Sarah Metcalf

• Sarah Ellwyn Metcalf
• Birth: Jun. 17, 1593 Norfolk, England
• Death: Nov. 30, 1644 Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
• Sarah Ellwyn, dau. of Thomas Ellwyn and Elizabeth Benslye (q.v. Benslie), b. June 17, 1593 per the below record. By record she was bapt. the same day at St. Bartholomew parish church at Heigham, just inside the ancient west wall of the City of Norwich, England.
• Dedham, Mass. First Church record [DeChR 39]:
• • Sarah ye wife of our brother Mic'l Mettcalfe Senr died comfortably Nov'r 30, 1644, aged 51 years 5 mo. 13 days. She was born at Wagnham [sic Heigham] near Norwich June 17, 1693-maried October 13, 1616.
• On Oct. 13, 1616 at Heigham, Sarah m. Michael Metcalf at St. Bartholomew parish church:
• • Michaell Medcalfe and Sara Ellwyn married ye 13 day of October 1616.
• The children of Michael Metcalf and Sarah Ellwyn are outlined in their father's memorial.
• Family links:
• Parents:
• Thomas Elwyn (1566 - 1648)
• Elizabeth Benslye Elwyn (1570 - 1606)
• Spouse:
• Michael Metcalf (1591 - 1664)*
• Children:
  • Mary Metcalf Wilson (1619 - 1676)*
  • Michael Metcalf (1620 - 1654)*
  • John Metcalf (1622 - 1690)*
  • Sarah Metcalf Onion (1624 - 1672)*
  • Elizabeth Metcalf Bancroft (1626 - 1711)*
  • Martha Metcalf Stow (1628 - 1717)*
  • Thomas Metcalf (1629 - 1702)*
• Inscription:
• No gravestone is known to exist, or if it once existed has crumbled away with the passage of time. See note at the main page of the Old Village Cemetery of Dedham.
• Burial: Old Village Cemetery, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
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• Sarah Elwyn
• F, #20241, b. 17 June 1593, d. 13 November 1644
• Father Thomas Elwyn b. 1 May 1566, d. Nov 1648
• Mother Elizabeth Benslye b. c 1570, d. 1605
• Sarah Elwyn was born on 17 June 1593 at Heigham, Norfolk, England. She married Michael Metcalf, son of Leonard Metcalf and Amy, on 13 October 1616 at St. Bartholomew's, Norfolk, England. Sarah Elwyn died on 13 November 1644 at Dedham, Norfolk, MA, at age 51.
• Family Michael Metcalf b. 17 Jun 1587, d. 24 Dec 1664
• Children
  • Mary Metcalf+ b. 14 Feb 1619, d. 12 Feb 1672
  • Michael Metcalf b. 29 Aug 1620, d. 25 Dec 1654
  • John Metcalf+ b. 5 Sep 1622, d. bt 27 Nov 1675 - 1690
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• Note 2. The Metcalfs: For an account of the origin of this name see Jameson's Medway, 502. Rev. Leonard Metcalfe was born in 1545 and was rector of Tatterford. Norfolk, Eng. (Jameston's Medway, 502) His son Michael was born in Tatterford, 1586, and was a donrix weaver in Norwich, of which city he was made freeman June 21, 1618. His wife Sarah was born June 17, 1598, and was married October 13, 1616. Their seven eldest children were born in St. Benedict's, Norwich, and four later at St. Edmondsbury. He was a man of much prominence in Norwich and was the object of the persecutions of Bishop Wren and his chancelor Corbet. See the statement of his reasons for emigrating made by Michael Metcalf in a letter "to all the true professors of Christ's Gospel within the city of Norwich,: written from Plymouth, Eng., on the eve of his departure for America, Register, XVI, 279. He sailed in April, 1637, with his wife, eight children and his servant Thomas Comberbach (Hotten's Original Lists, 289.) He was admitted a townsman of Dedham, July 14, 1637. His wife died November 30, 1644; he died December 24, 1664. (Hill's Dedham Records, 1, 127, 9.) Three of his children are of present interest:
  • 1. MICHAEL METCALF (August 29, 1620-December 24 1654), of Dedham, married April 2, 1644, Mary Fairbanks(36, Note), of Dedham. Their daughter Mary, born August 15, 1646, married, December 10, 1668, John Ware (153, Note 1), of Dedham. Another daughter Sarah, born December 7, 1648, married June 4, 1677, Robert Ware (153, Note 1), of Wrentham. The youngest child of Michael and Mary Metcalf was Eleazar, born March 20, 1653, deacon of the Wrentham church. He married, April 9, 1684, Milletiah Fisher. The oldest surviving son of Deacon Eleazar was Michael, born May 21, 1687, elder of the Wrentham church. He married Abiel Colburn, of Dedham, and had twelve children. The seventh child was Col. James Metcalf, born 1728, died 1803, deacon of Dr. Emmons' church in Wrentham. He married, January 3, 1754, Abial Haven (Note 3) and had a daughter Jerusha, who married Nathan5 Wight above. Abiel, the eleventh child of Michael and Abiel Metcalf, married Michael5 Ware (58). Eleazar and Milletiah Metcalf had a younger son Eleazar, born November 21, 1710, who married Margaret5 Ware (58).
  • 2. JOHN METCALF (September 5, 1622-November 27, 1675, of Dedham, married March 22, 1647, Mary Chickering and had a son, Eleazar Metcalf, father of Michael, father of Peletiah, father of Benjamin Metclaf, who married Eunice6 Ware (59). (Register, XLI, 48.)
  • 3. Deacon THOMAS METCALF (December 27, 1629-November 16, 1702), of Dedham, married, September 12, 1656 Sarah Paige. Their son Thomas Metcalf, born May 7, 1671, married Sarah Avery (46).
  • Authority: Register, VI, 171.
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• METCALF.
• 1. REV. MICHAEL METCALF, born at Taterford in 1592, was the son of Rev. Leonard Metcalf of Taterford, England, who was born in 1545, and was grandson of Thomas Metcalf, a goldsmith of London, whose wife was Alice Cook. On September 21, 1618, the freedom of the City of Norfolk, where he was a minister, was granted him by the King. Being persecuted for his religious principles by Bishop Wren, he succeeded, after much difficulty, in fleeing the country. He arrived in New England June 20, 1637, with his wife, nine children and servant. He married, Oct. 13, 1616, Sarah Ellwyn of Waynburn, who was born June 17, 1593, and died Feb. 21, 1645. He married, (2), in 1645, Mary Pidge of Roxbury. He was Selectman, and held other offices of trust. He died December 24, 1674, leaving an estate of £364.
• His son,
• 2. JOHN, was born in Norwich, England, in 1622. He settled in Dedham, Mass., and married, March 22, 1647, Mary Chickering.
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• They moved to Medfield, where he died Nov. 27, 1675. His wife died in 1698.
• Their daughter,
• 3. Hannah, was born October 13, 1664, and married, 1690, Elisha Bullens. She died in 1719.
  • CHICKERING.
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• METCALF, JOHN TRUMBULL, of Brooklyn, N. Y., b. at New York city Oct. 17, 1818 (m. Nov. 11, 1844, Mary M. Myrick, gr.-dau. of Aaron Mitchell of Nantuckey, Mass., and had one son, William Henry Metcalf of New Haven, Ct., b. Oct. 4, 1846); son of Eliab of New York City, b. at Franklin, Mass., Feb. 5, 1785, d. at Havana, Cuba, Jan. 15, 1834, artist (m. Sept. 15, 1814, Nancy Benton); son of James of Franklin, Mass., b. there Aug. 31, 1757, d. there July 18, 1843 (m. Apr. 21, 1778, Abigail Harding); son of James of Franklin, Mass., b. at Wrentham, Mass., Aug. 1, 1729, d. at Franklin Aug. 16, 1803 (m. Jan. 3, 1754, Abiel Haven); son of Michael of Wrentham, Mass., b. there May 21, 1687, d. there Jan. 9, 1754 (m. Dec. 22, 1712, Abiel Colborn); son of Eleazer of Wrentham, Mass., b. at Dedham, Mass., Mar. 2, 1653, d. at Wrentham May 10, 1704 (m. Apr. 9, 1684, Meletiah Fisher): son of Michael of Dedham, Mass., b. at Norwich, Eng., Aug. 29, 1620, d. at Dedham Mar. 27, 1654 (m. Apr. 2, 1644, Mary Fairbanks); son of Michael of Dedham, Mass., b. at Tatterford, Eng., July 1587, d. Dec. 24, 1664 (m. Oct. 13, 1616, Sarah); son of Leonard of Tatterford, Eng., b. there 1545, d. there Sep. 22 1616, rector of the Parish of Tatterford, Norfolk co., Eng., 1611.
