Elizabeth Tuttle, dau. and ninth child of William Tuttle and his wife Elizabeth, bapt. at New Haven, Conn. Nov. 9, 1645. On Nov. 19, 1667 at New Haven, Elizabeth m. Richard Edwards, s. of William Edwards and Agnes Harris, b. May 1, 1647 at Hartford, Conn.
Much has been written about the Edwards-Tuttle family. Elizabeth was one of twelve children, several who manifested multiple cases of insanity or uncontrollable rage with a penchant for using an axe to inflict bodily harm. Her brother David was held to be mentally incompetent, her sister Mercy (q.v., Mary) killed her son by use of an axe, and her brother Benjamin murdered his married sister Sarah by use of an axe and was subsequently executed.
While it is not easy for a descendant to acknowledge the facts of the marrital life of Elizabeth and husband Richard, it was what it was. While Elizabeth did not use an axe, she was nonetheless unstable, prone to fits of rage and depression, and repeatedly threatened to slit the throat of her husband while he was asleep.
Three months after their marriage Elizabeth gave birth to a daughter named Mary who was not Richard Edward's child, with Richard refusing to accept the child as his own. Richard's father filed suit against a man in New Haven for 'trespass' of his son's wife before marriage. While the required bond was posted, there is no record the case proceeded to trial. The child was given the surname of Tuttle and raised by her maternal grandparents. Despite Richard's refusal to acknowledge the child, in a codicil to his 1718 will Richard left two shillings to "the child of my first wife should she come to claim it." Unfortunately, a diligent search has failed to reveal the adult identity of this child.
After twenty-four years of marriage and several court hearings, in 1691 Richard Edwards was granted one of the first divorces in New England. What became of Elizabeth is unknown, one writer speculating that she perhaps lived on the fringe of life, moved to a place where records are lacking, or perhaps committed suicide preventing her from being interred in a recognized cemetery. Fortunately, the ills of the maternal parent were not knowingly manifested by her children.
Elizabeth Tuttle and Richard Edwards had the following six children born at Hartford, Conn. Despite there being baptism records for both the Hartford 1st and 2nd churches in the 1670s and 1680s, only daughter Mabel has a recorded baptism. Son Timothy's birth date is known only through the records of his own family:
• i. Rev. Timothy Edwards, b. May 14, 1669; d. Jan. 27, 1758 at East Windsor, Conn., Æ 89. He m. Nov. 6, 1694 at Northampton, Mass., Esther Stoddard, dau. of Rev. Solomon Stoddard and Esther Warham, b. June 6, 1672 at Northampton, Mass. She d. Jan. 19, 1770 at East Windsor, Conn., Æ 99. Eleven children of the family, including Rev. Jonathan Edwards, the famous 18th century divine, the gr.father of Aaron Burr, the one-term Vice Pres. of the United States to Pres. Thomas Jefferson.
• ii. Abigail Edwards, b. circa 1671; m. 1) Benjamin Lothrop, who was lost at sea circa June 9, 1690 shortly after the marriage, by whom she had no known child, and 2) May 19, 1697 at Windsor, Conn. as his 2nd wife, Capt. Thomas Stoughton of Windsor, Conn., by whom she had ten children.
• iii. Elizabeth Edwards, b. circa 1674; m. Mar. 14, 1694/5 at the Hartford 1st Chh., Jacob Deming of Wethersfield, Conn. by whom she had four children, and 2) before 1714 at Hartford, Jonathan Hinckley from Barnstable, Mass., by whom she had at least one child. She was named as living in 1718 in her father's will, and was living in 1723 when her youngest son by her 1st husband left her money in his will. Jonathan Hinckley m. 2) on Sept. 6, 1733 at East Haddam, Conn., Lydia Ackley, the widow of Ens. Thomas Robinson of East Haddam.
• iv. Ann Edwards, b. circa 1678, d. in May 1764 at Coventry, Conn.; m. 1) circa 1697 Jonathan Richardson, by whom she had two children, and 2) circa 1702 William Davenport of Hartford as his second wife, by whom she had at least four children.
• v. Martha Edwards, b. circa 1681 and d. in infancy circa 1682.
• vi. Mabel Edwards, bapt. Dec. 13, 1685 (Hartford 1st Chh.), d. May 14, 1765 at Hartford, Æ 80; m. Dec. 14, 1699 at Hartford, Jonathan Bigelow, Jr. Eight children of the family.
Shortly after Richard Edwards's divorce from Elizabeth, Richard m. Mary Talcott, dau. of Col. John Talcott and Helena Wakeman, b. Apr. 26, 1661 at Hartford, by whom he had six children. He d. testate at Hartford Apr. 20, 1718 and wife Mary d. at Hartford Apr. 19, 1723. Both are interred at Hartford's Ancient Cemetery, formerly known as the Center Church Cemetery.
