Elizabeth Danforth

• BIRTH 1619 Suffolk, England
• christened 3 Aug 1619 in St. Michael, Framlingham, Suffolk, England
• DEATH 26 Jun 1680 (aged 60–61) Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA [4]
• BURIAL Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
• MEMORIAL ID 50172040 Photos by Bill Boyington
• Daughter of Nicholas Danforth and Elizabeth Barber
• Wife of Andrew Belcher — married 1 Oct 1639 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts

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Biography

Elizabeth Danforth was the eldest daughter of Nicholas Danforth and Elizabeth Barber and grandmother of Governor Belcher. She was christened 3 Aug 1619 in St. Michael, Framlingham, Suffolk, England [5], married Andrew Belcher on 1 Oct 1639 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts [2,3] and died 6 26 Jun 1680 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [4]

Her husband was Andrew Belcher, mariner, trader, vintner, painter, who was at that time a proprietor in Sudbury. He gave his age 7 (2) 1658, as 44 years. He removed in 1645 (at least he sold his house in Sudbury) and made his home in Cambridge. Here he kept the "Blue Anchor" tavern, which stood at the N.E. corner of Brighton and Mt. Auburn streets; it was afterward kept by his widow, and from her death by her son Andrew.

He was a member of the church, a member of the artillery company He was licensed by the Court in June, 1654, to keep a house of putblique entertainment in Cambridge. He died in 1673; the inventory of his estate being taken Dec. 25 of that year, and adminstration granted to the widow Elizabeth. She died June 26, 1680, aged about 61. Her will, dated 10 June, probated 8 July, 1680, bequeathed to daughters Elizabeth Blower, Martha Remington, and Hannah Ballard; to the daughters of deceased daughter Jemimah Scill; and gave the remainder to her son Andrew Belcher. [5]

BELCHER, ANDREW, Sudbury 1639, ar. co. 1642, m. 1 Oct. 1639, Elizabeth d. of Nicholas Danforth of Cambridge, and B. rem. thither, was a taverner, had Elizabeth b. 17 Aug. 1640; Jemima, 5 Apr. 1642; Martha, 26 July 1644; Andrew, 1 Jan. 1647; and Ann, 1 Jan. 1649; and he d. 26 June 1680, his w. surv. [Their daughter] Elizabeth m. 31 Mar. 1668, Pyam Blowers; Jemima m. 5 Dec. 1660, Capt. Joseph Sill; and Martha m. 13 July 1664, Jonathan Remington, and d. 16 July 1711. [6]

Inscription
MEMENTO MORI
FUGIT HORA
HERE LYETH BURIED
ye BODY OF ELIZABETH
BELCHER WHO WAS
FORMERLY THE WIFE OF
ANDREW BELCHER LATE
OF CAMBRIDG DECEASED
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
JUNE YE 26 1680
ÆTATIS SUÆ 62.

Parents
Nicholas Danforth 1589–1638
Elizabeth Barber Danforth 1596–1628

Spouse
Andrew Belcher 1614–1673 (m. 1639)

Siblings
Mary Danforth Parish 1619–1674
Anna Danforth Bridge 1622–1704
Thomas Danforth 1623–1699
Lydia Danforth Beamon (Beaumont) 1625–1686
Samuel Danforth 1626–1674
Jonathan Danforth 1628–1712

Children
Elizabeth Belcher Blower 1640–1709
Jemima Belcher Sill 1642–1675
Martha Belcher Remington 1644–1711
Andrew Belcher 1648–1717

Descendant Details

F i Elizabeth BELCHER was born 17 Aug 1640 and died 29 May 1709.
F ii Jemima BELCHER 1, 2 was born 5 Apr 1642 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
F iii Martha BELCHER 1, 2 was born 26 Jul 1644 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
F iv Mary BELCHER 1 was born 1646 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Mary born ___ [4]; died on June 23, 1691 [5] ; married Joseph Russell on June 23, 1662. [11] Not named in her mothers 1680 will. [10]
M v Andrew BELCHER was born 1 Jan 1648 and died 31 Oct 1717.
F vi Hannah BELCHER was born 1 Jan 1650 and died 14 May 1691.
7. ?Ebenezer born ___; died young. [4]

Notes

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Danforth-56

She married Andrew Belcher of Cambridge, Massachusetts [1] on October 1, 1639 at Sudbury. [2] [3] Andrew was the son of Thomas and Anne (Solme) Belcher of London, England. [4] He was born c 1614 as he stated his age to be 44 years on April 7, 1658 [5]

