Elizabeth Rea (abt. 1658 - 1722)

Born about 1658 in Horton Grange, Northumberland, England

Ancestors

Wife of Cuthbert Alder Gent. — married 27 Mar 1681 in Long Benton, Northumberland, England

Descendants

Died 2 Jul 1722 at about age 64 in Weetslade, Northumberland, England

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Elizabeth Rea was born in Northumberland, England.

Biography

Elizabeth Rae (Reay) was born at Horton Grange, Ponteland parish, Northumberland, England, about 1658, daughter of William and Barbara (Dowson) Rea. She died at Longbenton, Northumberland, England, 2 July 1722, aged 63, and was buried at Longbenton.^[1] She was of Ponteland when she married at Longbenton, 10 May 1681 (banns posted 23 April 1681), Cuthbert Alder of Longbenton.^[2]

Cuthbert Alder was baptized at Morpeth, Northumberland, England, 10 November 1650, son of Cuthbert and Mary (Baytes/Bates) Alder;^[3] died at Weteslede, Northumberland, 27 November 1736; and was buried at Longbenton, 30 November 1736.^[4][5][6]

In the will of her grandfather, William Dowson Gent., dated 31 March 1680, Elizabeth Reah and her sister Barbara Reah were willed £5 each.^[7]

Children, born at Ponteland, Northumberland, England:^[8]

• Barbara Alder, bap. 25 April 1682; her sponsors were William Alder, Barbara Rea, and Jane Alder. She m. St. Nicholas Church, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, 26 March 1702, John Bell. Known children, bap. Newcastle-Upon-Tyne:
  • Margaret Bell, mentioned in grandfather Alder’s will.
  • Mary Bell, bap. 8 July 1712.
  • William Bell, bap. 4 Jan. 1713/4.
  • John Bell, bap. 13 Jan. 1717/8.
• Robert Alder, b. say 1684. He m. Earsdon-by-North Shields, 1 April 1716, Anne Charlton. His only known child, Robert Alder, d. 23 Nov. 1739.
• Elizabeth Alder, b. say 1686. She m. ca. 1716, Michael Newton, bap. Stannington, 2 June 1691, son of Michael and Isabel (Browel) Newton. Children:
  • Cuthbert Newton, b. Ponteland, 28 May 1717.
  • Michael Newton, b. Ponteland, 27 Nov. 1718.
  • Edward Newton, b. Wallsend, 3 Sept. 1723.
  • Elizabeth Newton, b. Wallsend, 12 July 1726.
• Margaret Alder, bap. 10 Jan. 1687/8; sponsors were T[?] Fenwick, Mary Fawcet, and Margaret Alder; m. John Woodhead. They res. Edenbrough, Northumberland. Child:
  • Elizabeth Woodhead, bap. St. Nicholas’ Church, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, 28 April 1712. She m. Whalton, 1 June 1751, Robert Stroke.
• Cuthbert Alder, b. ca. 1690 (named in the will of his grandfather, William Reay); d. Horton Grange, Ponteland parish, 29 Sept. 1763. He m. (1) Morpeth, 21 Nov. 1721, Jane Hancock.^[9] She was possibly the Jane “Handcock” bap. Morpeth, 1 Nov. 1694, dau. of Henry and Mary (Wilson) Hancock.^[10] He m. (2) Morpeth, 22 April 1724, Elizabeth Ogle.^[11] She was bur. Ponteland, 27 Oct. 1728. Cuthbert Alder voted for his town in 1734 and 1748. Children, bap. at Ponteland, by second wife, Elizabeth Ogle:
  • Cuthbert Alder, bap. 10 May 1726; d. 19 Nov. 1791. By a relationship with Mary Gowans of Horton Grange, he had twins, Margaret Alder and Cuthbert Alder, both bap. Rothbury 15 Oct. 1763. Cuthbert fils d. young. He m. (1) Ponteland, 28 Aug. 1766, Ann Twizell, bap. Ponteland, 21 Feb. 1743/4, dau. of Cuthbert and Anne (Alder) Twizell. He m. (2) Ponteland, 28 Dec. 1788, Ann Emerson, b. 1738. Ann m. (2) Ponteland, 23 June 1794, Nathaniel Grace. Cuthbert’s children by Anne Twizell (bap. Ponteland) were: Cuthbert Alder (b. 24 May 1767, bap. 29 June 1767; d. 21 July 1785, bur. 24 July 1785), William Alder (bap. 8 Sept. 1768; d. 23 March 1800) and Robert Alder (b. Jan. 1770, bap. 7 Jan. 1770; d. 15 March 1788, bur. 19 March 1788). Cuthbert voted in 1774 for his town.
  • Elizabeth Alder, bap. 9 July 1727; m. George Meggison.
  • William Alder, bap. 27 Oct. 1728; d. 1779. He was apprenticed 24 Nov. 1746 to John More of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, bookkeeper. He was admitted to Meist (?) Co. on 4 Oct. 1754.
• Edward Alder, b. ca. 1695; d. Tuesday, 10 April 1775, “of injuries suffered from a goring by a bull. He received the wounds several days before.”^[12] He m. Newburn, Northumberland, 19 Oct. 1742, Mary Sharper, bap. Ponteland, 29 July 1707, d. 11 Feb. 1786, dau. of William and Isabel (Barkas) Sharper of Heddon-on-the-Wall, at Longbenton. She was the sister of Isabell Sharper who m. John Meggison. He voted for North Weteslede in 1748 and 1774; he was also a freeholder in 1774. Children, bap. at Ponteland:
  • William Alder, bap. 9 Jan. 1743/4; bur. at Longbenton 10 June 1800. He m. Stamfordham, 21 Oct. 1777, Isabelle Newton, b. ca. 1756; bur. Longbenton, 23 June 1803, ae. 46.
  • Elizabeth Alder, bap. 3 June 1746.
  • Isabel Alder, bap. 22 March 1747/8.
  • Edward Alder, bap. 31 Oct. 1750; bur. 21 June 1790. He lived at Low Weteslede. In 1789, his address listed at Weetslet, Northumberland, subscribed to vol. 1 of The History and Antiquities of the Town and County of the Town of Newcastle upon Tyne, including an account of the coal trade of that place, and embellished with engraved views of the public buildings (1789) by John Brand.
• Anne Alder, bap. 9 July 1702. She was bur. 12 Dec. 1745. She m. Longbenton, 27 April 1736, Cuthbert Twizell, bap. Hartburn, 13 Aug. 1706, son of Robert and Ann (Pott) Twizle of Mitford.^[13] Children, bap. at Ponteland:
  • Robert Twizle, bap. 27 May 1737.
  • Cuthbert Twizle, bap. 25 Jan. 1737/8; m. Ponteland, 20 Jan. 1763, Elizabeth Finch.
  • Ann Twizle, bap. 21 Feb. 1743/4; m. Cuthbert Alder.
• Alice Alder, b. ca. 1704; m. George Meggison.
• Mary Alder, bur. 20 Nov. 1706.

