Elizabeth White

Abt 1631 - 1676  (45 years)

• Name	Elizabeth White
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	Abt 1631	England
  Married	2 Nov 1654 (Age 23)	Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Captain Henry Kerley, the son of William and Hannah (King) Kerley. He was born about 1632 in England. Henry was one of the original settlers of Lancaster, Mass. His first lot of land was 20 acres and he drew three more acres in the second division. It turned out that the 20 acres given to Henry, should have gone to Ministerial Land. In 1656, his lot was taken from him and he was given another 20 acres. Henry became a freeman in 1668 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. After Elizabeth's death, on 18 April 1677 Henry, married second, Elizabeth Ward, at age 34, daughter of Deacon William Ward and Elizabeth (unknown), in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. The marriage was recorded as 18 (2) 1677. He left a will on 17 May 1708 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He died on Monday 18 December 1713 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Henry's will was proved on 27 January 1713/14 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Henry Kerley (1658-1676) killed by Indians 2. William Kerley (1659-1676) killed by Indians 3. Hannah Kerley (1663-____) 4. Mary Kerley (1666-____) 5. Joseph Kerley (1669-1676) killed by Indians 6. Martha Kerley (1672-____) 7. infant Kerley
  Death	10 Feb 1675/76	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [2]
  	Elizabeth was killed in the Rowlandson Garrison house in the Lancaster Massacre of 10 February 1676 along with two of her sons. The rest of her family was carried into captivity, where we know that Henry died. The fate of her daughters is unknown.
  Siblings	7 Siblings
  1. John White,   b. England d. probably young   2. Joanna White,   b. Abt 1630, England d. Before 14 May 1695  (Age 65 years)   3. Elizabeth White,   b. Abt 1631, England d. 10 Feb 1675/76, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 45 years)   4. Thomas White,   b. Abt 1633, England d. 1 Oct 1672, Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts  (Age 39 years)   5. Mary White,   b. Abt 1633, England d. Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut   6. Sarah White,   c. 9 Apr 1643, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts d. Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts + 7. Sgt. Josiah White,   b. 1643, Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 11 Nov 1714, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 71 years) ▻ Mary Lewis,  m. Before 1678 ;   Mary Rice,  m. 28 Nov 1678   8. Hannah White,   b. Abt 1644, Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts d. Before Jul 1717  (Age 73 years)
  Person ID	I16398
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2018

  
  

  Father	John White,   b. 1602, England d. May 1673, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Joane West,   c. 16 Apr 1606, Drayton, Somerset, England d. 18 May 1654, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age ~ 48 years)
  Marriage	28 May 1627	Dayton, Somersetshire, England (not found)
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 25 years and 5 months - She : 21 years and 1 month.
  Family ID	F629	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1631 - England Married - 2 Nov 1654 - Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Death - 10 Feb 1675/76 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S994] Ward, Andrew Henshaw. "Lancaster Records", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XVI, 1862). [S464] Nourse, Henry S. The Birth, Marriage and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts 1643-1850, (Lancaster, Massachusetts: Henry S. Nourse, 1890). [S981] Ward, Andrew Henshaw. "Sudbury Records", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XVII, 1863). [S451] Martyn, Charles. The William Ward Genealogy - The History of the Descendants of William Ward of Sudbury, Mass. 1638-1925, (New York: Artemas Ward, 1925). [S84] Wyman, Thomas Bellows. The Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown, Massachusetts 1629-1818 , (Boston: David Clapp & Son, 1879).