Samuel Bitfield

1602 - 1660  (~ 58 years)

• Name	Samuel Bitfield
  Christening	21 Feb 1601/02	Wrington, Somersetshire, England   [1]
  Occupation	4 Jun 1616 (~ 14 years)  [1]
  He was apprenticed to John Goode, a cooper, and Lettice, his wife He was discharged on 27 March 1622 owning to his master being in prison.
  Land/House	24 Feb 1639/40 (~ 38 years)	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  Samuel Bitfield was granted land in Mount Wollaston, Boston.
  Freeman	2 Jun 1641 (~ 39 years)	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  Offices Held	08 Mar 1651/52 (~ 50 years)	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  He was appointed a Constable.
  Will	12 May 1659 (~ 57 years)	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2]
  His will was dated 12 (3) 1659.
  Death	10 Sep 1660	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3]
  Plummer (1992) gives his birth date as 1 September 1660. [1]
  Inventory	13 Sep 1660 (~ 58 years)	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2]
  Samuel's estate was inventoried and valued at £512.
  Probate/Proved	20 Sep 1660 (~ 58 years)	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2]
  Siblings	5 brothers and 4 sisters
  1. Joan Bitfield,   b. Abt 1581, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England > 2. James Bitfield,   b. Abt 1584, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England ▻ Margaret Forde,  m. 4 Jun 1607   3. Francis Bitfield,   b. Abt 1587, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England bur. 3 Mar 1593, Wrington, Somersetshire, England  (Age ~ 6 years)   4. Alice Bitfield,   b. Abt 1590, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England bur. 14 Jan 1603, Wrington, Somersetshire, England  (Age ~ 13 years)   5. Thomasin Bitfield,   c. 17 Nov 1592, Wrington, Somersetshire, England   6. John Bitfield,   c. 29 Jan 1595, Wrington, Somersetshire, England > 7. James Bitfield,   c. 24 Jul 1597, Wrington, Somersetshire, England bur. 12 Feb 1624, Wrington, Somersetshire, England  (Age ~ 26 years)   8. Mary Bitfield,   c. 5 Aug 1599, Wrington, Somersetshire, England + 9. Samuel Bitfield,   c. 21 Feb 1601/02, Wrington, Somersetshire, England d. 10 Sep 1660, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 58 years) ▻ Elizabeth,  m. say 1622 ;   unknown wife   10. Giles Bitfield,   b. Abt 1603, Wrington, Somersetshire, England
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William Bitfield,   b. Abt 1527, England   (Grandfather)  Joyce Hollyster,   b. 1550   d. 1610  (Age 60 years)  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I1252	Roy Line
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2019

  
  

  Father	Giles Bitfield,   b. Abt 1557, England d. Before 1 Jun 1615, Wrington, Somersetshire, England (Age 58 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Joyce Hollyster,   b. 1550   d. 1610 (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F1140	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Elizabeth   d. 30 Aug 1669, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Marriage	say 1622  [1, 4]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 19 years and 10 months - She : ??.
  Family ID	F1139	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2019

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	unknown wife
  Children	2 daughters
  +   1. Mary Bitfield,   b. Abt 1626, England  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Samuel Plummer  m. Abt 1646     2. Elizabeth Bitfield,   b. Abt 1624, England d. 24 Sep 1676, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 52 years)  [Father: Birth]
  Family ID	F1136	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2019

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Samuel Bitfield(21 Feb 1601/02 – 1660) 2Giles Bitfield(Abt 1557 – 1615) 4William Bitfield(Abt 1527 – ) 5Joan 3Joyce Hollyster(1550 – 1610) 6 7

  
  

• Event Map		Christening - 21 Feb 1601/02 - Wrington, Somersetshire, England Land/House - 24 Feb 1639/40 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Freeman - 2 Jun 1641 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Offices Held - 08 Mar 1651/52 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Will - 12 May 1659 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 10 Sep 1660 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Inventory - 13 Sep 1660 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Probate/Proved - 20 Sep 1660 - Boston, Suffolk 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

  [S1195] Plummer, John. "The English Origin of Samuel Bitfield of Boston, Massachusetts", (New Haven, Connecticut: The American Genealogist, Volume LXVII, 1992). [S1204] Trask, William B. "Abstracts from the Earliest Wills on Record and on the Files in the County of Suffolk, Mass.", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume XIX, 1865). [S1254] Trask, William B. "Boston Records", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XVIII, 1864)). [S1283] Trask, William B. "Abstracts from the Earliest Wills on Record in the County of Suffolk, Mass", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume X, 1856).