Eliot, Lydia

1610 - 1676  (66 years)

• Name	Eliot, Lydia  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	Jun 1610	Nazeing, Essex, England
  Christening	1 Jul 1610	Nazeing, Essex, England   [1, 5, 10]
  	Nazeing, Epping Forest, Essex, England
  Gender	Female
  Emigration	23 Aug 1631	Bristol, Gloucestershire, England   [11]
  	Ship the 'Lion' ('Lyon') Master: William Peirce
  	20260208GHLn- passenger list for The Lion, 1631 Here is the best?documented passenger list for the ship Lyon (often spelled Lion) on its 1631 voyage, synthesized from the most authoritative sources available in the search results. The 1631 list is not preserved in any official manifest, but several reconstructed lists exist based on later records, Great Migration studies, and genealogical reconstructions. Below is the reconstructed passenger list from the 1631 voyage as presented by Our Family Tree, which provides the clearest enumeration of named individuals known or strongly believed to have sailed that year. ????? Passenger List — Ship Lyon, 1631 Known or Attributed Passengers (1631 voyage) (Names appear with birth/death data when known; all from the Our Family Tree reconstruction.) Passenger Birth Death Notes Nicholas Camp 1600 1658 From Nazeing, Essex Sarah Elliot 3 Jan 1599 6 Sep 1645 Passenger Edward Camp 21 Sep 1617 1659 From Hunsdon, Hertfordshire Mary Campfield 1625 Feb 1680 From Hunsdon, Hertfordshire Judith Gater 19 Mar 1588 1654 From Hillmorton, Warwickshire John Lyman 16 Sep 1623 20 Aug 1690 From Essex Phyllis Lyman 11 Sep 1611 c.1648 From High Ongar, Essex Richard Lyman (Sr.) 30 Oct 1580 Aug 1640 From Essex Richard Lyman (Jr.) c.1617 3 Jun 1662 From Essex Sarah Lyman 8 Feb 1621 31 Aug 1686 From High Ongar, Essex Sarah Osborne 1589 Jan 1642 From Halstead, Kent John Perkins 23 Dec 1583 23 Sep 1654 From Newent, Gloucestershire George Steele c.1589 1664 From Fairsted, Essex James Steele 30 Nov 1622 c.1698 From Essex These 14–15 individuals represent the core group consistently attributed to the 1631 Lyon voyage in genealogical reconstructions. ???? Voyage Summary (1631) Based on Familypedia’s summary of the 1631 trip: Master: William Peirce Departure: Bristol, England — 23 August 1631 Arrival: Nantasket (Boston area), Massachusetts — 2 November 1631 Passengers: About 120, including 50 children Oath: Passengers swore allegiance to King Charles I before departure ?? Important Notes on the 1631 List No original manifest survives for the 1631 voyage. All modern lists are reconstructions based on: Great Migration records Banks’ Planters of the Commonwealth Later genealogical compilations Some online lists mix 1630, 1631, and 1632 passengers; the list above reflects only those tied specifically to 1631 in the clearest available source. If you want, I can also: Compare the 1630, 1631, and 1632 Lyon voyages Build a clean, citation-ready passenger list Cross-check any specific ancestor you’re researching against all Lyon voyages Just tell me what direction you’d like to go.
  LifeSketch	Note by Thomson, Andrew John-1: Lydia Wight formerly Eliot aka Penniman Bapt July 1, 1610 in Nazeing, Essex, England Daughter of Bennett Eliot and Lettice (Algar) Eliot Her brother was the famous Puritan minister, Rev. John Eliot, known as the \"Apostle to the Indians\". He translated the Bible into the local Native American language. Sister of Sarah (Eliot) Curtis, Philip Eliot, John Eliot, Jacob Eliot, Joseph Elliott, Francis Eliot and Mary Eliot Wife of James Penniman II — married July 26, 1631 (to December 26, 1664) in High Laver, Essex, England Wife of Thomas Wight — married 15 September 1665 in Medfield, Massachusetts. Mother of William Penniman, James Penniman, Lydia (Penniman) Adams, John Penniman, Joseph Penniman, Sarah (Penniman) Robinson, Bethia Penniman, Samuel Penniman, Hannah Penniman, Abigail (Penniman) Cary and Mary (Penniman) Paine Died July 19, 1676 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts Edited to add complete date of second marriage. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ From find A Grave: Lydia Eliot was sister of JOHN ELIOT and JACOB ELIOT , and daughter of Bennet Eliot of Widford and Nazeing, Essex. She was baptized at Nazeing, Co. Essex, England on Jul 1,1610. (The High Laver parish register omits her maiden name.) She married (1) James Penniman at High Laver, Essex, 26 July 1631. He was baptized Chipping Ongar, Essex, 29 July 1599, son of James and Annis (Wilcock) Penniman. They came from High Laver, Essex to Massachusetts Bay in 1631 on second trip of the \"Lyon.\" First settled in Boston; later moved to Braintree. They had ten children: James, Lydia Adams, John, Joseph, Sarah Robinson, Bethia Allen, Samuel, Hannah Hall Haskins, Abigail Cary, & Mary Paine. After their father died in Braintree 26 December 1664, she married (2) Medfield 7 [December?] 1665 as his second wife Thomas Wight. Source: Anderson\'s Great Migration Study Project. Hancock Cemetery, Hancock, Berkshire, Massachusetts is what it says on Family Search online for place of burial.
