Elizabeth (Hodgman) Newhall (bef. 1715)

Born before 24 Apr 1715 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Newhall III — married 30 May 1739 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

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Biography

Elizabeth Hodgeman's, birth was recorded at Reading, Massachusetts ^[1]daughter of Thomas Hodgeman and Abigail Geary was^[1] and her baptism was at Wakefield, Massachusetts on April 24, 1715. ^[2]

While residing at Concord, Massachusetts, Elizabeth's intentions to marry Joseph Newhall were published at Lynn, Massachusestts on November 19, 1738. ^[3] The marriage took place at Concord on May 30, 1739. ^[4]

Her father Thomas died intestate and in the settlement of his estate July 13, 1742, the court divided the land among widow Abigail and the elder sons, indicating those heirs would pay their siblings, including Elizabeth Newhall, from their portions. ^[5]

When her husband Joseph died unexpectedly of fever, Elizabeth parceled out her children: Abigail stayed with her mother; Jedidiah, Thomas and Joshua were given to Benjamin Newhall; Martha & Elizabeth were given to Robert Mansfield. No mention is made of the others.

On December 31, 1756, Elizabeth was granted administration of husband Joseph's estate, who died intestate. ^[6]

Administration of her mother Abigail (Geary/Hodgeman) Buss's estate was granted to Dr. Joseph Lee November 26, 1757. Dr. Lee indicated to the court, that two of the children, being Josiah Hodgman of Concord and widow Elizabeth Newhall of Danvers, , had taken and converted to their own use, certain parcels of land and personal items of Abigail's estate 'without any order of law or equity'. On January 9, 1758, the court ordered that Josiah Hodgman and Elizabeth Newhall appear before the court to be interrogated. Elizabeth indicated that she had indeed taken her mother's wearing apparel. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Baldwin, Thomas, compiler. Vital Records of Reading Massachusetts to the Year 1850, NEHGS, Boston, Massachusetts, 1912
2. ↑ Baldwin, Thomas, compiler. Vital Records of Wakefield Massachusetts to the Year 1850, NEHGS, Boston, Massachusetts, 1912, p. 69
3. ↑ Vital Records of Lynn Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Volume II, The Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, 1905, p. 186
4. ↑ Tolman, George compiler. Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635-1850, Printed by the Town, T. Todd Printer, Beacon Press, Boston, Massachusetts, 1891, p. 145
5. ↑ Case 11637: p. 1-29: Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org)
6. ↑ Case 19337: p. 1-30: Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881, Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB515/i/13788/19337-co2/30424915
7. ↑ Case 3685: p. 1-15 : Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org)

• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com, SAR Membership Number: 89030. Record for Joseph Newhall. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbSARMemberApps&h951005&indiv=try.

• Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHJ6-JFJ : 15 January 2020), Elizabeth Hodgman, 1714.