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- “SAMUEL BITFIELD .. was baptized at Wrington, Somersetshire, England, on 21 February 1601/2. He died at Boston, Massachusetts, on 1 September 1660...
Samuel Bitfield’s widow was ELIZABETH _____, who died, according to the inventory of her estate, on 30 7m [September] 1669. Her will, however, was probated on 23 September 1669..., and the inventory itself was taken on 20 7m [September] 1669. Her death date may have been 30 August 1669.
The wills of both Elizabeth and Samuel Bitfield imply that she was a later wife and not the mother of his children. Samuel thought it possible that she might decide to return to England, despite the fact that his children were in Massachusetts Bay. Her will emphasized her sisters and the children of a cousin who were probably in England. Even though she called Mary Plummer and Elizabeth Titcomb her daughters, this usage was frequently used for stepdaughters; it is striking that she did not name Samuel Bitfield’s sons-in-law her executors.
Samuel Bitfield’s 1616 apprenticeship record in Bristol, Gloucestershire, is given above. On 27 March 1622 he was discharged from his apprenticeship because his master was in prison...
On 24 February 1639/40, Samuel Bitfield of Mount Woollystone” [i.e., Wollaston] was, for five heads, allotted twenty acres of land, apparently in that section of Boston, Massachusetts.... On 2 June 1641, he was made a freeman of Massachusetts Bay Colony ...
A complaint was registered on 7 August 1646 by Sampson Lane against Mr. Nathaniel Duncan and four others, including Samuel Bitfield, for taking away pipes of wine, a ring, and some money from his cellar; they replied that they had been carrying out an order of the General Court, Mr. Duncan being an officer thereof, and one of the men a Constable... Samuel Bitfield served as a constable in Boston himself from 8 March 1651/2...
Samuel “Bidfield” executed his will on 12 3m [May] 1659. It was probated on 20 September 1660; the inventory had been taken seven days earlier. He gave his wife [not named] his dwelling house, etc., ‘pr[o]vided shee stay in this cuntry and keepe the sayde house in repare.” At her death or “going out of the cuntrie into England,” the property was to go to testator’s grandchild Samuel Plumer. To wife £40 and half the household goods; other half to be divided to his two daughters’ children, i.e., Samuell Plumer, John Plumer, Epharim [sic] Plumer, Mary Plumer, John Stevens, and Samuell Stevens. To John Stevens and Samuell Stevens (not yet twenty-one) £10 each, etc., To testator’s son Samuell Plumer, all wearing cloths. To Mr. Tompson £5, to Mr. Willson 40s., to Mr. Norton £3, to James Penn 40s., to John Seirch 20s., to William Dinsdale, jointer, axes, oders, etc. Wife was to be executrix; overseers: James Penn and Samuell Plumer. Wits.: Nathaniell Williams, Madett Enges.”«s81»
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Connected Bloodlines
1602 - 1660 (58 years)