  	20260208GHLn- LifeSketch Note by Thomson, Andrew John-1: Lydia Wight formerly Eliot aka Penniman Bapt July 1, 1610 in Nazeing, Essex, England Daughter of Bennett Eliot and Lettice (Algar) Eliot Her brother was the famous Puritan minister, Rev. John Eliot, known as the "Apostle to the Indians". He translated the Bible into the local Native American language. Sister of Sarah (Eliot) Curtis, Philip Eliot, John Eliot, Jacob Eliot, Joseph Elliott, Francis Eliot and Mary Eliot Wife of James Penniman II — married July 26, 1631 (to December 26, 1664) in High Laver, Essex, England Wife of Thomas Wight — married 15 September 1665 in Medfield, Massachusetts. Mother of William Penniman, James Penniman, Lydia (Penniman) Adams, John Penniman, Joseph Penniman, Sarah (Penniman) Robinson, Bethia Penniman, Samuel Penniman, Hannah Penniman, Abigail (Penniman) Cary and Mary (Penniman) Paine Died July 19, 1676 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts Edited to add complete date of second marriage. ------------------------ From find A Grave: Lydia Eliot was sister of JOHN ELIOT and JACOB ELIOT , and daughter of Bennet Eliot of Widford and Nazeing, Essex. She was baptized at Nazeing, Co. Essex, England on Jul 1,1610. (The High Laver parish register omits her maiden name.) She married (1) James Penniman at High Laver, Essex, 26 July 1631. He was baptized Chipping Ongar, Essex, 29 July 1599, son of James and Annis (Wilcock) Penniman. They came from High Laver, Essex to Massachusetts Bay in 1631 on second trip of the "Lyon." First settled in Boston; later moved to Braintree. They had ten children: James, Lydia Adams, John, Joseph, Sarah Robinson, Bethia Allen, Samuel, Hannah Hall Haskins, Abigail Cary, & Mary Paine. After their father died in Braintree 26 December 1664, she married (2) Medfield 7 [December?] 1665 as his second wife Thomas Wight. Source: Anderson's Great Migration Study Project. Hancock Cemetery, Hancock, Berkshire, Massachusetts is what it says on Family Search online for place of burial.
  Immigration	2 Nov 1631	Nantasket Beach, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA   [11]
  	Ship the 'Lion' ('Lyon') near Boston. Master: William Peirce. ca 120 passengers, incl 50 children.
