Elisha Bourne Sr. (abt. 1641 - 1706)

Born about 1641 in Sandwich, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Patience (Skiffe) Bourne — married 26 Oct 1675 in Sandwich, Plymouth Colony

Descendants

Died 21 Dec 1706 at about age 65 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Biography

Elisha Bourne was born probably in Sandwich, Plymouth Colony about 1641.^[1]

At 34 years of age he married Patience Skiffe, born there on 25 March 1652, died 'Patience Bourne, widow,' on 25 October 1716, at an age of sixty-six, daughter of James Skiffe and a sister of Bathsheba Skiffe who married his brother Shearjashub Bourne.^[2] They had seven children who were born at Sandwich.^[1]

1. Nathan Bourne was born on 31 August 1676.
2. Elizabeth Bourne) was born on 26 March 1679; married John Pope.
3. Mary Bourne was born on 4 February 1681/2; married John Percival.
4. Abigail Bourne was born on 22 July 1684; married William Bassett.
5. Bathsheba Bourne was born on 12 December 1686; married Michah Blackwell.
6. Hannah Bourne was born on 4 May 1689; married Seth Pope.
7. Elisha Bourne Jr. was born on 27 July 1692; died 10 December 1710.

Rev. Richard Bourne deeded a tract of land in Manomet, 19 May 1677, to this son and Elisha is thought to have lived there.^[1] He was listed as a Freeman 7 June 1681,^[3] was appointed Constable of Sandwich 6 June 1683; he served as Deputy to the last Plymouth General Court in 1691.^[1] In 1695 'liberty was granted to Elisha Bourne to set up a grist mill upon Herring river - provided the toll shall not exceed 2 qts. per bu.' It was voted to pay back Elisha (and John Gifford) one-half of the money they had paid for not giving service when impressed for royal duty.^[4]

Elisha died at Sandwich on December 21, 1706. He is buried in the Old Town Cemetery in Sandwich.^{[5] [6]}

"The will of 'Elisha Bourne of Sandwich,' dated 9 June 1698 and proved 3 March 1706/7, gives to his beloved wife Patience for her own use the house that the testator 'had of her father James Skeffe now deceased.' She was made co-executor with their son Nathan, and was to have the use of much of the real and other property. The inventory, presented 21 Dec. 1706, shows real estate totaling some £500.^[7][8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Brownson, Lydia (Phinney) and McLean, Maclane. "The Rev. Richard¹ Bourne of Sandwich, Mass. (c 1610-1682)." New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Volume 118, July 1964. Page 200.  (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB202/i/11583/200/23490693
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC96-2WS : 24 January 2020), Elisha Bourne, 1675.
3. ↑ Freeman, Frederick. History of the Town of Cape Cod: Annals of Thirteen Towns of Barnstable County Vol. II. Boston, MA: Self-Published, 1862. Page 74. https://archive.org/details/historycapecoda02freegoog/page/n88/mode/2up?q=elisha+bourne
4. ↑ Freeman, 1862. Page 83
5. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/i/14078/1518/254684678
6. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37619360/elisha-bourne : accessed 14 November 2018), memorial page for Elisha Bourne (1647–21 Dec 1706), Find A Grave Memorial no. Find A Grave: Memorial #37619360, citing Old Town Cemetery, Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Jason Townsend (contributor 47064954).
7. ↑ Brownson and McLean, July 1964. Page 200
8. ↑ "Probate records v. 1-3 1686-1747" database with images, FamilySearch, Film# 007705400, Barnstable, Massachusetts, image 229-231, Vol 3, Page 39-42 and Page 117.

• Sandwich, Mass., Records, The Genealogical Advertiser (Lucy Hall Greenlaw, Cambridge, Mass., 1900) Vol. 3, Page 35.