Elizabeth (Ballard) Seaver (bef. 1616 - 1657)

Born before 1616 in England

Wife of Robert Seaver — married 10 Dec 1634 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 9 Jun 1657 after age 41 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Problems/Questions Profile managers: Randy Seaver [send private message] and Puritan Great Migration Project WikiTree [send private message]

Elizabeth (Ballard) Seaver migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See Great Migration Begins, by R. C. Anderson, Vol. 1, p. 86) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

Disputed Origins #Several online databases indicate that she was the daughter of Hugh and Maria (Prosser) Ballard, who married in 1622 in St. Martin-in-the-Field in London, England. They did have a daughter Elizabeth, who was christened in 1628. The LDS Ancestral File ascribes a birth year of 1613 to this Elizabeth, which means that Hugh Ballard was about 16 years old and Maria Prosser about 12 years old. It is evident that the Elizabeth, daughter of Hugh and Maria (Prosser) Ballard, is NOT the Elizabeth who married Robert Seaver in Roxbury MA in 1634.

Biography

Elizabeth Ballard migrated to Massachusetts Bay, arriving in 1633.^[1]Soon after migrating she joined the Roxbury church.^[2]

Elizabeth Ballard married Robert Seaver on December 10, 1635 at Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay.^[2][1]

Children of Elizabeth Ballard and Robert Seaver, all born at Roxbury^[1]

1. Shubael was born January 31, 1639/40. He married Hannah Wilson on February 7, 168/9 at Roxbury.
2. Caleb (twin) was born August 30, 1641. He married Sarah Inglesby at Charlestown on December 15, 1671. (recorded at Roxbury.)
3. Joshua (twin) was born August 30, 1641. He married at Roxbury on February 28, 1677/8 to Mary (_____) Pepper, widow of Joseph Pepper.
4. Elizabeth was baptized at Roxbury on November 19, 1643. She married to Samuel Crafts, son of Griffin Crafts at Roxbury on October 16, 1661.
5. Nathaniel was baptized at Roxbury on January 8, 1645/6. He married Sarah (_____) by 1671.
6. Hannah was baptized at Roxbury on February 6, 1647/8. She died at Roxbury on June 3, 1648.
7. Hannah (2) was baptized at Roxbury on October 23, 1650. She died at Roxbury on February 3, 1653/4.

Death

Elizabeth Ballard died on June 9, 1657 at Roxbury. Her widower, Robert Seaver, married (2nd) Sarah (_____) the widow of John Burrill.^[1]

Research Note

1. The parents of Elizabeth Ballard have not been positively identified. Since she arrived in New England in about 1633 and married in 1634, she must have been at least 18 in 1634, indicating a birth year of 1616 or earlier.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), (Originally Published as: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1995). Featured sketch of Robert Seaver. p. 1645.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), (Originally Published as: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1995). Featured sketch: Elizabeth Ballard. p. 86. AmericanAncestors (subscription)

• The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), (Originally Published as: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1995). Featured sketch of Robert Seaver. p. 1645.for subscribers$
• The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), (Originally Published as: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1995). Featured sketch: Elizabeth Ballard. p. 86.subscription site

See Also

• Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (The Essex Institute, Salem, Mass., 1936) Vol. 2, Page 360.

• Roxbury Marriages: Sever, Robart, and Elizabeth Allard, Dec. 10, 1634.

• Filby, P. William. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s (Gale Research, Farmington Hills, MI, USA, 2012)
• Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook) Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
• U.S. Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 (National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, Louisville, Kentucky) Microfilm, 508 rolls.