Helena Glover

"It was formerly supposed that Helena or Ellen w.(wife) of Henry Glover was a Wakeman, but the English wills published in the Wakeman Genealogy make it clear that she was not. Prof. Dexter in New Haven Town Records, Vol. 2, p. 9, suggested that she was a Russell..."

Families of Ancient New Haven by Donald Lines Jacobus, pg. 660, 1137

Family

From The Great Migration Project

Helena _ married by 1641 to Henry Glover (b say 1616). She died at New Haven on 1 March 1697/8 [NHVR 70]. (Henry Glover was in some way brother to Thomas Cooper [1635, Windsor], which has led a number of prominent genealogists to speculate on what that might imply about the identity of Glover's wife [TAG 23:95-97, 48:208-14; Hale, House 498; Gillespie Anc 164; GM 2:2:205-12].)

Children:

• i Mary Glover, bp. New Haven 12 June 1641 [NHChR 10]; no further record
• ii Mercy Glover, bp. New Haven 16 August 1643 [NHChR 12]; m. New Haven 5 May 1664 Moses Mansfield [NHVR 20].
• iii Hannah Glover, bp. New Haven 26 May 1646 [NHChR 14]; m. New Haven 24 November 1663 David Ashley [NHVR 20].
• iv John Glover, bp. New Haven 8 October 1648 [NHChR 15]; m. New Haven 7 December 1671 Joanna Daniel [NHVR 31].
• v Abigail Glover, born New Haven 29 April 1651 [NHVR 6]; d. New Haven 20 August 1651 [NHVR 4].
• vi Abigail Glover, born New Haven 31 [sic] July 1652 [NHVR 8], bp. New Haven 24 July 1652 [NHChR 16]; m. New Haven 11 December 1678 Daniel Burr [NHVR 47].
• vii Sarah Glover, born New Haven 3 December 1655 [NHVR 12], bp. New Haven 9 December 1655 [NHChR 18]; m. New Haven 11 December 1678 John Ball [NHVR 47].

Estate

From https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Ellen_Unknown_(248)_

Following her death, her daughters and their husbands entered into an agreement dividing up the property: On 28 April 1698, whereas "Mrs. Hellena Glover late of New Haven deceased" left a writing which conveyed her testamentary wishes, but did not live to have it drawn up formally, "Moses Mansfeild of the town and county of New Haven in New England, for myself & in behalf of the children of my late dear wife Mercy, David Ashley of the town of Westfeild in the county of Hampshire in New England by & with the consent of Hannah my present wife & John Ball of said New Haven by & with the consent of Sarah my present wife and Abigaile Burr relict of Mr. Daniell Burr late of Fairfeild in New England deceased," the funeral charges and debts of "our honored mother the said Hellena Glover" having been paid, along with "an addition of five pounds to be paid ... unto the surviving children of Mr. John Glover late of New Haven deceased,"the residue is to be "equally divided among the said Moses, David, John & Abigaile" [NHPR 2:2:203-4].

Notes

Abigail and Sarah Glover (daughters of Helena) were mentioned in the 1662 will of Martha Davis

From information compiled by Scott Robinson:

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=srobin078...

Source Laura Hine:

From the Land Records, 23 Dec. 1697, Widow Ellen Glover gives to her son-in-law, Major Moses Mansfield and Sergt. John Ball, a son-in-law, all her property except what she had already given to her grandson, John Glover. This information from "Descendents of Richard and Gillian Mansfield".

"Historical Catalogue of the Members of the First Church of Christ in New Haven, Connecticut (Center Church) AD 1639-1914" Compiled by F. B. Dexter shows that Ellen was admitted to Center Church in about 1661.

Disputed origins

• Not the daughter of Francis Wakeman
• Speculated as a sister of William Russell, of New Haven
• Speculated as a sister of Sarah Russell
• Speculated as a sister of Lieut. Thomas Cooper

Discrepancies:

"Families of Ancient New Haven" shows that Henry Glover's wife was Helena, sister of William Russel, who died on March 1, 1697. Researcher Laura A. Hine shows on her WorldConnect site that she was Ellen Wakeman, daughter of Francis Wakeman, who died in May of 1698. Source Mary Ann contends that Ellen is not a Wakeman. There is no mention of her in the will of Francis Wakeman. Mary Ann points out however that this may be due to a transcription error and does not prove or disprove that Ellen was his daughter. Mary Ann states that the original will really needs to be rechecked. Also, in the original records, there is a 5 year break where no children were born to Francis. Could it be that Ellen was born during that time and has been omitted accidentally from the records. Laura Hine is the source which shows the 1607 birth date. Note that Laura shows birth dates for most of the children of Francis when the dates should actually be shown as baptismal dates. Mary Ann examined the St. Leonard's church website where all the old records are transcribed. She thinks that some records are missing. No records could be found from 1609 to 1614 for any of the families she was researching. For example, Priscilla, born about 1610, does not appear on the list of baptisms even though she was mentioned in the will of her father, Francis.

