In memory of Elizabeth Fones, my Maternal 11th Great-Grandmother on the DECKER branch.
Bibliography:
- Colonial Families of the United States of America, Vol. VII
- The Frost genealogy; descendants of William Frost of Oyster Bay, New York, showing connections never before published with the Winthrop, Underhill, Feke, Bowne and Wickes families, p. 375-376 [Link]
- Elizabeth Fones [Wikipedia]
- Portrait contributed on Findagrave
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Elizabeth Fones
Founder of Greenwich, Connecticut
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Birth:
21 Jan 1610
Groton Manor, Suffolk, England
Marriage:
1632
[Unknown]
Death:
Burial:
1673 (est)
Newtown, Queens, New York (probably)
Hallett's Burying Ground (Defunct)
Astoria, Queens County, New York, USA
Biography
Elizabeth was a daughter of Thomas Fones II and Anne Winthrop, sister of Governor John Winthrop.
Elizabeth Fones married first to her cousin, Henry Winthrop, son of aforementioned John Winthrop. While she was pregnant with their daughter, Martha, Henry fled to America on the ship Talbot without her. He drowned in a river near Salem on July 2, 1630, the day after his arrival. Elizabeth sailed to the Massachusetts Bay Colony on the ship Lyon with her infant daughter, the following year, arriving on Nov. 2, 1631. She was 21-years old. Gov. John Winthrop was her guardian and she married his son, Henry Winthrop, who died young. The governor arranged Elizabeth's next marriage to a wealthy landowner named Lt. Robert Feake, who was born in London in 1602. They were founders of Greenwich, Connecticut, where the home they built in 1645 still stands as one of the oldest homes in the country. She married third to William Hallett.
Children
Elizabeth Fones & Robert Feake were the parents of my ancestor,
With Henry Winthrop:
- Martha Johanna Winthrop
With Lt. Robert Feake:
- Elizabeth Feake (born 1633) [Link]
- Hannah Feake (born 1637), married John Bowne and became Quakers.
- John Feake (born 1639)
- Robert Feake (born 1642)
- Sarah Feake (born bef. 1647)
With William Hallett:
- William Hallett (born abt. 1648)
- Samuel Hallett (born abt. 1650)
Records, photos, and memorabilia pertaining to the life of Elizabeth Fones:
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