Elizabeth Unknown (abt. 1582 - aft. 1647)

Born about 1582 in England

Wife of Thomas Hassen — married about 1610 in Lincolnshire, England

Wife of Thomas Sewell — married 27 Jun 1630 in South Kelsey, Lincolnshire, England

Descendants

Died after 1647 after about age 65 in England

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Biography

Elizabeth ______was born about 1582. No baptismal record has been found to determine the birth date, birth place, surname or parentage.

Elizabeth married Thomas Hassen about 1610 and they had five children during their marriage. (This marriage date is estimated from the birth of their first known child.)

The Hassen family moved to Grasby around 1618. By 1619, Elizabeth’s husband, Thomas Grant, was a church warden of the Grasby church.^[1]

In the spring of 1628, Thomas became ill. His will, dated 15 May 1628, bequeathed som vof his sons 40 shillings (but some only 30 shillings). Almost everything else went to his wife Elizabeth, the sole executor of his estate.^[1] Thomas died shortly after he wrote his will. From the Bishop’s Transcripts of Grasby, 1561-1700, transcribed by Tracy Eliot Hazen:

1628 Funera Thomas Hassen was buryed the 21 of May.

On 27 June 1630, Elizabeth married next widower Thomas Sewell at St. Mary Church in South Kelsey, Lincolnshire, England.^[2] At this time, Elizabeth had three minor sons – Edward (age about 16), Robert (age about 13) and William (age about 8).

Disputed Death Date

Hazen states: “She probably married second, at South Kelsey, co. Lincoln, 27 June 1630, Thomas Sewell; and if so, was bur. at South Kelsey, 7 Apr. 1647.^[1] According to the actual burial record, however, it was Elizabeth’s husband, Thomas Sewell, who was buried at South Kelsey on 7 April 1647.^[3]

Children

1. John, baptized 1 November 1612 at Cadney.^[1]
2. Edward , baptized 24 December 1614 at Cadney;^[1] married 1st Elizabeth____, 2nd Hannah Grant; buried 22 July 1683 in Rowley, Massachusetts.^[1]
3. Robert, baptized 30 November 1617 at Cadney.^[1]
4. Richard , baptized 28 December 1619 at Grasby;^[1] married about 1650 Ann Taylor; buried 19 May 1682 at Cabourne.^[1]
5. William, baptized 21 July 1622 in Grasby; ^[1] buried 31 March 1629 in Grasby.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10} Hazen, Tracy Eliot. The Hazen Family in America. Volume 1. Thomason, Ct. 1947. Page 25
2. ↑ Lincolnshire Parish Registers: Marriages, Volume 3, Issued to the subscribers by Phillimore & Company, 1908, page 88</>ref> Extracted Church of England Parish Records; [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001. Accessed 18 Sep 2019.
3. ↑ FreeReg.org.uk Burial record for Thomas Sewell