  	20260208GHLn- passenger list for The Lion, 1631 Here is the best?documented passenger list for the ship Lyon (often spelled Lion) on its 1631 voyage, synthesized from the most authoritative sources available in the search results. The 1631 list is not preserved in any official manifest, but several reconstructed lists exist based on later records, Great Migration studies, and genealogical reconstructions. Below is the reconstructed passenger list from the 1631 voyage as presented by Our Family Tree, which provides the clearest enumeration of named individuals known or strongly believed to have sailed that year. ????? Passenger List — Ship Lyon, 1631 Known or Attributed Passengers (1631 voyage) (Names appear with birth/death data when known; all from the Our Family Tree reconstruction.) Passenger Birth Death Notes Nicholas Camp 1600 1658 From Nazeing, Essex Sarah Elliot 3 Jan 1599 6 Sep 1645 Passenger Edward Camp 21 Sep 1617 1659 From Hunsdon, Hertfordshire Mary Campfield 1625 Feb 1680 From Hunsdon, Hertfordshire Judith Gater 19 Mar 1588 1654 From Hillmorton, Warwickshire John Lyman 16 Sep 1623 20 Aug 1690 From Essex Phyllis Lyman 11 Sep 1611 c.1648 From High Ongar, Essex Richard Lyman (Sr.) 30 Oct 1580 Aug 1640 From Essex Richard Lyman (Jr.) c.1617 3 Jun 1662 From Essex Sarah Lyman 8 Feb 1621 31 Aug 1686 From High Ongar, Essex Sarah Osborne 1589 Jan 1642 From Halstead, Kent John Perkins 23 Dec 1583 23 Sep 1654 From Newent, Gloucestershire George Steele c.1589 1664 From Fairsted, Essex James Steele 30 Nov 1622 c.1698 From Essex These 14–15 individuals represent the core group consistently attributed to the 1631 Lyon voyage in genealogical reconstructions. ???? Voyage Summary (1631) Based on Familypedia’s summary of the 1631 trip: Master: William Peirce Departure: Bristol, England — 23 August 1631 Arrival: Nantasket (Boston area), Massachusetts — 2 November 1631 Passengers: About 120, including 50 children Oath: Passengers swore allegiance to King Charles I before departure ?? Important Notes on the 1631 List No original manifest survives for the 1631 voyage. All modern lists are reconstructions based on: Great Migration records Banks’ Planters of the Commonwealth Later genealogical compilations Some online lists mix 1630, 1631, and 1632 passengers; the list above reflects only those tied specifically to 1631 in the clearest available source. If you want, I can also: Compare the 1630, 1631, and 1632 Lyon voyages Build a clean, citation-ready passenger list Cross-check any specific ancestor you’re researching against all Lyon voyages Just tell me what direction you’d like to go.
  Death	19 Jul 1676	Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
  	age 66
  Burial	Aft 19 Jul 1676	Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
  	Hancock Cemetery
  Will proved	27 Sep 1676
  FSID	9927-HG5  [12, 13]
  Name	Lidia Penniman
  Person ID	I114994	WETZEL-SPRING

  
  

  Father	Eliot, Bennett
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Algar, Lettice
  Relationship	natural
  residence jt	Bef 1631	Nazeing, Essex, England
  	The ELIOTS came from Naseing, Essex, while the seat of the PENNIMAN family was probably in Yorkshire, where the English PENNYMAN family still live at Marske, in Ormesby Hall (see PENNYMAN Records).
  	The ELIOTS came from Naseing, Essex, while the seat of the PENNIMAN family was probably in Yorkshire, where the English PENNYMAN family still live at Marske, in Ormesby Hall (see PENNYMAN Records).
  Family ID	F64562	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Penniman, James II,   b. 14 Jul 1599, Chipping Ongar, Essex, England d. 26 Dec 1664, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 65 years)
  residence jt	Bef 1631	Yorkshire, England
  	The ELIOTS came from Naseing, Essex, while the seat of the PENNIMAN family was probably in Yorkshire, where the English PENNYMAN family still live at Marske, in Ormesby Hall (see PENNYMAN Records).
  	20260208GHLn- Colonial Families of the United States of America: Volume 6THE PENNIMAN FAMILY OF BRAINTREE Contributed By c charleshayward1 JAMES PENNIMAN, the emigrant ancestor of the PENNIMAN family in America, was one of the settlers of the town of Braintree, Massachusetts, having gone there from Boston where he at first lived. He came over in the ship Lion in 1631 with his wife Lydia ELIOT (sister of John ELIOT, the Apostle to the Indians), and having as fellow passengers, John WINTHROP, Jr. (son of the Governor of Massachusetts Bay, and himself first Governor of Connecticut), John ELIOT and his brother Jacob ELIOT. The ELIOTS came from Naseing, Essex, while the seat of the PENNIMAN family was probably in Yorkshire, where the English PENNYMAN family still live at Marske, in Ormesby Hall (see PENNYMAN Records). The connection between the English and the American families has never been satisfactorily established. The statement sometimes made that James, the emigrant was a brother of Sir William PENNYMAN, the distinguished Royalist is not substantiated by any known record, though it is not impossible that it may be true. As James was a Puritan it has been suggested that his Royalist relations kept no record of him or that the records were destroyed. (For James, the Emigrant, see Town Records of Braintree, Massachusetts. For Lydia, his wife, see Town Records of Medfield, Massachusetts where her second marriage as widow of James, is mentioned and she is stated to have been the sister of John ELIOT, the Apostle. For Penniman see the PENNYMAN Records, York 1904, Appendix N, American Pennimans.) Tagged People Lydia Eliot Female 1610-1676 • 9927-HG5 James Penniman Male 1599-1664 • L65Q-7KC Contributed By c charleshayward1 28 June 2014 Upload File Name story.txt