Much has been written about the Edwards-Tuttle family. Elizabeth was one of twelve children, several who manifested multiple cases of insanity or uncontrollable rage with a penchant for using an axe to inflict bodily harm. Her brother David was held to be mentally incompetent, her sister Mercy (q.v., Mary) killed her son by use of an axe, and her brother Benjamin murdered his married sister Sarah by use of an axe and was subsequently executed.
While it is not easy for a descendant to acknowledge the facts of the marrital life of Elizabeth and husband Richard, it was what it was. While Elizabeth did not use an axe, she was nonetheless unstable, prone to fits of rage and depression, and repeatedly threatened to slit the throat of her husband while he was asleep.
Three months after their marriage Elizabeth gave birth to a daughter named Mary who was not Richard Edward's child, with Richard refusing to accept the child as his own. Richard's father filed suit against a man in New Haven for 'trespass' of his son's wife before marriage. While the required bond was posted, there is no record the case proceeded to trial. The child was given the surname of Tuttle and raised by her maternal grandparents. Despite Richard's refusal to acknowledge the child, in a codicil to his 1718 will Richard left two shillings to "the child of my first wife should she come to claim it." Unfortunately, a diligent search has failed to reveal the adult identity of this child.
After twenty-four years of marriage and several court hearings, in 1691 Richard Edwards was granted one of the first divorces in New England. What became of Elizabeth is unknown, one writer speculating that she perhaps lived on the fringe of life, moved to a place where records are lacking, or perhaps committed suicide preventing her from being interred in a recognized cemetery. Fortunately, the ills of the maternal parent were not knowingly manifested by her children.
Elizabeth Tuttle and Richard Edwards had the following six children born at Hartford, Conn. Despite there being baptism records for both the Hartford 1st and 2nd churches in the 1670s and 1680s, only daughter Mabel has a recorded baptism. Son Timothy's birth date is known only through the records of his own family:
• i. Rev. Timothy Edwards, b. May 14, 1669; d. Jan. 27, 1758 at East Windsor, Conn., Æ 89. He m. Nov. 6, 1694 at Northampton, Mass., Esther Stoddard, dau. of Rev. Solomon Stoddard and Esther Warham, b. June 6, 1672 at Northampton, Mass. She d. Jan. 19, 1770 at East Windsor, Conn., Æ 99. Eleven children of the family, including Rev. Jonathan Edwards, the famous 18th century divine, the gr.father of Aaron Burr, the one-term Vice Pres. of the United States to Pres. Thomas Jefferson.
• ii. Abigail Edwards, b. circa 1671; m. 1) Benjamin Lothrop, who was lost at sea circa June 9, 1690 shortly after the marriage, by whom she had no known child, and 2) May 19, 1697 at Windsor, Conn. as his 2nd wife, Capt. Thomas Stoughton of Windsor, Conn., by whom she had ten children.
• iii. Elizabeth Edwards, b. circa 1674; m. Mar. 14, 1694/5 at the Hartford 1st Chh., Jacob Deming of Wethersfield, Conn. by whom she had four children, and 2) before 1714 at Hartford, Jonathan Hinckley from Barnstable, Mass., by whom she had at least one child. She was named as living in 1718 in her father's will, and was living in 1723 when her youngest son by her 1st husband left her money in his will. Jonathan Hinckley m. 2) on Sept. 6, 1733 at East Haddam, Conn., Lydia Ackley, the widow of Ens. Thomas Robinson of East Haddam.
• iv. Ann Edwards, b. circa 1678, d. in May 1764 at Coventry, Conn.; m. 1) circa 1697 Jonathan Richardson, by whom she had two children, and 2) circa 1702 William Davenport of Hartford as his second wife, by whom she had at least four children.
• v. Martha Edwards, b. circa 1681 and d. in infancy circa 1682.
• vi. Mabel Edwards, bapt. Dec. 13, 1685 (Hartford 1st Chh.), d. May 14, 1765 at Hartford, Æ 80; m. Dec. 14, 1699 at Hartford, Jonathan Bigelow, Jr. Eight children of the family.
Shortly after Richard Edwards's divorce from Elizabeth, Richard m. Mary Talcott, dau. of Col. John Talcott and Helena Wakeman, b. Apr. 26, 1661 at Hartford, by whom he had six children. He d. testate at Hartford Apr. 20, 1718 and wife Mary d. at Hartford Apr. 19, 1723. Both are interred at Hartford's Ancient Cemetery, formerly known as the Center Church Cemetery.
