He left her a widow in 1642 and she inherited “his house & foure acres of land being his home lot. . . [and] The rest of [his] estate." It was unusual at that time for a woman to inherit. If she had had sons, they would have inherited.
She married her second husband Thomas Daggett (Doggett) about 1643. Thomas was born in 1607 in England. His first wife died in Concord on June 23, 1642.
Elizabeth died about 1653.
Old Style Calendar
Before 1752 the year began on Lady Day, March 25th,. Dates between January 1st and March 24th were at the end of the year. Old Style (O.S.) and New Style (N.S.) are used to indicate whether the year has been adjusted. Often both dates are used.
Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts was settled early by the English as a frontier outpost of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
