Elizabeth (Wakeman) Brainerd (abt. 1640 - 1696)

Born about 1640 in Hartford, Connecticut [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Arnold — married before 11 Feb 1660 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut

Wife of Daniel Brainerd — married 30 Mar 1693 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 22 Oct 1696 at about age 56 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut

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Biography

Elizabeth Wakeman's father, Samuel, emigrated on the ship "Lyon" which arrived in Boston Harbor in 1631. He settled first in Cambridge, Mass., where is was granted twelve acres, but he became a founder of the church in Roxbury and was admitted as church member #5. He had married before leaving England, but his first child died on the voyage to New England. By 1639/40 Samuel had several parcels of land in Hartford, including a home lot of two acres. In the summer of 1641 Samuel embarked on a trade mission to Old Providence Island off the coast of South America and was killed by Spaniards when his ship entered that harbor.

Elizabeth was born about 1640, probably in Hartford, Connecticut. (There were no counties in Connecticut until 1666; Haddam is commonly ascribed as her birth place but that town was not settled until after 1662. Her parents were living in Hartford at the time of her birth, this would be the most logical birthplace.) On 10 April 1659, then about 19 years old, she was treated by John Winthrop. John Winthrop treated her again 11 Feb 1659/60, referring to her as Joseph Arnol's wife, G: Willet's daughter.^[1]

On 6 September 1662, Joseph Arnold and wife Elizabeth acknowledged receipt of her share of her father Samuel Wakeman's estate.^[2]

Elizabeth married (1) Joseph Arnold between 10 April 1659 and 11 Feb 1659/60, in Hartford^[1] and they had seven children, all born in Haddam. After her first husband died she married (2) 30 Mar 1693, Daniel Brainerd of Haddam.^[3] Elizabeth died at Haddom, 1698 and is buried in the Old Cove Burying Ground, East Haddam.

The Children of Elizabeth and Joseph Arnold were:

1. John Arnold-1664-1741
2. Joseph Arnold-12 Mar 1665-8 Apr 1752
3. Samuel Arnold-1668-20 Mar 1739
4. Josiah Arnold-1671-27 Jan 1712
5. Susanna Arnold(Thomas Brooks)-1675-18 May 1719
6. Jonathan Arnold-14 Aug 1679-19 May 1719
7. Elizabeth Arnold-1682

Research Notes

A prior version of this profile reported, "She passed away in 1696," without further reference.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III (1995), 3:1899-1901 (Samuel Wakeman), in particular, 1901; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
2. ↑ Charles William Manwaring, A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records (Hartford, Conn., R.S. Peck & Co., Printers, 1904), multiple vols., 1 (Hartford District 1635-1700):39-40; digital images, InternetArchive.
3. ↑ Lucy Abigail Brainard, Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America (Hartford, Ct.: Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co., 1908, reprinted 1987), 3 vols., 1:31-40 (Daniel), in particular, p. 32, 32n; digital images, Hathi Trust; author notes, "By the manuscript, Dea. Arnold's mother m. Daniel Brainwood ... the town records state that his widow married March 30, 1693, but it does not state whom she married."

See also--

• Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III (1995), 3:1899-1901 (Samuel Wakeman); digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
• Lucy Abigail Brainard, Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America (Hartford, Ct.: Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co., 1908, reprinted 1987), 3 vols., 1:31-40 (Daniel), in particular, p. 32; digital images, Hathi Trust.
• A Digest of The Early Connecticut Probate Records, Charles William Maning, vol I page 40

• Find a Grave Memorial #83013082 has no stone. There was no identifiable stone in the 1930's (Hale Collection). She probably would have been buried as Brainerd (second husband) not Arnold.
• Source: S33 Author: Edmund West, comp. Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000; Repository: #R2
• Source: S39 Author: Yates Publishing Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004; Repository: #R2
• Source: S70 Author: Ancestry.com Title: U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012; Repository: #R2
• Brainerd, Dwight. Ancestry of Thomas Chalmers Brainerd (Montreal, Quebec, 1948) Page 20
• Torrey's New England Marriage Records Prior to 1700
• Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III (1995), 1:83 (William Baker); digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration, 1620-1, Vol 1: A-B, pg 83