Andrew was granted land in Sudbury, Massachusetts and was a proprietor there in 1640. [6] Two daughters births are recorded at Sudbury. [2]

• 1645: They sold their house at Sudbury and removed to Cambridge. [5]
• 1658/9: January: Andrew Belcher and wife Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. Nicolas Danforth, are listed among the members of the Cambridge church. [1] [7]
• 1674: October 7: It is uncertain when her husband Andrew died exactly, but on this date widow Elizabeth Belcher submitted a motion to the court. [8]

Andrew Belcher died in 1673, the inventory of his estate was taken on December 23. [5] [9]

Andrew, among other trades, was a vintner and was proprietor of the Blue Anchor Tavern. His widow Elizabeth and later their son Andrew operated the tavern after his death. [5]

Will and estate

Elizabeth wrote her will on June 10, 1680. In it she names:

• daughter Elizabeth Blower, Martha Remington and Hannah Ballard
• the children of my daughter Jemima Scill, deceased
• son Andrew Belcher, executor [10]

Elizabeth died on June 26, 1680. [11] [3] She is buried at Cambridge and her inscription reads: Here lyeth burried Ye body of Elizabeth Belcher who was formerly the wife of Andrew Belcher late of Cambridge deceased who departed this life June ye 26 1680 AEtatis sua 62. [4]

Her estate was inventoried on July 5, 1680 and contained, in addition to household items, the various items related to her operation of the tavern, including gallons of wine, rum and brandy, dozens of napkins, and table clothes etc. The estate was assessed at L 232 1s 10d. [10]

http://www.framlingham.co.uk/Danforth.htm

These young children of Nicholas [Danforth], now orphaned, were left upon their own, the death of their mother nine years earlier, preparing them somewhat for the duties that were required of them. Elizabeth, the oldest and in her twentieth year, married Andrew Belcher of Sudbury eighteen months after her father had died. They kept a "house of publique entertainment" which was to become the famous Blue Anchor Tavern, located at the corner of what was later called Brighton and Mount Auburn Streets. After the death of her husband in 1673, Elizabeth kept the tavern license which was then passed to her son Andrew. - Her husband's family was among the wealthy and liberal merchants of Boston who were staunch loyalists and held many offices under the Crown, one being the royal governor, first of Massachusetts and afterward of New Jersey. Another, in the next generation, was lieutenant-governor and chief-justice of Nova Scotia whom it was said "was associated with John Adams and Josiah Quincy as counsel for the British soldiers indicted for murder in the Boston Massacre."

References

• [1] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50172040/elizabeth-belcher#
• [2] Sudbury marriages: BELCHER, Andrew and Elizabeth -, Oct. 1, 1639.
• [3] Cambridge marriages: BELCHER, Andrew and Elizabeth Danforth, d. Nicholas, ––– ––, 16––. CR1
• [4] Cambridge deaths: BELCHER, Elizabeth, wid. Andrew Sr., June 26, 1680, a. abt. 61 y.
• [5] Danforth Genealogy:
• [6] Savage's Genealogical Dictionary
• New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635. “Nicholas Danforth.” Page 283. AncestryImage
• Updated from WikiTree Genealogy via brother Capt. Jonathan Danforth by SmartCopy: Jan 4 2015, 0:28:20 UTC
• http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~hwbradley/genealogy/aqwc3234.htm#861...
• 1Ferris, Mary Walton, Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines (Milwaukee: Cuneo Press, Inc., 1943.), 1:253, Los Angeles Public Library, 929.2 D269.
• 2Whitmore, W. H., "Notes on the Belcher Family," NEHGR 27:3 (Jul 1873) (New England Historic, Genealogical Society.), p. 239, Los Angeles Public Library.
• 3Anderson, Robert Charles, George F. Sanborn, Jr., Melinde Lutz Sanborn, The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635 (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1999-2007.), 2:283, Los Angeles Public Library, Gen 974 A549-1.
• 4Savage, James, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, showing three generations of those who came before 1692 (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1860-62.), 1:155, Los Angeles Public Library, 929.274 S264.
• 5Jacobus, Donald Lines, Hale, House and Related Families: Mainly of the Connecticut River Valley (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1978.), p. 544, Family History Library, 929.273 H135j 1978.
• 6Baldwin, Thomas W., Vital Records of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 (Boston, Massachusetts: Wright & Potter Print. Co., 1914-15.), 2:466, Los Angeles Public Library, Gen 974.42 C17Ca-1
• Updated from [undefined WikiTree] via Andrew Belcher by SmartCopy: Oct 24 2014, 19:00:58 UTC