Elizabeth (Whittier) Hand (abt. 1646)

Born about 1646 in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Wife of Benjamin Hand — married 27 Feb 1670 in Southampton, Suffolk, Province of New York

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in Cape May County, Province of New Jersey [uncertain]

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Biography

This is the profile for Elizabeth Whittier who married Benjamin Hand in Southampton, Long Island in February 1669/70.

Paternal Parentage

Elizabeth was the daughter of Abraham Whittier of Marblehead and Manchester, Massachusetts. Her paternal parentage is established by (1) the record of her marriage to Benjamin Hand of Southampton,^[1] (2) a record of a transaction in which Peter Whittier of Southampton/Brookhaven referred to Benjamin Hand as his "well beloved brother,"^[2] (3) Peter Whittier's will which refers to Peter's inheritance at Manchester that his father bought of John Norman,^[3] and (4) a 1656 court case in which Elizabeth, daughter of Abraham Whithare, was fined for abusing and beating the daughter of John Norman.^[4][5]

Date and Place of Birth

Based on her 1670 date of marriage, Elizabeth was probably born sometime in 1645-1652. Based on the 1656 lawsuit against her for abusing and beating the daughter of John Norman, Elizabeth was probably born no later than 1648. It is therefore likely that Elizabeth was born sometime in 1645-1648. Based on her father's residency in Marblehead during that time period, Elizabeth was probably born there.

Maternal Parentage

Based on Elizabeth's estimated date of birth (1645-1648) and a 1664 deposition given by her father's second wife that she was about 30 years (and thus born about 1634),^[6] Elizabeth was no doubt the daughter of Abraham's first wife, whose name has not been determined.

Early Life

Based on the residency of her father, Abraham Whittier, Elizabeth lived in Marblehead, Massachusetts until about 1652 and then moved to Manchester, Massachusetts.

Removal to Long Island; Marriage

Elizabeth moved from Manchester, Massachusetts to Southampton, Long Island sometime between March 30, 1669^[7] and February 27, 1669/70.^[1] As discussed in his profile Elizabeth's older brother Peter Whittier moved to the Southampton/Brookhaven area of Long Island sometime in 1662-1664. It is likely that Peter arranged for Elizabeth to come to Long Island to be introduced to his friend Benjamin Hand as a potential husband. Elizabeth married Benjamin Hand in Southampton on February 27, 1669/70.^[1]

Removal to Cape May, New Jersey; Place of Death

Benjamin Hand and his brothers Thomas and Shamgar moved from Long Island to Cape May County, New Jersey in the early 1690s.^[8] Assuming Elizabeth had not died before then, she probably died in Cape May County.

Chronology of Records

• 1656. Anis Chubb, with her daughter Deliverance Chubb, and Elizabeth, daughter of Abraham Whithare, fined on their presentment for abusing and beating the daughter of John Norman, said Chubb calling for an axe, saying she would kill her. Court held at Salem on November 28, 1656.^[4][5]
• 1669. Elizabeth Whithaire deposed as a witness with respect to a complaint against Ephraim Herick and Susana Reed for uncleanness. Court held at Ipswich on March 30, 1669.^[7]
• 1670. "Benjamin Hand gives in the day of his marriage with Elizabeth Whiteer to be upon the 27 day of Feb. 1669."^[1]
• 1671. Peter Whiteer sells to his well beloved brother Benjamin Hand the within written bill of sale. Nov. 28. 1671.^[2]

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} The Second Book of Records of the Town of Southampton, Long Island, N.Y., with Other Ancient Documents of Historic Value. 1877. p 243. Link to page at books.google.com.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} The Second Book of Records of the Town of Southampton, Long Island, N.Y., with Other Ancient Documents of Historic Value," 1877, p 59. Link to page at books.google.com.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Pelletreau, William S. Early Long Island Wills of Suffolk County, 1691-1703. 1897. pp. 171-175. Link to pages at archive.org.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County Massachusetts Volume 2 1656-1662. Essex Institute, 1912. p 10. Link to page at archive.org.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Anderson, Robert Charles Anderson. The Great Migration Directory: Immigrants to New England, 1620–1640. (Boston, Massachusetts. New England Historic and Genealogical Society. 2015) p 357. Link to page at ancestry.com.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County Massachusetts Volume III 1662-1667. Essex Institute, 1913, p 221. Link to page at archive.org.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County Massachusetts Volume IV 1667-1671. Essex Institute, 1914, p 103. Link to page at archive.org.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} "Thomas Hand," Descendants of Founders of New Jersey, njfounders.org. Accessed 30 Nov 2021.

See also:

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181926025/elizabeth-hand : accessed 30 November 2021), memorial page for Elizabeth Whittier Hand (27 Feb 1660–10 May 1697), Find A Grave: Memorial #181926025; Maintained by Richard De Waine Hand JR (contributor 49242609) Unknown.
• Jacobus, Donald Lines. Benjamin Hands of Middletown, Conn., The American Genealogist (1949) Vol. 25, Page 204