Elizabeth (Boling) Speake (1641 - bef. 1692)

Born 25 Oct 1641 in Standish, Lancashire, England

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Speake — married 1664 in St Mary's, Maryland Colony

Descendants

Died before 7 May 1692 before age 50 in Leonardtown, St Mary's, Province of Maryland

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Biography

Elizabeth Bowling was born before, and christened on, 25 October 1641 in Standish, Lancashire, England ^[1][2], the daughter of Hughe Bowling and Ellen Finch.

She had an older sister named Elizabeth, who had been born in 1635 but who had died in 1637/38. As was the custom, another child of the same gender who was born after a child died would possibly be given the same first name. This was not so much about keeping a memory of the child, but keeping the family names perpetuated.

Elizabeth migrated to Maryland, British Colonial America some time after 1658, as her brother James had been the first of Hughe and Ellen (Finch) Bowling's children to move across to Maryland to escape the religious persecution suffered by Roman Catholics in England ^[2].

She married Thomas Speake (1633–1681) before November 1663 at St. Mary's, Maryland, British Colonial America ^[3]. Thomas had arrived from England prior to1662, Elizabeth and Thomas were the parents of John Speake, Richard Speake, Millicent Speake and Bowling Speake.

Elizabeth died before 7 May 1692 in Leonardtown, St Mary's, Maryland, British Colonial America ^[4] as, while her brothers Thomas and John were, she was not named in her brother James Bowling's Will dated 7 May 1692 ^[5].

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NPXN-TLD : 11 February 2018, Elizabeth Boling, 25 Oct 1641); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 0844803 IT 4. Citing: Name: Elizabeth Boling Gender: Female Christening Date: 25 Oct 1641 Christening Date (Original): 25 OCT 1641 Christening Place: STANDISH, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND Father's Name: Hugh Boling
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Elizabeth Bowling and the Catholic Martyr - 52 Ancestors #13:
3. ↑ "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900" Citing: Name: Elizabeth Bowling, Gender: Female, Spouse Name: Thomas Speaks, Spouse Birth Year: 1645, Marriage State: of MD, Number Pages: 20.Source Citation: Source number: 783.010; Source type: PFinch-95edigree chart; Number of Pages: 20.
4. ↑ Source for Death Required
5. ↑ Will of James Bowling View Image: Last Will & Testament of James Bowling:

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