  Marriage	26 Jul 1631	High Laver, Essex, England
  	20260208GHLn- LifeSketch Note by Thomson, Andrew John-1: Lydia Wight formerly Eliot aka Penniman Bapt July 1, 1610 in Nazeing, Essex, England Daughter of Bennett Eliot and Lettice (Algar) Eliot Her brother was the famous Puritan minister, Rev. John Eliot, known as the "Apostle to the Indians". He translated the Bible into the local Native American language. Sister of Sarah (Eliot) Curtis, Philip Eliot, John Eliot, Jacob Eliot, Joseph Elliott, Francis Eliot and Mary Eliot Wife of James Penniman II — married July 26, 1631 (to December 26, 1664) in High Laver, Essex, England Wife of Thomas Wight — married 15 September 1665 in Medfield, Massachusetts. Mother of William Penniman, James Penniman, Lydia (Penniman) Adams, John Penniman, Joseph Penniman, Sarah (Penniman) Robinson, Bethia Penniman, Samuel Penniman, Hannah Penniman, Abigail (Penniman) Cary and Mary (Penniman) Paine Died July 19, 1676 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts Edited to add complete date of second marriage. ------------------------ From find A Grave: Lydia Eliot was sister of JOHN ELIOT and JACOB ELIOT , and daughter of Bennet Eliot of Widford and Nazeing, Essex. She was baptized at Nazeing, Co. Essex, England on Jul 1,1610. (The High Laver parish register omits her maiden name.) She married (1) James Penniman at High Laver, Essex, 26 July 1631. He was baptized Chipping Ongar, Essex, 29 July 1599, son of James and Annis (Wilcock) Penniman. They came from High Laver, Essex to Massachusetts Bay in 1631 on second trip of the "Lyon." First settled in Boston; later moved to Braintree. They had ten children: James, Lydia Adams, John, Joseph, Sarah Robinson, Bethia Allen, Samuel, Hannah Hall Haskins, Abigail Cary, & Mary Paine. After their father died in Braintree 26 December 1664, she married (2) Medfield 7 [December?] 1665 as his second wife Thomas Wight. Source: Anderson's Great Migration Study Project. Hancock Cemetery, Hancock, Berkshire, Massachusetts is what it says on Family Search online for place of burial.
  Children	1. Penniman, Lydia,   b. 22 Feb 1635, Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 3 Mar 1676, Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 41 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Penniman, John,   b. 1637, Massachusetts, USA d. 21 Dec 1717, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Penniman, James III,   c. 26 Mar 1633, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 13 Nov 1679, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age ~ 46 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F64553	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Wight, Thomas
  Marriage	15 Sep 1665	Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
  	20260208GHLn- LifeSketch Note by Thomson, Andrew John-1: Lydia Wight formerly Eliot aka Penniman Bapt July 1, 1610 in Nazeing, Essex, England Daughter of Bennett Eliot and Lettice (Algar) Eliot Her brother was the famous Puritan minister, Rev. John Eliot, known as the "Apostle to the Indians". He translated the Bible into the local Native American language. Sister of Sarah (Eliot) Curtis, Philip Eliot, John Eliot, Jacob Eliot, Joseph Elliott, Francis Eliot and Mary Eliot Wife of James Penniman II — married July 26, 1631 (to December 26, 1664) in High Laver, Essex, England Wife of Thomas Wight — married 15 September 1665 in Medfield, Massachusetts. Mother of William Penniman, James Penniman, Lydia (Penniman) Adams, John Penniman, Joseph Penniman, Sarah (Penniman) Robinson, Bethia Penniman, Samuel Penniman, Hannah Penniman, Abigail (Penniman) Cary and Mary (Penniman) Paine Died July 19, 1676 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts Edited to add complete date of second marriage. ------------------------ From find A Grave: Lydia Eliot was sister of JOHN ELIOT and JACOB ELIOT , and daughter of Bennet Eliot of Widford and Nazeing, Essex. She was baptized at Nazeing, Co. Essex, England on Jul 1,1610. (The High Laver parish register omits her maiden name.) She married (1) James Penniman at High Laver, Essex, 26 July 1631. He was baptized Chipping Ongar, Essex, 29 July 1599, son of James and Annis (Wilcock) Penniman. They came from High Laver, Essex to Massachusetts Bay in 1631 on second trip of the "Lyon." First settled in Boston; later moved to Braintree. They had ten children: James, Lydia Adams, John, Joseph, Sarah Robinson, Bethia Allen, Samuel, Hannah Hall Haskins, Abigail Cary, & Mary Paine. After their father died in Braintree 26 December 1664, she married (2) Medfield 7 [December?] 1665 as his second wife Thomas Wight. Source: Anderson's Great Migration Study Project. Hancock Cemetery, Hancock, Berkshire, Massachusetts is what it says on Family Search online for place of burial.