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• CAPT. JOHN METCALF was descended from Rev. Leonard Metcalf of Norwich, Norfolk county in England, who for many years, prior to 1616, was Rector of Norwich Cathedral. Michael his son, through whom the line of descent is traced, was educated in the doctrines of the established church of which he became an active and energetic member. In this connection he remained until 1635, when he became a dissenter in consequence of the arbitrary decrees of Bishop Wren and his Dean, Dr. Corbett. He was forthwith accused of heresy, but after escaping conviction by reason of the death of two of his persecutors who were witnesses against him, he gives the following narration of his experience. "I was forced" he says "to fly for the sake of the liberty of my conscience from my country, my wife and all my children and
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• friends, in which I essayed to go to New England ; taking ship for the voyage at London, Sept. 17th, 1636 ; being by tempests tossed up and down the seas until the Christmas following; then veering about came to Plymouth in Old England, in which time I experienced many dangers, troubles and sore afflictions ; then leaving ship I went to Yarmouth in Norfolk County where I took ship to come to New England with my wife and family. We sailed Apr. 15th, 1637 and arrived in Boston, New England three days before mid-summer, (June 17th,) with my wife, nine children and a servant."
• Michael Metcalf of whom the above account has been given, was born in Norwich, Norfolk County England, in 1585 and died in Dedham, Mass., 1664. His wife Sarah (other name unknown) to whom he was married, Oct. 16th, 1616, was born June 17th, 1593, and died Nov. 30th, 1644.
• Michael and Sarah Metcalf had eleven children, nine b. in Norwich in England and two in Dedham after arriving in this country. Michael, jr., the 3d child, b. Aug. 20th, 1620; m. Jan. 14th, 1644, Mary Fairbanks and died in Dedham, March 27th, 1654. His wife who was the daughter of John Fairbanks of Stafford in England, died in Dedham, Feb. 12th, 1673. By this marriage there were five children through the youngest of whom, Eleazer, the line of decent is traced. Eleazer was born March 26th, 1652, and married Meletiah Fisher Apr. 9th, 1684, who was born. May 1st, 1667. He died Aug. 11th, 1742 ; she died Aug. 20th, 1742. They had ten children. Ebenezer, the 4th, b. Jan, 8th, 1691 ; m. 1731, Martha Rockwood, dau. of Benjamin Rockwood, b. 1700, in Rutland, Mass. He died in 1751, and she in 1787. They had five children. Samuel the 3d, b. Apr. 26th, 1739 ; married in 1762, Hannah Richardson, (dau. of Thomas Richardson, of Leicester, Ireland) where she was born Apr. 10th, 1743. He died June 13th, 1785; she died at Corinth, Orange County, Vt., in 1812. They lived in Oakham Mass. They had twelve children of whom John the 6th, and Betsy or Elizabeth the 9th, settled in Charlestown, (see Hubbard Glidden.)
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• METCALF, frequently MEDCALF in early rec. ELEAZER, Wrentham, s. of the sec. Michael, m. 9 Apr. 1684, Meletiah Fisher, had Eleazer, b. 30 May 1685, d. young; Michael, 21 May 1687 ; Samuel, 15 Jan. 1689; Ebenezer, 8 Jan. 1691; Jonathan, 9 Apr. 1693; Meletiah, 21 Apr. 1695; Timothy, 2 July 1697; Martha and Mary, tw. 27 Aug. 1699; and Eleazer, again, 21 Nov. 1701; was deac. and d. 14 May 1704. JOHN, Medfield, s. of the first Michael, b. in Eng. m. 22 Mar. 1647, Mary, d. of Francis Chickering, had John, b. 21, bapt. 26 Mar. 1648; Michael, 20, bapt. 25 Aug. 1650; Mary, 9, bapt. 24 Oct 1652; these all at Dedham ; but at M. we kn. not that we name all, when enumer. Joseph, 22 Nov. 1658 ; and Hannah, 13 Oct 1664. He was freem. 