

Be known unto all men unto whome this present shall com or [?] concern yt I Elizabeth Hustis, ye widow Robert Hustis deceased of Stamford, in the jurisdictis of New Haven in New England at this present sick in body, but of perfect mind & understanding not knowing how soon my chang may be, do mak my last Will in maner & wise following
After my debts payed being lawfully discharged & my funerall expense discharged, I do give & bequeath [?] Angell Hustis of Grinwich, a steere calf now in the ca[ ] Stamford & also I do forgive & acquit him of a debt owed from him, in sum, seven pounds.
Item, I do give unto my son Robert Hustis, one three year ould heifer, which of the two [?] best likely, also all my swine wt so ever, also two feth[?], also the bed I lye upon, also a paire of sheets of mine wch [?] maketh use of, and another in the hands of my daughter, also on red trucking cloath blanket, also two shirts, also f [?] & one iron pot & two bras pots, also three of my bigest puter platters, one whearof was given him formerly, also all my [?] vesells yt is two milk keelers, three bouls, three smal wooden [?], two beere barrells, a boning tub, a broad Keeler, also three pailes & [?] deepe tub and a churne.
It. I doe give & bequeath unto [ ] of my daughter Anne, a heifer calfe in ye calf heard at [ ]. I doe give & bequeath unto [?] of my daugher Ann, the wife of Richard Hardy of Stamford, aforsaid, all my other world [?] whatsoever of any nature or kinde, making her my whole executrix, only paiing & delivering the legacies expressed.
This is my free will & mind in the disposall o[f] goodes & wtsoever debts is due or shall hearafter be f[orthcoming] be due unto me, is to be demanded & received by my daughter Ann aforesaid & thearout to pay my debt or debts lawfully from me to be due, and to discharg my debts & funeral expenses therwith, if ther be overplus, then the sam to [?] amongst my three children, according to ther p.portion specified, but if it discharg not my debts & funerall [?] then each of ym according to the p.portis of my gift [?] is to pay and discharge same.

In witness, that this the last Will & Teste, I, renoucing all other wills having formerly made, doe sett to my hand this Sixteenth of October Anno 1654

Witnesses

Jerimy Jagger the form of her mark

& Richard Mills^[3]

Death and Legacy

Elizabeth died between 16 October 1654 (will written) and 20 November 1654 (probate).^[1]

Elizabeth's will was dated 16 October 1654 and was proved at Stamford on 20 November 1654. " "Elizabeth Hustis (the widow Robert Hustis deceased of Stamford)," bequeathed to "Angell Hustis of Grinwich" livestock; to "my [son?] Robert Hustis" livestock and other moveables; residue to "my daughter Ann, the wife of Richard Hardy of Stamford," she to be executrix."^[1]

Children

Children of Robert and 2nd wife, Elizabeth:^[1][4]

1. Angell Husted b say 1624, d April 1706; mar by 1645 1) Unknown, mar aft 1673 2) Rebecca (Unknown) Reynolds, widow of Jonathan Reynolds
2. Ann Husted b say 1626; mar by c. 1644 Richard Hardy
3. Robert Husted b say 1628, freeman Oct. 1663; rem. 1664 to Westchester; mar 7 Jan 1655/6 Elizabeth Buxton

Research Notes

In a Boston Evening Transcript Genealogy Column, 08 Jan 1930, it was presented that Elizabeth was the daughter of

"Elizabeth Miller married, 1625, Robert Husted who was born 1594 in County Dorset, England. She was daughter of Lawrence Miller of County Dorset, England, and niece of Sir Robert Miller, Gent. She was born in Frome, County Dorset, in 1606. Her mother was Joane Smith, daughter of the sole heiress of Angell Smith of Stratton, County Dorset."

The column cites these sources:

• Mead, Spencer Percival; Mead, Daniel M., Ye historie of ye town of Greenwich, county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, ... (New York : The Knickerbocker Press, 1911), pp. 517-18.
• Reynolds, Cuyler, [https://archive.org/search?query=title%3A%28Genealogical%20and%20family%20history%20of%20southern%20New%20York%29 Genealogical and family history of southern New York and the Hudson River Valley 3 vols., (No volume or page cited, Husteds not found.)
• Huntington, E.B. (Elijah Balwin) History of Stamford, Connecticut : from its settlement in 1641 (Stamford : The author, 1868)p. 35 (Does not identify Elizabeth other than wife of Robert.)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Anderson, Robert Charles, (1995) "Robert Huestis," Featured name. Great Migration 1634-1635, G-H. AmericanAncestors.org NEHGS (Vol G-H, Page 448)
2. ↑ Hotten, John Camden, (1874) The Original Lists of Persons of Quality; Emigrants; Religious Exiles ... London: Hotten, Archive.org (Page 286).
3. ↑ Husted, Eugene, Timeline of the Robert Husted Family, From Dorset, England To Massachusetts, United States in 1635 includes transcription of will of Elizabeth Hustis.
4. ↑ Savage, James, (1860) A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Vol 2. Boston: Little, Brown, & Co., Archive.org (Vol 2, Pages 489-90)

See also

• FamilySearch contributor, (31 Jan 2017) Robert Huestis or Huested & Wives, Great Migration ....
• Remington, Gordon L., (Jul 1998) The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record. Vol. 129, No. 3 pp. 191--206.
• Jacobus, D. L. (1991) History & Genealogies of the Families of Old Fairfield, Vol. 1. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc., WorldCat.org (Vol 1, Page 317).
• Stamford Town Records, Vol 1, Page 95.