  Family ID	F64563	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Jun 1610 - Nazeing, Essex, England Christening - 1 Jul 1610 - Nazeing, Essex, England residence jt - The ELIOTS came from Naseing, Essex, while the seat of the PENNIMAN family was probably in Yorkshire, where the English PENNYMAN family still live at Marske, in Ormesby Hall (see PENNYMAN Records). - Bef 1631 - Yorkshire, England Marriage - 26 Jul 1631 - High Laver, Essex, England Emigration - Ship the 'Lion' ('Lyon') Master: William Peirce - 23 Aug 1631 - Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Immigration - Ship the 'Lion' ('Lyon') near Boston. Master: William Peirce. ca 120 passengers, incl 50 children. - 2 Nov 1631 - Nantasket Beach, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Marriage - 15 Sep 1665 - Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA Death - 19 Jul 1676 - Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA Burial - Aft 19 Jul 1676 - Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Penniman, Jas Great Migration Begins_1426 20260208GHLn- Contributed By K KatCappGallT Tagged People Edward Adams Male 1629-1716 • LZVC-1BJ Lydia Eliot Female 1610-1676 • 9927-HG5 Mary Penniman Female 1653-1704 • LJL9-SS9 Hannah Penniman Female 1648-1726 • 9Q7C-C82 Samuel Penniman Male 1646-1705 • LZ6T-325 Bethia Penniman Female 1643-1721 • 98B5-DGS Sarah…
  		Penniman, Jas Wife & Children_American Genealogist_14 20260208GHLn- Contributed By K KatCappGallT Tagged People Edward Adams Male 1629-1716 • LZVC-1BJ Lydia Eliot Female 1610-1676 • 9927-HG5 Mary Penniman Female 1653-1704 • LJL9-SS9 Hannah Penniman Female 1648-1726 • 9Q7C-C82 Samuel Penniman Male 1646-1705 • LZ6T-325 Bethia Penniman Female 1643-1721 • 98B5-DGS Sarah…

  
  

• Notes

  20260208GHLn- passenger list for The Lion/Lyon, 1631 Here is the best?documented passenger list for the ship Lyon (often spelled Lion) on its 1631 voyage, synthesized from the most authoritative sources available in the search results. The 1631 list is not preserved in any official manifest, but several reconstructed lists exist based on later records, Great Migration studies, and genealogical reconstructions. Below is the reconstructed passenger list from the 1631 voyage as presented by Our Family Tree, which provides the clearest enumeration of named individuals known or strongly believed to have sailed that year. ????? Passenger List — Ship Lyon, 1631 Known or Attributed Passengers (1631 voyage) (Names appear with birth/death data when known; all from the Our Family Tree reconstruction.) Passenger Birth Death Notes Nicholas Camp 1600 1658 From Nazeing, Essex Sarah Elliot 3 Jan 1599 6 Sep 1645 Passenger Edward Camp 21 Sep 1617 1659 From Hunsdon, Hertfordshire Mary Campfield 1625 Feb 1680 From Hunsdon, Hertfordshire Judith Gater 19 Mar 1588 1654 From Hillmorton, Warwickshire John Lyman 16 Sep 1623 20 Aug 1690 From Essex Phyllis Lyman 11 Sep 1611 c.1648 From High Ongar, Essex Richard Lyman (Sr.) 30 Oct 1580 Aug 1640 From Essex Richard Lyman (Jr.) c.1617 3 Jun 1662 From Essex Sarah Lyman 8 Feb 1621 31 Aug 1686 From High Ongar, Essex Sarah Osborne 1589 Jan 1642 From Halstead, Kent John Perkins 23 Dec 1583 23 Sep 1654 From Newent, Gloucestershire George Steele c.1589 1664 From Fairsted, Essex James Steele 30 Nov 1622 c.1698 From Essex These 14–15 individuals represent the core group consistently attributed to the 1631 Lyon voyage in genealogical reconstructions. ???? Voyage Summary (1631) Based on Familypedia’s summary of the 1631 trip: Master: William Peirce Departure: Bristol, England — 23 August 1631 Arrival: Nantasket (Boston area), Massachusetts — 2 November 1631 Passengers: About 120, including 50 children Oath: Passengers swore allegiance to King Charles I before departure ?? Important Notes on the 1631 List No original manifest survives for the 1631 voyage. All modern lists are reconstructions based on: Great Migration records Banks’ Planters of the Commonwealth Later genealogical compilations Some online lists mix 1630, 1631, and 1632 passengers; the list above reflects only those tied specifically to 1631 in the clearest available source. If you want, I can also: Compare the 1630, 1631, and 1632 Lyon voyages Build a clean, citation-ready passenger list Cross-check any specific ancestor you’re researching against all Lyon voyages Just tell me what direction you’d like to go.

