Elizabeth (Carey) Grendon (abt. 1610)

Born about 1610 in Devon, England [uncertain]

Wife of Thomas Grendon — married 14 Nov 1653 in St Katherine by the Tower, London, England

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Biography

Elizabeth Carey was most probably the daughter of William Carey of Devon and his wife Emlyn.^[1]

Elizabeth Carey married Thomas Stegge (date and place unknown).^[1][2]

Children of Thomas Stegge and Elizabeth Carey:

• Thomas Stegge (baptised 18 Dec 1630, Topsham, Devon)^[2][3][4]
• Grace Stegge (baptised 29 Nov 1632, Topsham, Devon; married John Bird, Goldsmith of London)^[2][3][5]

Elizabeth's husband Thomas Stegge died at sea on the ship John, on his way back to Virginia in 1651/1652.^[6]

09 Nov 1652: “That the petitions of Mrs. Stagg relict of Capt. Stagg and also of Mrs. Dennis relict of Capt. Dennis both cast away in the ship John in the State’s service in her voyage to Virginia, be referred to ….”^[7]

The will of Thomas Stegge, Sr, dated October 6, 1651, proved Jul 14, 1652, left estate to his wife Elizabeth, and daughter Grace, wife of John Byrd, goldsmith of London, and son Thomas Stegge, Jr. He referred to his wife's sister Emelion Reade and the ship the Seven Sisters.^[2][8][9]

Elizabeth 'Stagg' then married Thomas 'Grindon' on 14 Nov 1653 at St Katherine's by the Tower, City of London, England.^[10]

In the will of her son Thomas Stegge, Esq., of Henrico County, Virginia, the will made on 31 Mar 1669 and proved on 15 May 1671^[2][11] he made bequests to his mother Elizabeth Grindon wife of Mr Thomas Grindon, Citizen of London, and to his sister Mris Grace Byrd, wife of Mr John Byrd Citizen and Goldsmith of London.

In the will of her daughter Grace Bird/Byrd, widow of Edmonton, Middlesex, the will made on 29 Oct 1679 and proved 11 Nov 1679^[12] the Testatrix made a bequest of a ring containing sevens diamonds to her 'honored mother'. For a full transcript see: Will of Grace Bryrd, Widow of Edmonton, Middlesex, 1679.

In the will of her second husband Thomas Grendon, Draper of Dukes Place, Middlesex, the will dated 15 Dec 1678^[13] he noted his wife Elizabeth. For a full transcript see: Will of Thomas Grendon 1680.

Her date and place of death are unknown.

Research Notes

Connections with Topsham, Devon, and Abraham Read.

Abraham Reede married Emlyn Carye on 01 Aug 1638 at Topsham, Devon.^[14] [Presumably she was the Emelion Reade noted in the will of Thomas Stegge in 1651.]

Abraham Reade was the Master of the ship the Seven Sisters^[15][16]: 24 Nov 1653: Order of the Council of State. For warrants to permit the .. Seven Sisters, Abraham Read, master, to transport servants and passengers to Virginia, and 150 dozen of shoes in each ship.^[17] 03 Aug 1663: William Byrd and others testified that they arrived in Virginia about 20 Feb 1657 on the ship Seaven Sisters commanded by Captain Abraham Read.^[18]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} N W Murphy. The Devon seafaring origins of William Byrd's mother's family : Grace (Stegge) Byrd of London, Thomas Stegge of Charles City County, Virginia, and Captain Abraham Read of Charles City County, Virginia ; including additional details about William Byrd's father John Byrd's career as a London goldsmith. American Genealogist. Vol. 84, No. 4 (October 2010), pp 241-256.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Vol. XXXIX, 1885, pp 160-163 Google Books.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Parish of Topsham, co. Devon. Marriages, baptisms & burials, A.D. 1600 to 1837. From the parochial register, the register of the independent meeting, the register of the Presbyterians, the register of the Quakers, together with copies of memorial inscriptions. Transcribed and edited by H. Tapley-Soper. The Devon and Cornwall Record Society, 1938 HathiTrust.
4. ↑ J R Hutchinson. Genealogical Notes from the High Court of Admiralty Examinations. The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record. Vol. XLVII, 1916, p 114.
5. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NB8S-FP1 : 22 March 2020), Grace Stagge, 1632.
6. ↑ Virginia Carolorum. By Edward D Neil. 1886, p 219 HathiTrust.
7. ↑ Virginia in 1652-1653 (Continued). The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. Vol. 17, No. 4 (Oct., 1909), pp 351-363 (see pp 352-353) JSTOR.
8. ↑ H F Waters (1907) Genealogical Gleanings in England. Reprinted 1969, pp 102-103 Internet Archive.
9. ↑ Will of Thomas Stegge or Stegg, now bound forth to Sea on a voyage to Virginia. 14 July 1652. PROB 11/224/213. The National Archives, Kew.
10. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V52W-HKH : 12 March 2020), Thomas Grindon, 1653.
11. ↑ Will of Thomas Stegge of County of Henrico in Virginia. 15 May 1671. PROB 11/336/79. The National Archives, Kew.
12. ↑ Will of Grace Byrd, Widow of Edmonton, Middlesex. 11 Nov 1679. PROB 11/361/220. The National Archives, Kew.
13. ↑ Will of Thomas Grendon, Draper of Dukes Place, Middlesex. PROB 11/364/204. 29 October 1680. The National Archives, Kew.
14. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N2QJ-CJP : 13 March 2020), Emlin Carye in entry for Abraham Reede, 1638.
15. ↑ 1652-1653: English Adventurers and Emigrants, 1609-1660: Abstracts of Examinations in the High Court of Admiralty with Reference to Colonial America. By Peter Wilson Coldham. 1984, Reprinted 2002, Vol 66, p 133 Google Books.
16. ↑ Certificate by Abraham Read, Thomas Wills, and Thomas Stanton, officers of the 'Seven Sisters', supporting Holcroft's petition. 16 Dec. 1652. SP 46/114/fo41. The National Archives, Kew Discovery.
17. ↑ 'America and West Indies: November 1653', in Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies: Volume 1, 1574-1660, ed. W Noel Sainsbury (London, 1860), pp. 410-411. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-state-papers/colonial/america-west-indies/vol1/pp410-411.
18. ↑ R A Stewart. The First William Bird of Charles City County, Virginia (Continued). The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 41, No. 4 (Oct. 1933), pp. 323-329. Published by: Virginia Historical Society JSTOR.

See also:

• The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Vol. XLIV, 1890, p94-96 Google Books.
• Ingram v Grace. Plaintiffs: James Ingram of Hatfield, Hertfordshire. Defendants: William Grace, gent, John Bird, Thomas Grendon and Elizabeth Grendon his wife and others. Place or subject: money, Middlesex. 1654. C 7/425/35. The National Archives, Kew.