Alice (Besbeech) Bourne (bef. 1624 - 1686)

Born before 29 Jun 1624 in Frittenden, Kent, England

Ancestors

Wife of John Bourne — married 18 Jul 1645 in Marshfield, Plymouth Colony

Descendants

Died 7 May 1686 after age 61 in Marshfield, Plymouth County, Plymouth Colony

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Biography

Naming Nomenclature

Alice's LNAB was transcribed as "Bestbeech" in her baptism record, but Anderson uses the spelling, "Besbeech," in his feature on her father in his Great Migration series.

The spelling, "Bisbee," is much more often seen in records for the Elisha Bisbee family. He is sometimes reported as a brother of Alice, but per Robert C. Anderson, "the will of Thomas Besbeech and chronology make this impossible."^[1] In fact, there is no known relationship between the two families. Lincolns' History of Hingham indicates that Alice is the sister of Elisha, which is incorrect.^[2]

Birth

Alice (Besbeech) Bourne immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).

Alice was born in 1620. She is the daughter of Thomas and Anne Bessech,^[2] was baptized on 29 June 1624 at Frittenden, County Kent, England.^[1][3][4][5]

Emigration to and Early Residency in New England

Alice emigrated from England to New England with her family aboard the "Hercules" in 1635, when she was about 11.^[1] Alice's family first resided in Cambridge, moved to Scituate about 1637, and then moved to Duxbury about 1639. Her family appears to have still be residing at Duxbury at the time of her marriage in 1645.^[1]

Marriage

Alice married John Bourne on 18 July 1645 at Marshfield.^[6][1][2]

Children

Alice and John had the following children, all born in Marshfield:

1. Elizabeth, b. 31 May 31 1646,^[7][5] m. 30 June 1666 Josiah Bent in Marshfield^[8][5]
2. Thomas, b. 22 October 1647,^[7][5] m. 18 April 1681 Elizabeth Rouse in Marshfield^[9][5]
3. Alice/Ales, b. 4 March 1649,^[7][5] m. John Mann^[5]
4. Ann, b. 2 November 1651,^[7] m. 9 May 1677 John Bayly in Marshfield^[10]
5. Martha, b. 4 April 1653,^[7][5] m. 26 February 1678 Valentine Decrow in Marshfield^[11][5]
6. Mary, b. 5 June 1660^[8][5]
7. Sarah, b. 17 October 1663^[12][5]

Death

Alice died in Marshfield on 7 May 1686.^[13][5]

Her inventory was taken on 12 May 1686 including "remainder of time in an Indian servant".^[14]

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Anderson, Robert Charles. Great Migration 1634-1635, A-B. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995. pp 263-66. Profile for "Thomas Besbeech". Link to pages at americanancestors.org.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts (The Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, 1893): Vol II, p.82
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} French, Elizabeth, transcriber. "Genealogical Research in England." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Vol 67 (1913) , p 34. Link to page at americanancestors.org.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Bisbee, Frank J. Genealogy of the Bisbee family : Descendants of Thomas Besbeech (Bisbee) of Scituate, Duxbury and Sudbury, Massachusetts. Otter Brook Press, 1956. p 11. Link to page at hathitrust.org.
5. ↑ ^{5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12} Bisbee, Frank J. Genealogy of the Bisbee family : Descendants of Thomas Besbeech (Bisbee) of Scituate, Duxbury and Sudbury, Massachusetts. Otter Brook Press, 1956. p 23. Link to page at hathitrust.org.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016), Marshfield V1, p 1. Link to page at americanancestors.org.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5} Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016), Marshfield V1, p 3. Link to page at americanancestors.org.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016), Marshfield V1, p 5. Link to page at americanancestors.org.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016), Marshfield V1, p 15. Link to page at americanancestors.org.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016), Marshfield V1, p 9. Link to page at americanancestors.org.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016), Marshfield V1, p 15. Link to page at americanancestors.org.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016), Marshfield V1, p 6. Link to page at americanancestors.org.
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1} Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016), Marshfield V1, p 14. Link to page at americanancestors.org.
14. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-J8X8?cc=2018320&wc=M6BX-33D%3A337797601 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1686-1702 and 1849-1867 vol 1-1F > image 8 of 490; State Archives, Boston.

See also:

• A Bisbee Family History, database online, (accessed 22 March 2015), a sourced family genealogy.