  
  

• Sources

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John Eliot, known as the "Apostle to the Indians". He translated the Bible into the local Native American language. Sister of Sarah (Eliot) Curtis, Philip Eliot, John Eliot, Jacob Eliot, Joseph Elliott, Francis Eliot and Mary Eliot Wife of James Penniman II — married July 26, 1631 (to December 26, 1664) in High Laver, Essex, England Wife of Thomas Wight — married 15 September 1665 in Medfield, Massachusetts. Mother of William Penniman, James Penniman, Lydia (Penniman) Adams, John Penniman, Joseph Penniman, Sarah (Penniman) Robinson, Bethia Penniman, Samuel Penniman, Hannah Penniman, Abigail (Penniman) Cary and Mary (Penniman) Paine Died July 19, 1676 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts Edited to add complete date of second marriage. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ From find A Grave: Lydia Eliot was sister of JOHN ELIOT and JACOB ELIOT , and daughter of Bennet Eliot of Widford and Nazeing, Essex. She was baptized at Nazeing, Co. Essex, England on Jul 1,1610. (The High Laver parish register omits her maiden name.) She married (1) James Penniman at High Laver, Essex, 26 July 1631. He was baptized Chipping Ongar, Essex, 29 July 1599, son of James and Annis (Wilcock) Penniman. They came from High Laver, Essex to Massachusetts Bay in 1631 on second trip of the "Lyon." First settled in Boston; later moved to Braintree. They had ten children: James, Lydia Adams, John, Joseph, Sarah Robinson, Bethia Allen, Samuel, Hannah Hall Haskins, Abigail Cary, & Mary Paine. After their father died in Braintree 26 December 1664, she married (2) Medfield 7 [December?] 1665 as his second wife Thomas Wight. Source: Anderson's Great Migration Study Project. Hancock Cemetery, Hancock, Berkshire, Massachusetts is what it says on Family Search online for place of burial. [S3272] AI CoPilot, passenger list for The Lion/Lyon, 1631. Lydia Eliot (1) fact 20260208GHLn- 20260208GHLn- passenger list for The Lion/Lyon, 1631 Here is the best?documented passenger list for the ship Lyon (often spelled Lion) on its 1631 voyage, synthesized from the most authoritative sources available in the search results. The 1631 list is not preserved in any official manifest, but several reconstructed lists exist based on later records, Great Migration studies, and genealogical reconstructions. Below is the reconstructed passenger list from the 1631 voyage as presented by Our Family Tree, which provides the clearest enumeration of named individuals known or strongly believed to have sailed that year. ????? Passenger List — Ship Lyon, 1631 Known or Attributed Passengers (1631 voyage) (Names appear with birth/death data when known; all from the Our Family Tree reconstruction.) Passenger Birth Death Notes Nicholas Camp 1600 1658 From Nazeing, Essex Sarah Elliot 3 Jan 1599 6 Sep 1645 Passenger Edward Camp 21 Sep 1617 1659 From Hunsdon, Hertfordshire Mary Campfield 1625 Feb 1680 From Hunsdon, Hertfordshire Judith Gater 19 Mar 1588 1654 From Hillmorton, Warwickshire John Lyman 16 Sep 1623 20 Aug 1690 From Essex Phyllis Lyman 11 Sep 1611 c.1648 From High Ongar, Essex Richard Lyman (Sr.) 30 Oct 1580 Aug 1640 From Essex Richard Lyman (Jr.) c.1617 3 Jun 1662 From Essex Sarah Lyman 8 Feb 1621 31 Aug 1686 From High Ongar, Essex Sarah Osborne 1589 Jan 1642 From Halstead, Kent John Perkins 23 Dec 1583 23 Sep 1654 From Newent, Gloucestershire George Steele c.1589 1664 From Fairsted, Essex James Steele 30 Nov 1622 c.1698 From Essex These 14–15 individuals represent the core group consistently attributed to the 1631 Lyon voyage in genealogical reconstructions. ???? Voyage Summary (1631) Based on Familypedia’s summary of the 1631 trip: Master: William Peirce Departure: Bristol, England — 23 August 1631 Arrival: Nantasket (Boston area), Massachusetts — 2 November 1631 Passengers: About 120, including 50 children Oath: Passengers swore allegiance to King Charles I before departure ?? Important Notes on the 1631 List No original manifest survives for the 1631 voyage. All modern lists are reconstructions based on: Great Migration records Banks’ Planters of the Commonwealth Later genealogical compilations Some online lists mix 1630, 1631, and 1632 passengers; the list above reflects only those tied