1647, and d. 27 Nov. 1675, unless this date belong to his eldest s. JOHN, New Haven 1645, a brickmaker, may have been s. or br. of Stephen, as a. the yr. 1647, he rem. JONATHAN, Dedham, s. of the sec. Michael, m. 10 Apr. 1674, Hannah, d. of John Kenrick, had Jonathan, b. 16 Mar. 1675; John, 20 Mar. 1678; Ebenezer, 14 Feb. 1680; Joseph, 2 or 11 Apr. 1682, H. C. 1703, min. of Falmouth; Timothy, 18 Nov. 1684, d. at 11 yrs.; Eleazer, 14 Feb. 1687; Hannah, 10 Apr. 1689; Nathaniel, Apr. 1691 ; Mehitable; and Mary; was freem. 1683 or 4, his name being ins. ea. yr. and he d. 27 May 1727, and his wid. d. 23 Dec 1731. * JOSEPH, Ipswich, freem. 4 Mar. 1635, rep. in Sept of that yr. and oft. aft. d. 21 July 1665, aged 60. By his will, we learn
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• that his w. was Eliz. his s. Thomas, b. in Eng. prob. and gr.ch. Joseph, Mary, and Eliz. but perhaps this had d. soon. His wid. m. 8 Nov. 1670, Edward Beacham. JOSEPH, Ipswich, s. of Thomas, prob. by w. Rebecca, had Jacob, b. 8 June 1685, prob. d. soon ; and Abigail, 29 Mar. 1686. MICHAEL, Dedham, b. 1586, at Tatterford, in Co. Norfolk, was a dornock weaver at Norwich, and free of the city, where all his ch. were b. m. 13 Oct. 1616, Sarah, had Michael, b. 13 Nov. 1617, d. soon; Mary, 14 Oct. 1618, but the geneal. of the fam. in Reg. VI. 173, says 14 Feb. 1619 ; Michael, again, 29 Aug. 1620 ; John, 5 or 15 Sept. 1622, bef. ment ; Sarah, 10 Sept. 1624; Eliz. 4 Oct 1626; Martha, 27 Mar. or Oct. 1628; Thomas, 27 Dec 1629 or 30; Ann, 1 Mar. 1631 or 34, d. soon; Jane, 24 Mar. 1632; and Rebecca, 5 Apr. 1635; his w. was b. at a village near Norwich, he says, 17 June 1593, but possib. the figures have been mistaken, as in the examin. one week bef. the sail, of the ship, call. I think, the Rose, of Yarmouth, from Yarmouth, Apr. 1637, he calls hims. 45 yrs. of age, and w. 39. "From the relig. tyranny" exercised by Wren, then Bp. of .Norwich, he felt forced to esc. even at the expense of separ. from his fam. for a time, and emb. at London, 17 Sept. 1636, for N. E. but was sadly tormented by equal tempests on the water, and the ship at Christmas put back to Plymouth ; and so far was this a happiness that in Apr. foll, he had license for the whole fam. to come ; only 8 ch. are ment. in the custom-ho. docum. but I can hardly doubt that the name of John was casually overlook. At Boston he arr. "three days bef. mid. sum. with w. nine ch. and a serv." wh. was Thomas Comberbach, aged 16, 1 presume in one of the three ships ment. by Winth. as coming in, from Ipswich, 20 June. He may have been br. of Joseph ; was freem. 13 May 1640, or 18 May 1642, and, perhaps, swore on both days, tho. more prob. it is a fault of the Secr, as in the list appears. His w. d. 21 Feb. 1645, and he m. 13 Aug. foll. Martha, wid. of Thomas Pigg, or Pidge ; and he d. 27 Dec. 1664. A very, curious docum. his engagem. aft. 70 yrs. of age to keep the town sch. in 1656, is giv. in Geneal. Reg. X. 282. His will, made six wks. bef. gives to eight ch. Michael being d. and ea. of the ds. m. Martha hav. then a sec. or third h. to gr.ch. Michael, s. of Michael, and gr.ch. William Brignall, s. of d. Martha, wh. was a mem. of Roxbury ch. by her first h. and to Martha Bullard, d. of his w. Mary m. 24 Nov. 1642, Henry Wilson ; Sarah m. Robert Onion, as his sec. w. the first hav. d. in Apr. 1643; Eliz. m. 15 Sept. 1648, Thomas Bancroft of Reading; Martha m. William Brignall, next, 2 Aug. 1654, Christopher Smith as the Geneal. Reg. VI. 173, says, tho. I doubt its correctness, for Christopher Smith in 668, is nam. in his will by Jonathan Fairbanks as h. of his d. Mary, and third h . . . . . Stow; Jane m. 1654, Samuel Walker,