John Wakeman, son of Francis Wakeman mentions in his will a 'sister Glover'. Mary Ann theorizes that Ellen Wakeman may only be related somehow to the actual wife of Henry Glover and this is why John refers to her as sister. Also, another possibility which Ellen points out: John Wakeman was married to Elizabeth Hopkins. Elizabeth mother was named Helena. Did Elizabeth have a sister named Helena, named after her mother and actually be the wife of Henry Glover?

Mary Ann shows that on one website, she found that most researchers believe that Ellen surname was Russell but that the only documentation to state this is "Families of Ancient New Haven."

Mary Ann also points out that her surname may have been Davis. As shown above, Donald Jacobus, in his "Families of Ancient New Haven" showed that she was the sister of William Russell. In a book he wrote later, however, "Families of Old Fairfield", he shows her surname as Davis. This may have been an error on Mr. Jacobus' part.

Jacobus added additions and corrections to his earlier work, "Families of Ancient New Haven". On page 765 of Volume III he states:

"It was formerly supposed that Helena or Ellen w.(wife) of Henry Glover was a Wakeman, but the English wills published in the Wakeman Genealogy make it clear that she was not. Prof. Dexter in New Haven Town Records, Vol. 2, p. 9, suggested that she was a Russell, and this was followed in the text, but placed in brackets to indicate that it was hypothetical. It is perhaps more likely that she was sister of William Davis, who m. (married) Martha Wakeman, and whose da. (daughter) m. (married) William Russell. The will of John Wakeman refers to his sister Davis and sister Glover. Martha Davis was his sister by blood and if Helena was sister of William Davis, that would make her the sister-in-law of John Wakeman's sister. Martha Davis names two of the Glover children in her will and William Russell left his children to the care of Henry Glover and his wife."

"Historical Catalogue of the Members of the First Church of Christ in New Haven, Connecticut (Center Church) AD 1639-1914" Compiled by F. B. Dexter shows her name as Ellen and does not specify who her parents were and shows that she died in March of 1698.

See Additional Notes for Henry Glover, Ellen's husband and Mercy Glover, Ellen's daughter.

From the profile of Lieut. Thomas Cooper

In "Beginnings: Thomas Cooper of Springfield and Some Allied Families" (A. T. and J. B. Cooper, Gateway Press, Baltimore 1987), the authors argue persuasively that Thomas Cooper had a brother John Cooper who settled in New Haven, and a sister Ellen Cooper who married Henry Glover of New Haven. Though not conclusively proven, these relationships would help to account for the Cooper family's otherwise surprising links to New Haven families by affording the Springfield Coopers an occasional base of operations in New Haven. It would also help to explain Cooper links with Newark and Elizabethtown families, since many early settlers of Newark were from New Haven, some of them via Branford. It is also possible [this is my own speculation] that Timothy Cooper's widow and children, left homeless and destitute by John Pynchon and bearing only awful memories of their last years at Springfield, were taken in by the New Haven Coopers and/or Munsons until Elizabeth remarried.

Sources

• link to Henry Glover article in Anderson, The Great Migration Begins (Page 1 of 2)
• link to Henry Glover article in Anderson, The Great Migration Begins (Page 2 of 2)

References

• New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Vital Records of New Haven, 1649-1850. (Hartford [Connecticut]: *Connecticut Society of the Order of the Founders and Patriots of America, 1917-1924), 1:70. Mrs Hannah glouer died March y3 1st 1697/8.
• Glover, in Jacobus, Donald Lines. Families of Ancient New Haven. (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1974), 3:660. "Helena [sister of William Russell], who d 1 Mar 1697/8 (New Haven Vital Records)" The brackets indicate that Jacobus, at the time of publication (1926), considered the relationship to William Russell probable but not proven.

Links

• http://www-personal.umich.edu/~bobwolfe/gen/pn/p3322.htm

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Additional notes

Ellen Wakeman (b. 1607, d. May 01, 1698) Ellen Wakeman (daughter of Francis Wakeman and Anne Goode)3155 was born 1607 in Bewdley Worcester England, and died May 01, 1698 in New Haven CT.She married Henry Glover on 1640 in New Haven CT.

Includes NotesNotes for Ellen Wakeman: More About Ellen Wakeman and Henry Glover: Marriage: 1640, New Haven CT. Children of Ellen Wakeman and Henry Glover are: +Abigail Glover, b. Jul 31, 1652, New Haven CT, d. 1720, Fairfield CT.

