Elizabeth (Dillingham) Wing (1616 - 1692)

Born 2 Apr 1616 in Cotesbach, Leicestershire, England

Ancestors

Wife of John Wing — married 1646 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 31 Jan 1692 at age 75 in Harwich, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Elizabeth (Dillingham) Wing immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).

Uncertain Origins

It is believed Elizabeth, wife of John Wing of Sautucket (Harwich, now Brewster) was a Dillingham, and a sister to Stephen Wing's first wife, Osheah Dillingham. However, no contemporary record has been found to confirm or refute this belief. Both the Wing Family of America, Inc.^{[citation needed]} and the Dillingham Project^{[citation needed]} accept Elizabeth as "likely" a daughter of Rev. Edward Dillingham.

It is known that John Wing and John Dillingham (son of Edward) moved from Sandwich to Sawtucket (Yarmouth) at about the same time and that John's brother married Osheah Dillingham. It is worth noting that John and Elizabeth had a daughter Oseah, named after Oseah Dillingham, wife of Stephen Wing.

A mid-20th century typescript, available through familysearch.org, reads:

"... three of these [seven children of Edward] came with him to America, Oseth, Henry and John. All the others probably died young, although the oldest, elizabeth, may have married and remained in England."^[1]

It is also believed that the Dillinghams came to New England with the Wings on the William & Francis in 1632, but again, no documentation exists of the family in New England prior to their removal to Sandwich in 1637.

Birth

IF she was the daughter of Edward Dillingham, then she was baptized 2 April 1616 at Cottesbach, Leicester, England.^[2][3]

Marriage & Children

Whatever her origins, Elizabeth married John Wing about 1643 in Plymouth Colony.

1. John^[4]
2. Daniel
3. Stephen
4. others?

Death

Dr. Conway P. Wing thinks that Elizabeth was the person meant in the record of Yarmouth, which says:

"Jan. 31, 1692 -- The last of January Old Goody Wing died."

Others are strongly of the belief that this had reference to Deborah, the mother of John Wing. If it really meant Deborah, then she died in her 100th year, or at the same age her father passed away.[CI:117:?4:CI] However, there are very good reasons to think Deborah Wing was dead by 1680 (possibly long since deceased), so this record is almost certainly for Elizabeth, wife of John Wing.

Sources

1. ↑ Alexander Winthrop, "A genealogy of the Dillingham family of New England," undated typescript, but at least by 1944, p 18a
2. ↑ Winthrop, citing Cottesbach parish records.
3. ↑ Stu Derby, "Matthew Wing Descendant Report ," https://web.archive.org/web/20080327100101/http://www.blkbox.com/~sderby/wing.html (23 Apr 1998). Archived site from 27 March 2008
4. ↑ His younger brothers Daniel and Stephen both married and became the heads of families before John took unto himself a wife. The supposition is that he lived with his mother and kept the family together until his brothers were well settled before making a home for himself.[CI:115:?4:CI]27

See also:

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 November 2020), memorial page for Elizabeth Dillingham Wing (1616–31 Jan 1692), Find a Grave Memorial no. 105586750, citing Dillingham Cemetery, Brewster, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Barbara (contributor 47155682) .

DNA

• MRCA: Robert Drake or William Carter/Mary (Anscell) Carter (1556-1619)

Maternal relationship is suggested with a 102.4 cM match between Jennifer Goodwin GEDmatch NV8909106 and Thomas Anderson GEDmatch YD1800116 11th cousins once removed with the following above 7 cM segments:

Chr	Start	Stop	cM	SNPs
18	6,371,757	7,948,233	7.8	418
21	10,873,592	17,526,389	8.1	442