Elizabeth Tuttle, dau. and ninth child of William Tuttle and his wife Elizabeth, bapt. at New Haven, Conn. Nov. 9, 1645. On Nov. 19, 1667 at New Haven, Elizabeth m. Richard Edwards, s. of William Edwards and Agnes Harris, b. May 1, 1647 at Hartford, Conn.
Much has been written about the Edwards-Tuttle family. Elizabeth was one of twelve children, several who manifested multiple cases of insanity or uncontrollable rage with a penchant for using an axe to inflict bodily harm. Her brother David was held to be mentally incompetent, her sister Mercy (q.v., Mary) killed her son by use of an axe, and her brother Benjamin murdered his married sister Sarah by use of an axe and was subsequently executed.
While it is not easy for a descendant to acknowledge the facts of the marrital life of Elizabeth and husband Richard, it was what it was. While Elizabeth did not use an axe, she was nonetheless unstable, prone to fits of rage and depression, and repeatedly threatened to slit the throat of her husband while he was asleep.
Three months after their marriage Elizabeth gave birth to a daughter named Mary who was not Richard Edward's child, with Richard refusing to accept the child as his own. Richard's father filed suit against a man in New Haven for 'trespass' of his son's wife before marriage. While the required bond was posted, there is no record the case proceeded to trial. The child was given the surname of Tuttle and raised by her maternal grandparents. Despite Richard's refusal to acknowledge the child, in a codicil to his 1718 will Richard left two shillings to "the child of my first wife should she come to claim it." Unfortunately, a diligent search has failed to reveal the adult identity of this child.
After twenty-four years of marriage and several court hearings, in 1691 Richard Edwards was granted one of the first divorces in New England. What became of Elizabeth is unknown, one writer speculating that she perhaps lived on the fringe of life, moved to a place where records are lacking, or perhaps committed suicide preventing her from being interred in a recognized cemetery. Fortunately, the ills of the maternal parent were not knowingly manifested by her children.
Elizabeth Tuttle and Richard Edwards had the following six children born at Hartford, Conn. Despite there being baptism records for both the Hartford 1st and 2nd churches in the 1670s and 1680s, only daughter Mabel has a recorded baptism. Son Timothy's birth date is known only through the records of his own family:
• i. Rev. Timothy Edwards, b. May 14, 1669; d. Jan. 27, 1758 at East Windsor, Conn., Æ 89. He m. Nov. 6, 1694 at Northampton, Mass., Esther Stoddard, dau. of Rev. Solomon Stoddard and Esther Warham, b. June 6, 1672 at Northampton, Mass. She d. Jan. 19, 1770 at East Windsor, Conn., Æ 99. Eleven children of the family, including Rev. Jonathan Edwards, the famous 18th century divine, the gr.father of Aaron Burr, the one-term Vice Pres. of the United States to Pres. Thomas Jefferson.
• ii. Abigail Edwards, b. circa 1671; m. 1) Benjamin Lothrop, who was lost at sea circa June 9, 1690 shortly after the marriage, by whom she had no known child, and 2) May 19, 1697 at Windsor, Conn. as his 2nd wife, Capt. Thomas Stoughton of Windsor, Conn., by whom she had ten children.
• iii. Elizabeth Edwards, b. circa 1674; m. Mar. 14, 1694/5 at the Hartford 1st Chh., Jacob Deming of Wethersfield, Conn. by whom she had four children, and 2) before 1714 at Hartford, Jonathan Hinckley from Barnstable, Mass., by whom she had at least one child. She was named as living in 1718 in her father's will, and was living in 1723 when her youngest son by her 1st husband left her money in his will. Jonathan Hinckley m. 2) on Sept. 6, 1733 at East Haddam, Conn., Lydia Ackley, the widow of Ens. Thomas Robinson of East Haddam.
• iv. Ann Edwards, b. circa 1678, d. in May 1764 at Coventry, Conn.; m. 1) circa 1697 Jonathan Richardson, by whom she had two children, and 2) circa 1702 William Davenport of Hartford as his second wife, by whom she had at least four children.
• v. Martha Edwards, b. circa 1681 and d. in infancy circa 1682.
• vi. Mabel Edwards, bapt. Dec. 13, 1685 (Hartford 1st Chh.), d. May 14, 1765 at Hartford, Æ 80; m. Dec. 14, 1699 at Hartford, Jonathan Bigelow, Jr. Eight children of the family.
Shortly after Richard Edwards's divorce from Elizabeth, Richard m. Mary Talcott, dau. of Col. John Talcott and Helena Wakeman, b. Apr. 26, 1661 at Hartford, by whom he had six children. He d. testate at Hartford Apr. 20, 1718 and wife Mary d. at Hartford Apr. 19, 1723. Both are interred at Hartford's Ancient Cemetery, formerly known as the Center Church Cemetery.
