Elizabeth “Betsy” Austin

In 1638, Richard, was well established as a tailor in Bishopstoke, England, when he emigrated with wife Betsy and two children aboard the ship "Bevis". They landed in Boston Harbor o n 16 May 1638. He died the same year. His wife "Betsy" an d two sons lived in Charlestown for many years

Source: The book, 'Some Descendants of Richard Austin of Charlestown, MA. 1638'

• Birth: 1610, England
• Death: unknown

Wife of Richard Austin Sr. Elizabeth was born 1610 in Titchfield, Hampshire, England. Elizabeth died 1628/1629.

Richard and Elizabeth were married in Titchfield, Hampshire, England where they had two children Richard and Anthony. She immigrated with her family in 1638.

Richard Austin MA Genealogical Database Individual https://afaoa.org/getperson.php?personID=I680&tree=RichardMA

BobBoston has made a suggestion There is NO Elizabeth Austin buried in Phipps Street Cemetery.

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No known parents

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Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Unknown-13484

About 1626 she married in England to Richard AUSTIN, Jr. & they had 2 sons ...

- Richard AUSTIN, III b=15 Nov 1632 Bishopstoke, Hampshire, England d=15 Aug 1703 Charlestown, Suffolk Co, MA

- Anthony AUSTIN b=1636 Bishopstoke, Hampshire, England d=22 Aug 1708 Suffield, Hampshire Co, MA.

In April 1638 their family set sail from Southampton, England aboard the ship 'Bevis' for America. The ship manifest listed Richard Jr. as a tailor from "Bishopstocke" (also known as Bishop Stoke), traveling with his wife & 2 children.

On 16 May 1638 they landed in Boston Harbor, MA.

Shortly after their arrival, Richard;s brother-in-law, Edmund LITTLEFIELD (m=Agnes AUSTIN) "broke from his congregation" to then settle in Exeter, New Hampshire",

Research Notes

Her maiden surname is still unknown but it was not LITTLEFIELD ... that was an incorrect assumption by a modern researcher. The error occurred because her husband Richard AUSTIN had a brother-in-law surnamed LITTLEFIELD & it was erroneously assumed that he was the brother of Richard's wife, when in fact Edmund LITTLEFIELD was Richard's brother-in-law because Edmund had married Richard's sister Agnes AUSTIN.

There is a Richard Austin , born 1598 also from Bishopstoke that left Southampton 02 May 1638 on the ship " Themselves" with his wife and 2 children.[1]

Possible last name for Elizabeth could be Ayres, Airs. A marriage record for 1626 has a Richard Austin marrying a Eliz Ayres

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