Elizabeth (Beedle) Staples (abt. 1641 - abt. 1736)

Born about 1641 in Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Stephen Edwards — married 1668 (to 1669) in Kittery, York, ME

Wife of Peter Staples Sr — married 1673 in Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America (now Kittery, York, Maine, USA)

Descendants

Died about 1736 at about age 95 in Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

When Elizabeth BEADLE was born in 1641 in York, Maine, her father, Robert, was 21, and her mother, Mary, was 19. She married Stephen EDWARDS in 1668 in Kittery, Maine. She then married Peter STAPLES and they had four children together. She died in 1736 in Kittery, Maine, at the impressive age of 95, and was buried in Berwick, Maine.

Name

Elizabeth /Beedle/^[1]

Name: Elizabeth /Beedle/

Name: Elizabeth /Staples/

Birth

Birth:

Date: 1641

Place: Kittery, York, Maine^[2]

1641

Kittery, York, Maine, USA^[3]

ABT 1641

Kittery, York, Maine, USA

1641

Kittery, York, Maine, USA^[4]

Death

1720

Kittery, York, Maine, USA^[5]

ABT 1720

Kittery, York, Maine, USA

1720

Kittery, York, Maine, USA^[6]

Burial

Old Fields Cemetery, S Berwick, ME

STAPLES.

Peter Staple, as the name was for a long time written, had a grant of land in 1671, and he bought land of Thomas Turner on Long Reach 4 July 1674. He and wife Elizabeth deeded this to son Peter in 1694. March 9, 1679, there were "measured and laid out unto Peter Staple five acres of land by town grant to his wife in her widowhood bearing date in december 13, 1669." See York Deeds, V. Part i fol. 87. The town records of Kittery say that 13 Dec. 1669, there were "granted to Elizabeth Edwards five acres of upland joining to ye above said Christopher Beadle's land."

This shows that Peter Staple married Elizabeth, widow of Stephen Edwards. Compare page 92. Various deeds indicate pretty plainly that she was a daughter of Robert Beadle, though absoute proof is lacking. The same day that the town granted five acres to her there were granted "to Christopher Beadle ten acres of upland at ye head of ye lot that was his father's in ye Long Reach." The will of Peter Staple, dated 6 June 1718, was probated 7 April 1719. Wife was living in 1720. Three sons named in the will : [ Old Kittery and her families ]

Articles published in the SFHAN and reproduced here are - The Map of the Middle Parish of Kittery 1632-1700; The Staples Homestead On The Piscataqua River; Immigrant Peter Staple's Mother-In-Law: Mary ( ) Beedle Bachiler Turner; Who was Peter Staple's Mother-In-Law; Nathaniel Hawthorne Knew Thomas Waite; and a July 2006 comment by Art Staples on Nathaniel Hathorne in Raymondtown, ME. The SFHAN articles show the connection of Mary Bachiler with Hester Prynne and gives information that Peter's mother-in-law, Mary Beadle Batchelder was the woman upon whom Hawthorne patterned the heroine of the Scarlet Letter.

Peter STAPLE (1) married Elizabeth (BEADLE or BEEDLE) Edwards, widow of Stephen Edwards who was a servant to Robert Jackson, Portsmouth, NH , alive 1662. 'Genealogical. Dictionary of Maine & New Hampshire', p216 & Hoyt's Salis. 879,61). and daughter of Robert BEADLE or BEEDLE and Mary . 'Gen. Dict. of ME & NH', p87.