This may not be her correct maiden name. Other sources list it as Warner, Wakeman, and one other. Checking on this.

7) Ellen Wakeman b. 13 APR 1607 Bewdley, Worcestershire Co., England; Emigrated: (date/place unknown); d. 01 MAY 1698 New Haven, New Haven Co., CT; buried: (place unknown); m. 1640 New Haven, New Haven Co., CT; Henry Glover b. 15 FEB 1602/03 in Rainhill, Lancastershire, England; Emigrated: (date/place unknown); d. 02 SEP 1689 New Haven, New Haven Co., CT; buried: (place unknown). FOUR CHILDREN (All born New Haven, New Haven Co., CT): Hannah Glover b. 23 MAY 1646; Mercy Glover b. 16 AUG 1643; John Glover b. 08 OCT 1648; Sarah Glover b. 03 DEC 1655.

[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46730961/ellen-glover]

Ellen Wakeman b. 13 APR 1607 Bewdley, Worcestershire Co., England; Emigrated: (date/place unknown); d. 01 MAY 1698 New Haven, New Haven Co., CT; buried: (place unknown); m. 1640 New Haven, New Haven Co., CT; Henry Glover b. 15 FEB 1602/03 in Rainhill, Lancastershire, England; Emigrated: (date/place unknown); d. 02 SEP 1689 New Haven, New Haven Co., CT; buried: (place unknown).

CHILDREN (All born New Haven, New Haven Co., CT):

1) Mercy Glover b. 16 AUG 1643 2) Hannah Glover b. 23 MAY 1646 3) John Glover b. 08 OCT 1648 4) Abigail Glover b. 31 JUL 1652 5) Sarah Glover b. 03 DEC 1655

ELLEN'S PARENTS: Anne Goode b. 27 OCT 1568 Ribbesford, Worcestershire Co., England; d. 21 JAN 1621 Ribbesford, Worcestershire Co., England; buried: England; m. 06 OCT 1589 Eastham, Worcestershire Co., England; Francis Wakeman b. 06 OCT 1565 Ribbesford, Worcestershire Co., England; d. 02 SEP 1626 Ribbesford, Worcestershire Co., England; buried: England.

ELLEN'S SIBLINGS (All born Worcestershire Co., England):

1) Mary Wakeman b. Abt. 1591 Chaddesley 2) Sarah Wakeman b. 23 APR 1593 Chaddesley 3) John Wakeman b. 10 MAY 1594 Chaddesley 4) Martha Wakeman b. 27 MAR 1596 Bewdley 5) Samuel Wakeman b. 25 SEP 1603 Bewdley 6) Isaac Wakeman b. 03 AUG 1606 7) Ellen Wakeman [SELF] 8) Joseph Wakeman b. Abt. 23 APR 1609 Bewdley 9) Priscilla Wakeman b. Abt. 1610 Bewdley 10) Anna/Anne Wakeman b. 03 JUL 1614 Bewdley 11) Esther/Hesther Wakeman b. 15 JUN 1617 Bewdley

GEDCOM Note

!"The Families of Old Fairfield" Shows her to be "Helena, most likely sister of William Davis of New Haven"

!Also AFN NTZJ-34

GEDCOM Note

GEDCOM Source

@R1101122246@ Ancestry Family Trees Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.

GEDCOM Source

Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=120246564&pi...

GEDCOM Note

Category:New Haven, Connecticut Colony Category:Bewdley, Worcestershire

Biography

WorcestershireHelena or Ellen Wakeman was baptised on 13 Apr 1607 at Bewdley, Worcester, England.

She was buried in May 1698 at New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut.

Sources

• Ancestral File Number: 8NS3-5D* Source: #S-2126060691 :: Page: Ancestry Family Trees http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=16812355&pid... Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages Prior To 1700 (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1985) GLOVER, Henry (1610-1689) & Ellen/Helena [RUSSELL/DAVIS/ WAKEMAN?/COOPER?] (-1698); ca 1640; New Haven {Hale (1952) 498; Springfield Fam. (ms) 221; Randall Anc. 406; Reg. 45:88; New Haven Gen. Mag. 160, 765, 945; Beach (1898) 985; Powers-Banks 223; Farfield Fam. 1:123, 631; Deerfield 46; Ashley 21; Butler (1919)}* Donald Lines Jacobus, Hale, House and Related Families, Mainly ofthe Connecticut River Valley (Hartford, CT: Connecticut Historical Society, 1952) p. 498.* Donald Lines Jacobus, History and Genealogy of the Families of OldFairfield (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1976) Vol. 1, p. 123 and p. 631.* Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants toNew England, 1620-1633, vols. 1-3. (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995)