Elizabeth (Stedman) Upham (bef. 1644 - 1700)

Born before 1644 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Wife of Nathaniel Upham — married 5 Mar 1661 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Wife of Henry Thompson — married 27 Apr 1669 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Died 9 Mar 1700 after age 56 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Based on the date of her first marriage, Elizabeth Stedman was probably born in Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony, before 1644. She was the daughter of John Stedman and Alice (___).^[1]

She married Nathaniel Upham in Cambridge on 5 March 1661/2.^[2]

Elizabeth was born about 1642 (based on age at death) in Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony to possibly John Stedman and Alice Noble.^[3]

Elizabeth married Nathaniel Upham on 5 Marc 1662 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.^[4] Nathaniel passed away 15 days after they were married.^[5]

Elizabeth married Henry Thompson on 27 April 1669 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.^[6]

Elizabeth married John Sharpe, merchant of Boston and Cambridge sometime around 1677. He died in 1694.

On 20 Jan 1693/4, Elizabeth Sharp, widow of John Sharp, one of the daughters of John Stedman late of Cambridge, made bond as Administratrix on his estate.^[7]

Inventory of the estate of John Steadman was taken on 02 February 1693/4, and Elizabeth Sharp made oath to her father's inventory on 02 April 1694.^[7]

Elizabeth died 9 March 1699/1700 at Cambridge "in her 59th year."^[8] Her will names her daughter Dorothy Shove as sole beneficiary and executor.^[9]

Research Notes

Incorrect death information: FindAGrave has confused Elizabeth (Stedman)(Upham)(Thompson) Sharpe with a different Elizabeth Thompson who died 20 February 1701 possibly in Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Thomas W. Baldwin, comp.,Vital Records of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850, 2 vols., (Boston: Wright & Potter Print Co., 1914-1915), [1]; images, Hathitrust, (https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001262127 : accessed 23 Jul 2023).
2. ↑ Vital Records of Cambridge, at 2:370.
3. ↑ Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQXX-PJX : 15 January 2020), Elizabeth Stedman, 1645.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCSH-Z2K : 20 May 2022), Elizabeth Stedman in entry for Nathaniel Upham, 5 Mar 1662; citing Marriage, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004198966.
5. ↑ http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=61157&h=4156016&indiv=try
6. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZL-6BMB : 11 May 2022), Henry Thompson and Elizabeth Upham, 27 Apr 1669; citing Marriage, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009826.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Middlesex Co., Mass., Probate Records, file #21358, John Stedman (1694).
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50179610/elizabeth-sharp: accessed 14 October 2023), memorial page for Elizabeth Stedman Sharp (unknown–9 Mar 1700), Find a Grave Memorial ID 50179610, citing Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Bill Boyington (contributor 46800933).
9. ↑ Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized images provided by FamilySearch.org Case 20098: Will
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79982045/elizabeth-upham_thompson: accessed 13 October 2023), memorial page for Elizabeth Stedman Upham Thompson (1645–20 Feb 1701), Find a Grave Memorial ID 79982045; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Linda Mac (contributor 47062703).

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