Sara Elwyn

1593 - 1644  (~ 51 years)

• Name	Sara Elwyn
  Christening	13 Jun 1593	Hingham, Norfolk, England   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Agency: St. Bartholomew's Church
  Immigration	15 Apr 1637 (~ 43 years)	Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England   [2, 3, 6]
  Michael wrote of his emigration thus: "in the land of my father's sepulchres, for not bowing at the name of Jesus, and observing other ceremonies in religion, forced upon me, at the instance of Bishop Wren of Norwich and his chancellor Dr. Corbet, whose violent measures troubled me in the Bishop's Court, and returned me into the High Commissioners' Court. Suffering many time for the cause of religion, I was forced, for the sake of the liberty of my conscience, to flee from my wife and children, to go into New-England; taking ship for the voyage at London the 17th of Sept 1636; being by tempests tossed up and down the seas till the Christmas following; then veering about to Plymouth in Old England; in which time I met with many sore afflictions. Leaving ship, I went down to Yarmouth, in Norfolk county, whence I shipped myself and family, to come to New England; sailed 15th April, 1637, and arrived three days before midsummer, with my wife, nine children, and a servant." This servant appears to have been Thomas Comberbach, aged 16 years. He also wrote, "my enemies conspired against me to take away my life, and, sometimes, to avoid their hands, my wife did hide me in the roof of the house, covering me over with straw."
  Death	30 Nov 1644	Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 3, 4]
  Siblings	4 brothers and 2 sisters
  + 1. Sara Elwyn,   c. 13 Jun 1593, Hingham, Norfolk, England d. 30 Nov 1644, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 51 years) ▻ Michael Metcalfe,  m. 13 Oct 1616   2. William Elwyn,   c. 16 Feb 1594/95, Hingham, Norfolk, England   3. Thomas Elwyn,   c. 18 Jan 1596/97, Hingham, Norfolk, England bur. 7 Oct 1603, Hingham, Norfolk, England  (Age ~ 6 years)   4. Drue Elwyn   bur. 10 Nov 1603, Hingham, Norfolk, England   5. Elizabeth Elwyn,   c. 5 Jul 1601, Hingham, Norfolk, England   6. Margery Elwyn,   c. 12 May 1603, Hingham, Norfolk, England   7. Drue Elwyn,   c. 22 Sep 1605, Hingham, Norfolk, England
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William Elwyn,   b. aout 1540, England d. 1611, England  (Age 71 years)  (Grandfather)  Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1510, England   (Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I209	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2021

  
  

  Father	Thomas Elwyn,   c. 1 May 1566, Hingham, Norfolk, England bur. 2 Dec 1648, Hingham, Norfolk, England (Age ~ 82 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Bensley,   c. 12 Nov 1570, Caistor, Norfolk, England bur. 12 Jan 1605 to 1606, Hingham, Norfolk, England (Age ~ 34 years)
  Family ID	F249	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Michael Metcalfe,   b. 1586, Tatterford, Norfolk, England d. 27 Dec 1664, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 78 years)  Other Partners: Mary Sothy  m. 13 Aug 1645
  Marriage	13 Oct 1616	Raynham, Norfolk, England   [2, 3, 4]
  Age at Marriage	She : 23 years and 4 months - He : ~ 30 years and 10 months.
  Children	4 sons and 7 daughters
  1. Michael Metcalfe,   b. 13 Nov 1617, Norwich, Norfolk, England bur. 20 Jan 1617/18, Norwich, Norfolk, England (Age ~ 0 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Mary Metcalfe,   b. 14 Oct 1618, Norwich, Norfolk, England d. 5 May 1676, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 57 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   3. Michael Metcalfe,   b. 29 Aug 1620, Norwich, Norfolk, England d. 24 Dec 1654, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 34 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Mary Fairbanks  m. 2 Apr 1644 +   4. John Metcalfe,   b. 5 Sep 1622, Norwich, Norfolk, England d. 8 Oct 1690, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (Age 68 years) ▻ Mary Chickering  m. 22 Mar 1647     5. Sarah Metcalfe,   b. 10 Sep 1624, Norwich, Norfolk, England d. 22 May 1676, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 51 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     6. Elizabeth Metcalfe,   b. 14 Oct 1626, Norwich, Norfolk, England d. 1 May 1711 (Age 84 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     7. Martha Metcalfe,   b. 27 Mar 1628, Norwich, Norfolk, England  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     8. Deacon Thomas Metcalfe,   b. 27 Dec 1629, Norwich, Norfolk, England d. 16 Nov 1702, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 72 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     9. Ann Metcalfe,   b. 1 Mar 1631, Norwich, Norfolk, England bur. 13 May 1632, Norwich, Norfolk, England (Age ~ 1 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   10. Jane Metcalfe,   b. 4 Mar 1632, Norwich, Norfolk, England  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   11. Rebeka Metcalfe,   b. 5 Apr 1635, Norwich, Norfolk, England d. 8 Dec 1667, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 32 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F251	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2018

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Sara Elwyn(1593 – 1644) 2Thomas Elwyn(1566 – 1648) 4William Elwyn(1540 – 1611) 8 16 17 9 18 19 5Alice(Abt 1542 – 1603) 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Elizabeth Bensley(1570 – 1606) 6Simon Bensley(Abt 1543 – 11 Feb 1595/96) 12Thomas Bensley(Abt 1505 – 1555) 24Thomas Bensley(Abt 1480 – Aft 1555) 25Agnes(Abt 1490 – 1555) 13Joane(Abt 1507 – ) 26 27 7Alice Parker(Abt 1545 – 1622) 14John Parker(Abt 1505 – Abt 1555) 28 29 15Elizabeth(Abt 1510 – ) 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Christening - 13 Jun 1593 - Hingham, Norfolk, England Marriage - 13 Oct 1616 - Raynham, Norfolk, England Immigration - 15 Apr 1637 - Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England Death - 30 Nov 1644 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

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