Susanna (Selbee) Blott (abt. 1586 - 1659)

Born about 1586 in England

Wife of Robert Blott — married 31 Aug 1609 in Harrold, Bedfordshire, England

Descendants

Died 20 Jan 1659 at about age 73 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Susanna (Selbee) Blott migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

Biography

A previous version of this profile claimed, without source, that she was the daughter of Anthony Selbee and Margaret Peck. Until a reliable source is found for these origins, these parents have been detached.

Susanna likely had a sister Martha based on a 4 Apr 1611 entry in the Harrold baptismal register: On 4 Apr 1611 was born "William, the base son of Martha Selbee, William Blott the reputed father". Presumably the reputed father was William Blott, brother of Robert Blott who married Susanna. There was also a cousin William in Harrold (son of John Blott, brother of Robert & William's father Robert) but he would have been only about 8 years old in 1611.^[1]

Susanna Selbee married Robert Blott in Harrold 31 Aug 1609. She died in Boston 20 Jan 1659/6.^[2]

Robert Charles Anderson argues that there was only one wife of Robert Blott-- Susanna Selbee. See narrative for Robert Blott.

Sources

1. ↑ Harrold, Bedfordshire parish register transcriptions beginning 1598 Wm. Selbee base son 1611 christening Film 845460 Item 7 page A2 image 538 of 598
2. ↑ Penny G. Douglass, "The English Origin of Robert1 Blott of Charlestown and Boston, Mass.," The American Genealogist, 67 (Apr 1992):65-67;link for subscribers