Elizabeth (Unknown) Deacon

Wife of John Pickering — married about 1636 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Wife of John Deacon — married 25 Dec 1657 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 30 Aug 1662 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Birth

Unknown date or location.

Parents

Unknown. No known document contains her birth surname.

It is frequently cited that John Alderman of Salem may be the father of Elizabeth due to a mention of her and her 2 sons in his will (written 3 July 1657), ^[1] however, they are only one of 16 different families and 30+ individuals listed as recipients of the estate. There is no evidence Alderman had any children and he left the bulk of the estate to the Clapps, for whom it has been suggested were his wife's family. See Research Notes below.

Origin

It is not known whether Elizabeth emigrated from England or whether she was born in the New England.

First Marriage

Elizabeth married John Pickering ^[2] in 1636, according to the record made in the family bible of her grandson, John Pickering III (1658-1722).^[3] Her husband died between July 1655, when he wrote the will, and July 1657, when it was proven.^[2]

They had four known children. ^[4] Two survived to adulthood.

1. John Pickering, eldest son, prob b. 1638, as there were only John & Elizabeth (family of two) when first granted land in Salem on 25 Dec 1637. ^[5]
2. Jonathan Pickering, born abt 1639^[4]
3. Elizabeth, bapt 3 Mar 1644, died soon thereafter^[4]
4. Elizabeth #2, bapt 17 Aug 1645, died young^[4]

Residence

Elizabeth is first formally mentioned as being a resident of Salem, Mass in the First Church of Salem Records, when she renewed her covenant in full communion on the 5th of 3rd mo 1639.^[3]

Second Marriage

Elizabeth Pickering and John Deacon married in Lynn, Massachusetts on the 25th of 10 month 1657.^[3][6]. He moved to Salem and they built a new house on land belonging to the Pickering estate. Her eldest son, John, resided in the old house with his new wife. Elizabeth and her younger son, Jonathan, moved into the new home with her 2nd husband.^[3]. There are no known children from this second union.

Death

Elizabeth Deacon, widow of John, died 30th of 6th month 1662, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts^[7]

Research Notes

• No church or town record appear to have been kept in Salem, Mass until about 1637.
• The bulk of Alderman's estate was clearly left to to the Clape/Clapp family, believed, though not proven, to be his wife's family. He specifically mentions his own brother and family connections among other individuals. Elizabeth was not named as a daughter and was not left the bulk of his estate. Regarding items given to the Pickering family: "Item to Elizibeth Pickrin one greene Cloth suitt. Item to Jonathan Pickirin my Armes & All my Nursery of Apple trees at my ten acre lott." There are actually no proven children of John Alderman and none specifically mentioned in the will. John Alderman left items of his estate to a broad variety of church members, friends and neighbors. Alderman Will was proved 3 Sept 1657 by Edward Clapp, Ipswich Deeds, Vol 1, leaf 197.

Sources

1. ↑ The Probate Records of Essex County Massachusetts, Volume I (1635-1664). The Essex Institute, Salem, Mass, 1916. p. 256-257.[1]
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} The Probate Records of Essex County Massachusetts, Volume I (1635-1664). The Essex Institute, Salem, Mass, 1916. p. 254-255 .[2]
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Ellery, Harrison and Charles Pickering Bowditch. The Pickering Genealogy: Being an account of the First Three Generations of the Pickering family of Salem, Mass., and of the descendants of John and Sarah (Burrill) Pickering, of the third generation, Volume 1 (Google eBook). University Press, J. Wilson and Son, 1897. See page 25.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Volume III by James Savage, Little Brown and Company, Boston, 1860, p. 422-423.
5. ↑ Salem (Mass.); Howes, Martha O; Perley, Sidney, (ed.) Town records of Salem, Massachusetts 1634-1659 (Salem, Mass., The Essex Institute, 1868)
6. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH1L-VJ7 : 9 February 2018), John Deacon and Elizabeth Pikering, 25 Dec 1657; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 877,468.
7. ↑ Essex Institute, Vital records of Salem, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1916-1925), Volume 3, Deaths A-L, p. 198