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• (tho. strong doubts of error in the name are felt) of Rehoboth ; and Rebecca m. 5 Apr. 1659, John Mackintosh. MICHAEL, Dedham, eldest s. of the preced. b. in Eng. m. 2 or 12 Apr. 1644, Mary, d. of John Fairbanks, says the Metcalf geneal. bef. rnent but perhaps by mistake, had Michael, b. 21 Jan. 1645; Mary, 15 Aug. 1646; Sarah, 7 Dec 1648 ; Jonathan, 21 Sept 1650; and Eleazer, 20 Mar. 1653, bef. ment. was freem. 1645, and d. (ten yrs. bef. his f.) 24 Dec. 1654. Mary m. 10 Dec. 1668, John Ware; and Sarah m. 4 June 1677, Robert Ware. MICHAEL, Dedham, s. of the preced. m. 17 Sept. 1672, Eliz. not, I think, as Goodwin has it, d. but wid. of the sec. John Kingsbury, d. of Thomas Fuller, both of the same, had Michael, b. 9 May 1674; Mary, 3 Oct 1676; Thomas, 3 Jan. 1679; Sarah, 26 Apr. 1682 ; Eleazer, 12 Feb. 1685; Hannah, 17 Apr. 1687 ; Daniel, 25 June 1691 ; and Eliz. ; was freem. 1690, and d. 2 Sept. 1693. His wid. d. 24 Oct 1732. STEPHEN, New Haven 1639, a brickmaker, aft. 1647 prob. rem. was in good repute. * THOMAS, Dedham, youngest s. of the first Michael, b. in Eng. m. 12 Sept 1656, Sarah Paige, had Sarah, b. 3 Mar. 1658 ; Mary, bapt. 25 Nov. 1660 ; Samuel, b. 17 Oct 1661, d. soon ; Thomas ; 22 Sept 1665, d. soon; Samuel, again, 17 Sept 1668; Thomas, again, 7 or 21 May 1671 ; John, 20 Sept 1675 ; and Judith, 25 Nov. 1677, d. at 5 yrs. The w. d. and he m. 2 Dec. 1679, Ann Paine of Rehoboth, was freem. 1653, deac. and rep. 1691, d. 16 Nov. 1702. Sarah m.23 Nov. 1676, Samuel Whiting, and d. 1702. THOMAS, Ipswich 1648, s. of Joseph the first, b. in Eng. I suppose, had Mary, b. 23 June 1658 ; Joseph, 27 Jan. 1661 ; Thomas, 4 Dec. 1667; beside prob. Eliz. nam. in the will of gr.f. He was freem. 1674. Of the mo. of these ch. we kn. nothing; but she may have d. and one Thomas of Ipswich, a widower, m. 1685, wid. Lydia Davis. Still more uncertainty is felt unless we give him ano. w. for the wid. of Thomas M. nam. Abigail, d. at I. 5 May 1727, aged 88 yrs. An earlier Thomas of Ipswich is found by Mr. Felt to be inhab. there 1638. THOMAS, Dedham, s. of the first Thomas, m. 24 Nov. 1696, Sarah, d. of William Avery, the sec of the name, had Sarah, b. 26 Apr. 1698, d. in few wks. ; Samuel, 9 Apr. 1699, d. at 14 yrs. ; Thomas, 30 Dec 1701 ; and Sarah, 1 Dec 1703; and he d. 12 Dec. 1704; and his wid. m. 6 Apr. 1709, Joseph Wight, and d. 1748. Two of this name had, in 1829, been gr. at Harv. and seven at the other N. E. coll. It is oft. in old rec writ as no doubt it was sound. Medcalf. ___________________
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• Our emigrant ancestor, Michael Metcalf, the Dornix, or Embroidery Weaver, of Norwich, and the Metcalfs of Norwich, Tatterford and vicinity in co. Norfolk, were immediately descended from the Metcalfs of Beare Park and Nappa Hall in North Yorkshire. The Yorkshire Metcalfs, as far as known, were zealous Catholics; the Norfolk family were zealous Protestants, and Michael, at least, a staunch Puritan. When Leonard Metcalf was attainted for high treason, and lost his large estates in Yorkshire (which, it is hinted, may have been one reason for his condemnation, his lands being wanted for some new court favorite) his family left Yorkshire and settled in Norfolk. Religion was then largely a matter of politics. It is supposed that Leonard Metcalf himself, perhaps as a condition of his pardon, gave up his Catholicism, and after the loss of his property, eventually took up holy orders under the state church, and, twenty years after, was the first Leonard Metcalf, Rector of the parish of Tatterford near Norwich. But it is perhaps more probable that this first Rector Metcalf of Tatterford was a son of Leonard Metcalf, the quondam traitor.
