Elizabeth Gilbert, 17001793 (aged 93 years)

Name
Elizabeth Gilbert
Given names
Elizabeth
Surname
Gilbert
Christening September 8, 1700 (aged 0 days)
Christening of a sisterMary Gilbert
April 29, 1705 (aged 4 years)
Christening of a brotherJoseph Gilbert
June 9, 1706 (aged 5 years)
Christening of a sisterAbigail Gilbert
May 15, 1709 (aged 8 years)
Christening of a sisterSarah Gilbert
about 1712 (aged 11 years)
Christening of a sisterMargeret Gilbert
April 21, 1717 (aged 16 years)
MarriageNathaniel GrayView this family
December 4, 1728 (aged 28 years)
Birth of a daughterElizabeth Gray
January 29, 1729 (aged 28 years)
Christening of a daughterAbigail Gray
August 5, 1731 (aged 30 years)
Christening of a sonEbenezer Gray
May 4, 1735 (aged 34 years)
Christening of a sonObediah Gray
March 9, 1740 (aged 39 years)
Death of a sisterSarah Gilbert
September 20, 1740 (aged 40 years)
Death of a husbandNathaniel Gray
January 2, 1742 (aged 41 years)
Marriage of a childThomas PerryElizabeth GrayView this family
about 1749 (aged 48 years)
MarriageNathaniel PorterView this family
January 29, 1752 (aged 51 years)
Birth of a sonBoy Porter
about 1755 (aged 54 years)
Death of a husbandNathaniel Porter
May 28, 1758 (aged 57 years)
Death October 9, 1793 (aged 93 years)
LDS baptism January 27, 1936 (142 years after death)

LDS endowment March 12, 1936 (142 years after death)

LDS temple: Logan, Utah, United States

LDS spouse sealingNathaniel GrayView this family
October 13, 1953 (160 years after death)

LDS child sealing December 5, 1958 (165 years after death)

LDS temple: Los Angeles, California, United States

LDS spouse sealingNathaniel PorterView this family
October 9, 2007 (214 years after death)

LDS temple: Bountiful, Utah, United States

Unique identifier
C2BAFF5639994EE9AE7406939882C06EDD45

Last change December 27, 2019

Family with parents
father
mother
Marriage
Marriage:
elder brother
1695
Christening: May 19, 1695Greenfield-Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Death:
2 years
elder brother
1697
Christening: May 23, 1697Greenfield-Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Death:
3 years
herself
17001793
Christening: September 8, 1700Greenfield-Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Death: October 9, 1793Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
5 years
younger sister
1705
Christening: April 29, 1705Greenfield-Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Death:
14 months
younger brother
1706
Christening: June 9, 1706Greenfield-Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Death:
3 years
younger sister
1709
Christening: May 15, 1709Greenfield-Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Death:
4 years
younger sister
17121740
Christening: about 1712Greenfield-Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Death: September 20, 1740Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, British America
5 years
younger sister
1717
Christening: April 21, 1717Greenfield-Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Death:
Family with Nathaniel Porter
husband
16921758
Birth: March 28, 1692 41 29Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Death: May 28, 1758Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
herself
17001793
Christening: September 8, 1700Greenfield-Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Death: October 9, 1793Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Marriage
Marriage: January 29, 1752Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
4 years
son
1755
Birth: about 1755 62 54Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death:
Family with Nathaniel Gray
husband
17001742
Birth: about 1700
Death: January 2, 1742West Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
herself
17001793
Christening: September 8, 1700Greenfield-Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Death: October 9, 1793Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Marriage
Marriage: December 4, 1728Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
2 months
daughter
1729
Birth: January 29, 1729 29 28Greenfield-Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Death:
3 years
daughter
17311744
Christening: August 5, 1731 31 30Greenfield-Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Death: March 1744Greenfield-Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
4 years
son
1735
Christening: May 4, 1735 35 34Greenfield-Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Death:
5 years
son
17401761
Christening: March 9, 1740 40 39Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Death: before 1761
Nathaniel Porter + Ruth Woodruff
husband
16921758
Birth: March 28, 1692 41 29Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Death: May 28, 1758Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
partner’s partner
16921713
Birth: February 15, 1692Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Death: November 14, 1713Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Marriage
Marriage: January 1, 1713Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
10 months
step-son
17131713
Birth: November 4, 1713 21 21Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Death: December 1, 1713Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Nathaniel Porter + Joanna Smith
husband
16921758
Birth: March 28, 1692 41 29Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Death: May 28, 1758Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
partner’s partner
16921744
Birth: October 16, 1692 37 26Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Death: August 20, 1744Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Marriage
Marriage: June 1, 1715Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
19 months
step-daughter
17161770
Birth: about 1716 23 23Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Death: about 1770Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
23 months
step-daughter
17171794
Birth: December 1, 1717 25 25Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Death: February 1794Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
23 months
step-daughter
17191796
Birth: November 1, 1719 27 27Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Death: August 17, 1796Bridgewater, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
2 years
step-daughter
17221806
Birth: February 27, 1722 29 29Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Death: November 21, 1806Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
23 months
step-son
17241790
Birth: January 20, 1724 31 31Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Death: about 1790Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
2 years
step-daughter
1726
Birth: March 19, 1726 33 33Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Death:
3 years
step-son
17281793
Birth: September 6, 1728 36 35Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Death: before 1793Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
23 months
step-son
17301800
Birth: July 22, 1730 38 37Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Death: before 1800Harpersfield, Delaware, New York, USA
Nathaniel Porter + Deborah Bishop
husband
16921758
Birth: March 28, 1692 41 29Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Death: May 28, 1758Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
partner’s partner
17021750
Birth: February 19, 1702 47 29Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Death: September 16, 1750Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Marriage
Marriage: June 20, 1745Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Note

BIRTH "Elizebeth Gilburd, baptized 8 Sep. 1700, Greenfield Hill Church Records, New England Historic Genealogic Register, 1915, Vol LXIX, p. 40, ( Family History Library book 974 B2ne Vol 69.)

