Sara Jeffrey (b. 1554 - d. 3 Apr 1637).[1]

Parents: Paul Jeffrey and Ellen (d. 1611)

Married:

1. around 1600 to John Milton Sr. (1563-1647)

8 children include:

1. Anne md. Edw. Phillips
2. John b. 1608 (Poet) baptized at All Hallows Church on 20 December 1608.[4] md. Marie Powell d. 1672 [9]
3. Richard b. 1610
4. Sara baptized 15 July 1612 and died 6 August 1612 [9]
5. Thomas b. 1614 (said to have died young)
6. Tabitha, baptized 30 January 1614 and died 3 August 1615.[9]
7. Christopher b. 1615/18? baptized 3 December 1615 [9] md. Thomasine Webber 1638
8. William

Notes

Little is known about Sara Jeffrey besides that Paul Jeffrey, her father, was a tailor[1] and her mother was Ellen, who lived with the Miltons until her death in 1611. The two married around 1600 and buried an unnamed child on 12 May 1601.[3]

Links

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_life_of_John_Milton#Parents
• http://www.reocities.com/npmelton/familyhistories.html

Citations

1. Hill, John. John Milton: Poet, Priest, and Prophet. London: Macmillan, 1979. p. 210.
2. Shawcross, John. John Milton: The Self and the World. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1993.p. 17
3. Lewalski, Barbara K.. The Life of John Milton. Oxford: Blackwells Publishers, 2003. pp. 2–4