Individual Details
Elizabeth Bitfield Mrs.
( - 1669)
It is not entirely clear if Samuel had one wife or two. The wife at the time of hid death was Elizabeth.
Events
Families
Spouse | Samuel Bitfield ( - 1660) |
Child | Elizabeth Bitfield (1625 - ) |
Child | Mary Bitfield (1626 - ) |
Notes
Will
From “Abstracts From the Earliest Wills on Record and on the Files in the County of Suffolk, Mass.” in the New England Historical and Genealogical Record, July, 1866, p. 240:“Elizabeth Bitfield. The last will and Testament of Elizabeth Bitfeild, Widdow, being in her right and perfect memory, this 13th of the 11th month, 1663. To my sister Growne, £20; to my sister Margaret Parker, £20. If either of my sisters die first, the last suruiuo shall Receive the other £20. In case both my sisters die before mee, then my will is, that £20 of it shall goe to Ann Jeffryes Children that bee not Quakers. The other £20 to my Cozen, Ktherine Darke, her children. This to bee paid to them withn seauen yeares after my death, if they send for it within that time specifyed after their first intelligence after my death. Vnto Mr. Thomson, £5; vnto Mr. Flint, I give £5 in money. To the Church of Boston, £10; vnto John Stevens and Samuell Stevens, £5 between them; vnto William Titcomes children, £5 to bee Equally diuided amongst them. To Deacon Marshall 50s.; to William Dinsdal, 50 shillings. Elder James Penn, of Boston to bee my Executo, John Sunderland and Godfrey Armilage, Ouerseers, and as a token of my love doe Giue them 50s. apeece. To my dau. Mary Plummer, £10; to my dau. Elizabeth Titcomb, £10, to bee paid in money; to James Mattock, £3; to Mr. Wilford, ££5; to Mr. Allen, £5; to Sam: Armitage, 20 shillings.
ELIZABETH BITFIELD