Robert BEEDLE or BEADLE, Kittery, had a grant from Gorges in 1641. List 298; Widow Mary married, 2nd Rev. Stephen Batchelder. 3rd Thomas Turner. Daughter Elizabeth BEEDLE or BEADLE, married 1st Stephen Edwards, 2nd Peter STAPLE . Note; Elizabeth was a widow 13 Dec 1669, when she was granted 5 acres. Note: For Peter & Elizabeth's marriage see 'Old Kittery' by Stackpole, p752; According to his Inventory, Peter STAPLE was a Husbandman. His farm produce and stock of cattle produced income. The “Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire”, p656, lists Peter as a Highway Surveyor 1673; Constable for lower Kittery 1676, Grand Jury 1686, 1689-90, 1699; The NE Historical & Genealogical Register; pub. year 1928; Vol. 82; p72-74: Records of the First Church of Berwick, ME; Starting on p72, are - The Records of the Church of Christ at Barwick, organized December 21, 1701. P74 lists Peter Staple as one of the seventeen Foundation Brethren, however the Staple name does not appear in any other place in the records. Since this record is in 1701, this is either Peter Sr. or Peter Jr as Capt Peter would have been about one year old. Peter turned over the Staple homestead to his son Peter Jr in 1694.

Peter, m abt 1669-1671 (“Old Elliot”, p37), wid. Elizabeth (BEEDLE or BEADLE) Edwards, b 1641 , she is mentioned in her son Peter Jr's will written 6 December 1720 as "my Honored Mother", living at the homestead, 3 children, dau of Robert and Mary (BAILEY or BAYLY) BEEDLE of Kittery, ME. Peter STAPLE, died early 1719, Kittery, now Eliot, Maine. His will is dated June 6, 1718, and probated April 7, 1719. “Maine Wills”, p 215-6, York Probate 3, 14 docket # 17865”. Peter's Adm., Will (He refers to himself as Yeoman and made his mark "p") the will was witnessed by John Newmarch, Paul Wentworth and Nicholas Weeks. Peters Inventory (refers to him as Husbandman). These records are at the York County Courthouse, Alfred, ME. His wife Elizabeth and three sons, Peter STAPLE, John STAPLE and James STAPLE are mentioned in his will. “Old Kittery”, p 752-758; “Genealogical Dictionary of Maine & New Hampshire”, p 656; “Old Eliot” Book Two, Vol. VI, p29 – 43. The lineage from Arthur B. Staples (jr) to Peter Staple of Kittery has been approved by the "Piscataqua Pioneers" (#1747). According to local historians Peter & his wife are probably buried in unmarked graves in the Old Burial Field or on their farm as was the custom at the time..

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S2 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Mary Magdalene Bailey
2. ↑ Source: #S939 Page: Files of Vic Mesenzeff
3. ↑ Source: #S2 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Mary Magdalene Bailey
4. ↑ Source: #S2 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Mary Magdalene Bailey
5. ↑ Source: #S2 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Mary Magdalene Bailey
6. ↑ Source: #S2 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Mary Magdalene Bailey

• Old Kittery and her families by Stackpole, Everett Schermerhorn, 1850-1927 Publication date 1903

https://archive.org/details/oldkitteryherfam00staciala/page/752/mode/2up

• https://sites.rootsweb.com/~dearbornboutwell/fam8539.html

• Source: S128 Type: Book Title: Old Kittery and Her Families Author: Stackpole, Everett S. Publication: Press of Lewiston Journal Company, Lewiston, ME. 1903 Data Changed: Date: 20 DEC 2009
• Source: S17 Type: Web Site Title: Ancestors of MALU DEL MCDONALD Author: McDonald, Patrick Joseph URL: http://www.gencircles.com/users/pjmpjm/ Date: 11 Feb 2003 Data Changed: Date: 20 DEC 2009
• Source: S48 Type: Web Site Title: BRADLEY. Bradley - Collette - Gillespie - Opp Ancestry Author: Bradley, Hal URL: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hwbradley&id=I7774 Date: 22 Feb 2005 Title: Bradley - Collette - Gillespie - Opp Ancestry Data Changed: Date: 7 SEP 2012
• Source: S939 Title: Research of others found on the internet. Abbreviation: Research

Acknowledgements

Beedle-63 was created by Phil DeSilva through the import of Phil DeSilva Ancestors and Descendants.ged on May 8, 2015.