• The earliest records extant of the parish of Tatterford are copies in the registry of the archdeaconry of Norfolk, and commence about 1560. In 1580, et sequens, Leonard Metcalf was Rector of the Parish of Tatterford. Leonard Metcalf was succeeded by Richard Metcalf. In these records the name is spelled Metcalf, Metcalfe, Mettcalf and Mettcalfe. In 1585 is the entry of baptism of "Leonard Metcalf, filius Leonardi Metcalf et bapt. fuit 3d die Septembris." Adain "Michael Metcalf filius Leonardi Metcalf et bapt. fuit 17th die June 1587." Which confirms our records that Michael Metcalf, the Dornix Weaver, was born at Tatterford, Norfolk co., June 17, 1587. There is no clue to the name of Leonard Metcalf's wife, the mother of Michael.
• Michael Metcalf's wife, Sarah Ellwyn, was born, our old records in this country say, "June 17, 1593, in the adjoining town of Waynham. The adjoining town is Rayn-
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• ham, with parishes East, West and South Raynham. And there has been quite a controversy over the name. The registers of all have been searched for the record of Sarah Ellwyn' s birth and marriage. But further investigation has shown that Sarah Ellwyn was born at "Heigham," the daughter of Thomas and Elisabeth Ellwyn. Thomas Ellwyn was born in 1564 and died in 1648. Sarah Ellwyn was born in Heigham June 17, 1595 and was married to Michael Metcalf Oct. 15, 1616. Their seven oldest children were born and baptized in St. Benedict's, Norwich, Norfolk co., and the four younger children at St. Edmondsbury.
• Michael Metcalf, son of Rev. Leonard Metcalf, Rector of Tatterford, was born at Tatterford, co. Norfolk, Eng., June 17, 1587.
• Sarah Ellwyn, daughter of Thomas and Elisabeth Ellwyn, was born at Hingham, co. Norfolk, Eng., June 17, 1593.
• They were married at Hingham Oct. 13, 1616. They sailed for New England April 15, 1637.
• Their children were:
  • 1. Michael, born Nov. 13, 1617; died young.
  • 2. Mary (or Marcy), born Feb. 14, 1619; married Henry Wilson Nov. 24, 1642.
  • 3. Michael, born Aug. 29, 1620.
  • 4. John, born Sept. 5, 1622; married Mary, daughter of Francis Chickering, Mar. 22, 1647; died in Dedham, Mass., Nov. 27, 1675.
  • 5. Sarah, born Sept. 10, 1624; married Robert Onion, of Dedham.
  • 6. Elisabeth, born Oct. 4, 1626; married Sept. 15, 1648 Thomas Bancroft, of Reading.
  • 7. Martha, born May 27, 1628; married 1st William Bignall, 2nd Aug. 2, 1654, Christopher Smith, 3rd —— Stow.
  • 8. Thomas, born Dec. 27, 1629; married 1st, Sept. 12, 1655, Sarah Page, 2nd, Dec. 2, 1679, —— .
  • 9. Anne (called also Joane), born Mar. 1, 1631; died young.
  • 10. Jane, born Mar. 24, 1632; married Samuel (?) Walker, of Rehoboth.
  • 11. Rebeka, born Apr. 5, 1635; married Apr. 5, 1659, John Mackintosh, of Dedham.
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MICHAEL METCALF (LEONARD6, LEONARD5, BRIAN4, JAMES3, JAMES2, JAMES1) was born 1587 in Tatterford, Norfolk, England, Christened: June 17, 1587, Norwich, Norfolk, England; and died December 27, 1664 in Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts. He married (1) SARAH ELWYN October 13, 1616 in Hingham, England, daughter of THOMAS ELWYN and ELIZABETH BENSLYE. She was born June 17, 1593 in Hingham, England (born at a village near Norwich), and died November 13, 1644 in Dedham, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts or 2/21/1645?. He married (2) MARY August 13, 1645 in Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts. She was born 1620. Descended from the Metcalfs of Beare Park and Nappa Hall in northern Yorkshire.

