Elizabeth Marchant

Source

Pierce, R. Andrew. Joseph Daggett of Martha's Vineyard, His Native American Wife, and Their Descendants, NEHGR (NEHGS, Boston, 2007) Vol. 161, Page 12. http://anns52.tripod.com/Coleman%20Family/Merchant.htm

Patrilineal descent was incredibly important for both Wampanoags and English colonists. Among New England Algonquians, although some land could be transferred through the female line (matrilineal descent), paternal ties were "far more crucial." For example, sachems usually inherited their office through the paternal line, and the office usually went to a male relative (Plane 21). Even women who inherited the position of squa-sachem did so through their fathers or other male relatives. Patrilineal descent was also crucial for colonists: women took their husband's name upon marriage and in the case of a husband's death, the claims of wives to property were subordinate to that of their children. The power of the father was felt in both religious and political spheres: the "family reproduced patriarchal relations of power in which the obedience of wives, daughters, and children, was thought to be religiously proscribed" (O'Brien 23; Ditz 26). Moreover, since only male Puritans could be ministers, the religious legacy of the "missionary Mayhews" was passed along only through male descendents (left). Wills from Martha's Vineyard reveal although both sons and daughters might inherit something, what they inherited was often unequal. Moreover, only children of legitimate marriages tended to inherit property (and status) from their fathers.

For Wampanoags, kinship was an important means of cementing political alliances. Sachems regularly ensured support for their regimes by distributing favors and political power to family members, and the often sought marriages for their children that would help ensure military support during times of trouble. Although polygamy and divorce were both acceptable in Wampanoag society, it appears that in order to inherit the position of the sachem, an individual had to be descended from a royal family both on his mother and father's side (
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Elizabeth Marchant formerly Daggett

Born about 1692 in Tisbury, Dukes, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Daughter of Joseph Daggett and Amy (Mantor) Daggett

Sister of John Daggett, Amy (Daggett) Martin, Temperance (Daggett) Huxford [half], Joseph Daggett and Hepsiba (Daggett) Norton

Wife of John Marchant — married 1721 [location unknown]

Mother of Martha (Marchant) Pease and Mary (Marchant) Rand

Died 1764 in Edgartown, Dukes, Province of Massachusetts Bay

21:25: Rick Pierpont edited the Biography, Birth Date and Death Place for Elizabeth (Daggett) Marchant (abt.1692-1764). (Change birth date to match source.)

Biography

Elizabeth was born about 1692. She is the daughter of Joseph Daggett and Amy Eddy.

Source

Pierce, R. Andrew. Joseph Daggett of Martha's Vineyard, His Native American Wife, and Their Descendants, NEHGR (NEHGS, Boston, 2007) Vol. 161, Page 12. http://anns52.tripod.com/Coleman%20Family/Merchant.htm

Patrilineal descent was incredibly important for both Wampanoags and English colonists. Among New England Algonquians, although some land could be transferred through the female line (matrilineal descent), paternal ties were "far more crucial." For example, sachems usually inherited their office through the paternal line, and the office usually went to a male relative (Plane 21). Even women who inherited the position of squa-sachem did so through their fathers or other male relatives. Patrilineal descent was also crucial for colonists: women took their husband's name upon marriage and in the case of a husband's death, the claims of wives to property were subordinate to that of their children. The power of the father was felt in both religious and political spheres: the "family reproduced patriarchal relations of power in which the obedience of wives, daughters, and children, was thought to be religiously proscribed" (O'Brien 23; Ditz 26). Moreover, since only male Puritans could be ministers, the religious legacy of the "missionary Mayhews" was passed along only through male descendents (left). Wills from Martha's Vineyard reveal although both sons and daughters might inherit something, what they inherited was often unequal. Moreover, only children of legitimate marriages tended to inherit property (and status) from their fathers.

For Wampanoags, kinship was an important means of cementing political alliances. Sachems regularly ensured support for their regimes by distributing favors and political power to family members, and the often sought marriages for their children that would help ensure military support during times of trouble. Although polygamy and divorce were both acceptable in Wampanoag society, it appears that in order to inherit the position of the sachem, an individual had to be descended from a royal family both on his mother and father's side (Plane 21-23, 50-51).

Sources

↑ The Eddy Family In America by RUTH STORY DEVEREUX EDDY, A.B., A.M. Publication date 1930; Topics Eddy, genealogy, family; Collection opensource; Language English; Page 28 , 32-34, 46 etc https://archive.org/details/EddyTheEddyFamilyInAmerica ↑ The Eddy Family In America by RUTH STORY DEVEREUX EDDY, A.B., A.M. Publication date 1930; Topics Eddy, genealogy, family; Collection opensource; Language English; Page 28 , 32-34, 46 etc https://archive.org/details/EddyTheEddyFamilyInAmerica "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 09 September 2017, 02:49), entry for Amy Eddy(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LR4T-XM7); contributed by various users. Acknowledgements

Thank you to Tony Hatch's first hand knowledge on Jul 26, 2014.