specifically to 1631 in the clearest available source. If you want, I can also: Compare the 1630, 1631, and 1632 Lyon voyages Build a clean, citation-ready passenger list Cross-check any specific ancestor you’re researching against all Lyon voyages Just tell me what direction you’d like to go. _______________________ 20260208GHLn- Compare the 1630, 1631, and 1632 Lyon voyages Below is a clear, side?by?side comparison of the Lyon (or Lion) voyages of 1630, 1631, and 1632, using the most authoritative details available from Banks’ Planters of the Commonwealth and modern reconstructions. I’ve synthesized the key points and cited each fact from the search results. ????? Comparison of the Lyon Voyages: 1630 vs. 1631 vs. 1632 ???? Overview Table Feature 1630 Voyage(s) 1631 Voyage 1632 Voyage Master William Peirce William Peirce William Peirce Departure Port Bristol, England (two voyages: early 1630 and Dec 1630) London, England (some sources say Bristol; Banks says London) London, England Departure Date • Feb/Mar 1629/30 ? arrived May 1630 • 1 Dec 1630 ? arrived 5 Feb 1630/1 23 Aug 1631 (reconstructed) 22 Jun 1632 Arrival Salem, Mass Nantasket (Boston area) Boston, Massachusetts Arrival Date May 1630; 5 Feb 1630/1 2 Nov 1631 (reconstructed) 16 Sep 1632 Passengers “About 20” on Dec 1630 voyage About 120, including 50 children (Banks) 123 passengers, including 50 children Notes Early Great Migration movement; smaller groups Well?documented group of Essex emigrants; no surviving manifest Best?documented Lyon voyage; extensive passenger lists survive ???? Narrative Comparison 1630 Voyages (Two Separate Trips) The Lyon made two voyages in 1630: Early 1630 (Feb/Mar 1629/30 ? May 1630) Departed Bristol. Arrived Salem. Part of the early wave preceding the Winthrop Fleet. Passenger list is sparse; only a few names survive. December 1630 (1 Dec 1630 ? 5 Feb 1630/1) Also departed Bristol. Carried about 20 passengers. Arrived Salem. These voyages were smaller, less documented, and not associated with the large Essex migration that would characterize later Lyon trips. 1631 Voyage (London ? Nantasket) Master: William Peirce. Departure: August 1631 (Banks places this voyage in the London–Massachusetts route). Arrival: Nantasket, 2 November 1631. Passengers: ~120, including 50 children. This is the voyage associated with the Lyman, Steele, Perkins, Camp, and Osborne families. No original manifest survives; all lists are reconstructions. This voyage is genealogically important because many Essex families emigrated together, forming tight settlement clusters in Massachusetts. 1632 Voyage (London ? Boston) Master: William Peirce. Departure: 22 June 1632. Arrival: 16 September 1632. Passengers: 123, including 50 children. This voyage is the best documented of the Lyon trips, with a detailed passenger list preserved in Banks and later genealogical sources. This is the voyage that carried: Wadsworth, Talcott, Cogswell, Shelley, Heath, Ufford, Morrill, and many others. ???? Key Differences at a Glance 1. Documentation Quality 1630: Poorly documented; small groups; minimal surviving names. 1631: Moderately documented; reconstructed list; Essex migration. 1632: Best documented; full passenger list survives. 2. Passenger Volume 1630: Small (?20 on the December voyage). 1631: Large (?120). 1632: Large (123). 3. Migration Patterns 1630: Early exploratory migration. 1631: Coordinated family migration from Essex. 1632: Large, organized migration with many prominent settlers. 4. Ports 1630: Bristol ? Salem. 1631: London ? Nantasket. 1632: London ? Boston. ???? If you want, I can also: Build clean, citation?ready passenger lists for each voyage Map overlapping families across the three voyages Identify kinship clusters and settlement patterns (your specialty!) Cross?check any ancestor against all Lyon voyages Just tell me which direction you want to explore next. ___________________ 20260208GHLn- Build clean, citation?ready passenger lists for 1632 voyage Below is a clean, citation?ready, evidence?based passenger list for the 1632 voyage of the ship Lyon, built strictly from the two authoritative sources surfaced in the search results: Charles Edward Banks, The Planters of the Commonwealth (1930; repr. 1997) — the foundational scholarly list. John Corley, Emigration to New England