Elizabeth Walker

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Elizabeth (Walker) May (abt. 1675 - bef. 1750)

Elizabeth May formerly Walker aka Emerson
Born about 1675 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusettsmap
ANCESTORS ancestors
Daughter of James Walker and Bathsheba (Brooks) Walker
Sister of James Walker, Nathan Walker, David Walker, Rebecca Walker, Mehetable Walker, Mercy (Walker) Elliott, Nehemiah Walker, Josiah Walker, Bathsheba (Walker) Godfrey and Mary (Walker) Gilbert
Wife of Ephraim Emerson — married 7 Jan 1695 (to 8 Apr 1706) in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusettsmap
Wife of Elisha May — married about 1714 (to about 21 Aug 1744) in Massachusettsmap
DESCENDANTS descendants
Mother of Theadotea Emerson, Elijah May, Sarah (May) Allen, Elizabeth (Emerson) Andrews and Benjamin May
Died before 8 May 1750 before about age 75 in Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts Baymap
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1 Biography
2 Research Notes
3 Sources
4 Acknowledgements
Biography

Elizabeth Walker was the daughter of James and Bathsheba Brooks WALKER of Taunton, Massachusetts. Much of the information recorded in Tingley is also included in the longer narration written by Walker.[1][2]

Elizabeth Walker married twice. Her first marriage was on January 7, 1695, to Ephraim Emerson, the son of Robert Emerson and Ann Grant of Haverhill.[1][2][3][4] Their children included:

Theodia,[1] aka Theodotia "alias Ephraim" born December 24, 1696,[2][5][6] who married Elizabeth King. Walker states that Ephraim was a cooper in Rehoboth and the father of 7: Mary 1727, Ephraim 1730 (in the Continental Army in 1780)-, Joseph 1732, Benjamin 1735, Elizabeth 1739, Stephen 1739-40, Mehetable 1743.
Elizabeth,[1] who married Samuel Andrews.[2][6]
Ephraim Emerson died on April 8 1706 in Taunton at age 34.[1][2][7] His widow. Elizabeth, and her brother, james Walker, were named administrators of his estate on June 12, 1706.[8]

After April 1706, Elizabeth subsequently married Deacon Elisha May of Attleboro.[1][2][4] She was noted in church records in 1714. Walker notes that in that year Elizabeth was united with the church. Elisha was deacon of the church at Pamer's river. It is possible that their marriage was in that church about 1714. Elizabeth's will only named one child named May:

Benjamin,[1] who married Susanna Clark March 3, 1736.[2] Benjamin's date of birth is not known. If his parents did marry about 1714 then his birth could be as early as 1715. If Benjamin was over 20 when he married then his birth would have been before 1716.
Possibly others: Benjamin was the youngest child she mentioned in her will.
Any other children would have died childless before Elizabeth passed away during 1850. Not likely.
Elizabeth (Walker) (Emerson) May died in 1750. Her will was written February 12, 1749, and filed May 8, 1750 with a note "to be proved when ye ... can attend', so her death likely occurred before May 8. The inventory of her estate was taken August 7, 1750, and her estate was administered November 7, 1751. Her probate file notes her children Ephraim Emerson, and Benjamin May; and grandchildren Samuel Andrews, Elizabeth (Andrews) Humphrey, Ruth Hodges; together with grandchildren Elisha, Benjamin, Elizabeth and Susannah May.[6] She was buried in Tyler Point Cemetery, in Barrington.[9] The grandchildren listed first were the 3 children of Elizabeth (Emerson) Andrews followed by the 4 children of Benjamin May.

Research Notes

Elizabeth had two husbands, and not concurrently. Her first marriage is clearly recorded, and confirmed in her own will. This means she may not have been the mother of some of her second husband's children - The sources provided for her, in this profile don't state that she was. Many of the sources for her second husband simply leave his wife's name blank.

NOTE: If Elizabeth did have any other children during her second marriage, they were not mentioned in her will probated in 1850.Fuller-5853 05:13, 11 February 2020 (UTC)

Sources

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Tingley, Raymon. Some Ancestral Lines, Being a Record of Some of the Ancestors of Guilford Solon Tingley and His Wife, Martha Pamelia Meyers (The Tuttle Publishing Co., Inc., Rutland, Vermont, 1935). see page 59 for the 2nd child of VI. Bathsheba Brooks: included
Elizabeth Walker ( - before 1762) married twice:
7 Jan 1695/6 to Ephraim Emerson (about 1672 - 8 Apr 1706) Birth date estimate based upon Ephraim's death at age 34. WALKER children were:
Theodata aka Ephraim Emerson
Elizabeth (Emerson) Andrews
to Deacon Elisha May ( - ) of Attleboro. MAY child was:
Benjamin.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Walker, J. B. R., Walkers of Old Plymouth colony (Metcalf & Co., 1861) ; Publisher Northampton [Mass.] Metcalf & Co., Printers. see page 24 for Elizabeth, daughter of James:
↑ Massachusetts Vital Records Taunton Marriages, Volume 2, page 174, also found in NEHGS, which states EMERSON, Ephraim and Elizabeth Walker, Jan. 7, 1695-6. * Martha (see Martha Everson). * intentions not recorded.
↑ 4.0 4.1 Torrey, Clarence Almon. Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, 1985) EMERSON, Ephraim (1672-1706, age 34): 7 Jan 1695/6 marriage to Elizabeth WALKER, who married 2nd Elisha MAY (1669-1744, age 76). cites the following sources: Taunton {Reg. 17:235; Walker (1861) 24; Tingley-Meyers 59; Beach Anc. (1905) 186}.
↑ Massachusetts Vital Records Taunton Births, Volume 1, page 153, also found in NEHGS which states EMERSON, ... Theadotea [T.P.R. Theadotia], "alias Ephraim," s. Ephraim and Elizabeth, Dec. 24, 1696.
↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Case #17372 Bristol County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1686-1880. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org): Will (17372-5) of Elizabeth May named son Ephraim (aka Theadotea) Emerson; grandchildren: [ 3 children of Elizabeth (Emerson) Andrews] Samuel Andrews, Elizabeth Humphrey, Ruth Hodges, [4 children of Benjamin May] Elisha May, Benjamin May, Elizabeth May, and Susanna May.
↑ Massachusetts Vital Records Taunton Deaths, Volume 3, page 79, also found in NEHGS, which states "EMERSON, Ephraim, Apr. 8, 1706, a. 34 [Apr. 6, P.R.16]."
↑ Case #9388 Bristol County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1686-1880. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org). 1706 Probate records of Ephraim Emerson.
↑ Find A Grave: accessed 30 January 2020; memorial page for Elizabeth Walker May (1675–1750), Find A Grave: Memorial #117375489, citing Tyler Point Cemetery, Barrington, Bristol County, Rhode Island, USA; Maintained by J. Pacholke (contributor 46849053).
See also:

Colpitts and Related Families who settled in New Brunswick in late 1700's Entries: 13603 Updated: 2017-01-01 18:51:03 UTC (Sun) Contact: Brian Orr This source does not cover Elizabeth's second marrage and death information does not agree with other sources.
Acknowledgements

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