Elizabeth (Wickwire) Huntley (1760 - aft. 1816)

Born 7 Jun 1760 in Hortonville, Kings, Nova Scotia

Ancestors

Wife of Daniel Huntley III — married 9 Aug 1780 in Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia

Descendants

Died after 1816 after age 55 in Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia

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Biography

Elizabeth Betty/Betsey Wickwire was born to Peter Wickwire and Rhoda Scofield June 7, 1760 ”in the harbour of Horton, before the arrival of the inhabitants in the Township of Cornwallis”, Kings Co., Nova Scotia. She married August 8, 1780, Daniel Huntley^[1] of Horton, a Cornwallis grantee who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1761,^[2][3] and had 10 children. Daniel died at Horton in 1803, while Betsey survived her husband and was living in 1816.^[4]

Children of Daniel Huntley and Elizabeth “Betty” Wickwire

Betty and Daniel had the following children:^[4][5]

1. Daniel, b. 20 Dec 1781; m. Ruby Pineo^[3]
2. Peter, b. 26 Nov 1783; d. 12 Mar 1867; m. Rezpah(Merriam) McRoberts^[3]
3. Elizabeth, Twin, b. 22 Oct 1786
4. Sarah, Twin, b. 22 Oct 1786; m. Patrick Coffill
5. Enoch, b. 22 Aug 178; d. 30 May 1867; m. Mary Ann Philips
6. James, b. 15 Apr 1790; m. Fannie Eaton
7. Susannah, b. abt 1794; m. Amos Brine/Thomas Pritchard
8. Rebecca, b. abt 1798; m. David Jackson
9. Asa, b. 1802; m. Lydia Sanford
10. Charlotte, b. 1803; d. 3 Sep 1878; m. George Jess

Sources

1. ↑ Wickwire, Arthur Manley, b. 1867. Genealogy of the Wickware family : containing an account of the origin and early history of the name and family in England and the record of John Wickware who emigrated to New London, Connecticut, in 1675 and of his descendants in America. Family Search International. TITLE NO 172387. Wickware, pg 91
2. ↑ "Canada, Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL5C-NZF : 13 February 2020), Daniel Huntly, 1780.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Arthur Wentworth Hamilton Eaton. 1910. The history of Kings County, Nova Scotia, heart of the Acadian land, giving a sketch of the French and their expulsion ; and a history of the New England planters who came in their stead, with many genealogies, 1604-1910. pp 868 and pg. 75 Salem, Mass: Salem Press Co. Eaton
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Virgil W. Huntley. John Huntley, Immigrant of Boston & Roxbury, Massachusetts and Lyme, Connecticut 1647-1977 and some of his Descendants. Books I, II, III. 1978, 1993, 1996. Vol. 1. pp 117-8. Material from the books used with written permission of the author. Collection of Phil Smith.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171983075/elizabeth-huntley: accessed 08 January 2023), memorial page for Elizabeth Wickwire Huntley (7 Jun 1760–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 171983075, citing Lower Horton Cemetery, Grand Pré, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada; Maintained by Lawrence H. Grunert (contributor 46831293).

• The People of Cornwallis 1760 to 1901 Wickwire, Peter : accessed 8 Jan 2023
• The People of Cornwallis 1760 to 1901 Huntley, Daniel Jr : accessed 8 Jan 2023
• Vital statistics of Nova Scotia 1763-1957
• Family Search Ancestral File AFN: 2V1Z-JQB
• Canada Census records
• Nova Scotia Immigrants to 1867 - Vol. 1 - Sept. 5, 1756 to Cornwallis, Nova Scotia

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Wickwire-7 created through the import of Where Did Mike Reynolds Come F.ged on Jul 1, 2011 by Mike Reynolds.
• WikiTree profile Wickwire-9 created through the import of Huntley Family Tree.ged on Dec 31, 2011 by Frederick Huntley.