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Amy (Alice) (Sesseton) (Mantor) Daggett (bef. 1675)

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Mantor-3

http://cdm.reed.edu/cdm4/indianconverts/studyguides/social_hierarch...

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Mantor-3

Amy Daggett formerly Mantor was born before 1675. She married Joseph Daggett in 1693 in Tisbury, Masschusetts. She is the mother of John Daggett, Amy (Daggett) Martin, Joseph Daggett, Elizabeth (Daggett) Marchant and Hepsiba (Daggett) Norton. Profile manager: Theresa Welch Profile last modified 20 May 2018 | Created 30 May 2011

Biography

Amy Eddy ... [1]

No more info is currently available for Amy Eddy.

Sources

Theresa Lyman, firsthand knowledge. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Theresa and others. ↑ Entered by Theresa Lyman, May 29, 2011

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Eddy-12

This bio seems to apply to Alice Sesseton

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sesseton-3

She was daughter of Sachem of Sanchacantacket see http://history.vineyard.net/daggett.htm

Patrilineal descent was incredibly important for both Wampanoags and English colonists. Among New England Algonquians, although some land could be transferred through the female line (matrilineal descent), paternal ties were "far more crucial." For example, sachems usually inherited their office through the paternal line, and the office usually went to a male relative (Plane 21). Even women who inherited the position of squa-sachem did so through their fathers or other male relatives. Patrilineal descent was also crucial for colonists: women took their husband's name upon marriage and in the case of a husband's death, the claims of wives to property were subordinate to that of their children. The power of the father was felt in both religious and political spheres: the "family reproduced patriarchal relations of power in which the obedience of wives, daughters, and children, was thought to be religiously proscribed" (O'Brien 23; Ditz 26). Moreover, since only male Puritans could be ministers, the religious legacy of the "missionary Mayhews" was passed along only through male descendents (left). Wills from Martha's Vineyard reveal although both sons and daughters might inherit something, what they inherited was often unequal. Moreover, only children of legitimate marriages tended to inherit property (and status) from their fathers.

For Wampanoags, kinship was an important means of cementing political alliances. Sachems regularly ensured support for their regimes by distributing favors and political power to family members, and the often sought marriages for their children that would help ensure military support during times of trouble. Although polygamy and divorce were both acceptable in Wampanoag society, it appears that in order to inherit the position of the sachem, an individual had to be descended from a royal family both on his mother and father's side (Plane 21-23, 50-51).

Sources

↑ The Eddy Family In America by RUTH STORY DEVEREUX EDDY, A.B., A.M. Publication date 1930; Topics Eddy, genealogy, family; Collection opensource; Language English; Page 28 , 32-34, 46 etc https://archive.org/details/EddyTheEddyFamilyInAmerica ↑ The Eddy Family In America by RUTH STORY DEVEREUX EDDY, A.B., A.M. Publication date 1930; Topics Eddy, genealogy, family; Collection opensource; Language English; Page 28 , 32-34, 46 etc https://archive.org/details/EddyTheEddyFamilyInAmerica "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 09 September 2017, 02:49), entry for Amy Eddy(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LR4T-XM7); contributed by various users. Acknowledgements

Thank you to Tony Hatch's first hand knowledge on Jul 26, 2014.

http://cdm.reed.edu/cdm4/indianconverts/studyguides/social_hierarch...

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Daggett-166

Elizabeth (Daggett) Marchant was born about 1704 in Tisbury, Dukes, Province of Massachusetts Bay to Joseph Daggett and Amy (Mantor) Daggett. She is the sister of John Daggett, Amy (Daggett) Martin, John Daggett [half], Joseph Daggett, Temperance (Daggett) Huxford [half] and Hepsiba (Daggett) Norton. She married John Marchant in 1721. She is the mother of Martha (Marchant) Pease and Mary (Marchant) Rand. Martha died in1764 in Edgartown,Province of Massachusetts Bay

Profile last modified 24 Feb 2018 | Created 29 May 2011

Biography

Elizabeth was born about 1704. She is the daughter of Joseph Daggett and Amy Eddy. [1]

Source

↑ Entered by Theresa Lyman, May 29, 2011

Pierce, R. Andrew. "Joseph Daggett of Martha's Vineyard, His Native American Wife, and Their Descendants." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register Jan. 2007:5-21

http://anns52.tripod.com/Coleman%20Family/Merchant.htm

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Kerry Fisher for starting this profile.

Wikitree profile Daggett-166 created by Theresa Lyman, firsthand knowledge. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Theresa and others.

Wikitree profile Daggett-166 created by Theresa Lyman, firsthand knowledge. See the age for the details of edits by Theresa and others.