Sources

1. ↑ John Besly, Desultory Notices of the Church and Vicarage of Long Benton ... Durham; collected from Registers, Traditions, &c. (1843), pp. 24, 40-44, found at Google Books.
2. ↑ "England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1940," Name Cuthbertus Alder Gender Male Marriage Date 27 Mar 1681 Marriage Place Long Benton, Northumberland, England Spouse Elizabeta Rea.
3. ↑ Morpeth parish register transcripts (FHL Library British B1 High Density film 415,391; DGS film 8,054,629).
4. ↑ "Alder pedigree 2" from Hodgson's Manuscript Pedigrees Newcastle Public Library, Newcastle, England.
5. ↑ "Cuddy Alder's Goose Pyes," Moses Aaron Richardson, The Local Historian's Table Book, of Remarkable Occurrences, Historical Facts, Traditions, Legendary and Descriptive Ballads ... Connected with the Counties of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland and Durham. Historical Division. [With Illustrations.] (London: J. R. Shith, 1844) vol. 2, pp. 1-7, found at Google Books.
6. ↑ John Besly, Desultory Notices of the Church and Vicarage of Long Benton ... Durham; collected from Registers, Traditions, &c. (1843), pp. 24, 40-44, found at Google Books.
7. ↑ Will of William DOWSON, Gent., of Horton Grainge in the county of Northumberland [Ponteland, Northumberland]. Date of probate: 1681; will, 31 March 1680 (DPR/I/1/1681/D19/1), found at FamilySearch, endorsed with direction to Mr Rodger Dowson; inventory, actual total £352, undated (DPR/I/1/1681/D19/2) exhibited by Roger Dowson, co-executor; for the Dowson family papers see BRA 1260, found at FamilySearch; bond, 1681 (DPR/I/3/1681/B173).
8. ↑ Herbert Maxwell Wood (ed.), Ponteland, Northumberland, England, Parish register transcripts (1602-1812) Baptisms, marriages and burials, 1602-1812; Banns, 1754-1812; Non-conformist registers, 1747-1806 (FHL film 94,975 [Item 1] 7,904,024).
9. ↑ Morpeth parish register transcripts (FHL Library British B1 High Density film 415,391; DGS film 8,054,629).
10. ↑ Morpeth parish register transcripts (FHL Library British B1 High Density film 415,391; DGS film 8,054,629).
11. ↑ Morpeth parish register transcripts (FHL Library British B1 High Density film 415,391; DGS film 8,054,629).
12. ↑ Newcastle Courant of 15 April 1775.
13. ↑ Hartburn parish register transcripts 1678-1812: British B1 High Density film 94993, Item 1 (FHL film 7,904,031).