Elizabeth Hitchens (1548 - abt. 1600)

Born 1548 in Devon, England

Wife of Thomas Baker — married 20 May 1575 in Plymouth St Andrew, Plymouth, Devon, England

Died about 1600 at about age 52 in Plymouth, Devon, England

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Biography

Elizabeth Hitchens was born in Devon, England.

Birth

Elizabeth Hitchens was the daughter of Richard Hitchens, as reported in the marriage documents.

Marriage

Elizabeth Hitchens married^[1] Thomas Baker on 25 May 1595 in Plymouth: St Andrew, Devon.

When George Acworth dies in Plymouth in 1593, his children (Anne - born 1576, Edward - born 1578, John - born 1580 , Gregory - born 1582 and Mary - born 1583 are taken in by Elizabeth and Thomas Baker. George Acworth is thought^[2] to have been married perhaps to a sister of Elizabeth. She is said later to be a close relative to John Acworth.

Death

John Acworth and Thomas Baker (probably son of Thomas) travel to London in 1600. Elizabeth may have died.

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "FreeReg UK Parish Register database"
   Devon; Plymouth; St Andrew; Parish Register; File line number: 959
   FreeReg Transcription (accessed 7 November 2023)
   Elizabeth Hichins marriage to Thomas Baker on 25 May 1595 in Plymouth, Devon, England.
2. ↑ [Green, W.A. and G. Brindley Acworth. "Pedigree of Acworth of Bedfordshire, Etc.: Together with some notes on the genealogy". London: Mitchell Hughes and Clarke, 1905. FamilySearch. See also this space page: Acworth Pedigree]