Elizabeth (Halliday) Jacob (1608 - bef. 1632)

Born 1608 in London, England

Ancestors

Biography

Elizabeth Halliday was born about 1608. She was the daughter of John Halliday and Alice Ferrers.

She was baptised on 15 December 1608 at St Michael Bassishaw, London. The parish register records: "December 15 was Baptized Elizabeth Holladay daughter of John Holladay gentleman".^[1]

Her father died when she was very young and when her grandfather, Sir Leonard Halliday, died in 1612, he made provision for her. His will dated 11 January 1611/2 stated:

Item I give and bequeath unto Elizabeth Hallydaye my grandchild one thousand poundes of like lawfull money to be paid unto her at her age of one and twentie yeares or marriage w[hi]ch shall first happen upon like condicon that the said Alyce [her mother]... shall p[er]mitt and suffer my said wyfe to have the Custody educacon and bringing up of the said Elizabeth duringe her mynorytye or untill she shalbe married.^[2][3]

She married John Jacob of Bromley, Middlesex, and Gamlingay, Carmbridgeshire, by whom he had three children.^[4] Elizabeth and John were married on 1 April 1625 at St Leonard, Bromley by Bow, Middlesex.^[5]

In February 1626/7, she was mentioned in a judgement of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury about the will of William Ferrers of St Leonard Bromley, Middlesex. The judgement referred to "Elizabetham Hollyday als Jacob Johannem Jacob eius maritum Johannem Hollyday Thomas Ingram Rpgeru' Ferrers Henricu' Ferrers et Edwardum Ferrers".^[6]

She died before June 1632, when her husband married his second wife.^[4]

Research Notes

A previous version of her biography stated that died on 13 March 1665 and was buried at Bromley.

Sources

1. ↑ London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 (Ancestry.com : accessed 8 Jul 2021) database entry for Elizabeth Holliday, baptism, 15 Dec 1608; citing London Metropolitan Archives; Ref: P69/MIC1/A/002/MS06987. Ancestry Record 1624 #7718043. Ancestry Sharing Link
2. ↑ The National Archives. Ref: PROB 11/119/18. Description: Will of Sir Leonard Hallydaye or Hallyday, Alderman of City of London. Date: 11 January 1612.
3. ↑ England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 (Ancestry.com : accessed 7 July 2021) database entry for Dni Leonardi Hallyday, probate date: 11 Jan 1611. Ancestry Record 5111 #890657
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} G E Cokayne, Complete Baronetage, volume 4, Exeter; William Pollard & Co, 1904, page 3 (Internet Archive : accessed 13 Jul 2021)
5. ↑ Greater London Marriage Index (FindMyPast : accessed 14 Jul 2021) database entry for Eliozabeth Halliday, marriage to John Jacob, 1 Apr 1625.
6. ↑ England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858. Ancestry,com. Database entry for Willmi Ferrers, 6 Feb 1626; citing The National Archives; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 151. Ancestry Record 5111 #810797

• G E Cokayne, Some Account of the Lord Mayors and Sheriffs of the City of London, 1601-1625, London, 1897, pages 26-7 (Google Books : accessed 14 Jul 2021)

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Mark Olsen for starting this profile through the import of janicepaf.ged on Jun 20, 2011.

• Thank you to William Graham for creating WikiTree profiles Holladay-170 and Holladay-220 through the import of WLGraham.ged on May 24, 2013.