Much has been written about the Edwards-Tuttle family. Elizabeth was one of twelve children, several who manifested multiple cases of insanity or uncontrollable rage with a penchant for using an axe to inflict bodily harm. Her brother David was held to be mentally incompetent, her sister Mercy (q.v., Mary) killed her son by use of an axe, and her brother Benjamin murdered his married sister Sarah by use of an axe and was subsequently executed.
While it is not easy for a descendant to acknowledge the facts of the marrital life of Elizabeth and husband Richard, it was what it was. While Elizabeth did not use an axe, she was nonetheless unstable, prone to fits of rage and depression, and repeatedly threatened to slit the throat of her husband while he was asleep.
Three months after their marriage Elizabeth gave birth to a daughter named Mary who was not Richard Edward's child, with Richard refusing to accept the child as his own. Richard's father filed suit against a man in New Haven for 'trespass' of his son's wife before marriage. While the required bond was posted, there is no record the case proceeded to trial. The child was given the surname of Tuttle and raised by her maternal grandparents. Despite Richard's refusal to acknowledge the child, in a codicil to his 1718 will Richard left two shillings to "the child of my first wife should she come to claim it." Unfortunately, a diligent search has failed to reveal the adult identity of this child.
After twenty-four years of marriage and several court hearings, in 1691 Richard Edwards was granted one of the first divorces in New England. What became of Elizabeth is unknown, one writer speculating that she perhaps lived on the fringe of life, moved to a place where records are lacking, or perhaps committed suicide preventing her from being interred in a recognized cemetery. Fortunately, the ills of the maternal parent were not knowingly manifested by her children.
Elizabeth Tuttle and Richard Edwards had the following six children born at Hartford, Conn. Despite there being baptism records for both the Hartford 1st and 2nd churches in the 1670s and 1680s, only daughter Mabel has a recorded baptism. Son Timothy's birth date is known only through the records of his own family:
• i. Rev. Timothy Edwards, b. May 14, 1669; d. Jan. 27, 1758 at East Windsor, Conn., Æ 89. He m. Nov. 6, 1694 at Northampton, Mass., Esther Stoddard, dau. of Rev. Solomon Stoddard and Esther Warham, b. June 6, 1672 at Northampton, Mass. She d. Jan. 19, 1770 at East Windsor, Conn., Æ 99. Eleven children of the family, including Rev. Jonathan Edwards, the famous 18th century divine, the gr.father of Aaron Burr, the one-term Vice Pres. of the United States to Pres. Thomas Jefferson.
• ii. Abigail Edwards, b. circa 1671; m. 1) Benjamin Lothrop, who was lost at sea circa June 9, 1690 shortly after the marriage, by whom she had no known child, and 2) May 19, 1697 at Windsor, Conn. as his 2nd wife, Capt. Thomas Stoughton of Windsor, Conn., by whom she had ten children.
• iii. Elizabeth Edwards, b. circa 1674; m. Mar. 14, 1694/5 at the Hartford 1st Chh., Jacob Deming of Wethersfield, Conn. by whom she had four children, and 2) before 1714 at Hartford, Jonathan Hinckley from Barnstable, Mass., by whom she had at least one child. She was named as living in 1718 in her father's will, and was living in 1723 when her youngest son by her 1st husband left her money in his will. Jonathan Hinckley m. 2) on Sept. 6, 1733 at East Haddam, Conn., Lydia Ackley, the widow of Ens. Thomas Robinson of East Haddam.
• iv. Ann Edwards, b. circa 1678, d. in May 1764 at Coventry, Conn.; m. 1) circa 1697 Jonathan Richardson, by whom she had two children, and 2) circa 1702 William Davenport of Hartford as his second wife, by whom she had at least four children.
• v. Martha Edwards, b. circa 1681 and d. in infancy circa 1682.
• vi. Mabel Edwards, bapt. Dec. 13, 1685 (Hartford 1st Chh.), d. May 14, 1765 at Hartford, Æ 80; m. Dec. 14, 1699 at Hartford, Jonathan Bigelow, Jr. Eight children of the family.
Shortly after Richard Edwards's divorce from Elizabeth, Richard m. Mary Talcott, dau. of Col. John Talcott and Helena Wakeman, b. Apr. 26, 1661 at Hartford, by whom he had six children. He d. testate at Hartford Apr. 20, 1718 and wife Mary d. at Hartford Apr. 19, 1723. Both are interred at Hartford's Ancient Cemetery, formerly known as the Center Church Cemetery.
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