BIRTHPLACE "Elizabeth Gilbert, b. abt 1700, Fairfield, Fairfield, CT, daughter of Obediah Gilbert and Abigail Cabell. She married first, Nathaniel Gray, Dec., 4, 1728, Fairfield, Fairfild, CT and had; Elizabeth Gray who married, Thomas Perry." (New England Historic Genealogical Register , vol. 69, p. 40., Research by Bryson Cook.) It is known that Nathaniel's wife Deborah Bishop Hand died in 1751. He died in 1758, leaving a wife and a child, so we know he remarried after Deborah died. In Bethlehem Congregational Church Records, 1738-1850, (Family History Library film 1803, item 1, p. 8) "Elizabeth the wife of Nathaniel Porter from Reading" was among the "members received upon recommendation" in 1755. Since there is no such place as Reading, it is assumed they meant Redding, Fairfield, CT. (Bryson Cook note: Reading is Redding is next to Danvers in Fairfield the clerk spelled it wrong.)

REDDING/FAIRFIELD, CT Land Records of Fairfield, CT: John Gray and Elizabeth Gray of the parish of Reading in the town and county of Fairfield, CT, "being executors of the last will and testament of Nathaniel Gray of said parish, dec'd, by virtue of an act of said general assembly held at Hartford on May of 1744, and for the consideration of 50-16-00 pounds do sell unto Ebenez/r Hull...18 acres, 140 rods in Fairfield twp..." December 28, 1744, (Family History Library film 4248, Item 3, Vol 8, p. 41.) "Elizabeth Gray widow and relict of Nath'l Gray, late of Reading in said county of Fairfield "sold to James Bradley of Reading ten acres of land in Reading in said township of Fairfield." Feb. 18, 1746/47, ( History Library film 4248, item 3, 8:414.)

NATHANIEL PORTER PROBATE John Porter, son of Nathaniel, "late of Woodbury," was appointed Administrator Sept 11, 1758. It was noted that Mrs. Porter, widow, and Thomas Petty of Danbury appeared at the court "and exhibited the last will and testament of said deceased..(Elizabeth was first the widow of Nathaniel Gray. In her first husband’s probate, “Thomas Parry of Danbury" was named as the husband of her daughter. He apparently came to Woodbury to defend his mother-in-law’s property rights.) "...and observing that there is nothing in said will given to his wife or now widow, save only during life, which is wholly inconsistent with law, this court therefore determine said will be set aside and be void. Whereupon this court proceeded to appoint an administrator on the above estate; and appoint John Porter, son of the above deceased, administrator therein, and have the date above granted to him, said John Porter letter of administration." On p. 100 it was ordered that several inventoried household items listed be returned to the widow and removed from the inventory. They had been received by Nathaniel Porter Jan. 29, 1752 (assumed to be the marriage date of Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Gilbert) Gray. Probated May 6, 1760. (Woodbury Probate Records, Vol. 4 p. 52, 100, Family History Library film 6172.)

DEATH "Elizabeth Porter died Oct. 9, 1793." (Bethlehem CT Congregational Church Records, 1738-1850, History Library film 3803, item 1, p. 23.) She is the only known Elizabeth Porter in Bethlehem at that time.

ORDINANCES: History Library film 0884913, batch 8230501, sheet 72.

Note

Marriage date is assumed to be 29 January 1752. See below:

NATHANIEL PORTER PROBATE John Porter, son of Nathaniel, "late of Woodbury," was appointed Administrator Sept 11, 1758. It was noted that Mrs. Porter, widow, and Thomas Perry of Danbury (son-in-law and heir of Elizabeth Porter of Woodbury)appeared at the court "and exhibited the last will and testament of said deceased..and observing that there is nothing in said will given to his wife or now widow, save only during life, which is wholly inconsistent with law, this court therefore determine said will be set aside and be void. Whereupon this court proceeded to appoint an administrator on the above estate; and appoint John Porter, son of the above deceased, administrator therein, and have the date above granted to him, said John Porter letter of administration." (Woodbury Probate Records, Vol. 4 p. 52, 100 and 148, Family History Library film 6172. Nathaniel Porter probate. On p. 100 it was ordered that several inventoried household items listed be returned to the widow and removed from the inventory. They had been received by Nathaniel Porter Jan. 29, 1752. Probated May 6, 1760. (Woodbury Probate Records, Vol. 4 p. 52, 100 and 148 (reference to Nathaniel Porter not found on or near this page), Family History Library film 6172.) Because the court believed he received her property on Jan. 29, 1752 that would likely be the day they married.

It is known Elizabeth Gilbert, widow of Nathaniel Gray was the fourth wife of Nathaniel Porter because of Gray's probate: "We Thomas Perry and Elizabeth his wife both of Danbury...in consideration of the love, duty, affection and regard which we have for our honored mother Elizabeth Porter of said Danbury...all that part of our late honored father, Nathaniel Gray's estate as was set out." Note Gray's Probate refers to Elizabeth as "Elizabeth Porter." (New England Historic Genealogical Register; Vol. 115, p. 279, 280, 281; 1961)

Note

Nathaniel Gray and Elizabeth Gilbert were married 4 December 1728 at Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut. (New England Historic and Genealogical Register, Vol. 115, p. 279, 280, 281; 1961)

SEALING: FHL film 456799. Noted to have married Elizabeth Gilbert.

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