Elizabeth (Honor) Biscoe (abt. 1595 - bef. 1642)

Born about 1595 in Little Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Nathaniel Biscoe — married 21 Oct 1615 (to before 20 Nov 1642) in Little Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England

Descendants

Died before 20 Nov 1642 before about age 47 in Watertown, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Elizabeth Honor was born about 1595 (assuming she was 20 at marriage). Her birth place is uncertain, but it was likely to be Little Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England, where she later married Nathaniel Biscoe. Her father was Henry Honor. ^[1]

Elizabeth married Nathaniel Biscoe on October 21, 1615 in Little Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England.^{[2] [1]}

Elizabeth emigrated from England to Massachusetts Bay Colony with her husband in 1639.^[3]

She was buried on November 20, 1642 in Watertown, Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Elizabeth the wife of Nathaniel Biscoe buried 20 (9) 1642 at Watertown, Massachusetts.^[4][1]

She is presumed to have been buried at the Old Burying Place in Watertown. ^[5] After her death, her husband returned to England.^[6]

Children

Elizabeth and Nathaniel's known children were:^[1]

1. Mary, bp. 16 Sep 1619; m. Thomas Broughton son of Edward of London; 9 children
2. John, b. 1622, bp. 13 Jun 1623
3. Sarah, bp. 7 May 1626 Little Missenden; d. Feb 1692/3; m. William Bond; 9 children
4. Nathaniel, bp. 18 May 1629, Little Missenden

Research Notes

Considered baptism records: An Elizabeth Honnour, daughter of Henrye Honnour was christened on March 21, 1609, at LIttle Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England;^[7] With her marriage taking place in 1615, this Elizabeth would be too young.

Possible Baptisms: FindAGrave (as of 2.1.24) uses the date from a baptism for Elizabeth Honor, daughter of Henry, bp 16 Jan 1597[/8?]^[8] but adjusts the year to 1596. Another possibility in the same location would be 3 August 1595, daughter of Nicholas.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Crane, Ellery Bicknell. Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts (Lewis Pub. Co., New York & Chicago, 1907) Vol.1:527.
2. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NNG8-SP2 : accessed 28 February 2015), Nathaniel Bisco and Elizabeth Honor, 21 Oct 1615; citing Little Missenden, Buckingham, England, reference item 9 PR149/1/1 P29; FHL microfilm 1,967,102.
3. ↑ Anderson, Robert Charles, The Great Migration Directory, (Boston, 2015, NEHGS), p. 30.
4. ↑ "Early Records of Boston," The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2013.) NEHGR 7 July 1853):282
5. ↑ "Find a Grave", database, Find A Grave: Memorial #181747496 (accessed 1 February 2024), Memorial page for Elizabeth Honor Biscoe (16 Jan 1596-20 Nov 1642), citing Old Burying Place, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Ro§e❈ (contributor 47359710).
6. ↑ Jacobus, Donald Lines. The ancestry of Lorenzo Ackley & his wife Emma Arabella Bosworth. Woodstock, Vt. : Elm Tree Press, 1960. p 274.
7. ↑ England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NPRG-DL9 : 19 September 2020), Elizabeth Honnour, 1609.
8. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JMGB-QYS : 4 February 2023), Elizabeth Honor, 1597.
9. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JMGB-QYM : 4 February 2023), Elizabeth Honor, 1595.