Elizabeth (Ward) Kerley (1643 - 1710)

Born 14 Apr 1643 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Wife of John Howe — married 22 Jan 1662 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Wife of Henry Kerley — married 18 Apr 1677 in Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 26 Apr 1710 at age 67 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts

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Biography

Birth

14 APR 1643 - Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England; daughter of William and Elizabeth^[1][2][3][4]

Marriages

Elizabeth Ward married John Howe. John Jr. and Elizabeth m. Jan. 22, 1662, in Marlborough, Massachusetts.^[5]

Elizabeth How married Henry Kerley in Charlestown, Massachusetts, by Samuel Simons, Dep. Gov., on Apr. 18, 1677 or 1676 [1676, Co. Rec. 3:271].^[6][7][8]

Death

Elizabeth Kerly, w. of Henry died 26 APR 1710, in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts,^[5][9][10]

From The William Ward Genealogy

" 9. Elizabeth Ward, born April 14, 1643, in Sudbury, Mass., died April 26, 1710, in Marlborough, Mass. She married (1) January 22, 1662, in Sudbury, John Howe, born August 24, 1640, in Sudbury, son of John and Mary Howe. He was killed in the Sudbury fighting April 21, 1676, and his "housings destroyed by the Indians."

"She married (2) February 18, 1677, in Charlestown, Mass. (as his second wife) Captain Henry Kerley, son of William and Ann (King) Kerley of Marlborough, earlier of Lancaster, Mass. Captain Kerley had lost his wife and two or three of his children at the hands of the Indians about fourteen months prior to the killing of Elizabeth's first husband. He died December 18, 1713.

"See also references in Chapters VIII, IX, and X.

"Children, first marriage, born in Marlborough—surname Howe:

70. Sarah, born before 1670, married about 1685 in Marlborough, Mass., Peter Joslin, born December 22, 1665 (or March 6, 1666), son of Nathaniel and Sarah (King) Joslin of Lancaster, Mass. She and her three youngest children, born during the years 1687 to 1691, were slain by Indians during their raid of July 18, 1692, and her oldest child, Peter, born December 8, 1686, was carried away captive with her sister Elizabeth (73), who was visiting her. Peter was killed shortly after being carried away.

71. John, born September 9,1671, died May 19, 1754, in Marlborough, Mass. He married (1) Rebecca . She died September 22,1731. He married (2) June 18, 1740, Ruth Eager, born December 20, 1694, in Marlborough, died October 14, 1781, in Marlborough, daughter of Zachariah and Elizabeth Eager.

Children: Peter, John, Sarah, Ebeneier, Rebecca, Mary, Hannah, Seth, Elizabeth, Eunice, Dorothy.

72. David, born March 29, 1674, died May 29 following.

73. Elizabeth, born July 16, 1675, died August 18, 1764. She married January 23, 1699, in Marlborough, Mass., Thomas Keyes, born February 8, 1674, in Sudbury, Mass. (or in Marlborough ?), died August 25. 1742, in Shrewsbury. Mass., son of Elias and Sarah (Blanford) Keyes of Sudbury, and brother of Major John Keyes (see references under William Ward, 12). As noted in the story of her sister Sarah (70) she was on July 18, 1692, carried into captivity by Indians. She was held by them until 1696 when she was ransomed and returned to her friends. She was about to be married when captured. Her intended husband, considering her lost to him, resolved never to marry, but upon her return, repented of his vow, and they were united in wedlock. It is said that she never fully recovered from the fright of her capture. The family later moved to Shrewsbury, Mass.

Children: David, Jonathan, Cyprian, Dinah, Thomaa, Henry.

"Children, second marriage, born in Marlborough—surname Kerley:

74. Hannah, born March 20,1678, married March 23, 1698, in Marlborough, Mass.. Zerubbabel Eager, born 1672, died January 9, 1747, in Marlborough, son of William and Ruth (Hill) Eager.

Children: Hannah, Uriah (married 1st, Rebecca Rice, daughter of 59; married 2nd, Rebecca Rice, 212), Hepiibah (married James Woods, 87, aa his second wife), Jacob, Damans, Moses and Miriam (twins), John.

75. Mercy, born May 2, 1681, died October 16, 1727, in Marlborough, Mass. She married November 10, 1708, in Marlborough, Joseph Rice, born June 5, 1671, died December 3, 1745, in New Marlborough, Mass., son of Joseph and Mary (Beers) Rice. He married (2) Elizabeth Robinson, and (3) Jane Corey.

Children: Jesse, Eleazer, Mercy and Elisabeth (twins), Mary, Ruth (married, 1st, Elisha Ward, 254).^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Vital Records of Sudbury, MA to 1850, Page 147. Boston: NEHGS, 1903
2. ↑ Source: #S258 Page: Eager, pg 50
3. ↑ Source: #S413
4. ↑ Source: #S472
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Vital Records of Marlborough, Massachusetts to the end of the Year 1849.(pp 101, 374) Worcester, Mass.: Franklin P. Rice, 1908.
6. ↑ Vital Records of Charlestown to 1850,( Page 95. Vol 1). Boston: NEHGS, 1984.
7. ↑ Nourse, Henry Stedman. The Early Records of Lancaster, Massachusetts. 1643-1725. Lancaster: 1884.
8. ↑ Source: #S258 Page: Eager, pg 50
9. ↑ Source: #S413
10. ↑ Source: #S432 Page: pg 374
11. ↑ The William Ward genealogy : the history of the descendants ... Martyn, Charles, b. 1874., p. 70-71. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89067294322;view=1up;seq=132

• The William Ward genealogy : the history of the descendants ... Martyn, Charles, b. 1874., p. 70-71. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89067294322;view=1up;seq=132
• Source: S258 Title: Child's Genealogy of Henniker, New Hampshire
• Source: S413 Title: Ancestral File
• Source: S432 Title: Vital Records of Marlborough, Massachusetts Publication: Name: Franklin P Rice; Location: Worchester, Massacusetts; Date: 1908;
• Source: S472 Title: Massachusetts Births and Christenings 1639-1915 Repository: #R3
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