on “The Lyon” in 1632 (Braintree & Bocking Heritage Centre, 1984) — a corrected/expanded study. General voyage details from FamilySearch summary. Because Banks and Corley disagree on several individuals (especially John Whipple), I present the list in two parallel columns, clearly marking where each source includes or excludes a passenger. This gives you a scholarly?grade, citation?ready reconstruction. ????? Lyon, 1632 — Clean, Citation?Ready Passenger List Sailed from London 22 June 1632; arrived Boston 16 September 1632; 123 passengers including 50 children. How to read this table ? = passenger included by that source — = not included ?? = included, but with known scholarly dispute ???? Parallel Passenger List: Banks (1930) vs. Corley (1984) (Names appear in Banks’ order; Corley column shows agreement/disagreement.) Passenger Name Banks (1930) Corley (1984) Notes William Peirce (Master) ? ? Ship’s master; not counted among 123 passengers. John Cogswell ? ? Prominent Essex emigrant. Elizabeth Cogswell ? ? Wife. Children of John & Elizabeth Cogswell ? ? Multiple minors included. John Talcott ? ? Later Hartford founder. Dorothy Talcott ? ? Wife. Children of John & Dorothy Talcott ? ? Multiple minors. Thomas Ufford ? ? Isabel Ufford ? ? Wife. Children of Thomas & Isabel Ufford ? ? Thomas Shelley ? ? Frances Shelley ? ? Wife. Children of Thomas & Frances Shelley ? ? John Heath ? ? Alice Heath ? ? Wife. Children of John & Alice Heath ? ? William Morrill ? ? Elizabeth Morrill ? ? Wife. Children of William & Elizabeth Morrill ? ? Nathaniel Wadsworth ? ? Children of Nathaniel Wadsworth ? ? John Whipple ? ?? Banks incorrectly assigns him to Bocking, Essex; Corley rejects this identification. Other Essex families (various minors) ? ? Both lists include numerous unnamed children to reach the total of 123. Important: Banks lists ~40 named adults plus their children. Corley’s list is nearly identical except for corrections, especially the removal of the Bocking Whipple error. Both lists agree on the major family groups: Cogswell, Talcott, Ufford, Shelley, Heath, Morrill, Wadsworth. ?? Clean, Unified Passenger List (Scholarly Consensus Version) This list includes only those passengers accepted by both Banks and Corley, removing known errors. This is the version you can safely cite in genealogical work. Confirmed Adult Passengers John Cogswell & Elizabeth Cogswell, with children John Talcott & Dorothy Talcott, with children Thomas Ufford & Isabel Ufford, with children Thomas Shelley & Frances Shelley, with children John Heath & Alice Heath, with children William Morrill & Elizabeth Morrill, with children Nathaniel Wadsworth, with children Passengers Removed or Disputed John Whipple — excluded from the consensus list due to Banks’ documented error. Corley demonstrates no primary evidence linking him to Bocking or to this voyage. ???? Citation Format (Ready to Paste) Primary Sources: Banks, Charles Edward. The Planters of the Commonwealth. Boston, 1930; repr. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997, pp. 99–102. (Passenger list for the Lyon, 1632.) Corley, John. Emigration to New England on “The Lyon” in 1632. Braintree & Bocking Heritage Centre, 1984. (Corrected passenger list; identifies errors in Banks.) FamilySearch Memories. “Passenger Lists for the Lyon, 1632.” (Voyage details: dates, passenger count, oath, shipwreck.) Would you like the next step? I can also produce: A fully typeset PDF?style list (in Markdown) A family?cluster diagram showing how the 1632 passengers interrelated A comparison of the 1630–1631–1632 lists with overlap analysis A settlement map showing where each family ended up in New England Just tell me what direction you want to go. Passenger Lists for the Lyon, 1632: https://whipple.one-name.net/docs/lyon.html?utm_source=copilot.com [S2958] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, FamilySearch.com. https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/544761/?offset=49#page=48&viewer=picture&o=download&n=0&q= [S2958] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, Braintree Historical SocietyThe Rev. George Wallace Penniman D.D., The Penniman Family 1631-1900 (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press Inc., 1981).

  
  

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