Alice Craft

Other Events and Attributes:

• Parents: Father: Lt. Samuel Craft Mother: Elizabeth Seaver
• Religion: 1 Mar 1702, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; On 1 March 1702 She owned the covenant at the Roxbury Church.
• First Marriage: 3 Jan 1705, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; She first married on 3 January 1705 in Roxbury, Massachusetts Robert Lovering. He was born in England. He worked as a cordwainer Children: 1. Elizabeth Lovering (1708-____) 2. Robert Lovering (1710-____) 3. William Lovering (1713-____) 4. Samuel Lovering (1715-____) 5. Joseph Lovering
• Second Marriage: 4 Jul 1723, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; She married second on 4 July 1723 in Roxbury, Massachusetts Ephraim Lyon, the son of Thomas and Abigail Lyon. He was born on 14 January 1685 in Roxbury, Massachusetts. He died on Thursday 26 December 1726 in Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
• Fourth Marriage: 28 Sep 1743, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; She married a fourth time on 28 September 1743 in Newton, Massachusetts to James Shedd, the son of Zachary and Ann (Bray) Shedd. He was born on 18 March 1681 in Billerica, Massachusetts. James Shed was a man of considerable prominence and property in Roxbury. He died on Monday 29 December 1749 in Roxbury, Massachusetts.
• Fifth Marriage: 29 Dec 1749, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; She married a fifth time on 29 December 1749 in Roxbury, Massachusetts to John Winchester. He was born on 17 April 1676 in Muddy River now Brookline, Massachusetts. He died on Tuesday 21 September 1751 in Brookline, Massachusetts. He died intestate, and administration was granted to his son Isaac Winchester, of Brookline 15 Oct., 1751. The inventory of his estate was taken 17 Dec, 1751, and amounted to £1383 1s. 3d. An interesting inventory, including one hundred and sixty acres of land valued at £1015 13s. 4d. ; house, barn and other buildings £133 6s. 8d. ; the usual appurtenances of a farm, with silver, pewter and brass ware, and also two negroes valued at £00. A commission was appointed to make division of the estate, and set off to the widow Alice her thirds as dower.
• Last Full Review: 26 Jan 2021

Notes:

Christening: Her christening date was recorded as 19 (12) 1681/2.

Died:
She died at the home of her grandson, Joseph Lovering.

Alice married John Greenwood, Esq on 27 Jul 1729 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. John (son of Thomas Greenewood and Hannah Ward) was born on 15 Jul 1673 in Cambridge Village (now Newton), Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 29 Aug 1737 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Marriage Date: Jones (2003) gives their marriage date as 24 July 1729.