Elizabeth Dunk

Elizabeth Blackleach

• Sex: F
• Birth: 12 Aug 1644 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts
• Death: 1 Oct 1678 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut
• Father: John Blackleach
• Mother: Elizabeth Bacon
• Spouses: John Stedman, Thomas Dunk

Children by 1st marriage

1. Elizabeth Stedman b: 9 Nov 1665 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut
2. Stedman b: 15 Nov 1666 in , Hartford Co., Connecticut
3. Stedman b: 10 May 1669 in , Hartford Co., Connecticut
4. Stedman in , Hartford Co., Connecticut

Children by 2nd marriage    * 1. Thomas Dunk,   b. 6 Aug 1678, Saybrook, Middlesex Co., CT ,   d. Aft 1699  (Age 21 years)

biography

From http://johnlisle.us/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I3733&tree=ste...

After John died, his wife Elizabeth (Blackleach) Stedman married Thomas Dunk of Saybrook in 1677.  She had a child by him and died shortly thereafter.

Oct 21 1678 Court Record: "Lt. John Stedman & Elizabeth, wife, being both deceased & leaving four small children, the Govr and Assistants doe desire & appoynt Sargt. John Stedman [an elder son] to take some care & to look after the children that are left by his Father & to dispose of them in such places as they may be well educated."  The said Stedman to take advice of Major Talcott and Capt. Allyn in the dispose of them.

I have seen no accounting of what happened to these children.

notes

! (1) NEHGS "Register," Vol. 148, Jan 1994, p.18-19, "John Blackleach, Merchant, of London and New England," by Gale Ion Harris. Cites: (a) "Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849" (Salem, MA, Essex Institute, 1916-1925) 1:95. (b) Saybrook, CT Vital Records, from the Barbour Collection, CT State Library. (c) Henry R. Stiles, "The History of Ancient Wethersfield" (New York, 1904) 2:664. (d) Charles William Manwaring, "A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records" (Hartford, 1904) 1:238-239. (e) Wethersfield, CT Deeds, 2:289.

! * Birth: (1a) d/o John BLACKLEACH/Elizabeth BACON. 12 Aug 1644, Salem, MA.

• Marriage to Lt. John STEDMAN: (1c) Soon before 6 Mar 1664/5. His 2nd wife.
• Marriage to Thomas DUNK: (1b) 10 Jul 1677, Saybrook, CT. His 2nd wife.
• Death: (1b) 1 Oct 1678, Saybrook, CT.

(1e) ca. 1675: The children of John BLACKLEACH gave their consent to a sale of land that our father has already made over to goodman SMITH of Rocky Hill near Wethersfield. Those consenting were Mary JEFFRIES and her husband Aaron JEFFRIES of Boston, Exercise HODGES of Boston, John BLACKLEACH Jr. of Hartford, and John STEDMAN who signed at Boston and seems to have been in charge of gathering the signatures. Elizabeth's signature is missing.

(1d) 1678, 21 Oct: A court record states that, whereas "Lt. John STEDMAN & Elizabeth, wife, being both deceased & Leaving four small children, the Govr. and Assistants doe desire & appoynt Sargt. John STEDMAN (an elder son) to take some care & to look after the children that are left by his Father & to dispose of them in such places as they may be well educated."

• http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db...
• Family Group Sheet for John Blackleach and Elizabeth Bacon