Children of MICHAEL METCALF and SARAH ELWYN are:

i. MICHAEL8 METCALF b. November 13, 1617, St. Benedict's, Norwich, Norfolk, England; d. January 20, 1617/18, St. Benedict's, Norwich, Norfolk, England.

9. ii. MARY METCALF, b. October 14, 1618, Tatterford, Norfolk, England (or 1619?); d. Aft. 1656.

10. iii. MICHAEL METCALF, b. August 29, 1620, St. Benedict's, Norwich, England; d. December 25, 1654, Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts.

11. iv. JOHN METCALF, b. September 05, 1622, St. Benedict's, Norwich, England; d. November 27, 1675, Medfield, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts.

v. SARAH METCALF379,380,381,382,383, b. September 10, 1624, St. Benedict's, Norwich, England384,385,386; d. February 20, 1688/89, Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts; m. ROBERT ONION, 1644, Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts; b. 1620.

12. vi. ELIZABETH METCALF, b. October 04, 1626, Heigham, England - or St. Benedict, Norfolk, England; d. May 01, 1711, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts.

13. vii. MARTHA METCALF, b. March 27, 1628, St. Benedict's, Norwich, England.

viii. THOMAS METCALF, b. December 27, 1629, St. Edmondsbury, Norwich, England408,409,410; d. November 16, 1702, Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts411,412,413; m. (1) SARAH PAGE, September 12, 1656, Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts417,418; b. 1630; d. 1677, Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts; m. (2) ANNE PAGE, December 02, 1679, Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts; b. 1635.

ix. ANN METCALF, b. March 01, 1630/31, St. Edmondsbury, Norwich, England; d. 1632, Norfolk, England.
14. x. JANE METCALF, b. March 24, 1631/32, St. Edmondsbury, Norwich, England; d. 1702.

xi. REBECCA METCALF b. April 05, 1635, St. Edmondsbury, Norwich, England; m. JOHN MACKINTOSH, April 05, 1659, Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts; b. 1633. 

Source: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~walkersj/Metcalf.htm

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