Elizabeth (Roundy) Herrick (1751 - 1817)

Born 16 Apr 1751 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Samuel Brown — married 13 Jul 1769 (to before 1785) in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

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Biography

Elizabeth Roundy was born in Beverly, Massachusetts Bay on April 21, 1751 and christened on May 16, 1751. She was the daughter of John Roundy and Elizabeth Rea.

Elizabeth married 1st Samuel Brown in Beverly, Massachusetts Bay on July 13, 1769. By 1770 they removed to what is known today as Blue Hill, Maine and where Elizabeth's family had resided since 1763. Known children born to Samuel and Elizabeth include Elizabeth "Betsey" b. 1772; Mary "Molly" b. 1774; Samuel, III b. 1776; and Emma "Emme" b. 1778. Per Town Records, one record being a petition dated December 31, 1785, Elizabeth (Roundy) Brown, signee, was referred to as "widow."

In January or February 1786, Elizabeth married 2nd Samuel Herrick, also his 2nd marriage. This timeframe for Elizabeth's 2nd marriage is inferred as the period of time between her signing a petition on December 31, 1785 as "Elizabeth Brown 'widow'" and pregnancy of her 1st child born from her 2nd marriage on November 15, 1786. Allowing for a 9-month pregnancy and counting back, Elizabeth's 2nd marriage must have occurred in January or February 1786. Elizabeth had five additional children with her 2nd husband including Samuel b. 15 Nov 1786; Benjamin b. 19 Sep 1787; Nancy b. 27 Feb 1789; Joseph b. 27 Feb 1790; and Ruth Roundy b. 10 Apr 1794.

In Blue Hill's 1790 Census record, it is evident that children from Elizabeth's first marriage resided with their grandparents John and Elizabeth (Rea) Roundy. Enumerated within the 1790 Census for the household of John Roundy are 2 males over 16 (John Sr. and John Jr. (b. 1771); 1 male under 16 (Samuel Brown III, age 14); and 5 females (wife Elizabeth, daughter Anna unmarried (per her father's Will), and the three Brown daughters including Elizabeth "Betsey," Mary "Molly," and Emma "Emme"). In the 1790 Census record, the enumeration of Samuel Herrick's household reflects Elizabeth's stepchildren from Samuel Herrick's 1st marriage along with children of their own.

Prior to her 2nd marriage to Samuel Herrick, Elizabeth Brown "widow" assumed prominence in town records as petitioner and proprietor of property, unusual for a woman in this time period. It is probable that her place of prominence commanded respect and acceptance, since her father, John Roundy, was cofounder and instrumental in the making of the Town.

Elizabeth passed away in 1817.

Sources

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-PR8D : 25 September 2017), Elisabeth Roundy, 16 May 1751; citing Birth, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 760,604.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHZQ-FRK : 25 September 2017), Samual Brown and Elisabeth Roundy, 13 Jul 1769; citing Marriage, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 760,604. (right page, bottom half towards the center.)
• Candage, Rufus George Frederick, Historical Sketches of Blue Hill, Maine, Ellsworth, Maine: Hancock County Publishing Company (Printed for the Blue Hill Historical Society), 1905: p. 7-15.
• 1790 United States Federal Census, Maine, Hancock, Bluehill: Maine Census, p. 98. [Repository: Ancestry.com. 1790 United States Federal Census (database on-line, Frame # 2 of 2). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: First Census of the United States, 1790 (NARA microfilm publication M637, 12 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.: https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/5058/4440868_00049/140860?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/152378725/person/172020346150/facts/citation/642066848604/edit/record&lang=en-US#?imageId=4440868_00068_2] (household of John Roundy)
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• Maine, Wills and Probate Records, 1584-1999 for John Roundy, Hancock, Estate Files, No. 143-225, 1790-1915. [Repository: Ancestry.com. Maine, Wills and Probate Records, 1584-1999 (database on-line, Frame #129-134 of 1764). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Maine County, District and Probate Courts: https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/8994/004138544_00129/2517756?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/26446682/person/5118091932/facts/citation/900037115440/edit/record#?imageId=004138544_00129]
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• Limeburner, Blue Hill, Town and Vital Records; Film #007764669, Image #103 of 971, p. 1 (children of Elizabeth and Samuel Brown): https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSM7-P21F?i=102&cat=89595
• Limeburner, Sedgwick, Town and Vital Records; Film #008140089, Image #600 of 966, p. 14 (children of Elizabeth and Samuel Herrick): https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSK7-RSCV-8?i=599&cat=207502
• Authors from Blue Hill Historical Society, Blue Hill Public Library, and the Jonathan Fisher House, Discover the Story of Blue Hill, In Partnership with the Maine Memory Network, online accessed February 7, 2019: http://bluehill.mainememory.net/page/1831/display%3Fpage=1.html