Remember (Litchfield) Luce (1644 - 1708)

Born 15 Feb 1644 in Barnstable, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Henry Luce — married about 1666 in Scituate, Plymouth Colony [uncertain]

Descendants

Died Nov 1708 at age 64 in Tisbury, Dukes, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Parentage; Date and Place of Birth

Remember Litchfield, daughter of Lawrence Litchfield and Judith (Dennis) Litchfield, was probably born about 1644 in either Barnstable or Scituate, Plymouth Colony.^[1][2] No birth, baptism or other record has been found that definitively establishes her date or place of birth. Her date of birth is estimated based on the assumption that she was younger than her brother Experience (b. probably sometime in 1641-2) ^[3]but older than her sister Dependence (b. February 1646/7).^[4] The proposition that she was older than her sister Dependence is supported by the fact that her grandfather's will lists Remember's name before Dependence's.^[5] The proposition that she was born in either Barnstable or Scituate is based on evidence establishing that her father was a resident of Barnstable in 1643 but probably was living in Scituate in 1647.^[6]

Marriage

Remember married Henry Luce. Their marriage is established by a 1674 Plymouth Colony court record ordering Josias Litchfield to pay his sisters "Rebember Lewse" and Dependance Litchfield each one third the estate of his brother Experience Litchfield, when debts are paid.^[7] Their date of marriage is uncertain. "The Litchfield Family" estimated that they were married about 1670.^[2] However, Banks estimated that they were married about 1666,^[1] based no doubt on his estimate that their eldest child was born in 1667. Since Remember's father was a resident of Scituate at that time and Henry Luce was a resident there at least until in 1666, it is reasonably probable that they were married there.^[1]

Residency in Rehoboth(?) and Tisbury

In 1668, Henry Luce and Remember's brother Experience had a mutual interest in land in Rehoboth. According to Farmer and Savage, "Henry Luce was of Rehoboth in 1668." No reference of him has been found in the Rehoboth records, however. Henry and Remember were living in Tisbury, Martha's Vineyard, by 1673 and perhaps as early as 1671, and remained there at least until Henry's death in 1689. ^[2][1]

Children

Remember and Henry had the following children, all probably born in Tisbury except the first three may have been born in Rehoboth.

1. Robert,^[8] b. about 1667,^[9] m. Desire ____,^[8][9] d. before 1714^[8][9]
2. Remember, b. about 1669,^[9] m. Samuel Merry,^[8] d. January 31, 1739 at the age of 69^[8]
3. Israel,^[8] b. about 1671,^[9] m. December 16, 1701 Grace Baker possibly in Barnstable,^[8] d. May 20, 1727 Windham, Connecticut^[9]
4. Experience, b. February 7, 1673,^[8][9] m. about 1694 Elizabeth Manter,^[9][8] d. January 9, 1747 in Tisbury^[8][9]
5. Eleazer, b. about 1675,^[9] removed about 1698 to Southold, Long Island,^[9] m. Sarah Wines (or Winds) in Southold^[9]
6. Henry,^[8] b. about 1677,^[9] m. about 1699 Sarah Look,^[8][9] d. sometime in 1738-43^[8][9]
7. Thomas,^[8] b. about 1679,^[9] m. about 1707 Hannah _____,^[9][8] d. April 1 (or March 25), 1727 in Tisbury^[8][9]
8. William,^[8] b. about 1681,^[9] m. July 5, 1704 Ann Crosby at Yartmouth,^[8][9] d. sometime in 1733-4^[8][9]
9. David,^[8] b. about 1683,^[9] m. December 9, 1707 Elizabeth Pease possibly in Tisbury,^[8][9] d. Mary 13, 1752 in Windham, Connecticut^[9]
10. Josiah,^[8] b. about 1685,^[9] removed about 1707 to Windham, Connecticut,^[9][8] m. about 1727 Sarah Allen in Windham,^[9][8] d. about 1727^[9]

Death

Remember's husband, Henry, died in Tisbury sometime before March 1689 when a record refers to Remember as a widow.^[1][2] The date and place of death of Remember are unknown, although "The Litchfield Family" states that she was purportedly still alive in November 1708.^[8]

^{[7] [9] [8] [6] [2] [1] [5] [4] [3]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Charles Edward, "History of Martha's Vineyard, Volume II," 1911, p 55
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} W. J. Litchfield, "The Litchfield Family in America, Part One, No. 1," October, 1901, p 34
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} W. J. Litchfield, "The Litchfield Family in America, Part One, No. 1," October, 1901, p 26
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Vital Records of Scituate, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, Volume I - Births," New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1909, p 217
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} W. J. Litchfield, "The Litchfield Family in America, Part One, No. 1," October, 1901, p 26
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} See "Records" in the profile for her father, Lawrence Litchfield.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Court Orders: Vol. IV. 1661-1668, 1855, p 154. At hathitrust.org.
8. ↑ ^{8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 8.16 8.17 8.18 8.19 8.20 8.21 8.22 8.23 8.24 8.25} W. J. Litchfield, "The Litchfield Family in America, Part One, No. 1," October, 1901, p 35-6
9. ↑ ^{9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 9.11 9.12 9.13 9.14 9.15 9.16 9.17 9.18 9.19 9.20 9.21 9.22 9.23 9.24 9.25 9.26 9.27 9.28} Charles Edward Banks, "The History of Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts, Volume III," pp 249-252

See also:

• Jackson, B. Darrell. The Family of Henry and Remember Luce of Martha's Vineyard, NEHGR (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 2023) Vol. 177, Page 252.
• Martha F. McCourt, Thomas R. Luce, Robert L. Massard, Catherine M. Mayhew, "The American Descendants of Henry Luce of Martha's Vineyard, Vol I," The New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1994, pp 16-24;
• McCourt, Martha F. The American Descendants of Henry Luce of Martha's Vineyard (NEHGS, Vancouver, WA, 1994)
• Litchfield, Wilford J., compiler. Litchfield Family in America, Southbridge, Massachusetts : W.J. Litchfield, 1901.
• Remember Litchfield, LWV2-FW7, familysearch.org
• Find A Grave: Memorial #104299672
• https://www.geni.com/people/Lawrence-Litchfield/6000000003107571003